19.11.2013

Burtenbach, 19th. November 2013   

  • All three managing directors make an early extension to 2019
  • Company owner Ulrich Humbaur shows long-term commitment

Ulrich Humbaur has made an early five-year extension, to 2019, for the contracts with long-term managing directors Thomas Heckel, Jürgen Steinbacher and Thomas Eschey. This demonstrates the owner of Kögel's ongoing long-term commitment to the Burtenbach company. 

Ulrich Humbaur is thus continuing Kögel's success story. Kögel's management team has achieved considerable growth since the company takeover in 2009. In the last four years, the sales, turnover, yield, market share and number of employees have shown distinct grown. In addition, Kögel has regained its reputation as a leader in innovation, even more than before. This is also underscored by the fact that Kögel has been awarded the international sector award "Trailer Innovation 2013" in the supreme discipline "Body".

"I am very pleased to have been able to make an early extension to the contracts for the three tried and tested Kögel managing directors. They have all made outstanding efforts over the past few years and I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to them for this ", says Ulrich Humbaur, the owner of Kögel. "I am convinced that this continuity will continue to have a positive sustainable influence on Kögel's success. ".

Photo: Ulrich Humbaur, Jürgen Steinbacher, Thomas Eschey and Thomas Heckel.

Your contact person for any questions about this press release:
Volker Seitz
Head of Communication 
Fon + 49 8285 88 - 12306
Fax + 49 8285 88 - 12424
volker.seitz (at) no spam pleasekoegel.com

Patrick Wanner
PR-Manager
Fon + 49 8285 88 - 12301
Fax + 49 8285 88 - 12284
patrick.wanner (at) no spam pleasekoegel.com

Kögel is one of the three leading trailer manufacturers in Europe. Since its establishment in 1934, it has produced more than 500,000 vehicles. With its commercial vehicles and solutions for the forwarding and construction industries, the company can offer all the benefits of 75 years worth of engineering quality "made in Germany". Since that time it has maintained its passion for transport and innovation, thus enabling it to offer proven, long-lasting added value for freight forwarders. The company headquarters and main production facility of Kögel Trailer GmbH & Co. KG are in the Bavarian town of Burtenbach. In addition, Kögel also has plants and premises in Neu-Ulm (Germany), Duingen (Germany), Chocen (Czech Republic), Moscow (Russia), and St. Petersburg (Russia). With its staff complement of approximately 1,000 employees, it achieved a sales figure of about €260 million in 2012.
www.koegel.com

distributed by