PrintPress Archive
 |
| “Ideas and innovations are the key to a successful future,” according to Jürgen R. Thumann, on presentation of the partnership certificate by Mike de Vries. |
2006/02/06
Heitkamp & Thumann is an official ‘Land of Ideas’ partner
Thumann: Ideas are the key to our future
Düsseldorf, 06.02.2006. The Heitkamp & Thumann Group in Düsseldorf is welcomed as an official partner in the locality project ‘Germany – Land of Ideas’.
Düsseldorf, 06.02.2006. The Heitkamp & Thumann Group in Düsseldorf is welcomed as an official partner in the locality project ‘Germany – Land of Ideas’.
“As entrepreneurs, we are proud of our country. Germany is very much a land of ideas. And thanks to these ideas which come from us entrepreneurs, our staff and our researchers, our businesses grow and hold their own in the global marketplace. My company is internationally competitive thanks to the large number of good ideas from many of our staff,” explains Jürgen Thumann, Chairman of the Board of the Heitkamp & Thumann Group in Düsseldorf, on the occasion of the presentation of the company’s partnership certification. Heitkamp & Thumann Group in Düsseldorf is a holding company, bringing together 25 medium-sized, internationally active companies.
“The well-being of our country depends on one of the most important commodities – ideas,” emphasises Thumann, who is also President of the Federal Association of German industry (Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie - BDI). “And it affects not only our material, but our cultural well-being just as much. The Heitkamp & Thumann Group is involved in the ‘Germany – Land of Ideas’ project, because we are convinced that ideas and innovations are the key to our future. We want to help our country look into the future with hope and self-confidence, and we also want the many international visitors coming this year for the big sporting event to experience our country as a land full of ideas.”
“The BDI supported our landmark project from the very beginning,” explained Mike de Vries, Managing Director of FC Germany GmbH and therefore also leader of the ‘Germany – Land of Ideas’ project. He continues, “that the BDI president, Jürgen Thumann is lending his support as an entrepreneur to us and our work is, for us, a great signal of innovation and our capacity for the future.”
More information about the ‘Germany – Land of Ideas’ project can be found at www.land-of-ideas.org.
The initiators
‘Germany – Land of Ideas’ is the combined locality project of the Federal government and German businesses, who are represented by the Federal Association of German Industry (Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie). The project’s goal is to communicate a picture of Germany as an innovative nation which is open to the world and capable of excitement, both in Germany and abroad. The project’s overall boss is the Federal President, Horst Köhler and the coordination of the project is the responsibility of FC Germany GmbH and its Managing Director, Mike de Vries. ‘Land of Ideas’ is supported by countless German companies, as well as associate partners from the worlds of science, culture and public life. The project is implementing five core initiatives: the sculpture park ‘Walk of Ideas’, the series of events surrounding ‘365 Landmarks in the Land of Ideas’, the ‘FanClub’, the media service and the welcome project.
The partners
adidas-Salomon AG • Adolf Würth GmbH & Co. KG • Allianz AG • AWD Holding AG • BASF AG • Bayer AG • Deutsche Bank AG • Deutsche Börse AG • Deutsche Lufthansa AG • DHL • Deutsche Telekom AG • EnBW AG • E.ON AG Fraport AG • Georgsmarienhütte Holding GmbH • HDI Versicherungen • Heitkamp & Thumann Group • IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG • Roland Berger Strategy Consultants • RWE AG • Voith AG • Wall AG
Contact:
Steffi Würzig
Public Relations Coordinator (national)
Deutschland - Land der Ideen
FC Deutschland GmbH
Unter den Linden 74
10117 Berlin
Germany
Tel.: +49 (0)30 2064 5946
Fax: +49 (0)30 2064 5937
wuerzig@land-der-ideen.de
www.land-der-ideen.de
“The well-being of our country depends on one of the most important commodities – ideas,” emphasises Thumann, who is also President of the Federal Association of German industry (Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie - BDI). “And it affects not only our material, but our cultural well-being just as much. The Heitkamp & Thumann Group is involved in the ‘Germany – Land of Ideas’ project, because we are convinced that ideas and innovations are the key to our future. We want to help our country look into the future with hope and self-confidence, and we also want the many international visitors coming this year for the big sporting event to experience our country as a land full of ideas.”
“The BDI supported our landmark project from the very beginning,” explained Mike de Vries, Managing Director of FC Germany GmbH and therefore also leader of the ‘Germany – Land of Ideas’ project. He continues, “that the BDI president, Jürgen Thumann is lending his support as an entrepreneur to us and our work is, for us, a great signal of innovation and our capacity for the future.”
More information about the ‘Germany – Land of Ideas’ project can be found at www.land-of-ideas.org.
The initiators
‘Germany – Land of Ideas’ is the combined locality project of the Federal government and German businesses, who are represented by the Federal Association of German Industry (Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie). The project’s goal is to communicate a picture of Germany as an innovative nation which is open to the world and capable of excitement, both in Germany and abroad. The project’s overall boss is the Federal President, Horst Köhler and the coordination of the project is the responsibility of FC Germany GmbH and its Managing Director, Mike de Vries. ‘Land of Ideas’ is supported by countless German companies, as well as associate partners from the worlds of science, culture and public life. The project is implementing five core initiatives: the sculpture park ‘Walk of Ideas’, the series of events surrounding ‘365 Landmarks in the Land of Ideas’, the ‘FanClub’, the media service and the welcome project.
The partners
adidas-Salomon AG • Adolf Würth GmbH & Co. KG • Allianz AG • AWD Holding AG • BASF AG • Bayer AG • Deutsche Bank AG • Deutsche Börse AG • Deutsche Lufthansa AG • DHL • Deutsche Telekom AG • EnBW AG • E.ON AG Fraport AG • Georgsmarienhütte Holding GmbH • HDI Versicherungen • Heitkamp & Thumann Group • IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG • Roland Berger Strategy Consultants • RWE AG • Voith AG • Wall AG
Contact:
Steffi Würzig
Public Relations Coordinator (national)
Deutschland - Land der Ideen
FC Deutschland GmbH
Unter den Linden 74
10117 Berlin
Germany
Tel.: +49 (0)30 2064 5946
Fax: +49 (0)30 2064 5937
wuerzig@land-der-ideen.de
www.land-der-ideen.de
Welcome to Germany