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MARANGONI MOURNS KLAUS ZIMMERMANN
On Easter Monday, the long-time former Managing Director of Marangoni Retreading Systems Deutschland GmbH, Klaus Zimmermann, passed away at the age of 83.
Even before he joined the family business, which at the time was still known as Heinrich Ellerbrock & Söhne, Klaus Zimmermann had the chance to start gaining professional experience in Italy. Being able to perfectly understand the Italian mentality and language would later become very important to him, both during and after the takeover by
Zimmermann joined Ellerbrock in 1962. After holding several managerial positions, in 1988 he was promoted to Managing Director and remained loyal to the company for over 40 years altogether.
“Klaus Zimmermann left his mark on the company over the course of many years,” said the company in a statement. “He made it possible for the Ellerbrock family business to become an essential part of the Marangoni Group. In doing this, he succeeded in maintaining the spirit of the family business. willing to listen to everyone’s problems and always found a solution.”
Matthias Leppert, the current Managing Director of Marangoni Retreading Systems Deutschland GmbH, added: “Our current successes are also the result of his efforts. Klaus Zimmermann always saw the good in all of us and brought out the best in us. I personally owe him a lot, he is in my thoughts and holds a special place in my heart.”
Klaus Zimmermann
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PGL use Kraiburg retread materials and Toki was very positive about the support and the quality of materials supplied by the Austrian company.
Currently, PGL is not seeking agents and is aiming to use its own sales team to start exploring the market in surrounding countries.
The company offers a range of tread patterns and common sizes and is also a new tyre sales operation working with all of the top-level brands.
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