KARCHER UK WELCOMES DELEGATES FOR ITS
WORLD MEETING Global cleaning giant Kärcher recently welcomed delegates from 65 countries to the UK for the 2017 Kärcher World Meeting, to discuss innovation, strategy and growth.
The three day event saw 150 guests come together, comprising leaders of the 100 subsidiaries and 65 countries Kärcher operates in today, as well as the Kärcher supervisory and management boards and members of the Kärcher family – the children and grandchildren of the company’s founder Alfred Kärcher.
The event was dual location, with guests splitting their time between central London and the new Kärcher UK headquarters in Banbury, Oxfordshire. Arriving in a fleet of especially liveried coaches, the
delegates toured the new 7,802m² facilities ahead of the morning session.
Appropriately the new build was first announced by David Cameron at an international investment summit, entitled ‘Embracing new technology for competitive advantage’ and that is what Kärcher has done, both in its infrastructure and its product portfolio – which currently numbers some 3,000 machines and 1,700 design patents.
At the World Meeting it’s customary to show international guests something of the host country’s culture or renown. The UK chose to celebrate its pioneering engineering heritage; delegates were treated to a journey leaving Banbury Station on the luxurious vintage carriages of the Belmond British Pullman, sister train to the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express. Onboard dinner, period music and scenic views of the countryside rounded off the best of British experience en route to London.
Whilst in the capital, delegates also visited a landmark close to the UK
team’s heart. Kärcher has donated its cleaning expertise to clean, protect and preserve over 100 monuments and heritage sites internationally. The London Eye was the UK team’s biggest clean to date – and a major logistical challenge in high winds and low temperatures, but one that showed Kärcher can always rise to the challenge.
Following a series of seminars and workshops focusing on future opportunities, corporate culture, growth potential and introducing new product and service innovations, the meeting concluded on Thursday. Commenting on the event Simon Keeping, UK Managing Director and Region President, said: “It's been great having the Kärcher family and Kärcher's top management from around the world here in the UK. The opportunity to showcase our new purpose-built facility and, more importantly, the committed, talented team who work there has been a real privilege.”
www.karcher.co.uk
www.tomorrowscleaning.com
NEWS | 7
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64
