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<strong>Eppendorf</strong> AG · 22331 Hamburg · Germany · Phone: +49 40-5 38 01-0 · Fax: +49 40-5 38 01-556<br />
E-Mail: eppendorf@eppendorf.com · Internet: www.eppendorf.com<br />
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Welcome to <strong>Eppendorf</strong>
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Dr. Heinrich Netheler,<br />
Founder of <strong>Eppendorf</strong> AG<br />
“Magna pars est profectus<br />
velle proficere.”<br />
“An important aspect of advancement<br />
involves the desire to advance."<br />
(Seneca 4 B.C./65 A.D.)<br />
Dr. Hans Hinz,<br />
Founder of <strong>Eppendorf</strong> AG
welcome to eppendorf<br />
Welcome to <strong>Eppendorf</strong>!<br />
<strong>Eppendorf</strong> locations throughout the world<br />
The Company<br />
Chronicle: <strong>Eppendorf</strong> from 1945 to the present<br />
Company philosophy<br />
Table of contents<br />
Principles of leadership and cooperation<br />
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page 21<br />
Product portfolio (Excerpt)<br />
Perspectives and possibilities for continued training<br />
Career training<br />
Social security and other benefits (Excerpt)<br />
Finding us, or: Many roads lead to <strong>Eppendorf</strong><br />
Last but not least<br />
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This information brochure is oriented to both our new employees* and<br />
trainees and those who are interested in the <strong>Eppendorf</strong> company group.<br />
It contains important information on the company structure, possibilities<br />
for continued training, social benefits, company history and much more,<br />
showing what an attractive company <strong>Eppendorf</strong> is and how it exceeds<br />
traditional standards.<br />
The company philosophy and principles of cooperation also distinguish<br />
<strong>Eppendorf</strong> as a company dedicated to innovation, progress and the most<br />
modern technology, but at the same time one which has never forgotten that<br />
proven values and fair dealings with one another form the substantial basis<br />
for long-term and consistent success.<br />
In this way, <strong>Eppendorf</strong> has been able to establish itself as one of the leading<br />
international biotechnology companies in the past years.<br />
In doing so, <strong>Eppendorf</strong> also chooses to continue working towards these<br />
objectives, despite the risks involved, to make this development available for<br />
the good of humanity, with decades of experience and a great awareness of<br />
our responsibility.<br />
In the following we would like to introduce our company, and hope you will<br />
enjoy reading about us!<br />
Hamburg, June 2005<br />
Welcome to <strong>Eppendorf</strong>!<br />
Chairman of the Board Human Resources Human Resources<br />
Development<br />
Klaus Fink Harald Benecke Torsten Gnädinger<br />
* The term employee in this brochure is used uniformly for female and male employees.<br />
This also applies to any other terms referring to persons.<br />
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Boulder/USA<br />
Enfield/USA<br />
Ocala/USA<br />
Toronto/Canada<br />
Westbury/USA<br />
<strong>Eppendorf</strong> locations throughout the world<br />
São Paulo/Brazil<br />
Hamburg/Germany (2)<br />
<strong>Eppendorf</strong> headquarters<br />
Cologne/Germany Oldenburg in Holstein/Germany<br />
Namur/Belgium Copenhagen/Denmark<br />
Cambridge/UK<br />
Leipzig/Germany<br />
Paris/France<br />
Vienna/Austria<br />
Milan/Italy<br />
Madrid/Spain<br />
Chennai/India<br />
Hongkong<br />
Kuala Lumpur/Malaysia<br />
Sydney/Australia<br />
Tokyo/Japan<br />
Shanghai/China<br />
<strong>Eppendorf</strong> owns companies in a number of European countries, the USA, South America, Japan, the Asian-Pacific region and Australia, and has marketing partners<br />
in over 70 countries. <strong>Eppendorf</strong> offers interested and qualified employees with the desire to work in foreign countries a choice of exciting locations.<br />
Status: June 2005<br />
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The company<br />
In 1945/46, Dr. Heinrich Netheler and Dr. Hans Hinz founded the<br />
“Elektromedizinische Werkstätten GmbH” medical technology company.<br />
The objective was the concrete improvement of the living conditions of<br />
human society through progressive and high-quality products.<br />
Thus in August 1945 the foundations were laid on the grounds of the<br />
Hamburg University Hospital in <strong>Eppendorf</strong> for the company that is today<br />
a global leader in the biotechnology branch under the name <strong>Eppendorf</strong> AG.<br />
The connection of technology and an ethical orientation to the good of<br />
humanity was then as now a central aspect of the company philosophy.<br />
<strong>Eppendorf</strong> has successfully expanded on this basis and has opened up a<br />
variety of new and promising areas. The company group currently develops,<br />
produces and sells individual devices and complete system solutions in the<br />
areas of sample preparation, centrifugation, lab consumables, cell technology<br />
and PCR/DNA technology.<br />
In the meantime <strong>Eppendorf</strong> employs more than 1,800 people, 1,000 of which<br />
in Germany. The universally acknowledged specialist competency and the<br />
consistently high level of quality of the products have led to the company<br />
establishing an outstanding position in the international market. The products<br />
accompany and support users in the solution of lab tasks in all areas of the<br />
biosciences, from research through medicine to industrial routine applications.<br />
Advancements, such as the decoding of the human genome, will also<br />
open up completely new application areas in the future and thus expand<br />
<strong>Eppendorf</strong>’s possible fields of activity. The company can consider with pride<br />
that around the world only very few labs are able and will be able to dispense<br />
with <strong>Eppendorf</strong> and its products.<br />
Chronicle:<br />
<strong>Eppendorf</strong> from 1945 to the present<br />
1945/46 – First agreement with the University Hospital Hamburg-<br />
<strong>Eppendorf</strong> concerning the use of a barrack with an<br />
area of 330 m 2 .<br />
– Application for authorization to open a business.<br />
1946 – Production authorization from the Allies for the<br />
“Elektromedizinische Werkstätten GmbH”.<br />
1947 – The first firm symbol. A circle can be recognized,<br />
representing the sun as the source of all life.<br />
The wavy line stands for the high frequency technology<br />
used. The text “medeor” (lat.: I heal)<br />
is a reference to the field of work.<br />
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1950 – <strong>Eppendorf</strong> is 5 years old!<br />
– 10 employees – DM 75,000 turnover.<br />
1953 – The first group portrait.<br />
1954 – Change of the company name:<br />
from “Elektromedizinische Werkstätten<br />
GmbH” to “Netheler & Hinz GmbH”.<br />
1955 – <strong>Eppendorf</strong> is 10 years old!<br />
– 35 employees – DM 650,000 turnover.<br />
1960 – Award of the patent for piston stroke pipettes.<br />
1963 – Change of the company name to:<br />
“<strong>Eppendorf</strong> Gerätebau Netheler & Hinz GmbH”.<br />
– Introduction of the micro test tube<br />
“<strong>Eppendorf</strong>” (“Eppi”).<br />
1970 – <strong>Eppendorf</strong> is 25 years old!<br />
1971 – Management placed in outside hands for the first time.<br />
Dr. Netheler and Dr. Hinz join the supervisory board.<br />
– 400 employees – DM 34 million turnover.<br />
1974 – The 500th employee is hired.<br />
– DM 50 million turnover is exceeded..<br />
1975 – Start of in-house production of consumables in<br />
Oldenburg/Holstein.<br />
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1981 – Millionth pipette is produced.<br />
1984 – Turnover exceeds DM 100 million<br />
for the first time.<br />
– The “eppendorf” brand is registered worldwide.<br />
1986 – Introduction of sterile consumables<br />
for gene technology.<br />
– Consumables make up approx.<br />
25 % of the total turnover.<br />
1988 – Change of the company name to<br />
“<strong>Eppendorf</strong>-Netheler-Hinz GmbH”.<br />
1989/90 – Beginning of cooperation with and integration of the<br />
nationally-owned enterprise (VEB) “Zentrifugenbau<br />
Engelsdorf” in Leipzig into the “<strong>Eppendorf</strong>-Netheler-Hinz<br />
GmbH”. Founding of the “Gerätebau <strong>Eppendorf</strong>”.<br />
– Development and production of various lab centrifuges<br />
and accessories.<br />
1991 – Acquisition of first shares in Brinkmann Instruments,<br />
Westbury/USA.<br />
– Takeover of operations and name change of the<br />
“Gerätebau <strong>Eppendorf</strong>” into<br />
“<strong>Eppendorf</strong> Zentrifugen GmbH”.<br />
1992 – Export share 52 % – 1,060 employees.<br />
1993 – The company founder Dr. Hinz passes away on July 21st.<br />
1995 – 50th anniversary of <strong>Eppendorf</strong>.<br />
– Introduction of the “<strong>Eppendorf</strong> Young Investigator<br />
Award” for promoting young European scientists.<br />
– Founding of a marketing office in Malaysia.<br />
1997 – Founding of an associated company in Japan.<br />
– Marketing offices in England and Austria.<br />
Japan<br />
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1998 – Acquisition of 5Prime, Colorado/USA.<br />
1999 – Company founder Dr. Netheler passes away<br />
on January 16th.<br />
– The “<strong>Eppendorf</strong> Instrumente GmbH” in Hamburg and<br />
“<strong>Eppendorf</strong> Polymere GmbH” in Oldenburg become<br />
autonomous.<br />
2000 – Transformation of the “<strong>Eppendorf</strong>-Netheler-Hinz GmbH”<br />
into “<strong>Eppendorf</strong> AG”.<br />
– As of January 1st, “<strong>Eppendorf</strong> Sales Germany GmbH”,<br />
with its headquarters in Cologne, is responsible for<br />
the sale of all <strong>Eppendorf</strong> products within Germany.<br />
– Turnover of the entire <strong>Eppendorf</strong> group: € 258.4 million.<br />
2001 – Visit by Heide Simonis (Chief Minister of Schleswig-Holsteins)<br />
and Ortwin Runde (Mayor of Hamburg) to <strong>Eppendorf</strong>.<br />
– “<strong>Eppendorf</strong> Zentrifugen GmbH” celebrates its tenth<br />
anniversary.<br />
– As of December 31st <strong>Eppendorf</strong> employs 1,602 people.<br />
– Turnover of 289.2 million €, EBIT: € 28,851 T.<br />
2002 – Founding of a scientific advisory council.<br />
– Founding of a competency center for Biochips in Belgium<br />
in July with the name: “<strong>Eppendorf</strong> Array Technologies”<br />
and the opening of the branch offices of “<strong>Eppendorf</strong><br />
<strong>Nord</strong>ic Denmark.”<br />
– <strong>Eppendorf</strong> employs 1,624 people as of 2002.<br />
– Turnover of € 297.3 million, EBIT: € 36,063 T.<br />
2003 – The branch offices in Shanghai, China and Madras,<br />
India are opened.<br />
– <strong>Eppendorf</strong> employs 1,725 people as of 2003.<br />
– Turnover of € 270.1 million, EBIT: € 37,005 T.<br />
2004 – Purchase of a factory in Enfield/CR, USA and the<br />
commissioning of the “<strong>Eppendorf</strong> Manufacturing Corp.”<br />
– Acquisition of Stagbio SARL/Clermont Ferrand, France.<br />
– Launch of the first arrays.<br />
– <strong>Eppendorf</strong> employs 1,748 people as of 2004.<br />
– Turnover of € 286.1 million, EBIT: € 40,100 T.<br />
2005 – Outsourcing and spin-off of the “<strong>Eppendorf</strong> Liquid<br />
Handling GmbH” from “<strong>Eppendorf</strong> Instrumente GmbH”<br />
– Splitting of “<strong>Eppendorf</strong> North America” and “Brinkmann<br />
Instruments, Inc.” into two seperate companies<br />
– Opening of a sales company in Hong Kong.<br />
Status: June 2005<br />
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Our company philosophy<br />
Yes to biotechnology<br />
<strong>Eppendorf</strong> is a leading global supplier for the entire research sector of the<br />
life sciences industry, especially for the fast growing area of biotechnology.<br />
We develop customer-oriented system solutions for molecular biology<br />
applications and thus complete biosystems.<br />
We understand biotechnology as a science for the good of humankind.<br />
This is all the more so as <strong>Eppendorf</strong>, on the basis of its company development,<br />
ethics and culture, deals with progress in this area in a reliable and<br />
responsible fashion.<br />
We support biotechnology:<br />
● As part of a high-performance network of industry and science<br />
● Through our open-minded global orientation<br />
● With the recognized quality of the <strong>Eppendorf</strong> brand<br />
Yes to market proximity<br />
<strong>Eppendorf</strong> is a problem solver for its customers.<br />
As a competent systems and service provider, we want to achieve and<br />
maintain market leadership in all our business areas.<br />
Competition is an incentive for us to establish new markets and expand<br />
existing ones through innovative and compelling concepts.<br />
We support market proximity through:<br />
● Continuous analysis of the challenges our customers will face<br />
both now and in the future<br />
● Customized solutions and the development of premium products<br />
● Competent customer service from marketing and service partners<br />
around the globe<br />
Yes to top performance<br />
It's completely clear: our success is primarily due to the performance of our<br />
motivated employees. Our highest objective is to support and challenge our<br />
employees to perform at their best to achieve personal and professional<br />
goals. Our employees play a critical role in decision-making, accept the<br />
decisions made, and act accordingly. We will continue to attract the best<br />
and brightest employees, regardless of origin or culture.<br />
We achieve top performance through:<br />
● Trust and respect for one another<br />
● Creativity and responsible action<br />
● Transparent company goals and comprehensive information<br />
● Participation in company success<br />
● Rewarding top performance<br />
● Individual and goal-oriented personnel development<br />
● Successful teams that integrate personal top performance<br />
Yes to innovation<br />
The declared goal of <strong>Eppendorf</strong> is to be the leader in technology in all areas<br />
of core competency. We will continue to set standards through innovation.<br />
Constant change and continued development are a matter of course for us.<br />
The drive to continue learning is what will make our success possible.<br />
We promote innovation through:<br />
● The promotion of science in close cooperation with research<br />
● Permeable and flexible organizational structures<br />
● Talented, open-minded and eager-to-learn employees<br />
● Professional knowledge management<br />
● Progressive patent strategies<br />
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Yes to profit and growth<br />
We know that only ongoing success can guarantee the economic<br />
independence and self-sufficiency of <strong>Eppendorf</strong>.<br />
We are therefore committed to long-term and enduring strategies.<br />
Recognition of the interests of our shareholders is thereby an important<br />
prerequisite for the continued success of the company.<br />
We guarantee profit and growth through:<br />
● Focusing on our core competencies<br />
● Strategic, important cooperations<br />
● Independent, decentralized organizations<br />
● Qualified employees<br />
● Investment in technology<br />
Yes to <strong>Eppendorf</strong>!<br />
Yes to leadership<br />
Principles of leadership<br />
and cooperation<br />
It’s management’s responsibility to develop, challenge and win our<br />
employees according to their talents and abilities in order to achieve<br />
company goals.<br />
● The credibility of our management team rests primarily on their social<br />
competency and their role in representing <strong>Eppendorf</strong>'s values.<br />
● Management conducts employee discussions, negotiates and sets<br />
goals and gains from opportunities offered by employee feedback.<br />
● Management uses contemporary instruments of personnel development.<br />
Yes to employee development<br />
Each employee is fundamentally responsible for his/her own personal and<br />
professional development as they strive to fulfill present and future requirements.<br />
<strong>Eppendorf</strong> supports this by making goal-oriented personnel development<br />
measures available to all its employees.<br />
● We see goal-oriented training as a common objective.<br />
● Our actions are characterized by initiative and dedication.<br />
Yes to management delegation<br />
Successful action presumes that employees are given the responsibility and<br />
the authority to carry out suitable tasks independently.<br />
● Management delegates not only assignments and projects, but also the<br />
connected decision-making authority and responsibility.<br />
● Employees are obliged to supply status reports on the delegated tasks<br />
regularly.<br />
● Management respects the decisions made within the framework of the<br />
delegation.<br />
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Yes to decisions<br />
Our employees work constructively and critically in the decision-making<br />
process. The decisions made are accepted and form the basis for action.<br />
● We view differences of opinion as chances to find future-orientated<br />
solutions.<br />
● We reach decisions transparently and comprehensibly.<br />
Yes to cooperation<br />
Our cooperation is distinguished by trust, mutual recognition and respect for<br />
others (regardless of origin and culture).<br />
● We create trust through transparency, honesty and reliability.<br />
● At <strong>Eppendorf</strong> we promote an environment in which it is fun to work.<br />
● We act fairly and openly (not only when it's easy).<br />
Yes to communication and information<br />
Up-to-date information and open communication are the keys to<br />
confidence-building teamwork.<br />
● We support each other through an open and active exchange of<br />
information.<br />
● We realize that communication means mutual understanding and<br />
act accordingly.<br />
● We keep ourselves informed in a timely, comprehensive and<br />
understandable fashion.<br />
Yes to achievement<br />
The success of <strong>Eppendorf</strong> is based upon the achievement of its employees.<br />
● We expect initiative and encourage performance in a conducive work<br />
environment.<br />
● We accept the challenge of marketplace competition.<br />
● We think and act creatively and recognize opportunities.<br />
● We accept calculated risks and learn from experience.<br />
Yes to team spirit<br />
Individual top performances converge in the team and are converted into<br />
successes.<br />
● We promote team and project work within the company.<br />
● A group is only as strong as the individual qualities that enhance one<br />
another.<br />
● We are prepared to assist others and to let ourselves be assisted.<br />
● Top performances are achieved through goal oriented teamwork and by<br />
company-overarching communication and cooperation.<br />
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The product portfolio<br />
(Excerpt)<br />
● Standard micro test tube 3810 X:<br />
This is the successor to the internationally<br />
familiar classic, the “Eppi”. This tube helps<br />
reduce sample volumes and the consumption<br />
of costly reagents, thus saving processing time<br />
and money.<br />
● Safe-Lock micro test tube:<br />
These micro test tubes are distinguished by an extremely air-tight lid lock.<br />
They are used for work with valuable substances, among other things.<br />
● Research pipette:<br />
Highly precise and ergonomic pipette<br />
with separate tip ejection for science,<br />
research and clinical routine.<br />
● Centrifuge 5702 R:<br />
The versatile <strong>Eppendorf</strong> centrifuge for the clinical<br />
and cell culture lab. This centrifuge can be placed<br />
in labs and research institutes worldwide due to<br />
the large variety of accessories.<br />
● Cell injectors:<br />
Direct injection into the cell means that the cell itself becomes the micro<br />
test tube: The substance quantities used are thus so small that it would<br />
take 300 years of one injection per second to fill a thimble.<br />
● FastPlasmid Mini:<br />
Isolation of highly pure plasmid DNA.<br />
● Mastercycler ep:<br />
The outstanding temperature regulation<br />
accuracy and the fast heating and<br />
cooling speeds of the Mastercycler ep<br />
gradient S guarantee highly precise and<br />
fast PCR performance.<br />
● Workstation epMotion 5075 VAC<br />
Purification of plasmid DNA in<br />
96-well format.<br />
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Perspectives and possibilities<br />
for continued training<br />
<strong>Eppendorf</strong> knows that its success is especially due to its hard-working and<br />
capable employees. Thus employee development plays a very central role in<br />
not only maintaining this commitment, but also in expanding upon it in the<br />
future. This is because motivated and qualified employees are primarily the<br />
essential capital of a modern company with ambitions of long-term success<br />
in global competition.<br />
Our employees are therefore challenged and supported according to their<br />
ability and ambition. In the process, the requirements of the company are<br />
taken as much into account as the expectations of the employees.<br />
We have thus developed a program of continued training for our employees,<br />
composed of a number of different qualification and training measures. The<br />
palette of these possibilities for further training, which is principally available<br />
to all employees, is quite varied and includes both individual and collective<br />
measures, depending upon the requirements. These extend from, among<br />
others, leadership training to the improvement of personal work methods,<br />
from business management seminars and communication training to acquiring<br />
new language skills. In addition to this, <strong>Eppendorf</strong> also makes it possible<br />
to participate in mentoring and coaching programs.<br />
Management development also plays an important role at <strong>Eppendorf</strong>.<br />
This is because good and acknowledged managers represent another basic<br />
key to the success of the company. The point and purpose of management<br />
development is to identify employees with potential for management duties<br />
in both domestic and foreign settings, to prepare them in a targeted fashion<br />
for both current and future tasks and to advise them individually with respect<br />
to their further vocational training and education. This building block creates<br />
perspective for willing and suitable employees and secures a continuous,<br />
optimal team for leadership positions within our company, true to our<br />
principle of “promoting from within”.<br />
Career training<br />
Career training has always been a central factor in the success of the<br />
company. <strong>Eppendorf</strong> encourages the up-and-coming generation from its<br />
own ranks with a qualified initial training program. The course of training<br />
takes place within the proven and forward-looking careers framework and<br />
has a long tradition.<br />
With our training concept we support a balance of training in both career<br />
and social competency.<br />
With targeted training marketing we attract the interest of and win suitable<br />
applicants for our training careers. By carrying out periods of practical<br />
training we help provide important career experience for pupils and students.<br />
Students also have the possibility of carrying out their dissertations.<br />
Our training spectrum basically encompasses both commercial and trade<br />
careers.<br />
Career training:<br />
● Commercial: Industrial commercial clerk<br />
Wholesale and export clerk<br />
Specialized computer science:<br />
system integration or application management<br />
● Trades: Industrial mechanics<br />
Technical drafting<br />
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Social security and other benefits*<br />
(Excerpt)<br />
Provisions for old age<br />
The above average company-supported provision for old age for our<br />
employees supplements the state pension and will therefore also be an<br />
extremely important and attractive social security benefit at <strong>Eppendorf</strong> in<br />
the future.<br />
Employment benefits to encourage capital formation<br />
<strong>Eppendorf</strong> currently pays permanently employed salaried personnel and<br />
apprentices a monthly contribution for investment in legally recognized<br />
savings and investment plans.<br />
The amount contributed by <strong>Eppendorf</strong> is dependent upon the relevant full<br />
time or part time position and the number of hours worked each week by<br />
the employee.<br />
Flexible work hours and telework<br />
<strong>Eppendorf</strong> accommodates the requirements of its employees with a system<br />
of flexible work hours and telework, meaning increased options for personal<br />
schedule planning.<br />
Career, family and private interests can thus be more easily coordinated.<br />
Conditions such as: no core time, a window from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., a flextime<br />
account and specially agreed upon trust-based working arrangements<br />
take the interests of our employees into consideration and thus contribute<br />
significantly to employee satisfaction and to the positive work environment.<br />
Telework at <strong>Eppendorf</strong> means in this case that those whose constant presence<br />
at the company workplace is not required for the carrying-out of their<br />
duties can do part of their job at home.<br />
*Different locations have different conditions<br />
Holidays and special leave<br />
Holidays are also really important at <strong>Eppendorf</strong>. This is because we recognize<br />
that only well-balanced employees with recharged batteries can do<br />
good work. This is why every employee has a basic 30 days of holidays.<br />
In addition to this, there are a number of situations that can result in the<br />
need for special leave, such as one's own wedding, the birth of a child,<br />
moving, etc. These holidays are provided at no cost by the company.<br />
Cafeteria<br />
There is a cafeteria available at each of the larger <strong>Eppendorf</strong> locations.<br />
Sandwiches and other snacks are also available from the vending machines.<br />
Payment for lunch is carried out with a chip card, which can be “charged”<br />
with money prior to purchase.<br />
Lunch is significantly subsidized by <strong>Eppendorf</strong>. Apprentices, trainees and<br />
diploma students receive a further subsidized lunch.<br />
The menu for the coming week is posted or made available at several locations<br />
around the premises each Monday. Three different meal choices each<br />
day and a regular favorite are available at <strong>Eppendorf</strong> AG, <strong>Eppendorf</strong><br />
Instrumente GmbH and <strong>Eppendorf</strong> Liquid Handling GmbH. Also included<br />
in the service is a salad bar, at which one can build a customized meal from<br />
a variety of choices.<br />
Work related suggestions for improvement<br />
We strive for constant improvement within the framework of our company<br />
philosophy. The creativity and the inventiveness of our employees should be<br />
encouraged and exploited as a contribution to the improvement of productivity,<br />
quality and work satisfaction. The encouragement of work related suggestions<br />
for improvement makes it possible for employees to suggest<br />
improvements on their own initiative and to share in the business success<br />
resulting from the improvements introduced. In order to become even more<br />
competitive, we are pleased to be able to make use of the suggestions and<br />
ideas of our employees.<br />
If the realization of the idea proves to be advantageous to <strong>Eppendorf</strong>, this is<br />
naturally honored with a fair bonus.<br />
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Company sport groups<br />
<strong>Eppendorf</strong> and its company sport groups are particularly proud to be able<br />
to offer a wide range of sport options.<br />
The sports offered extend from fitness, football, jogging, soccer, jazz gymnastics<br />
and bowling to dancing, table tennis and volleyball. There is also<br />
the possibility of using a swimming pool in Hamburg.<br />
Company parking<br />
If you drive to work, <strong>Eppendorf</strong> will provide you with free parking.<br />
“life”-the international employee magazine<br />
The international employee magazine, “eppendorf-life” is directed<br />
to employees around the world. Its purpose is to communicate information<br />
extending beyond the immediate workplace and to reflect<br />
the company in its entirety. <strong>Eppendorf</strong> is today a globally active company,<br />
whose employees, from Hamburg to Sydney and from New York to Kuala<br />
Lumpur in subsidiary and partner organizations and other forms of<br />
cooperation, work together. The goal of this international publication<br />
is to promote the bringing together of various cultures under one roof.<br />
“eppendorf-life” appears several times a year and is issued to every<br />
employee of the company. The company hopes that this employee<br />
magazine will awaken the interest of the employees, and that all<br />
employees will feel like a part of a larger community, wherever<br />
they are active for <strong>Eppendorf</strong>.<br />
Health protection<br />
<strong>Eppendorf</strong> undertakes preventive health measures for its employees.<br />
Ergonomic design of the workplace, adapted to the requirements and<br />
natural movements of people, is an expression of this basic principle of<br />
prevention.<br />
The setting up of flexible workplaces (sitting and standing), especially in<br />
production and in office areas, supports efforts to prevent and avoid false<br />
posture and back problems.<br />
There is also a company doctor available to every employee for consultation,<br />
who is also able to provide information with reference to, among other things,<br />
particular health questions regarding the workplace.<br />
...and much more!<br />
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welcome to eppendorf<br />
Pinneberg<br />
This is how you find us, or: There are many roads leading to <strong>Eppendorf</strong><br />
Altona<br />
Buxtehude Harburg<br />
...from the airport<br />
<strong>Nord</strong>erstedt from Hanover/Bremen<br />
Follow the A7 freeway until the exit for “<strong>Schnelsen</strong>-<strong>Nord</strong>”. Take the Ring 3 ring road in the<br />
direction “Flughafen Fuhlsbüttel”. Don't turn right toward the Fuhlsbüttel airport at the end<br />
of the airport tunnel, but drive straight ahead instead. After approx. 5.5 km on the Ring 3<br />
you will see <strong>Eppendorf</strong> on your right-hand side.<br />
<strong>Abfahrt</strong> <strong>Schnelsen</strong>-<strong>Nord</strong><br />
Catch the 172 bus in front of the airport terminal and travel to<br />
Fuhlsbüttel “U-Bahn” (underground) station. Then transfer to<br />
the 174 bus in direction Poppenbüttel or Tegelsbarg (<strong>Nord</strong>).<br />
Ride until the “Ruscheweyhstraße” bus stop. You will see<br />
<strong>Eppendorf</strong> on the other side of the street. Travel time: approx.<br />
15 minutes. Fare of approx. 3 €. Taxi fare: approx.13 €.<br />
Ring 3<br />
Bergedorf<br />
...from the freeway<br />
from Kiel/Flensburg<br />
If you're coming from the north on the A7, take the “<strong>Schnelsen</strong>-<strong>Nord</strong>” exit and follow Ring 3<br />
in the direction of “Flughafen Fuhlsbüttel”. Don't turn right toward the Fuhlsbüttel airport at<br />
the end of the airport tunnel, but drive straight ahead instead. After approx. 5.5 km on the<br />
Ring 3 you will see <strong>Eppendorf</strong> on your right-hand side.<br />
from Husum/Heide/Itzehoe<br />
Follow the A23 until the “Hamburg-<strong>Nord</strong>west” freeway intersection and change to the A7<br />
in direction Kiel/Flensburg. Leave the freeway at the “<strong>Schnelsen</strong>-<strong>Nord</strong>” exit and follow the<br />
Ring 3 in the direction “Flughafen Fuhlsbüttel”. Don't turn right toward the Fuhlsbüttel<br />
airport at the end of the airport tunnel, but drive straight ahead instead. After approx.<br />
5.5 km on the Ring 3 you will see <strong>Eppendorf</strong> on your right-hand side.<br />
from Lübeck<br />
Leave the A1 at the “Bargteheide” exit and take the B434 towards the city center.<br />
After approx. 15 km you will reach the Ring 3. Turn right. After approx. 4 km you will see<br />
<strong>Eppendorf</strong> on your left-hand side.<br />
from Berlin<br />
Turn right into the Hammer Straße at the end of the A 24 (“Horner Kreisel” traffic<br />
circle). After approx. 4 km you will arrive at the intersection with the<br />
B 434. Turn right in the direction of Sasel. After approx. 8 km you will reach<br />
the Ring 3. Turn left and drive approx. 4 km on Ring 3.<br />
You will see <strong>Eppendorf</strong> on the left-hand side.<br />
...from Hamburg central station<br />
Take the “S-Bahn” (urban railway), line S1 (green), directly from the central<br />
station to Poppenbüttel end station. From Poppenbüttel take the 174 bus in<br />
direction Fuhlsbüttel or the Metro Bus 24 until the “Ruscheweyhstraße” bus<br />
stop. <strong>Eppendorf</strong> is on the other side of the street. Travel time: approx. 35<br />
minutes. Fare of approx. 3 €. Taxi fare: approx. 25 €.<br />
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welcome to eppendorf<br />
We hope ...<br />
Last but not least<br />
● that we have been able to arouse your interest in and your curiosity<br />
about <strong>Eppendorf</strong><br />
● that this information brochure helped you to better understand our company<br />
philosophy and general conditions<br />
● that you will quickly feel at home at <strong>Eppendorf</strong><br />
● that you will enjoy your work and be happy here<br />
● that you will get to know some nice people and colleagues<br />
If you still have any questions, please feel free to call us and be connected<br />
to the personnel department.<br />
We are happy to be of assistance! Or have a look at our Internet site.<br />
You will find addresses on the back page of this brochure.<br />
<strong>Eppendorf</strong> is happy to have you!<br />
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