Our Future - Liqui Moly
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Our Future - Liqui Moly
SINCE 1957 PICTURES AND STORIES FROM OUR LIVES 10.2015 Our Future SINCE 1847 Dear readers and customers, One subject which is very important for me, is promotion of our LIQUI MOLY/Meguin trainees. On September 1st, eight young people in our company will take their first steps in their occupational career. After successfully competing their training or studies all doors in our company group are open to them, in the same manner as they once were for my friend and Assistant Business Manager Günter Hiermaier. 30 years ago he was my apprentice, as they were called at that time. 25 years ago we both came to LIQUI MOLY as a twin pack. By that time Günter Hiermaier had climbed the career ladder up to the level of Sales Manager for Germany and Austria - a perfect example for continuity and tenacity. Then as now young people were given their chance and had perspectives! And this is exactly what I am talking about, because offering training and creating jobs is important and in principle a major social responsibility for companies. Training secures the future - for humans as well as for companies. Training makes it possible for a new generation to take over smoothly and continuously, provides fresh insights in the company, supplementing the routine of "older employees" perfectly. This is the recipe for our sustained success over generations. 2 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 As the company changes, so does the training. International activity is becoming increasingly important to meet the new challenges placed on labor in a globalized economy. Our training positions focusing on international economic management are an answer to this development. Training helps prevent unemployment! This awareness is a political and social manifest! What happens when a country and economy fails to take its responsibility at this point is demonstrated dramatically by the brutal reality of unemployment and lack of perspective among the youth in Southern Europe ... For these young people this situation is a personal catastrophe; for the society and Europe as a whole a portentous bombshell! Formulated in positive terms: Companies that provide training, cement the society together, ensure prosperity and fortify the social system. It works; as a member of the management staff in a company this is a challenge, for which we must work hard and consistently and actively take our responsibility for the company and its employees. The illustrations and stories in this issue provide a brief excerpt of what our worldwide LIQUI MOLY family accomplishes with head, heart and dedication: Our incredible calendar especially for customers in Asia and Australia; shows examples of success from the world of cars, motorcycles and aircraft. We have included reports on exhibitions from Osnabrück to Johannesburg, on events from Singapore to Botswana as well as the motorcycle riders in Trinidad & Tobago and rally cross pilots in Norway. And in North Germany our Gear Tronic automatic transmission flushing and changing machine celebrated its worldwide premiere. We do all this to make LIQUI MOLY a global brand. By the way: In Russia we are just a breath away from the peak; more precisely we we lack just three-tenths of one percent to take over leadership of the market in the largest country on earth. In Germany we have already been the market leader for several years. Yours, Ernst Prost LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 r we also In Septembe w record e n a d e v ie h ac nificantly ig s f o r e v o turn on euros! over 41 milli 3 TRAINEES The future of the company: LIQUI MOLY CEO Ernst Prost (center) with Training Officer Hannah Friedrich (right) and Assistant Alexandra Holzwarth (second from left) surrounded by all trainees and students at LIQUI MOLY. 4 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 5 20 19 17 18 5 14 12 Every year the 1st of September rings in the meteorologic beginning of autumn and for a number of people the beginning of their future in the LIQUI MOLY family: This year company CEO Ernst Prost (No.1) together with his Assistant Alexandra Holzwarth (17) and Training Officer Hannah Friedrich (5) Key Account Manager Motorbike Austria Thomas Gruber (19), Janek Weskott (20) and Marcel Mack (21; Storage Logistic Specialists), 6 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 THE FAMILY IS GROWING 1 21 22 2 15 greeted trainees Carina Strobel (2; Industrial Business Manager Assistant), Kristian Babic (18; Industrial Business Manager Assistant), Elena Maass (14) and Deborah Bojovic (12; both Industrial Business Manager Assistants with Special Qualifications), Sarah Strobel (15; Dual Curriculum BA Industry) and Alfred Menzel (22; Field Service MgA Berlin). LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 7 ANNIVERSARY A popular German song says 'Marble, stone and iron all break' ... but certainly not this friendship. On October 1st exactly 25 years ago, Ernst Prost (right) and Günter Hiermaier began their career at LIQUI MOLY. Ernst Prost began as Sales and Marketing Manager and Günter Hiermaier as Retail Sales Manager Germany. At that time, in 1990, LIQUI MOLY had an annual 8 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 turnover of 29 million euros and employed a staff of 118. In the meantime the staff has increased to 750 and the company earns a turnover of nearly 40 million euros - every single month! At LIQUI MOLY: Everyone puts in his utmost and strives - even during creative breaks! LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 9 10 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 RUSSIA Along the way to a global brand the position on individual markets is important. In the largest country on earth we are just a blink away from the 0.3 percentage points to take us to the top and realize our longterm goal of becoming No. 1 in Russia. LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 11 RUSSIA This is how future market leaders look: Visit from Russia. The winners of our sales competition were invited to Ulm and were impressed by our exhibits in the exhibition showroom. 12 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 13 ROMANIA Export Area Manager Thomas Schmid (right and Applications Technician Rolf Boncori (left) guide the Romanian visitors through the lubricant production facilities. 14 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 Nicolae Vezan von Limorom (2nd from left), Ciprian Vacaru (center) and Florin Ovidiu Miron from the Bardi Company were impressed by our high quality standards. LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 15 MACEDONIA LIQUI MOLY Boss Ernst Prost (3rd from right) greets our business friend from Macedonia, Zoran Dochinski (center) from Auto Macedonia and his customers Murtezan Aliu (2nd from left), Petar Drobov (3rd from left) and Gjorgji Vchkov (2nd from right) together with Export Area Managers Tarek Ghali (l.) and Ibrahim Memis (r.). 16 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 17 USA Vincent Prinzing, LIQUI MOLY Export Area Manager (from left to right) with new colleagues from the USA Steve Lopez and Jose Velasquez Jr. as well as Rolf Boncori from Méguin. 18 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 19 Bella Italia visits Ulm: Giuliano Visani (rear row center), Salesman for our Importer Autochem Italiana, with customers from consortiums Nexus and GAI visited us in Ulm. 20 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 ITALY Ernst Prost (rear row 2nd f. r.), Export Area Manager Salvatore Coniglio (f.r.) and Trainee Deborah Bojovic provide a cordial greeting. LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 21 Bella Italia second round: Customers and salesmen from the Milan Company Autoluce, member of the Auto International Group, were greeted by LIQUI MOLY Boss Ernst Prost (rear row 3rd f. r.), Salvatore Coniglio, Export Area Manager (rear row right) and Trainee Deborah Bojovic. 22 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 ITALY LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 23 25 Years at Méguin - reason to celebrate. Michael Scholer, Head of Research and Development (center) appreciates the congratulations on his company anniversary extended by 24 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 TRIBUTES Personnel Manager Rainer Maass (left), Assistant R&D Manager Oliver Kuhn (2nd f.l.), Sales Manager Günter Hiermaier (3rd f. l.), Alfonsina Scholer (3rd f.r.), Shop Chairman Roger Pusse (2nd f. r.) as well as Ingrid Theobald, Management Assistant (right). LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 25 CANADA 26 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 USA LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 27 USA 28 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 USA LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 29 CHINA 30 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 31 CHINA 32 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 33 CHINA Reid Joo, a young Chinese motorcyclist on his way from Shanghai to Tibet. Along the China's longest highway, the so-called China National Highway 318, he rides 5,476 km to reach Tibet. 34 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 Naturally our oil flows through the lines in his motorcycle. Rider Reid Joo is so enthusiastic about our oil that he calls it "the magic elixir for the engine". LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 35 TAIWAN Customer visit at Harley-Davidson Customer SD Motor in Taipei. Yannick Stamm (Business Development Manager China), J. Peng (Manager SD Motor) and Carlos Travé (General Manager 2-Wheel). Lubricants for humans and machines: BWS Motorbike Club, an enthusiastic LM customer for the scooter range. Bamboo Lin (BOSCHMAN Taiwan), Yannick Stamm (Business Development Manager China), Carlos Travé (General Manager 2-Wheel), A. Zhang (Manager BWS Club Taipei), Robert Niegel (Export Area Manager). 36 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 SINGAPORE LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 37 TCR SINGAPORE The TCR Racing Series celebrated its premiere in Singapore on September 20. LIQUI MOLYs Trio on twelve wheels: Tomas Engström (car with No. 4), Lorenzo Veglia (7) and Mikhail Grachev (8). 38 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 39 TCR SINGAPORE Spot off, light on! The WM runs in Singapore were held on the same weekend as the Formula 1 Races at night with floodlights - an outstanding experience for spectators and riders. 40 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 41 CALENDAR SHOOTING IN SINGAPORE 42 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 Why quarrel? There's enough LIQUI MOLY for everyone there. The newly released 2016 Asian Calendar for our customers and markets in China, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, among others. LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 43 CALENDAR SHOOTING IN SINGAPORE 44 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 45 The Bathurst 12 hour race is THE motor sports event in Australia. Each year thousands of fans join the pilgrimage to this Mecca of throbbing power giants. The perfect background for any 46 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 AUSTRALIA calendar. And that is exactly what we have made for our customers down under. LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 47 AUSTRALIA 48 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 49 AUSTRALIA 50 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 51 AUSTRALIA 52 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 53 THAILAND Another ambassador for our brand: In Thailand our mascot now beats the advertising drum. Here at the opening of a car wash station by our partner Carlack. 54 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 At the Pick-up Race in Bira our brand shows itself from its best side. LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 55 SPAIN Excellent cooperation: Export Area Manager Mario Pradel (right), aka Super Mario, congratulates Antonio Gabaldon, proprietor of first LIQUI MOLY Flagship Store in Spain, at it opening. 56 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 One brand one banner: LIQUI MOLY Flagship Store opens in Madrid. LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 57 Any car is bound to feel good in this LIQUI MOLY "wellness temple". Service Center in Adana, Turkey with 58 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 TURKEY h oil change, car care and repair stations. LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 59 GREAT BRITAIN 60 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 61 CHILE 62 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 63 ARGENTINA 64 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 PARAGUAY LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 65 PORTUGAL 66 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 67 URUGUAY 68 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 69 SOUTH AFRICA 70 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 71 SOUTH AFRICA Gunsmoke is a thing of the past, today tires smoke at this drift competition in South Africa. 72 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 Great balls of fire. Mustang with hundreds of horsepower. A combination sure to make tires smoke. LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 73 SWEDEN Way up north, drifting is also a sport. Car Experts open the throttle full blast for our brand 74 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 CZECH REPUBLIC With umbrella and charm at the racetrack in Most. AUSTRIA like father, like son: At Zolder Historicuper Prix the Haager Motorsport family team started in the Hankook Cup and Touring Car Trophy. LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 75 AUSTRIA A very special kind of aerial surveillance! The LIQUI MOLY Team presented and explained the Aero Products at Austria's largest Aircraft Exhibition, the AIR EXPO at Zell am See. 76 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 TRINIDAD & TOBAGO Checkmate or checkered flag? The editorial staff cannot provide bikers with an answer to this question, but they can congratulate them on the red hot motorcycle action in Trinidad & Tobago. LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 77 NORWAY 78 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 79 NORWAY NORWAY Rallycross in Norwegian Hell - Heat, dust and turbo-power or as the race organizer advertised on T-shirts: Hell is like heaven, if you like Rallycross. 80 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 Two Swedes and a global brand form a successful trio. Our Swedish Partner Car Experts and driver Peter Hedström from Hedström Motorsport represented their national colors and those of LIQUI MOLY at the FIA Rallycross World and European Championship Runs (WRX, ERX) in Norway. LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 81 PRESS EVENT NORWAY NORWAY The sporty parts of the LIQUI MOLY Media Event: The rallycross event in Hell fascinated journalists from all parts of Europe. 82 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 NORWAY The scientific part: Lubricant icon Oliver Kuhn appeared in Trondheim with the journalist in the oil cosmos. During the leisurely part participants an the media event found out hat motor oil from LIQUI MOLY and Norwegian beer have in common: Great variety and excellent quality. LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 83 GERMANY Securely seated in the saddle with LIQUI MOLY - an advertising idea from our colleague and long-time "Field-service mustang“ Rainer Kinscheck. Our brand shows its fettle starting at 1 HP. BOSNIA Handball match with flying banners. The national junior team is one of our brand ambassadors extending beyond the Balkan borders. 84 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 GERMANY Continuous up and down - the Osnabrück Hill Climb. LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 85 Motorsport Magazine issue August 27, 2015 86 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 Here's to good partnership: LIQUI MOLY Sales Manager Peter Baumann (left) and Captain of the Intact GP Motorcycle Racing Team Jürgen Lingg (right) seal their cooperation for coming years. The only LIQUI MOLY Driver presently in the Moto2 field, will soon be getting support. Together with Jonas Folger he will then make up the only German-German racing pair in the race series for some time. LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 87 MOTO2 ITALY 88 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 89 MOTO2 ITALY Sandro Cortese is still holding his own alone against competing drivers. Beginning with the up-coming season he will be reinforced by new Moto2 team colleague Jonas Folger 90 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 Clean performance in the dirt: The Dennert Racing Team presents its colors nearly every week on Germany's motocross race tracks. LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 91 IRAQ Impressions of outdoor advertising and shelf positioning from the Near East 92 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 JORDAN AZERBAIJAN LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 93 High goals with heavy machines: At the Bauma in Johannesburg LIQUI MOLY exhibited its products and services in the field of construction machines, to significantly expand its clientele. 94 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 SOUTH AFRICA LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 95 GERMANY Our busiest booth was located right In the middle of the "visitor landing pattern" at the Wessels+Müller Exhibition at the Münster/ Osnabrück Airport. 96 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 Attention-attractive premiere: Our new automatic transmission oil changing machine Gear Tronic mastered its first public appearance with bravado! "The three from the DPF flushing point“ (left to right): Field Service Colleague Axel Hotfiel, Dieter Otto (Research & Development) and the National Sales Manager for Retail Sales Werner Lehmkemper. LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 97 This famous booth team at the Wessels+Müller Exhibition at the Münster/Osnabrück Airport nearly overshadowed our new Gear Tronic machine. Left in photo: Jan Althausen from Chile is collecting experience for his father's company in South America. 98 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 99 Product information in trade journals explain to customers around the world the benefits of LIQUI MOLY additives and oils. NICARAGUA 100 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 BULGARIA Agricultural Machines 09/2015 auto motor & sport, edition 08/2015 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 101 RUSSIA RUSSIA 102 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 RUSSIA LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 103 JAPAN RIDERS CLUB, edition 08/2015 104 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 105 NWK PARTNER, edition 03/2015 Blinklicht, edition 03/2015 KFZ-Wirtschaft, edition 09/2015 106 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 Auto & Wirtschaft, edition 09/2015 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 107 amz.de, 09/07/2015 108 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 AMZ - die Autohelden, 0515 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 109 krafthand-online, 08/28/2015 110 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 111 112 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 113 BOTSWANA LIQUI MOLY Roberts Racing Team kicked up a lot of dust for our brand at the AMAGEZA Rally. 114 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 Driving and working day and night. This rally required the members of the LIQUI MOLY Teams to give everything. LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 115 BOTSWANA 116 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 117 LIQUI MOLY enriches not only the real world, but fantasy as well. Speed Gents is a group or true motor sport enthusiasts, who participate in the virtual Racers League (racersleague.co) 118 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 for rFactor 2 race simulation using self-made LIQUI MOLY vehicles. Ronny Strohm and Mark Oliver Thiel compose one driver team. LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015 119 FRANCE 120 LIQUI MOLY I MEGUIN I 10 I 2015