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15.07.24 | 2 min

Calida looking to sell garden furniture brand

Oberkirch - Calida is set to sell the Lafuma Mobilier brand. Peugeot Frères Industrie has submitted a purchase offer to acquire the French manufacturer of garden...

ICT & New Work | 15.07.24 | 5 min

Scratch Challenge reaches 50 schools

Lucerne/Goldau - Around 1,200 students from 50 schools took part in the Scratch Challenge organized by the Colleges of Education in Lucerne and Schwyz as we...

09.07.24 | 3 min

Lehner Versand acquires VEDIA

Schenkon/Geneva - Lehner Versand is to take over the Geneva-based VEDIA. In so doing, the family-led company, which is headquartered in the canton of...

Mobility | Sustainability | 04.07.24 | 3 min

Galliker puts superlative charging station from Designwerk into operation

Altishofen/Winterthur - Designwerk from Winterthur has developed a battery-buffered quick-charging system. The first Mega Charger has now been put into o...

26.06.24 | 2 min

Kamran Baig awarded the title of «International School Leader of the Year» in Europe

Root - Kamran Baig, Principal of Lucerne International School, has been named International School Leader of the Year at the Pearson International School...

25.06.24 | 3 min

Entlebuch hotels opt to join forces

Schüpfheim - The hotel industry in the Unesco Biospehere Entlebuch (UBE) has agreed a joint sales strategy with Switzerland Travel Centre (STC). With...

Headquarters | 25.06.24 | 3 min

Thermoplan inaugurates new building

Weggis - Thermoplan has inaugurated its new building at the company headquarters in Weggis. The globally active manufacturer of fully automatic coffee machi...

Advanced Manufacturing | 25.06.24 | 2 min

RUAG assembles four F-35 fighter jets in Emmen

Emmen - Emmen, in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland, is becoming a new center of expertise for the F-35 fighter jet: the Federal Office for Defence Procur...

Professionals | 24.06.24 | 2 min

University of Lucerne extends cooperation with European University Institute

Lucerne/Fiesole - The University of Lucerne and the European University Institute (EUI) in Italy have extended their cooperation agreement. The partnership...

Advanced Manufacturing | 24.06.24 | 2 min

Vacheron Constantin boutique in Lucerne represents refined aesthetic

Geneva/Lucerne - The Vacheron Constantin boutique in Lucerne has been reopened after being renovated. With these modifications, the watch manufacturer from Geneva...

Sustainability | 21.06.24 | 2 min

Rast Kaffee moves into new premises

Ebikon - Rast Kaffee can now be found at Industriestrasse 4 in Ebikon in the canton of Lucerne. Situated in the immediate vicinity of the old location, the co...

Innovation | Advanced Manufacturing | Headquarters | 19.06.24 | 3 min

Schindler celebrates 150th anniversary

Ebikon - Swiss elevator manufacturer Schindler is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. Following several years of stagnation, the company is ag...

Innovation | ICT & New Work | 18.06.24 | 3 min

P.A.W Hub presents innovation center for Luzern Nord

Emmenbrücke - The Neue Arbeits- und Wirtschaftsformen (P.A.W.) project, a platform that focuses on the development of innovative work and business models...

ICT & New Work | 17.06.24 | 2 min

SMEs to present their digital strategies at ONE Fachforum

Lucerne/Neuenkirch/Holzhäusern - At the second ONE Fachforum by SMEs for SMEs, representatives from companies will highlight their digital strategies...

Innovation | 14.06.24 | 2 min

Käserei Seetal heading to Römerswil

Hitzkirch/Römerswil - Käserei Seetal is giving up its location in Hämikon, which is part of the municipality of Hitzkirch in the canton of Lucerne, due...

Innovation | Advanced Manufacturing | 14.06.24 | 2 min

Change challenges the export industry

Ebikon - The Swiss export industry is facing challenges created by geopolitical and technological transformation. This was demonstrated at swiss export day...

Headquarters | Innovation | 12.06.24 | 2 min

Swiss dairy company Emmi to acquire Hochstrasser coffee roaster

Lucerne - The Emmi Group is to acquire coffee roaster Hochstrasser after a 20-year partnership. The dairy manufacturer is aiming to boost its coffee ex...

11.06.24 | 2 min

SwissCaution to use debt collection software from tilbago

Lucerne/Nyon VD - SwissCaution will from now on be using tilbago’s debt collection software. The rental deposit insurance firm was impressed by the effi...

Sustainability | Innovation | 10.06.24 | 2 min

AKS awards mycosuisse and eoc energy ocean

Lucerne/Emmenbrücke - The Albert Koechlin Foundation (AKS) has presented its Environment Award 2024 to the competence center mycosuisse and eoc energy ocean...

06.06.24 | 2 min

Canton of Lucerne establishes coordination site for publicly available administrative data

Lucerne - The canton of Lucerne in Switzerland plans to drive forward the creation and publication of publicly accessible administrative data. In order to...

ICT & New Work | 28.05.24 | 2 min

Swiss GRC launches GRC Toolbox in the Middle East

Lucerne/Dubai - Swiss GRC has launched its GRC software in the MENA region. These strategic expansion plans also involve the opening of a new branch an...

Advanced Manufacturing | 24.05.24 | 3 min

RUAG test system for self-protection systems wins the Red Dot Award

Emmen - The aerospace engineering and defense specialist RUAG has been awarded the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2024 for its missim MK3. The wearable all-in-...

Life Sciences & Health | 23.05.24 | 2 min

Geistlich receives EU certification for collagen portfolio

Wolhusen/Schlieren - Geistlich Pharma has received MDR certification for its collagen product range and thus meets the new EU requirements. The products wil...

Sustainability | 22.05.24 | 2 min

CKW starts measurements on Ruswilerberg

Ruswil - CKW has started constructing a measurement mast for the windfarm planned on Ruswilerberg in the canton of Lucerne. The devices and sensors on t...