Inauguration of new welding and production building

Official inauguration on 28 April 2009

Opening ceremony

The inauguration ceremony for the new welding and production building took place on 28 April. Pastor Buhl from Steinach blessed the building in the name of the Lord. The Mayor of Steinach, Frank Edelmann, greeted those present in German, English and French. Sound artist Mario Blattner, who was also the supervising engineer in charge of the building, expressed his sentiments with a demonstration of Asian tone scales and a gong; the arrangement was based on the positions of the planets.

Guests included the company founder, Mrs Gertrud Maier, the directors of the Haslach Sparkasse bank, and the PASCHAL Advisory Board. PASCHAL partners from Bahrain, Dubai, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, India and the Ukraine were also present.

Barbara R. Vetter: "This building was constructed to provide our employees from the welding shop with healthier working conditions and, for rationalisation reasons, to integrate four different locations in a single one. This will save us considerable time and money and also provides space for future production facilities. In a changing environment, we cannot afford to stand still; instead, we must advance and make ourselves fit for the future. Only in that way can we give the company the opportunity to survive in a competitive world."

The building

The building itself measures 20 x 40 metres. The load-bearing columns have deep foundations so they can support not only the roof and walls, but also the heavy-duty travelling cranes.

The building took nine months to be build and an investment of some 1 million euros. It can accommodate up to 20 workplaces.

Many tasks, including the precision welding required for modern formwork systems such as the LOGO.3 or special formwork, can now be carried out efficiently at the plant.