Sneaker retailer Snipes is taking over 15 stores of the French sneaker chain Courir in France and six locations in Portugal After being reviewed by the French competition authority and the European Commission Snipes is increasing the number of its stores in France to 51 the number of Snipes stores is growing from six to twelve as a result of the acquisition we are continuing our global growth strategy," says CEO Dennis Schröder "France is one of the most important markets in Europe for us By taking over the Courir stores there and in Portugal we are expanding our presence and strengthening our connection to local communities." Snipes plans to take on the Courir employees The stores will operate under the Snipes banner in order to integrate the branches seamlessly into the existing concept Snipes currently has almost 800 stores worldwide The Groupe Courir was first taken over by the listed JD Sports Fashion in October for 520 million euros The French sneaker retailer operates 323 stores in France The European Commission made it a condition of the deal that the 21 stores now taken over by Snipes be sold We always keep you up to date: with our free newsletter SHOEZ compact You will regularly receive all information from the shoe industry in a clear form when a new magazine is published US Managing Director Peter Sachs hands over to Lance Taylor Alchemy plans to take over almost half of the Austrian shoe retailer Second best financial year in the company's history Creditors' meeting decides against P&C's takeover offer Sanela Krisat becomes International Sales Director sales representatives and business partners throughout the DACH association Telephone: +49 (0) 6 41 / 7 95 08 – 0Fax: +49 (0) 6 41 / 7 95 08 – 15Email: info@shoez.biz Designed by willsch-media.de Amazon Air launched operations at their first-ever regional air hub in Europe this month at the Leipzig/Halle Airport in Schkeuditz The new operations expand the regional capacity of Amazon Air to continue delighting customers in Germany and throughout Europe The 20,000 square meter cargo facility at Leipzig/Halle Airport will create an additional connection within Amazon’s fulfillment network in Europe bringing greater selection and more flexible delivery options at a lower price to Prime members The company has also leased two branded Boeing 737-800 aircraft from GECAS that will be operated by ASL Airlines on behalf of Amazon Air in Europe These aircraft will join Amazon’s existing fleet of more than 70 aircraft operating within Amazon Air’s global dedicated air cargo network by end of year The site has already started to support customer deliveries with two daily flights The facility is creating more than 200 jobs in the community adding to the more than 1.500 jobs the company already offers in Leipzig Amazon has been rooted in the Leipzig region since 2006 the former general manager of the Amazon Fulfillment Center in Leipzig load and unload parcels from trucks to the planes and vice versa “We appreciate all the support of the community in embracing these operations and the long-term economic impact and job creation opportunities we will bring to the region,” said Jüngling “We have been hard at work to build and train a team to build our air cargo network in the region while maintaining a safe working environment Our objective is to ensure we are able to support the changing needs of customers during this challenging time and beyond.” This new Amazon Air operation in Europe will enable the company to continue to deliver for customers at a time when people in communities across the region are relying on having the items they need delivered directly to their doorstep Amazon Air also helped transport essential Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) for Amazon associates throughout Europe 100.000 thermometers and 3 million gloves to distribute to Amazon associates in Europe Minister President Saxony: “It speaks clearly in favor of Saxony as a business location that Amazon continues to invest heavily in Leipzig and is opening its new freight center here at the airport This creates state-of-the-art jobs for a large number of skilled workers I am sure that the Amazon Air regional hub will attract more innovative companies to the region to settle here Companies and end customers benefit from strong And how important these are has become particularly evident during the corona pandemic." CEO Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG: "We are delighted to have won another well-known logistics company for Leipzig/Halle Airport Leipzig/Halle is clearly a very special hub in European freight traffic for Amazon Air We have scored points in Central Germany with our exceptionally good infrastructure and our recognized expertise in air freight Leipzig/Halle is already number two in the German airfreight business and number five in Europe We will invest heavily to expand our position but also the whole of Germany as a business location" A coach lies overturned on its side at the scene of an accident on the A9 A view of the bus at the scene of the accident on the A9 Emergency vehicles and rescue helicopters are at the scene of the accident on the A9 Emergency vehicles and rescue helicopters are seen at the scene of the accident on the A9 A rescue helicopter from the German Air Rescue Service (DRF) is in action over the scene of the accident on the A9 Emergency vehicles and a rescue helicopter work at the scene of the accident on the A9 Police officers stand in front of the bus at the scene of the accident on the A9 The luggage of the passengers involved in the accident are still on the bus at the scene of the accident on the A9 Police officers stand by a tent at the scene of the accident on the A9 BERLIN (AP) — Four people were killed Wednesday when a bus headed from Berlin to Switzerland drove off a highway in eastern Germany and ended up on its side The accident happened on the A9 highway near Leipzig at about 9:45 a.m less than two hours after the bus left Berlin It was en route to Zurich and operated by Flixbus the dominant long-distance bus operator in Germany Police initially said that at least five people were killed They said a person initially reported to them as dead was in a life-threatening condition Six people were seriously injured and 29 lightly injured Many people were taken to nearby hospitals There were 54 people on board the bus at the time of the crash including two drivers — a 62-year-old from the Czech Republic and a 53-year-old from Slovakia The cause of the accident wasn’t immediately clear Police said there was no indication that any other vehicle was involved Police said late Wednesday they couldn’t yet give information on the ages and nationalities of the victims and that the identification of the dead hadn’t yet been completed They said they have opened an investigation on suspicion of negligent manslaughter The A9 is a major north-south route that links Berlin with Munich The accident happened on a straight stretch of the road just north of a highway interchange at Schkeuditz The highway was fully reopened Wednesday evening The prototype antenna was unveiled to an excited crowd of government and business leaders just under the height of a six-story building is composed of 76 individual aluminum panels assembled in a striking 8-sided shape “This design allows the surface of the dish to withstand whatever the environment throws at it—extreme temperature gravity—the reflector will maintain its precise shape within several microns the equivalent of three human hairs,” explained Lutz Stenvers managing director of mtex antenna technology This design can be shipped in multiple containers to anywhere in the world Time and distance are important factors in ngVLA’s development A total of 244 dishes are planned for  the massive instrument with a core array of telescopes working together throughout New Mexico and the American southwest along with a longer baseline across the US The ngVLA has received funding for design and project review from the National Science Foundation (NSF) who supports the majority of NRAO’s operations with oversight from Associated Universities This preview of the antenna was the closing event for scientists and AUI, NRAO, and NSF staff attending a workshop exploring research opportunities for the ngVLA held at Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences in Leipzig mtex has been awarded a $1 million state grant from the New Mexico Local Economic Development Act (LEDA) job-creation fund to assist with land and infrastructure costs for their new Albuquerque facility The City has pledged an additional $300,000 from its municipal LEDA funds NRAO’s ongoing partnership with New Mexico Tech and a new agreement with the University of New Mexico are crucial to the ngVLA’s future. NRAO recently signed a memo of understanding with the University of New Mexico to explore data housing Learn more about the ngVLA https://ngvla.nrao.edu/ The National Radio Astronomy Observatory is a facility of the National Science Foundation operated under a cooperative agreement by Associated Universities National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NSF NRAO) and the University of Florida (UF) have announced… National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory has announced a significant collaboration with the Bavarian State Government… Over the course of two scientific meetings German astronomers have collected 41 highly compelling science cases involving 57 unique authors from 19 German institutions The largest astronomical array in North America is one step closer to becoming a reality The National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) is pleased to announce that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a 3-year $21 million grant to Associated Universities Inc.(AUI) to further the design of the next generation Very Large Array (ngVLA) This cover from Prussia mailed in Schkeuditz to Werben is franked with a vertical pair of the 10-silbergroschen stamp (Scott 21) using Lowenberg’s patented design The two Prussian Lowenberg issues on onion skin An unlisted se-tenant printing on onion skin of Lowenberg’s first U.S 3¢ design (at right) with a pair of the Napoleon III issue of France An essay of National’s 1861 24¢ issue An essay of National’s 1861 12¢ issue An essay of Lowenberg’s starch patent in black for the 1861 1¢ Franklin These three first-issue revenues printed on onion skin paper by Butler The results of Henry Lowenberg’s cold-water test which successfully destroyed the design image when water was applied to the stamp an attempt to remove it (Turner Essay 42-A) My last Essays and Proofs column (Linn’s introduced Henry Lowenberg and his experiments with postage stamps in the 1860s There is much more to the story of the man and finally getting one of his ideas turned into actual postage stamps that saw postal use young Henry Lowenberg and his family left Charlottenburg As a young adult he went to work in the garment district and spent his nights turning his dreams and ideas into patents he received patents for dyes and starches used in the production of cloth printing methods for the prevention of the reuse of postage stamps involved a decal transfer (as described in my previous column) Once the decal stamp was applied to an envelope or document it could not be removed without causing its destruction Lowenberg conducted a cold-water test that proved that the application of water to the center of his revenue stamp design would destroy the image when one tried to remove it The essay pictured here is identified as No 42-A in Essays and Proofs of United States Internal Revenue Stamps by George T Also pictured are three examples of the first issue revenue stamps printed on onion skin paper by Butler was for starch-coated paper upon which stamps could be printed It was the result of Lowenberg’s work with dyes and starches in the garment industry Any attempt to soak the stamp off an envelope would result in the design simply dissolving away experimented with this idea by producing essay sheets of the 1861 1¢ stamp in many colors An example of this patent printed in black is pictured here as a block of four (Scott 63TC5) the firm was unable to print a sharp high quality image on this type of paper as sheets were created from all 1861 issues plates except the 1¢ One might assume that by this time National had a financial stake in Lowenberg’s patents This third attempt was a refinement of his first patent the vehicle for the image was goldbeater’s skin Two examples of this patent are pictured here: National’s 1861 12¢ issue plate 16 (Scott 79-E69P5) as a strip of three; and National’s 1861 24¢ issue It must have been an exciting time for Henry toiling in the garment district by day and flirting with the American dream at night — but the brass ring of success just kept slipping through his fingers He first pitched his decalcomania process to the French post office Shown here is a se-tenant piece featuring his first U.S design in concert with the French Napoleon III issue but his life was about to come about full circle Henry Lowenberg turned and focused his sights on mother Prussia One can only imagine the exuberance he must have felt when the Prussian government produced two different denominations using his first patent which featured the decal on onion skin paper The stamps of Prussia are listed in the Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue under German States Shown here is an example of Lowenberg’s two stamps used on piece (Scott 21-22) The story would not be complete without showing an actual use on cover One of only two actual covers that I have ever been able to locate is pictured here franked with a vertical pair of the 10sg stamp (Scott 21) struck with a Schkeuditz boxed cancel and mailed to Werben My next column will be the first of three installments on various types of die proofs that have reached philatelic hands from the first half of the 20th century First up will be the “Southgate” die proofs Jeffery Westheimer for the loan of material from his collection used to illustrate this article Lee has been a full-time professional philatelist for more than 25 years specializing in United States essays and proofs He may be reached via e-mail at jim@jameslee.com, or through his website With financial assistance from the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport’s programme for additional HGV parking spaces 151 new HGV parking spaces were opened to traffic today on the A9 motorway near Schkeuditz in the federal state of Saxony Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Digital and Transport: We are tackling the problem of stranded HGV drivers and parking HGVs blocking entry slip roads we are helping operators make HGV parking spaces available exactly where they are needed The construction of 151 new parking spaces here near Schkeuditz has been the largest project implemented so far with funds from our programme The Federal Government is bearing most of the project costs amounting to 1.9 million euros we will make a total of 90 million euros available for this purpose from our financial assistance programme and are relying on successful collaborative partnerships the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport launched the “Programme to promote private investment in creating additional HGV parking spaces near motorway junctions” The aim of the programme is to create additional HGV parking spaces at a distance of up to 3 kilometres from motorway junctions Funding is provided for the construction of new HGV parking areas and the expansion of existing ones as well as for the conversion of existing areas which have so far not been used for HGV parking (e.g has already issued notices of funding for a total 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you the latest climate facts from the world’s leading source analyse the trends and explain how our planet is changing We meet the experts on the front line of climate change who explore new strategies to mitigate and adapt The accident happened on the A9 highway near Leipzig at about 9:45 am and the road was closed in both directions which was operated by Flixbus and was en route to Zurich after setting off from Berlin at 8 a.m. Rescue helicopters and ambulances were at the scene Police spokesman Olaf Hoppe told n-tv television that there were “numerous injured and at least five dead.” Flixbus said there were 53 passengers and two drivers on board The company said it was working closely with local authorities and rescue services and would do everything to clear up the cause of the accident quickly The double-decker bus was later turned upright to continue the recovery effort Would-be chancellor Friedrich Merz breaks postwar convention of no political deals with far right On a foggy, frigid morning in Saxony, far-right MP René Bochmann could not believe his party’s luck in the final days of the German election campaign, with all eyes on Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) Since conservative frontrunner Friedrich Merz signalled a taboo-breaking openness to AfD support for his hardline course on border policy, voters visiting Bochmann’s information stands in small towns such as Schkeuditz have had one issue at the front of their minds: immigration. Read moreIn a spectacular gambit, Merz attempted to wrest back control of the highly charged migration debate by passing a non-binding resolution on border security in parliament with votes from the far right – violating an unwritten rule of the post-Nazi period. The far right cheered its newfound acceptability while an uproar ensued among mainstream MPs; 48 hours later Merz failed to pass a separate immigration-tightening bill in the Bundestag after a rebellion from within his own ranks “He sees the AfD’s poll ratings and knows he’s got to do something to keep us at bay But voters doubt he’ll be able to do what he says [on immigration] and so the only way to really show they want change is to vote for us.” Merz’s centre-right CDU/CSU alliance is hotly tipped to come first in the 23 February election with about 30% support anti-Islam AfD has held second place for months in the polls at just over 20% Protesters hold placards at an anti-AfD rally in Teltow Photograph: Gordon Welters/www.GordonWelters.comMerz’s dramatic ploy to court far-right support in parliament for his “uncompromising” migration policies has failed to lure back AfD voters Meanwhile, his characteristically impulsive stunt has shifted debate away from what polls say is Merz’s strongest selling point: the parlous state of the German economy his mercurial tactics appear to be stoking doubts about how he would govern German voters across the spectrum said last week that the turbulent campaign has left them deeply sceptical over whether the political centre is capable of forming alliances to address their concerns with the AfD ready to pounce if things fall apart Weekly news magazine Der Spiegel headlined its latest cover story: “After the taboo breach: is Germany still governable?” A YouGov poll showed four out of five Germans worry about what Merz’s muddier stance on the AfD will mean for future coalition talks among the mainstream parties where many work at the giant DHL air cargo hub Local people picking up a bratwurst at the grill van on the neat market square stopped to chat with Bochmann and his campaign volunteers who handed out anti-theft credit card sleeves emblazoned with the blue AfD logo featuring an eye-catching red swoosh said he had long voted for the CDU (Christian Democrats) after the Berlin Wall fell but turned to the AfD for its anti-immigrant stance “After reunification, we were proud of what we had achieved but now things are heading south and it’s all a result of [Angela] Merkel’s migration,” he said, referring to the former CDU chancellor’s decision a decade ago to leave the border open to more than 1 million people fleeing war and poverty Merz has also blamed that policy for fuelling the AfD’s rise Merz would almost inevitably require a party to the CDU’s left – the Social Democrats or the Greens – to form a viable majority Because Merz has ruled out a formal coalition with the AfD that would require compromise on his pledges to curb migration by turning “irregular immigrants” back at the border “Merz talks a good game [on immigration] but when the election is over he’ll govern with red or green and have to backtrack,” Ullrich said referring to the centre-left parties’ colours said she had been shocked to hear many longtime friends and neighbours in recent years give up on democratic parties and worried that her teenage daughter’s outspoken opposition to the far right could get her into trouble in town She fears Merz would not keep his word to bar the AfD from government People take part in an anti-AfD rally in Teltow Photograph: Gordon Welters/The Observer“It’s all been so chaotic and confusing,” she said of Merz’s AfD overtures “He’s slammed his foot on the gas but is racing in the wrong direction disoriented and fearful as they prepare to cast their ballots in two weeks’ time In the small town of Teltow in Brandenburg state about 200 protesters rallied outside an AfD gathering one evening last week after hanging a “refugees welcome” banner above the main square Several voters recalled that the turbulent political conditions of the Weimar era a century ago had allowed the Nazis to steamroll moderate forces called the last week “emotional” for many Germans and said she worried that Merz was playing with fire and had no clear plan of how to protect democracy “He has made it incredibly difficult for the SPD [Social Democratic party] or the Greens to say they will work with him – that’s what scares me,” she said “Merz has manoeuvred his CDU into a difficult situation Compared with many of its neighbours, Germany’s far right has taken much longer to reach critical mass. Numerous analysts put that down in part to the country’s culture of Holocaust remembrance, which has kept the Nazi horrors alive in the public consciousness who declined to give her surname because she has a doctor’s surgery in town said it sickened her to see asylum seekers used as political scapegoats and she worried that a broadly shared understanding of the limits of political discourse was crumbling “The refugees aren’t the problem but rather our approach to them Many of them have experienced war and don’t get the care they need in Germany – not medically and which we’ve seen in these attacks,” she said “You saw the same thing after the second world war where soldiers who returned made the same kind of trouble I spend a lot of time studying the Nazi period and the moment things reached the point of no return I’m afraid now that things could get very radical.” said he took Merz at his word when he ruled out formally cooperating with the AfD and encouraged the candidate to draw lessons from a “mistake that backfired” “Now it’s my hope that the established parties can band together and form a front against racism and incitement,” he said This is the archive of The Observer up until 21/04/2025 The Observer is now owned and operated by Tortoise Media Bitzer celebrates another milestone: the leader in refrigeration compressors is proud to announce the production of the 100,000th New Ecoline reciprocating compressor at its Schkeuditz plant Bitzer presented the compressor to its Polish trading partner Berling S.A. Thus the new generation of the Ecoline series is seamlessly continuing the success story begun by its predecessor “Our New Ecoline has had a very good reception from customers and has quickly established itself thanks to its wide range of applications” director of stationary products at a small celebration to mark the making of the 100,000th reciprocating compressor since the start of production in April 2013 “The latest products ideally meet market requirements Their compatibility with predecessor models is a great advantage” chairman of the management board of Berling S.A. Berling has been a Bitzer partner since 1992 and has received the Distributor of the Year award on several occasions Bitzer developed the compressor at its international skills center for reciprocating compressors global production operations have launched successfully at manufacturing facilities in China The New Ecoline series ranges from ½ to 50 HP and offers increased efficiency coupled with an increased range of applications rendering it suitable for all standard refrigeration It makes an ideal replacement for the previous generation Ecoline series because there is no need to modify the mounting holes or change the pipe connections Bitzer has improved the efficiency (EER) of the entire New Ecoline range by up to 6 percent for medium temperature applications and 12% for low condensing temperature applications Motor version 2 is designed for operation as a universal compressor for medium and low temperature applications in all climate zones Motor versions 1 or 3 are intended for use with heat pumps for medium temperature applications with R134a and for special applications The new compressor is highly versatile and can be applied to R134a Special models are available for high pressure refrigerants such as CO2 (R744) and R410A the new range extends to the R22's application limit being usable at temperatures up to SDT = 144ºF all medium and low temperature applications can be operated using a single compressor type Industry news and insights from Europe and around the World Keep up-to-date with the latest new products and technology GERMANY: Bitzer has announced that its C3 series Ecoline compressors are now fitted with the latest generation IQ Module CM-RC-02 which simplifies and optimises compressor installation Bitzer’s Schkeuditz factory has been replacing the SE-B3 compressor protection devices in its C3 series semi-hermetic Ecoline reciprocating compressors with the new IQ module.  The CM-RC-02 is said to not only assume the functions once covered by the SE-B3 but also offers a new world for operating the installed compressor functions as well as new digital services In addition to monitoring the compressor’s key operating parameters it can also operate compressor motor protection and the oil heater and keep an eye on the discharge gas temperature and oil supply The high pressure switch can be connected directly to the compressor module The IQ Module CM-RC-02 simply requires the switch signal from the superior system controller to activate the compressor compressors can also be ordered with the software set to simulate the SE-B3 functions in which case the compressor can be installed in the switch cabinet or even replaced without any modifications can be electrically connected to the IQ Module which not only simplifies switch cabinet wiring but also reduces the number of control outputs required Three optional extension boards are available The components selected in conjunction with the compressor can be ordered already wired configured and tested by Bitzer’s Schkeuditz factory Bitzer’s BEST software and the BEST app can be used to configure the compressor and its accessories as well as display operating and historical data with data visualisation optimised to provide on-site service technicians with prompt Bitzer Cooling Post is the leading online resource covering latest news and developments in the cooling industry air conditioning news and the latest heat pump developments Privacy & Cookie Policy © Copyright 2025, Cooling Post Ltd - All Rights Reserved | Website by Capital Web The world's leading logistics company DHL is expanding its presence in China in response to growing air trade and the booming cross-border e-commerce industry in eastern China has introduced biweekly scheduled flights between Incheon in South Korea Wuxi in Jiangsu province in China and Frankfurt-Hahn in Germany to cater to a growing airfreight demand between North Asia and Europe "While Europe is the main export market for small and medium-sized e-commerce companies in Wuxi the new service connecting Wuxi and Frankfurt-Hahn will alleviate the current shortage of airfreight services in Wuxi," said Steve Huang "It will also enhance Wuxi's connectivity with the world as the Made in China 2025 plan has helped promote the production of local products in the technology robotics and biopharmaceutical industries for domestic consumption he believes the import of raw materials and electronic parts needed for production will continue to increase "Wuxi and its surrounding areas are key manufacturing locations for commodities such as electronics and medical equipment which are China's main exports to South Korea and Germany led by computers and integrated circuits," he said "The new flight will facilitate the Made-in-Wuxi products in going global." The new charter service will also provide much-needed logistics support for the booming cross-border e-commerce industry in Wuxi and neighboring areas Wuxi has developed six cross-border e-commerce industrial parks thanks to its strategic geographic location and strong government support It is expected the e-commerce spending will exceed 500 billion yuan ($78.6 billion) by 2020 which can carry more than 100 tons of cargo per flight the Incheon-Wuxi-Frankfurt-Hahn service is DHL's second around-the-world scheduled flight The service will also operate trans-Pacific eastbound and westbound flights including Shanghai in China an important transportation hub in the Yangtze River Delta Economic Belt has attracted massive foreign investment thanks to its easy accessibility It also has an international manufacturing base covering various fields including electronic products electromechanical integration equipment and pharmaceutical products China remains the largest global trading partner of South Korea and Germany China is Germany's largest market for imports at $120 billion and its third largest export market at $105 billion It is also the top import and export country for South Korea accounting for some 25 percent of its global trade in 2017 "The new direct flights are believed to further streamline the transportation process optimizing our customers' supply chains and improving their products' time to market in today's highly competitive business environment," Leung said the largest container handling hub in Europe has expanded its towing tractor fleet with 10 MULAG Comet 6 towing tractors with Allison 1000 Series fully-automatic transmissions Germany – To cope with the constantly growing cargo volume ten new MULAG Comet 6 towing tractors have been added to the tractor fleet operating at the DHL Hub Leipzig in Schkeuditz near Leipzig.  The fleet currently operates 128 MULAG towing tractors with 4-cylinder Deutz diesel engines (64 kW / 87 hp) and Allison 1000 Series fully-automatic transmissions for container handling The first 80 vehicles were delivered in 2007 when the test operation at DHL Hub Leipzig began “We always reorder the same vehicle models to maintain fleet purity the drivers don’t have to be retrained,” explained Jens Freund Duty Manager of Ground Support Equipment at DHL Hub Leipzig The Allison-equipped Comet 6 towing tractors operate mainly between 10 p.m while more than 55 freight planes land and take-off at DHL Hub Leipzig; some vehicles are also needed during the day and pharmaceuticals are delivered in defined flight schedules Containers are pulled out and loaded onto MULAG towing tractors The vehicles carry the freight to the 413 meter-long distribution center called “the warehouse.” There a 6.5 kilometer-long fully-automatic sorting ally is ready and waiting.  Altogether the towing tractors move 900 containers daily on average each weighing a remarkable two to five tons A total of 17 tons at a time can be moved by the vehicles’ small and agile power packs at a maximum speed of 30 km/h The Deutsche Post specified high-traction towing tractors for the air freight hub of its express and logistics subsidiary “Therefore we equipped the MULAG towing tractors with Allison 1000 Series fully-automatic transmissions They have several gears – six forward and one reverse – and in combination with a robust industrial diesel engine they are perfect for handling heavy freight,” said Hubert Bitsch who is responsible for service ground-support vehicles at MULAG  “The Allison fully-automatic transmission is very operator-friendly You only have to choose the forward or reverse gear robust and reliable; it transfers engine power to the wheels without interrupting traction because the time frame for freight handling is narrow Manual transmissions would not work in our business,” finished Freund succinctly the air freight hub of its express and logistics subsidiary DHL at Leipzig/Halle airport following 18 months of construction and a comprehensive testing phase the group has invested approximately 350 million euros into the hub 1,600 tons of freight are handled every night delivered by planes from all over the world to the European DHL air freight hub The 6.5 kilometer sorting street is one of the biggest in Germany able to handle more than 100,000 express packages and urgent documents per hour Asia and the United States are serviced from Leipzig/Halle in regular service during weekdays Leipzig/Halle is one of DHL Express network’s main trade centers worldwide DHL employs over 3,500 people at its location in Schkeuditz MULAG Fahrzeugwerk Heinz Wössner GmbH u KG is a leading manufacturer of airport ground-support vehicles and roadside-maintenance equipment with another location in Bad Peterstal-Griesbach in the Black Forest where MULAG was founded in 1953 by Heinz Wössner The company name is composed of Motor Universal Lasten Arbeits Gerät and refers to the agricultural vehicles initially manufactured Allison Transmission is the world’s largest manufacturer of fully-automatic transmissions for medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles military vehicles and hybrid-propulsion systems for transit buses Allison transmissions are used in a variety of applications including on-highway trucks (distribution off-highway vehicles and equipment (primarily energy and mining) and military vehicles (wheeled and tracked) the Allison business is headquartered in Indianapolis Allison has manufacturing facilities and customization centers located in China Allison also has approximately 1,400 independent distributor and dealer locations worldwide More information about Allison is available at www.allisontransmission.com Roland Moore-Colyer, Propel Technology, Bloxham Mill, Barford Road, Bloxham, Banbury, Oxfordshire, UK, OX15 4FF. +44 (0)1295 722863 / +44 (0) 7547 242674. roland@propel-technology.com Miranda Jansen, Allison Transmission Europe B.V. Marketing Communications, Baanhoek 188, 3361GN Sliedrecht - The Netherlands, Tel: +31 78-6422 174. miranda.jansen@allisontransmission.com has been responsible for the distribution of the Sanita fashion collections in the DACH region Austria and Switzerland are directly looked after by Armin and Justin Wild is taking over Sanita sales with a showroom in the SOC Hannover Jens Jahris is taking over Sanita sales with a showroom in the Order Center Schkeuditz Winfried Kaussen will concentrate on the workwear sector and online retailers The Sanita collections for spring/summer 2024 will be presented at the Premium in Berlin Essenz in Munich as well as the ANWR and SABU trade fairs the Open Days presented in Spreitenbach and in the showrooms in Sindelfingen and Schkeuditz The fashionable wooden clogs from Denmark have an RRP of 70 to 120 euros with the main price range being 70 to 100 euros Sanita has a well-stocked supply warehouse that Sanita dealers have access to at any time The shoes are manufactured in our own European production facilities GERMANY: Bitzer has celebrated the production of its 100,000th Ecoline refrigeration compressor an updated range it only started manufacturing in April Bitzer developed the compressor at the international skills centre for reciprocating compressors production operations have recently been successfully launched at manufacturing facilities in China “Our new Ecoline has had a very good reception from customers and has quickly established itself thanks to its wide range of applications,” said Volker Stamer Bitzer’s recently appointed new director of Stationary Products at a small celebration to mark the milestone Stay informed: subscribe to the Cooling Post newsletter BERLIN: At least five people were killed and around 20 injured when a bus overturned on a German motorway near Leipzig on Wednesday The bus came off the A9 motorway in the morning between Wiedemar and the Schkeuditzer Kreuz junction German operator Flixbus said the bus was on the way from Berlin to Zurich with 53 passengers and two drivers on board “The exact circumstances of the accident are not yet known,“ Flixbus said in a statement “We are of course working closely with the local authorities and the emergency services on site and will do everything in our power to clarify the cause of the accident quickly and completely,“ it said having apparently ploughed into trees on the side of the road Emergency services attended to the injured at the scene and the motorway was closed in both directions There were no indications that any other vehicles were involved in the crash German Transport Minister Volker Wissing said he was “shocked” by the accident “Our thoughts are with the families of the victims and and we wish the injured a speedy recovery,“ he told Welt TV Another Flixbus vehicle crashed on the same stretch of motorway in May 2019 In that accident involving a bus travelling from Berlin to Munich one person was killed and more than 60 injured Tel: +603-7784 6688      Fax: +603-7785 2625 The bus came off the A9 motorway and overturned in the morning between Wiedemar and the Schkeuditzer Kreuz motorway junction The bus belonged to German travel company Flixbus and was on its way from Berlin to Zurich There were 53 passengers and two drivers on board "The exact circumstances of the accident are not yet known," Flixbus said "We are of course working closely with the local authorities and the emergency services on site and will do everything in our power to clarify the cause of the accident quickly and completely," it said German Transport Minister Volker Wissing said he was "shocked" by the accident "Our thoughts are with the families of the victims and and we wish the injured a speedy recovery," he told Welt TV The shopping platform Mytheresa has new jobs available in the warehouse and offers: top salary Leipzig – The luxury online shop Mytheresa in Schkeuditz not only supplies customers worldwide with exclusive fashion but also offers its warehouse employees a working environment away from the dust and noise And because there is a lot to do at the logistics hub in Leipzig/Halle, the team needs motivated, full-time warehouse employees (f/m/d) who share a passion for luxury fashion and are willing to work shifts Especially cool: You can apply online here in just 60 seconds hassle-free and no CV needed – those looking for a change of career and English-speaking applicants are also very welcome Interested? You can find all the information about the job offer and the application here Mytheresa is one of the world's leading e-commerce platforms for luxury items and offers a wide range of ready-to-wear clothing With an impressive annual turnover of around 855 million euros the company ships luxury fashion and accessories from renowned brands such as Versace The company currently serves its customers worldwide from eight global locations – including the new logistics hub in Schkeuditz since autumn 2023 By the way: In 2022, Mytheresa expanded its luxury range to include home accessories and lifestyle products with the introduction of the "Life" category The company has also been listed on the New York Stock Exchange since 2021 And because teamwork and thus the contribution of each individual is the key to the brand's continued success the team is still looking for new members to grow – those looking for a change of career and English-speaking applicants are also welcome to apply there are around 2,000 employees from over 100 nations at eight locations Have a look at the video below for a first insight into working at Mytheresa The exclusive luxury items must be treated with special care like gifts Each product is wrapped in tissue paper with a bow That's why your skills and motivation are more important than your personal lifestyle or your background – so even those looking for a change of career are welcome to apply In the logistics center the emphasis is not only on cleanliness but also on a working environment that promotes well-being with free hot drinks and fresh fruit There is no disruption from noisy machines or heavy parcels here – instead the high-quality product range dominates and creates an atmosphere where work is enjoyable Then simply apply on the website – it's super-fast and takes just 60 seconds And once you've submitted your application together you'll find out which department suits you best You are also welcome to write in your application which team you are interested in Click here for the application form