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Vera's wide world
Vera Lahme knows the feeling of having wanderlust. "I remember that as a teenager I picked up my grandma from the airport – and suddenly had the urgent need to jump on some plane to travel to the wide world, somewhere I've never been before. I don't know why I had the impulse, but I think this basic feeling has always driven me and helped shape my life." Vera Lahme's biography, which takes place on three continents, has shaped her to think globally. Her path connects different worlds: the security of a childhood in West Germany in the 80s, the challenge of finding her way in a foreign language and a different culture as a schoolgirl in the US South, the departure to tropical, multicultural Singapore as an adult, then the move to the metropolis of London, the heart of Great Britain – Vera Lahme carries many different linguistic, cultural and professional experience. With this wealth in her luggage, she is now committed to GEALAN: As Head of Sustainability, she plans where GEALAN wants to go in terms of sustainability. Environmental issues are no longer the only issue. Sustainability today requires a broad view.
"If you wait, you can pack up!"
Jaunius Šileikis at the Medyka-Shehyni border crossing: behind him the European Union, in front of him an EU accession candidate with great potential, but also great problems. A business trip to Ukraine, a country at war. In a rolling suitcase: luggage for three nights. In the backpack: window profile pattern. Jaunius Šileikis is breaking new ground for GEALAN; he is looking for ways to succeed in the markets of the former Soviet Union. GEANOVA accompanied Jaunius Šileikis to Ukraine in the summer of 2024 and shows the everyday life of a window manufacturer and GEALAN salesman on site – in a country, at a time when there is actually no longer any everyday life.
Under the sign of renewal
Alessandro Brignach in front of his parents' house in Bolzano. The 51-year-old loves the wind, which he prefers to follow with his camper, to places where he can fly over the water with his kite. Brignach explores the mountains around his home in Brixen on an e-bike, he used to ride downhill – too extreme and dangerous, he says today. "But sport has always been important to me to reduce stress."
From a bird's eye view
Drone shot: Ronny Müller likes to see things from above, thinks in big contexts, keeps an overview. As Head of Demand Management, he helps design GEALAN's IT architecture, drives digitalisation forward and is constantly on the lookout for an even better IT solution.
Detailed planning with just a few clicks
"We also advise private investors. They decide which windows their building gets. But of course we recommend the profile system with which we planned."
"We win as a team"
Switching to SAP – that sounds like it's all about technology. Not true, says UNIORG Managing Director Hans-Peter Kreft. "In reality, it's primarily about people. It's about communication, about appreciation, about pulling together." Only if the human basis fits and you deal openly and honestly with each other, such a large-scale IT project will be a real success. "We lose as a team or we win as a team," says Kreft – and thinks that the cooperation with GEALAN was a great team success – the SAP expert is convinced that many more will follow. In the GEANOVA interview, he explains why tough discussions are worthwhile, how important knowledge transfer is, and why switching to the latest SAP generation doesn't help at first glance, but all the more so in the future.
Carolina's Home Story: From an almost 100-year-old building to a trendy design domicile
Anyone who implements a core renovation is tackling a demanding large-scale project. This is true even if you get professional support for some tasks. But planning all measures on your own requires a very special degree of commitment. Before each individual work step, extensive, time-consuming research is carried out before everything is thought through, planned, coordinated and then finally implemented. This is the only way to create an energy-efficient home that is technically and functionally state-of-the-art and also conveys a homely atmosphere.
Decorative perennial favourite for design windows: dark tones
The advantages of modern design windows go far beyond their functional structure. With edgy designs and trendy tones, their narrow frames also provide special visual highlights. For some time now, there has been no getting around a certain nuance when it comes to colouring: anthracite (RAL 7016). With its design advantages, the dark tone has so far convinced many house builders, architects and a large part of those who are planning a renovation or refurbishment. And the demand for black profiles is also growing.
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