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Symbol of Solidarity
Inauguration of ISC Pylon
NEWSLETTER
On August 28 ISC-Pirmasens, together with some 130 guests, celebrated
the dedication of a stainless steel pylon bearing the logos of all the
sponsors to date and serving as a landmark visible from afar with its
impressive height of 15 meters. The pylon is not only a striking eyecatcher,
but above all symbolises the extensive collaboration and permanent
exchange of ideas between ISC and companies of the footwear
and leather industry as well as retailers and suppliers.
The ceremonial unveiling of the pylon also provided an occasion to
take stock of the 14 months to have elapsed since inauguration of ISC.
“Anyone who has made such a splendid start under diffi cult circumstances
need have no fear of the future”, commented Ralph Rieker, Chairman of the
Federal Association of the Footwear Industry, in his address.
The declared goal is to consolidate ISC’s position as a service provider on a
national and international level. That is why ISC – generally together with the
parent organisation PFI – is present at trade shows throughout the world, as
already in September at GDS in Düsseldorf and at ISA/ISL in Pirmasens (see
report on page 07). ISC will again exhibit at the All African Leather Fair in Addis
Ababa and at the Chennai Leather Fair in India January 2010, at the Asia Pacifi c
Leather Fair in Hong Kong in March, and at the Shoe Fair in Guangzhou and the
Orthopädie- und Reha-Technik Trade Show in Leipzig in May.
In addition to the training projects in Ethiopia, enquiries regarding training
projects have reached ISC from partners in countries such as Egypt, India, and
Afghanistan. Moreover, ISC intends to apply for EU research contracts which
are usually awarded jointly to several institutes from different European states.
The internet presence of ISC also plays an important role on the international
stage because ISC is compiling English-language databases such as an German-
English Online Dictionary for the leather and footwear industry (report on page
09) and also plans to offer other services besides.
Some 18 logos currently decorate the pylon. But there is clearly room for the
names of more partners.
The 15-m high ISC pylon is visible
from a distance.
Mit 15 Metern Höhe ist der ISC-Pylon
weithin sichtbar.
We would be pleased to provide you
with further information if you are
interested in a partnership with ISC-
Pirmasens and the PFI Group.
Please call us at:
Tel: +49 6331 145 334 - 0
Or mail us at:
info@isc-pirmasens.de and
info@pfi -group.org