trailer world Issue One 2013

Issue One 2013 17 A nose for innovations It goes without saying that new items are included in the range after being closely scrutinised. Raab Karcher remains in constant contact with industry for this purpose. “We also respond to information or requests from customers when it comes to identifying innovations, and includ- ing them in our product range if suitable,” says Karim Shaaban. Arti- cles recently included in the past, for example, have included manholes, glass facades and materials with particular properties such as a high acoustic insulation effect. The Hamburg branch of Raab Karcher has already handled major projects such as the building site for the “Spiegel” building, which involved the publishing company of that name building a new 13-floor block in the HafenCity port regeneration area – a particularly environmentally friendly reference project. The delivery quantities for such mammoth projects soon reach superlative values, although for industry experts like Karim Shaaban they are part and parcel of everyday work. “For us, all customers are the same, whether they are buying one pot of paint or a thousand.” (jg) ka Raab Karcher  Raab Karcher was founded in 1848 in Kaiserslautern, as a purchasing syndicate for Saar coal. Over 160 years, the coal mer- chant from Rhineland-Palatinate developed into Saint-Gobain Building Distribution Deutschland GmbH, a trading and service company with over 160 branches and 3,800 employees. Raab Karcher offers, amongst other things, construction materials and ti- les for private customers and professionals. The company‘s services include support in implementing the new energy saving regu- lations, a delivery and collection service as well as supplying tradesmen. The new warehouse offers more room for more prod- ucts, and a better organisation. The shop carries the entire assortment for each build- ing site. Sandor Küster enters the destination of his journey in the telematics system. Report

trailer world Issue One 2013

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