FERCHAU Engineering GmbH

FERCHAU Engineering awards Innovation Prize worth a total of EUR 30,000 at Hannover Fair

Minister President of Lower Saxony Christian Wulff, Minister for Innovation Professor Andreas Pinkwart and President of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Professor Hans-Jörg Bullinger endorse the innovative strength of Germany's SMEs-Comprehensive careers advice and free job application photos at the Job & Career Market

German companies are among the most innovative in the world. Small and medium-sized enterprises contribute particularly to the economy's top position with their new processes and products. This was confirmed by a recent study conducted by the Centre for European Economic Research. New products accounted for 24 percent of sales in the German industrial sector, the highest value of all the EU-15 countries.

Now, to bolster innovative strength in the future too, encourage the next generation and advance Germany as a technology location, Lower Saxony's Minister President Christian Wulff, North Rhine-Westphalia's Minister for Innovation, Science, Research and Technology Professor Andreas Pinkwart, and President of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Professor Hans-Jörg Bullinger will join FERCHAU Engineering GmbH for the presentation of the FERCHAU Innovation Prizes.

The awards will be presented at the Hannover Fair on 16 April 2007 between 4 and 5 p.m. in Hall 2, Stand D36, on the stage of the VDI, the Association of German Engineers. Prizes worth EUR 10,000 each will go to the fields of mechanical and automotive engineering. Additional special prizes will be awarded for Prototype Realisation, Technical Maturity, Market Maturity, Sustainability, Creative Technology and the "Jugend forscht" prize for research by school pupils.

The competition was open to new graduates, young professionals, professionals and those newly setting up in business with an academic engineering qualification. Innovative products, prototypes, processes and methods were submitted, as were innovations from the fields of materials, systems and technology

One particular attraction at the Hannover Fair 2007 for prospective and potential job applicants of all ages is the comprehensive advice centred on "Openings and Opportunities with an Engineering Services Provider". The company will be at two stands from 16 to 20 April. The main base will be in Hall 17, Stand D 40. Frank Ferchau, Ferchau's head of marketing Stephan Eichholz, branch managers and representatives from Ferchau's HR will be there for interested companies, customers and applicants.

FERCHAU Engineering will also be represented at the Job & Career Market in Hall 2, Stand D46-20. Here, technical graduates and students can have ideal job application photos taken by a professional photographer. FERCHAU will give them the photos free on a CD-ROM to keep. Personnel experts will be on hand with tips and tricks for "Application Strategies". Visitors to the Job & Career Market can also obtain information on current vacancies and on career and further training opportunities with the engineering services provider.

On 16 and 20 April, personnel decision makers will be analysing application documents and providing optimization tips. There will be talks on the topics Questions at the Interview, Stress Management, and Presentation Techniques on 17 and 19 April, and on 18 April a video training will be offered for those interested in the sales and marketing side.

Frank Ferchau will be taking part in a panel discussion on "A Career with an Engineering Services Provider". The discussion event, to be held at the VDI Stand D36 in Hall 2 as part of the "Business Talks", is scheduled for 18 April at 12.00 noon. Frank Ferchau will also be taking questions on "Applications and Careers with an Engineering Services Provider" from potential applicants and others interested at the "Career Talks" event to be held in a separate room adjacent to the "Business Talks" between 12.30 and 1.00 pm. Similarly at the VDI career advisory service in Hall 2, Stand D36, the head of Personnel Development at FERCHAU, Andreas Harrock, will be in attendance from 9 am to 5 pm on 17 April.

FERCHAU Engineering GmbH, market leader for engineering services in Germany with more than 40 branches and locations plus 49 technical offices, marked its 40th anniversary celebrations by chalking up the most successful business year in its company history. 2006 was also the fifth year in a row in which the company closed with a highly satisfactory result. Group turnover soared 40 percent from 150 million euros in 2005 to 210 million euros in 2006 and the FERCHAU Group's payroll expanded 24 percent from 2,500 to over 3,100.