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Milestones 2005<br />
Finger on the pulse of the markets<br />
2 3<br />
January — 17–22 January: Forster Profile Systems’ new-look exhibition stand and the inno-<br />
vative Forster fuego light TEGO system developed in collaboration with Dorma receive a<br />
great reception at Bau in Munich, the most important building trade fair in the German-spea-<br />
king world. — 25–29 January: The two kitchen companies Forster and Piatti appear together<br />
for the first time at Switzerland’s most important building trade fair, Swissbau in Basel, and<br />
win a bronze Xaver Award for their attractive exhibition stand design. Windows and doors<br />
manufacturer EgoKiefer also presents a new stand to great public acclaim, underscoring its<br />
technology leadership. — 27 January: The Board of Directors approves Forster Profilsysteme’s<br />
proposal to invest in a heat insulated window and door system, launching a new generation<br />
of profile technology.<br />
March — 15–19 March: At the ISH 2005 in Frankfurt, the world’s biggest bathroom, buil-<br />
ding, energy and air-conditioning technology fair, AFG’s Heating Technology and Sanitary<br />
Equipment Division presents highlights from the Kermi heating technology, Kermi sanitary<br />
and Arbonia product ranges. The new Bagnotherm and Credo II bathroom radiator lines and<br />
the Toca and Toca XP shower stall ranges receive the red dot design award 2005 from the<br />
renowned Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen in Germany.<br />
April — 22 April: At the AGM, AFG shareholders approve a dividend of CHF 7.00 per bearer<br />
share. This payment, more than double the CHF 2.80 distributed the year before, reflects a<br />
sharp gain in the group’s profitability.<br />
September — 1 September: AFG takes over the manufacture and sale of global brand Miele<br />
Kitchens from German company Miele & Cie. KG in Gütersloh. AFG continues operating<br />
Miele’s state-of-the-art kitchen production facilities in Warendorf (North Rhine-Westphalia,<br />
Germany), which employ around 300 people. The acquisition of Miele’s kitchen capacities<br />
makes AFG one of the biggest kitchen manufacturers in Europe. — 16 September: EgoKiefer<br />
AG commissions its new high-tech processing center in Villeneuve (Canton Vaud). Not only<br />
does this move significantly expand capacities and enable more flexible production, but it<br />
underscores the company’s commitment to French-speaking Switzerland.
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