A hundred-year balance Annual Report 2010 - Uzin Utz AG

Adaptation and Synergy
Learning from nature means learning perfection.
An example that we treat with respect.
A perfect interplay of forces requires the maximum degree
of individual readiness for development from all those involved.
In the interests of optimum adaptation to the requirements
of the market and our customers, our performance
structure as a system supplier is continually being
developed further. This also includes compliance with internationally
blinding industrial standards. Like the production
locations at Ulm (UZIN) and Haaksbergen (Unipro
B.V.), the Vaihingen equipment manufacturer Wolff and
Herrmann Frank have also been certified to ISO since 2010.
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A further step towards merging of product quality,
design requirements and practical suitability has been
made by Unipro B.V. with the completely new synthetic
resin flooring concept of Arturo Unique Flooring, which
replaces the brand of Qeshfloor Industrial Flooring. The
Dutch specialist for synthetic resin flooring presented the
optimum flooring solution in the commercial/industrial
application area at the BAU exhibition in Munich: Mortar
floors, stone flooring, sealants and levelling coatings
on an epoxy resin or polyurethane resin basis can be finished
to produce a unique end result with Arturo.
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As the partner to the parquet-laying business, the trade
and decision-makers in interior design, JP Coatings felt
itself duty-bound to increase its range and services covering
all aspects of the new laying, renovation and value
preservation of parquet flooring: Pallmann, the professional
in the area of surface finishing, with a tradition
going back over 100 years, now offers its customers perfectly
matched products for every level of flooring construction
– from the right substrate preparation through
to the cleaning and care of parquet floors.
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“From the root to the crown” – under this slogan, Pallmann
presented its new, complete range of products for
parquet flooring for the first time at the BAU exhibition.
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In 2010, the specialist departments of Quality Management
and International R&D initiated an ambitious
project for the maximum harmonisation of group companies
at the global level. This is intended to ensure that
production worldwide takes place according to the same
standards at all the different production locations of the
Uzin Utz Group. This will enable identical product qualities
to be turned out in future at all production locations.
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Ecological responsibility, product innovation and sustainability
are traditionally not contradictory at Uzin Utz
AG: in 2010, 76.2% of company sales were generated with
products which comply with strict ecological emission
requirements (such as the “Blue Angel” and Emicode).
Uzin Utz AG therefore stands out not only for its comprehensive
flooring system expertise, but also continues
to set the highest standards in the sector with regard
to its ecological responsibility.
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1985
Birth of the Utz-triplets
Amelie, Julian and Philipp
(4th generation).
The compact disk (CD) is
launched.
The first generation of
environmentally friendly
adhesives of UZIN is introduced.
Sales of Uzin GmbH & Co. KG
exceed 33 million DM.
The only 17-year-old Boris Becker
wins in Wimbledon as first
German.
28 Group companies