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Members meeting 2011
"Handmade in Germany" established itself
From 8 to 14 members in 6 months: The „German Manufactory Initiative – Handmade in Germany“ established itself
At the first annual meeting of the „German Manufactory Initiative – Handmade in Germany“, taking place last Friday in Berlin, the chairman of the initiative Michael T. Schröder drew a first balance after the foundation in November 2010:
„In only six months and thanks to a supporting press we almost double our number of members. New members as e.g. Wünsch & CO. have applied to the admission. This proves that we were right in founding the initiative as a symbol of the strong German middle class sector.”
The members of the initiative discussed and agreed on a number of activities during their conference. Olaf Salié of the publishing house “Deutsche Standards” presented the planned book-project “German Manufactories” in cooperation with the initiative (Publication date autumn 2011). Furthermore, several themes were settled such as the symposium “Handmade in Germany”, in cooperation with the Federal Ministry of Economics, taking place in autumn 2011 as well. “This symposium implies priority solidarity with politics on the subject of foreign trade promotion, for example performances of the initiative overseas or the significant image of the business sector Germany”, added Dieter Burmester, owner of Burmester audio systems.
During the final tour at the Berlin manufactories, Bildgießerei Hermann Noack and WELTER Wandunikate, Thomas Oberle, Head of Public Relations at premium kitchen manufacturer Poggenpohl, summarized the previous success of the initiative: “I think, we wrote a piece of German business history. Widely known manufactories and traditional brands of different size and production came together to promote their products “Handmade in Germany” nationally and internationally and to underline the meaning of the production location Germany.”
About the German Manufactory Initiative:
The German Manufactory Initiative was founded in November 2010 with the aim of focussing common interests of the members and emphasizing the meaning of handwork as well as the positive feature manufactories achieve for the image of Germany in foreign countries. The initiative wishes to represent the full spectrum of German manufactories: From highly specialized two-man-operations up to larger companies that have grown to operate on a global scale.
Members of the initiative (state May 2011): Burmester Audiosysteme, Klais Orgelbau, Königliche Porzellan Manufaktur Berlin (KPM), Poggenpohl Möbelwerke, Joh´s Stübben, Peter Bock AG, Kay Gundlack Schuhmanufaktur, WELTER Manufaktur für Wandunikate, Bildgießerei Hermann Noack, Waldkircher Orgelbau Jäger & Brommer, ACCENTE Möbelmanufaktur, Strunkmann & Meister (Tisch- und Bettwäsche), FITZ LEUCHTENMANUFAKTUR as well as SUDHAUS.