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On 6^th of December 2021, Vossloh-Schwabe move into a new company headquarter, relocating from the small community of Urbach to the district town of Schorndorf, five kilometers away. This means that the company now has a modern location that combines all central functions in one place.

Since the beginning of 2020, the company has been undergoing a transformation in order to continue to be a leading partner for its customers in the rapidly changing lighting market. The move to the new company headquarters underlines Vossloh-Schwabe's adaptability and innovative strength.

The new building is…

Today, we announce the designation of Joan Presas as Global Sales Director of Vossloh-Schwabe.

It's done!

Vossloh-Schwabe is pleased to announce that the creditors' meeting last Monday in front of the responsible district court in Stuttgart has approved with 100%! of all groups of creditors and votes the submitted insolvency plan.

This enabled the protective shield proceedings to be successfully completed in the shortest possible time. Until the end of May 2021, smaller administrative issues, such as the final determination of the costs of the proceedings by the court, the listing of all documents, etc. must be processed. Immediately thereafter, the formal confirmation of the…

We are currently converting our existing ERP system to Oracle. The sales teams' Go-Live date for Vossloh-Schwabe Germany is scheduled for December 1, 2020.

The change to Oracle will bring about a few changes for you:

• Order confirmations, delivery documents and invoices will get a new layout.
• The suffix of the product reference numbers will in future have 4 digits, separated by a hyphen to the product reference number.
• Customs information on products will no longer be found under the individual item but summarized at the end of the document.

Open orders will be automatically…

With the new office in the newly opened modern office building at the Hengqin International Innotech Center in Zhuhai, Guangdong, China, lighting technology specialist Vossloh-Schwabe is expanding its presence in the Chinese market from November 1, 2020 on.

We are pleased to announce that we have sold our LMS Outdoor product division to our Australian based partner LVX Global with effect from 1 September 2020.

LVX Global handles the worldwide distribution of all networkable NB-PLC and HD-PLC products (iPC, iLC, iDC, iLIC, iLUX, iCCU). However, the stand-alone product iMCU will still be available from Vossloh-Schwabe. We have concluded an agreement with LVX on production and logistics, which will thus continue to guarantee the existing high-quality standard.

With the sale, the three VS employees Horst Kremer-Merseburg, Jörg Schneck and Juraj…

RESPIREM is the result of a solidarity initiative to develop and manufacture a field ventilator that works autonomously thanks to the installation of batteries. The aim is to provide vital support to the country's health centres and field hospitals, which are overwhelmed by the rush of patients and lack of ventilators.

We continue to be confronted daily with changing and difficult circumstances, which in the long run make various business processes appear complicated. Nevertheless, we would like to keep all our customers and suppliers regularly informed about adjustments to our actions.

The safety of all our employees and partners is a top priority, and we must and will respond immediately to ensure their well-being. There are currently no factors other than local government regulations or supply chain or material flow restrictions that affect our work or bring it to a complete standstill. We have had to…

Vossloh-Schwabe is able to produce and deliver

Dear valued employees and customers,

these special and extraordinary times require thorough consideration and flexible action.

Please be assured, that the health of our employees, customers and partners is our top priority.

For this reason we have started to do our part to slow down the spread of the corona virus.
We are still motivated to ensure smooth business operations and let us be clear – Vossloh-Schwabe is able to produce and deliver! 
Employees from different departments work partly from home to manage your customer wishes.

In global…

Price increase of 4% on each new order placed for all LED drivers, LED modules, LED lighting solutions and light management products

As a result of COVID-19 (Coronavirus), we are facing steep price increases at the hands of sub-suppliers for raw materials and components/semiconductors as well as higher cargo transportation costs and supply shortages owing to current developments. These factors have ultimately also resulted in a considerable hike in company costs.

Process optimisations were able to compensate for a part of these increased costs, but not fully.
Consequently, this new situation…