Press release
Continental Industrial Tires business unit and KTS
A further innovation award for the CSEasy
Hanover, July 2008. The innovative CSEasy wheel/tire system developed by
Continental Industrial Tires and und KTS has won a further award, this time the silver
'IQ Innovation Prize Central Germany 2008'. The award ceremony was held in midJune. Continental Industrial Tires entered this competition together with its
development partner KTS Kunststoff Technik Schmölln GmbH in the Chemicals/
Plastics cluster.
It took a full three sesssions to determine the winners of the Chemicals/Plastics cluster prize.
The award ceremony took place on 19th June 2008 in the factory belonging to the
Technische Dienste Espenhain (TDE) near Leipzig. "We were self-confident and optimistic
when we took part in this competition and we will now also be entering the current contest for
the 'Innovation Prize Thuringia' " said Hans-Jürgen Sauerwald, head of the test station at
Continental Industrial Tires. Dr.-Ing Wolfgang Markgraf, managing director of KTS, used this
opportunity to thank Continental for the positive co-operation.
Back in February this year, the CSEasy won the internationally acclaimed 'Archie' award,
nominated by the readers of the trade media for the materials handling industry and by
members of the Fork Lift Truck Association.
The CSEasy is a solid tire which, unlike conventional fork lift tires, is quite easy to change. All
that is needed is a torque wrench. This frees the user from the tire press normally required
and reduces downtimes to a minimum. The tire's lower rolling resistance makes it the most
energy-efficient on the market.
Continental is the only tire manufacturer to supply a comprehensive range of industrial
tires, making it the No. 1 in Germany and Europe, and one of the top three worldwide.
With targeted annual sales of more than €26.4 billion for 2008, the Continental Corporation is
one of the top automotive suppliers worldwide. As a supplier of brake systems, systems and
components for the powertrain and chassis, instrumentation, infotainment solutions, vehicle
electronics, tires and technical elastomers, the corporation contributes towards enhanced
driving safety and protection of the global climate. Continental is also a competent partner in
networked automobile communication. Today, the corporation employs approximately
150,000 people at nearly 200 locations in 36 countries.
The Commercial Vehicle Tires division, which designs, produces and supplies lorry, bus and
industrial tires worldwide, and employs more than 8,000 people, achieved a turnover of
approximately €1.5 billion in 2007.
For further details, visit the website www.conti-online.com.
Press contact:
Ute Weiß
Communication / PR Manager Industrial Tires
Continental AG
Büttnerstraße 25
D-30165 Hannover, Germany
Phone: +49 511 938 - 2131
Fax: +49 511 938 - 2706
E-mail: ute.weiss@conti.de
www.conti-online.com
Udo Brandes
Head of Press and PR Commercial Vehicle Tires
Continental AG
Büttnerstraße 25
D-30165 Hannover, Germany
Phone: +49 511 938 - 2923
Fax: +49 511 938 - 2496
E-mail : udo.brandes@conti.de
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