MAN Features
Press Newsletter September 2009
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Work world without borders
- MAN’s transformation from a German into a European corporation has been completed. It was a logical step, as the Group and its employees have a global presence in manufacturing, service and sales.
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It’s up to the immediate supervisor
- According to a study published by the Gallup Institute, only 17 percent of the global workforce is committed to the job. As much as 18 percent is not engaged at all. Corporate consultant Marco Nink believes that it is their supervisor’s behaviour that discourages personnel.
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Germany’s first offshore wind power plant
- The first wind power plant belonging to the Alpha Ventus offshore wind park has commenced operation off the coast of Germany. Each unit will generate a quantity of eco-electricity, that supplies approximately 3,000 households with power. At the heart of all plants is a gear unit supplied by Renk AG.
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Energy from waste
- Waste incineration plants have long been regarded as polluters. The technology of garbage disposal has evolved, however, and in addition generates a great deal of electricity – which is also due to efficient steam turbines from MAN Turbo. One of the world’s largest energetic waste-to-energy plant is now being built in London.
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To the ends of the earth
- Filipino seafarers make up the bulk of ship crews around the world. A growing number of them rise to the ranks of officer and captain. A training vessel in Eastern Friesland provides their schooling.
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Just a moment
- Be it Ankara, Munich or Dubai — MAN buses and coaches are on the road all over the world. Yet who actually sits behind the wheel?
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Poland – bridge of Europe
- Poland is one of Europe’s most important transit countries. Truckers like Wladislaw Lasinski are on the road there every day. A reportage.
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From the past into the future
- MAN made its first sales to Saudi Arabia back in the 1950s, laying the foundations for a long-term business relationship. Then, as now, the development of new markets represents a challenge for the Group.
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