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March 10, 2009
Dramatic Crisis in the Worldwide Automotive Industry is Getting More Serious - Sudden Decrease of Orders Forces UKM to Lay-offs.
As latest published sales figures have shown, the situation on the international automotive markets has worsened during January and February. UKM, too, is feeling the impact. Since early fall 2008, the customers' demands have dramatically decreased. At this point it is not to foresee when the amount of orders will increase again. According to general estimations, the first half of 2009 should be even weaker than the second of 2008. UKM has to assume that the situation may get a little better no sooner than by end of 2009.
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October 09, 2008
Start for Innovative Piston-pin Production Line. Mayor Olaf Raschke Visits UKM Site in Meissen.
In the presence of Mayor Olaf Raschke a new, state of the art production line was opened today at the UKM production site in Meissen. To make the project happen one of the heritage-protected buildings had to be refurbished in 2008. This was necessary to fulfill the requirements for the state of the art machines. After that, a production line was designed that meets highest technical requirements. Here, state of the art piston pins are produced...
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July 4, 2007
UKM Receives Bosch Supplier Award 2006
On July 4, 2007 the UKM Group received the Bosch Supplier Award 2006. With a ceremony at the Staatsgalerie in Stuttgart, Bosch honored 47 companies for their excellent performances in production and supply of products and services. UKM received the Award in the Mechanics category ...
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September 1, 2004
UKM Extends its Headquarters in Meissen
On the occasion of a visit of Minister Dr. Horst Metz of the Saxon State Ministry of Finance and Ms Karin Strempel (Member of the Saxon Parliament) to UKM, the Saxon company announced their intention to extend the traditional site in Meissen ...
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August 23, 2004
UKM Opens New Production Site in Hirschfeld
Besides its company seat in Meissen the traditional Saxon enterprise UKM now has a second production location in Hirschfeld. On August 23, 2004, the new complex with an investment volume of 11 million Euro to date, is being opened by Minister Dr. Martin Gillo of the Saxon State Ministry of Economy and Work ...
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