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Maaß wins 1,500 euro Huyck.Wangner Talent Award


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hristoph Maaß is the winner of the 13th Talent Award worth €1,500 presented by


Huyck.Wangner, one of the worldwide leading suppliers of paper machine clothing, and Munich University of Applied Sciences’ faculty of Process Engineering – Paper and Packaging. The award is for the best


student enrolled in the Master of


Engineering in Paper Technology course led by Prof. Dr. Stephan Kleemann. Maaß, from Sinsheim,


had already completed his apprenticeship as a paper technologist at the Palm paper mill in Wörth after receiving his IB qualification in 2009. He completed his job training in 2011 which also gained him an award from the German Chamber of Commerce. Maaß’s father is


Ian Jones joins Howard Tenens board


Ian Jones has joined the board of Howard Tenens, one of the largest privately owned third party logistics companies in the UK, as a non-executive director. He recently retired as managing


director of Mercedes Benz Commercial Vehicles and has held many positions at Volvo, Scania and DAF Trucks.


Under Jones’ leadership,


Mercedes Benz Commercial Vehicles had a number of notable successes, gaining significant market share growth and reputation. His focus on product enhancement, expansion of customer support and building a motivated Dealer/Manufacturer team were all key features that led to the Sprinter winning the Motor Transport Award for fleet van of the year on four consecutive years and Mercedes Benz attaining the premier position in the UK truck premium tractor market. “I am delighted to be working


with Howard Tenens,” said Jones. “They have demonstrated that they are at the leading edge of many


September 2012 Ian Jones


aspects of the changing world of transport – from early adoption of new technologies driving both cost and environmental benefits, as well as proving to be extremely innovative in creating and tailoring transport solutions for a variety of customers with varying individual needs. Chief executive of Howard


Tenens Peter Morris said, “Ian’s breadth of experience in the global commercial vehicle industry will add significant value to Howard Tenens. He joins us at an exciting time when we have just led a successful bid for the ‘Low Carbon Truck Demonstration Trial’ funded by the DfT and Technology Strategy Board, which will expedite our low carbon transport strategy.”


managing director of the Palm Group.


Maaß was the best student in the basic study period, an accomplishment that also cleared the way for this year’s Huyck.Wangner Talent Award. He will complete his upcoming practical semester in Germany and is planning on pursuing his Master of Engineering in Paper Technology once he has obtained his Bachelor’s degree.


Left to right: Professor Stephan Kleemann, Munich University of Applied Sciences, Head of Process Engineering – Paper and Packaging, with Christoph Maaß and Ernst Kerschhofer, marketing & sales chief at EMEA Xerium Europe


Woollard & Henry celebrates a decade of employee ownership


Papermarking system specialist Woollard & Henry celebrated a decade of employee ownership with a special event at its Stoneywood facility near Aberdeen in Scotland. The event, hosted in


collaboration with Co-operative Development Scotland (CDS), was attended by politicians that include Sir Malcolm Bruce MP and Richard Baker MSP. Fred Bowden, managing


director at Woollard & Henry, said: “Going employee owned has allowed a company with a proud past to diversify and evolve. We’ve come a long way in a decade, doubling our workforce and entering new products and markets. “We know that in a competitive


jobs market we can offer new employees something different – the chance to be stakeholders in their own company.” Founded in 1878 and with


Fred Bowden


more than 130 years’ experience in dandy roll and associated watermarking systems, Woollard & Henry completed an employee buyout in 2002 which was identified as the best way to secure the future prosperity of the business. At the time the headcount was 22 with turnover at £0.9m. In 2002 Scotland had 20 paper mills in operation: now just four remain. Woollard & Henry has


prospered and since the employee buyout its annual turnover is now more than £5.5m, with the workforce more than doubling to 46 at three sites. In 2009 the company opened a design office in Germany.


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