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Read our policy The opening of a new production hall at RPC Bramlage Velky Meder in Slovakia will provide enhanced support for the Bramlage division’s customers in Eastern and Southern Europe which has doubled the size of the injection moulding production area and the installation of new injection moulding equipment and assembly lines – an investment of around €4.2 million – will enable the company to produce a wider range of both bespoke and standard packs for key markets including beauty care and food as well as specialist sectors such as building and household products the expanded facility will allow production of top-selling RPC Bramlage ranges including advanced dispensers and high-quality crème jars with faster delivery to East and South Europe thanks to Velky Meder’s central European location “This is a significant development for our site and will be instrumental in driving our continued growth and success,” comments RPC Velky Meder’s General Manager Andreas Keller www.rpc-group.com Site powered by Webvision Cloud You are using an outdated browser. Please upgrade your browser or activate Google Chrome Frame to improve your experience Germany-based Webasto announced its retractable vehicle integrated PV system for car-roofs was integrated into a new electric sports utility vehicle (SUV) by an undisclosed US equipment manufacturer Germany-based Webasto, a developer of vehicle-integrated PV (VIPV) solutions and an automotive industry supplier has launched a solar panel system for car roofs that can slide open The company said it has already incorporated the module into an electric sports utility vehicle produced by an undisclosed US-based manufacturer “The system integrates 120 passivated emitter rear contact (PERC) cells and has a power output of 300 W,” a company spokesperson told pv magazine adding that the US automaker calculated an additional range of up to 3,000 kilometers per year depending on environmental conditions and the battery management system used The encapsulated PERC cells are laminated between two safety glass (VSG) panels in a two-part system They feature a top-loading outer slider mechanism which raises the front panel part a few millimeters and then slides it over the rear part The rear panel is 0.9 m2 and has the same blue decorative detail A frame supporting the weight of the front and rear panels integrates the unit’s motor The spokesperson added that Webasto has incorporated a tow cable design to ensure solar energy harvesting even when the panel is in the open position is assembled and quality-checked at the Webasto Velky Meder facility in Slovakia ready for integration in the factory at the stage where welded and fixed automobile frames are ready for installation of parts “This solar sunroof option is an original equipment offering and is seamlessly integrated directly by the manufacturer eliminating the need for aftermarket solutions,” the spokesperson said VIPV systems like this can deliver power to the high-voltage battery that drives motors or to onboard sub-systems “The utility factor is by no means the only benefit The appealing design of a modern solar roof from Webasto is a statement of sustainability also demonstrating the owner’s environmental awareness,” said Jan Henning Mehlfeldt responsible for the global roof business at Webasto More articles from Valerie Thompson Please be mindful of our community standards and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" By submitting this form you agree to pv magazine using your data for the purposes of publishing your comment Your personal data will only be disclosed or otherwise transmitted to third parties for the purposes of spam filtering or if this is necessary for technical maintenance of the website Any other transfer to third parties will not take place unless this is justified on the basis of applicable data protection regulations or if pv magazine is legally obliged to do so You may revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future in which case your personal data will be deleted immediately your data will be deleted if pv magazine has processed your request or the purpose of data storage is fulfilled Further information on data privacy can be found in our Data Protection Policy Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value" This website uses cookies to anonymously count visitor numbers. View our privacy policy. × The cookie settings on this website are set to "allow cookies" to give you the best browsing experience possible If you continue to use this website without changing your cookie settings or you click "Accept" below then you are consenting to this Close RPC Bramlage has opened a new production facility at Velky Meder in Slovakia to support the division’s customers in Eastern and Southern Europe RPC Bramlage has opened a new production facility at Velky Meder in Slovakia to support the division’s customers in Eastern and Southern Europe The 2,700m2 facility has doubled the size of its injection moulding production area as well as installed new equipment and assembly lines with an investment of nearly €4.2m The facility will enable the company to manufacture a wider range of bespoke and standard packs for the food cosmetics, building and household markets RPC Velky Meder general manager Andreas Keller said: “This is a significant development for our site and will be instrumental in driving our continued growth and success.” The production hall will be used to make RPC Bramlage products including advanced dispensers and high-quality crème jars The produced items from the facility can also be delivered quickly to the East and South Europe Don’t let policy changes catch you off guard Stay proactive with real-time data and expert analysis Owned by international plastic manufacturer RPC Group RPC Bramlage creates plastic solutions for the food and beverage The division has 45 operations in Europe and the US and offers more than 4,000 standards products Image: RPC Bramlage Velky Meder in Slovakia Give your business an edge with our leading industry insights View all newsletters from across the GlobalData Media network You are using an outdated browser. Please upgrade your browser to improve your experience A total of 35 people were onboard a train that collided with a lorry at a railway crossing in Veľký Meder in the Trnava Region The lorry collided with RegioJet train REX 774 on the Komárno-Bratislava route at approximately 7:15 on September 16 prompting the RegioJet private transport company to introduce substitute bus transport for passengers Due to the extent of the damage to the track Transport Minister Arpád Érsek (coalition Most-Híd party) was quickly at the scene “The first impression is quite bad,” he told the TASR newswire Three individuals are seriously injured.” Fire-fighters and paramedics have been dispatched to the scene The train driver had to be airlifted to hospital in Nové Zámky where he is in critical condition The front-seat passenger from the truck has been also gravely injured but is in stable condition No surgery was needed for her at the University Hospital in Bratislava where she has been hospitalised 15 of 35 passengers were transported to hospitals in Dunajská Streda Accidents occur frequently at the railway crossing in question although he refused to speculate as to how safety on the stretch could be improved “That’s up to erudite experts to say whether to lower the speed limit or build gates,” he said “ŽSR has immediately dispatched all resources and personnel required to clear up the debris from the collision,” Martina Pavlíková spokesperson for rail infrastructure owner ŽSR she could not estimate at that point when the line will re-open The cause of the accident is under investigation “The railway level crossing is equipped with flashing lights and warning tones but is without gates The warning system was fully functional and active at the time of the collision,” Pavlíková added Swimming pools are not just a thing of the summer season meaning it is easy to stop by and relax in hot pools all over the country even it is freezing outside This list contains six affordable thermal swimming pools and aquaparks admission into which will not cost you a huge amount of money The admission into the cheapest swimming pool in the list is just €10 while a ticket to the most expensive aquapark will net you €24 for a day The list contains only localities with thermal pools if you do not want to pay the full admission we recommend that you check out the offer of popular discount websites ahead of your visit 3-hour admission: €13 (€12.5 online) 24-hour admission: €19 (€18 online) In the heart of southern Slovakia lies a popular thermal swimming pool with everything a visitor could ask for The Thermal Corvinus aquapark is located in a forest park and has been welcoming visitors since 1974 design and decoration of the thermal swimming pool harkens back to the times of King Matthias Corvinus in the 15th century who is said to have loved Veľký Meder out of which seven are year-round and six are outdoor The temperature of the thermal water in the pools ranges from 25 °C to 38 °C Entry to the former costs €8 per hour or €15 for three hours Near Poprad and Kežmarok in northern Slovakia lies a year-round thermal swimming pool in the village of Vrbov it can be an ideal place to regenerate after hiking or skiing in the nearby High Tatras The thermal park offers visitors a total of nine swimming pools the selection will be a little bit limited as there are four pools with geothermal and clear water available The water temperature in the pools ranges from 26 °C to 38 °C so everyone can choose one to their liking The geothermal water that is used comes from the depth of more than 2,000 metres sufficient number of pools to choose from and beneficial thermal water Thermál Nesvady is located in southern Slovakia in the Komárno district and attracts visitors year-round it boast of a relaxation and adventure geothermal pool with a temperature of 26 °C to 38 °C a sitting geothermal pool with a temperature of up to 39 °C which you can dive into after regenerating in hot water - it has a temperature of 18 °C The swimming pool draws water from a geothermal well reaching a depth of up to 1,504 metres it reaches a temperature of up to 62 °C The operator claims the water is beneficial when it comes to relaxing the body during intensified sports activities 3-hour admission: €17 (€15 online) 24-hour admission: €19 (€17 online) Thermal water is not just a thing of southwestern or northern Slovakia; between Banská Bystrica and Zvolen lies HolidayPark Kováčová one of the most popular thermal swimming pools It uses the same thermal water as the nearby Kováčová Spa and the National Rehabilitation Centre where people recover from various injuries and health problems The water well has a temperature of 48.5 °C The pool is open all-year-round and offers visitors an indoor relaxation pool and whirlpool pool with temperatures of 32 °C and 36 °C as well as outdoor pools open during the winter season There is an outdoor sitting and regeneration pool available - the former offers a temperature of up to 38 °C Indoors a visitor finds a 60-metre long slide located in a mountainous area of eastern Slovakia The thermal well that the swimming pool uses was originally dug by gas workers in the 1980s they came across thermal water with a temperature of up to 90 °C The 3,400-metre deep well now supplies one of the largest thermal swimming pools in Slovakia It is located between Poprad and Prešov which makes it an accessible place for rest and relaxation There are a total of eight swimming pools with water temperatures ranging from 28 °C to 39 °C 3-hour admission: €13 (€15 on weekends) 24-hour admission: €15.5 (€17.5 on weekends) One of the most affordable thermal pools in southwestern Slovakia is located in Dunajská Streda this thermal water has a beneficial effect on musculoskeletal diseases and also on relieving post-traumatic conditions Visitors can relax in several pools with thermal and spring water there is a wellness pool and a recreational pool as well as a rotunda with thermal water with a temperature of 36 °C to 39 °C you will find an Italian pool with a whirlpool a thermal rotunda with the same water temperature as inside where the water temperature reaches 34 °C 36 °C You can go to the sauna world for additional €12 Slovakia might be relatively 'unknown' to your average English-speaking tourist but a quick flick through past editions of Spectacular Slovakia (an annual sister publication of SPEX) reveals that there are in fact few places in this country to which its previous writers have not traveled at some time (and often several) in the past 13 years but a quick flick through past editions of Spectacular Slovakia (an annual sister publication of SPEX) reveals that there are in fact few places in this country to which its previous writers have not traveled at some time (and often several) in the past 13 years.One cliché invariably leads to another: namely But you don't have to stray far down the alternative tracks to appreciate why some of them are not being beaten with much enthusiasm.Some of the locations I visited (often to the good-natured bewilderment of my local contacts) were chosen because of their recent historical significance But occasionally I would have trouble finding anyone who knew much about that history in a back-street plot in Veľký Meder lie the remains of more than 5,000 Serbian soldiers from the First World War and (I was told) died in a typhus outbreak But nothing records their fate beyond a simple plaque.Faced with the challenge of seeking out new places my rather unimaginative response was instead to go to some of the old ones by novel means.Some of them were unforgettable.As well as cycling I spent a lot of time in cars and buses.One thing that has changed over the last few years is the prevalence of aquaparks.Not only are there now a lot of these but the signs directing you to the nearest one now litter the entire country.I like Slovak food I've heard others complain that it’s too heavy or too stodgy you may need to develop a taste for fried cheese if you want to travel widely and not starve.This is an extremely easy country to travel around If you're here for more than a few days get on a train or into your car (or on your bike) and take a look around There are very few towns which don't have a railway station somewhere cheap (if slightly eccentric) to stay and a good pub or restaurant a cave or some even more outlandish attraction (a bell museum a giant stainless steel monument to a highway robber a man selling cheese from a smoke-filled garden shed And some amazing Slovaks.Šťastnú cestu (Happy travels)The landscape: the mountains of course but the hills of central Slovakia and the rolling southern lowlands can be just as beautiful.Stone churches: Košice is worth visiting for the Gothic St Elizabeth's cathedral alone; the monastery church of Hronský Beňadik also deserves a creditable mention.Wooden churches: these have become quite the places to visit especially since eight of them were UNESCO-listed in the summer but anything that gets people to the remoter parts of the east is to be encouraged - though don't forget the 'articular' church in Hronsek and the wonderful All Saints in Tvrdošín at the top of the Orava valley.Castles: from Bojnice to Orava Topoľčany to Banská Štiavnica you're never far from a world-class castle.The weather: brilliant (though coming from Britain I am easily impressed).Public transport: impressively punctual and cheap (ditto).Pubs: you're never far from one and the beer is good.Food: the local stuff.Food: the local interpretation of the foreign stuff (not since Heinz started selling 'spaghetti' in tins has such violence been done to pasta dishes); in fairness there are some noble exceptions.Baroque churches: OK just once in a while it wouldn't hurt to go easy on the gilding and the cherubs.'Attractions' charging to let you use your camera: this is basically theft.Driving antics: Miro Fandango can be quite amusing to watch until he collides with you.Service: a perennial gripe from foreigners After a few months here you come to realize that those sullen glares aren't meant personally and Slovakia's reputation is suffering as a result.Emerging west-bound from the Branisko tunnel: the hulking remains of Spiš castle appear in front of you only for the High Tatras to rear up on your right a few kilometers later Magic.The Horehronec train between Košice and Banská Bystrica: no dining car but with scenery like this who needs 'em?The cable car to Lomnický Štít: it really does go the very top of a very big mountain.The country west and north of Revúca: the towns have seen better days but that can't detract from the landscape.Považská Bystrica: where did the road go Slovakia's favourite highway bottleneck just avoid.The Michalovce-Užhorod border crossing: a nostalgic trip back in time for anybody who remembers the pre-EU pre-Schengen pantomime at the Bratislava-Berg crossing A time-consuming pain in the behind for everybody else.Štúrovo railway station: not actually in Štúrovo One of the stray dogs in attendance may accompany you to town if you choose to walk Partly that's because Slovakia is a small place But it's also because the guide's writers have always been keen to uncover 'hidden gems' and have gone to some unlikely places trying to find them There was the city of more than five thousand souls in the east where the only dining option on a hot summer Saturday afternoon appeared to be the not-wholly-enticing staničný bufet (i.e Or the Low Tatras limestone cave (I have to confess with apologies to the speleologically-inclined that these all looked the same to me) which felt justified in asking visitors to pay Sk300 on top of its already ambitious entrance fee just to take photos And the village museum in Trenčín region whose last recorded visitor had preceded me by ten months - for reasons that quickly became apparent But there are still many places worth going the extra mile to see: the ancient beech forests of the Poloniny National Park were sublime; the pretty village of Lúčka with its Hussite church and hillside location in a valley of the Slovenský Kras (Slovak Karst) region; The East Slovak gallery in Košice impressively renovated but still with its 'Historical Hall' where Czechoslovakia was re-founded at the end of the Second World War; the rolling fields east of Levice; the ghostly remains of the Romans' left-bank bridgehead on the Danube at Iža near Komárno; the golden reds and yellows of the Small Carpathians in autumn there is the freedom to get on a train any day of the week to one of five or more other capital cities this is not as unremarkable as it might sound to a continental European The birthplace museum of Milan Rastislav Štefánik was unable to sell me even a postcard of the great man with well-written and well-translated captions to the displays about Štefánik's amazing but tragically short life I was told by the state-funded institution whose job it is to 'preserve' Slovak culture I had already learned elsewhere that this was the same Jozef Tiso who presided over the Nazi-allied wartime Slovak Republic after doing a deal with Hitler who led an authoritarian state which arbitrarily confiscated people's property who led a party whose uniformed paramilitary wing carried out massacres and reprisals against fellow Slovaks and on whose watch tens of thousands of Slovak Jews were deported to German death camps It left me wondering exactly what you have to do to qualify these days one can argue all day about how to define something like fascism But I was left with the strong impression that a small but influential minority of Slovaks equate patriotism with an obligation to excuse the actions of the country’s former leaders – no matter how odious – rather than engaging in an honest appraisal of the facts Slovakia has a fascinating and in many ways inspiring history How many other countries can boast such a peaceful and successful transition to independence and democratic freedom But it's a story that few foreigners will bother to learn while Slovakia itself remains so confused about it My bicycle carried me along the Danube to Komárno from the Upper Orava valley to Zakopané in Poland and through the Carpathian foothills to Užhorod in Ukraine but even the hillier sections were manageable I didn't bump into too many other touring cyclists apart from one sunburned Canadian who had ridden all the way down the Danube from Germany There are plenty of riders cruising up and down the Danube paths near Bratislava but outside the city I had the cycle-paths and back-roads pretty much to myself Central Slovakia in particular has good roads rolling hills and light traffic: perfect cycling territory But time was short and I had people to meet The director of culture in Svidník district who casually mentioned during my visit that she was leaving the next day with her folk ensemble for a festival in Makhachkala When I expressed my admiration for her commitment to folklore she brushed off my praise as if a three-day bus journey on some of the worst roads in Europe to one of the least stable parts of the continent was nothing out of the ordinary who is on one-man mission to alert Slovaks to the historical importance of his adopted town (to wit fire from the skies and heavenly intervention - but you'll have to buy the guide if you want to find out more..) presented me with a CD of his crooning (not as bad - well not quite as bad - as I had feared) and insisted on showing me around the 'mediaeval castle' he is building in his back garden I assumed there had been a translation failure (our only common language being schoolboy French) - but there was the castle alright Or the manager of the roadside salaš (traditional mountain cheese operation) near Ružomberok who it turned out was until recently a sommelier for Gordon Ramsay but had just opened his own restaurant attached to the salaš Having had some experience of Slovak roads in the 1990s it is fair to say they have got a lot better though I remember thinking they were not as bad as everyone claimed even then it struck me several times during my travels that some people's driving has yet to make a similar transition On the principle that it takes one to know one and having myself taken four attempts to pass my driving test I regard myself as something of an authority on bad driving Yet even I have had to take my hat off to the highway tailgaters red-light jumpers and lunatics swerving through villages at 120km/h and appear mainly to target innocuous-looking people driving old Škodas instead of the real road pirates) while not wishing to deny anyone the entertainment on offer on Slovakia's roads it is worth mentioning that Not all the trains are very modern; nor are they particularly fast But they are fairly cheap and impressively punctual And the scenery on cross-country trips is enough to while away the hours (if it isn't most express trains also have a bar or restaurant car) If the rest of the world is anything to go by the rising tide of car ownership in Slovakia will probably lead to calls for rail subsidies to be diverted to the roads and an eventual contraction in services So my advice is to take a ride while you can they typically use geo-thermal sources to heat pools of water in which one bobs around for a couple of hours occasionally getting doused with jets of water which erupt from stainless tubes at odd moments It is my sad duty to report that the enticing young ladies in bikinis - or togas - who feature in most of the advertising for these establishments were unaccountably absent during my visits What I did encounter were underwater shelves and seating presumably designed to facilitate one's lounging activities (swimming is more or less discouraged) unless you are expecting them: I have the barked shins to prove it which have mineralized water) typically offer something called 'wellness' Exactly what this is remains mysterious: even the manager of one water-park admitted to me that he couldn't really define it (though that hadn't stopping him from marketing himself quite aggressively as a provider of it) and various other techniques to lighten the load on your mind and the bulge in your wallet halušky (Slovakia's national dish and guláš are all great in winter Lighter fare like salads appears on the menus in summer Getting the denné menu (the daily special normally a soup plus main course) is usually a tasty On one occasion I ordered something called držková polievka he did try to explain - through a kind of convoluted mime - what it would contain (it's basically tripe soup) It tasted OK until I got to the elastic bands at the bottom The cakes are an acquired taste (what is that stuff they use instead of cream?) but fresh palacinky (pancakes) are universally available Menu translations are another dining highlight In one otherwise unremarkable restaurant near Nitra I was offered 'sweet breast of the landlady' I asked about this and it turned to be a fairly accurate translation of the Slovak none of my Slovak fellow-diners seemed to think it in the slightest bit unusual The 14th edition of Spectacular Slovakia will be published in Spring 2009 the state secretary in charge of policies for Hungarian communities abroad said in Velky Meder (Nagymegyer) St. Stephen’s Day, the holiday celebrating Hungary’s statehood, is commemorated by Hungarians worldwide, Árpád János Potápi said, opening the August 20 festivities. The Slovak state, too, was based on the foundations laid by St. Stephen, and Slovakia can be just as proud of St Concerning Slovakia’s upcoming elections Potápi urged local ethnic Hungarians to unite and mobilise in order to ensure that the community has representation in parliament Y"},"category":false,"taxonomy":{"active":false,"name":"category"}},"markup":{"custom_html":true,"wpp-start":"","wpp-end":"<\/ul>","title-start":"","title-end":"<\/h2>","post-html":"{thumb} {title} {stats}<\/span>{excerpt}<\/p><\/li>"},"theme":{"name":""}} You have successfully joined our subscriber list SupportUs Newsletter © 2025 DailyNewsHungary | All rights reserved