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The alpine skiing team of the Georg Wimmer School shines again!

2022-07-11T14:08:54+02:00December 2020|Categories: 2020, Germany, Posts|Tags: , |

The alpine skiing team of the Georg-Wimmer-Schule Lahr currently consists of five athletes with a mental disability and three supervisors. The team usually trains once a year for a week in the Black Forest and then takes part in a competition of the Special Olympics...

A strong storm takes by surprise Metaltex’s facilities in Mexico

2022-07-11T14:54:53+02:00May 2020|Categories: 2020, Mexico, Posts|Tags: , , |

Last Friday, May 8, strong winds that reached up to 220 km/h in the northwestern area of the state of Nuevo León wreaked havoc in several municipalities, including Apodaca, the town hall of our subsidiary Metaltex in Mexico. In addition, several people witnessed...

Ambiente 2020

2022-08-25T14:13:28+02:00February 2020|Categories: 2020, Germany, Posts|Tags: , , |

“Ambiente is the leading international trade fair and the world’s number one in products associated with dining, cooking, household items, furnishings and ornaments, interior design, gifts, jewellery and fashion accessories. It is “The Show” for the entire industry.” With these words the organizers of the event have concluded the latest...

Special Olympics Liechtenstein

2022-07-11T15:55:06+02:00February 2020|Categories: 2020, Liechtenstein, Posts|Tags: , |

German athletes from Lahr at the Special Olympics Liechtenstein, sponsored by METALTEX. From Wednesday, February 12th until Sunday, February 16 the Alpine Ski Team of the Georg Wimmer School took part in the Special Olympics in Liechtenstein with five athletes and three supervisors. The best weather and snow conditions were used for training on...

This 2020 Metaltex celebrates its 75th Anniversary

2022-07-11T16:10:22+02:00January 2020|Categories: 2020, Posts, Switzerland|Tags: , |

On February 1st, 1945 in Switzerland Egidio Morandi together with two friends founded Metaltex, opening its first location in via Vincenzo Vela in Mendrisio. The company’s mission was to manufacture iron wire articles. The name METALTEX derives from the fusion of the words metal and textile...

Ivo Kahánek brings the “Heart of Europe” to Mexico

2022-07-11T16:49:29+02:00November 2019|Categories: 2019, Mexico, Posts|Tags: , , |

The recital entitled in Spanish “Desde el Corazón de Europa” (From the Heart of Europe) organized by the Council for Culture and Arts of Nuevo León (CONARTE) thanks to the sponsoring of the METALTEX MEXICO and the support of the Czech Embassy brings the pianist Ivo Kahánek (1979) for the first time to Mexico. On October 22, the...

“Madzi ndi moyo”: “Water is life” in Chichewa

2022-07-12T08:09:17+02:00September 2019|Categories: 2019, Malawi, Posts|Tags: , |

Our colleague Sara Fontana in the name of her association, travels to the heart of Africa, to bring water to those who have not the luck to have it at hand. Sara, who works in our Marketing Communications department of Metaltex in Switzerland, last July made a sustainable tourism trip to Malawi to attend the inauguration of the well funded by *Koiné, an association of Como...

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