Industrial building

With the new logistics centre in Nuremberg, the Hoffmann Group has implemented the largest project in its more than 100-year history, creating the world's strongest tool logistics system. Since summer 2021, up to 40,000 parcels have been leaving the highly automated logistics centre every day. The 21.5-hectare site houses a central warehouse with three logistics halls, a ServiceCentre and a TechnologyCentre for a total of 900 employees.

The new complex was equipped with around 600 profile radiators with integrated valve from KERMI. Heating panels and convectors with radiation shields were also used, which provide rapid heat thanks to their enormous heating capacity.

Photo source: Architekturbüro Wenzel

After around one and a half years of construction, the Nuremberg Exhibition Centre has been enriched by an important exhibition hall: Hall 3C, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, impresses with its architecture and is the new eye-catcher in the south of the exhibition grounds.

The 70 million euro project also fulfils the important function of a "buffer hall" and is intended to compensate for space that will be lost as part of upcoming construction measures, thus keeping the gross exhibition space at 170,000 m². 2,300 tonnes of steel were used in the construction of the exhibition hall. The hall has a 3,000 m² glass façade. Its roof spans 10,200 m² without supports, resulting in an exhibition area of approx. 9,600 m².

In order to guarantee the desired thermal comfort with the imposing glass surfaces, KERMI convectors with radiation shields were used as visual design elements. These act as a protective shield for the large exterior glazing and emit a pleasant, even radiant heat into the room.

Heating panels and therm-x2 steel panel radiators were also installed.

Photo source: Heiko Stahl/ Nuremberg Exhibition Centre

August Horch (1868-1951) founded the company A. Horch & Cie in Cologne in November 1899, with which he manufactured / manufactured the first automobile in 1901. The Audi logo with the four rings symbolises the 1932 merger of the previously independent car manufacturers Audi, DKW, Horch and Wanderer. They form the roots of today's AUDI AG. The sporty premium vehicles have been established on the international market for a lengthy period of time and have become an integral part of the automotive world.

KERMI ensures pleasant temperatures in the everyday working life of AUDI AG. More than 3,700 radiators are currently installed at five different locations. KERMI products were used: Convectors, heating panels, therm-x2 steel panel radiators, x-net panel temperature control system.

Photo source: Audi AG

Bionorica AG develops plant-based pharmaceutical remedies. The company was founded around 90 years ago and is now managed by Professor Michael Popp in the third generation. In 2001, the company was transformed into a public limited company and is committed to decoding active plant ingredients using state-of-the-art scientific methods. The Bionorica AG administration building, which opened in 2007, was equipped with innovative energy technologies such as photovoltaic systems and combined heat and power plants using renewable raw materials. Particular attention was paid to the environmental and health compatibility of the materials used, such as two-component carpets.

Over 1,400 m² of the x-net C13 underfloor heating system from KERMI has been installed in the new Bionorica AG administration building. This ensures optimum heat distribution.

Photo source: Bionorica AG

The BMW Group is one of the most successful car manufacturers in the world. The foundations for this success include the corporate philosophy and culture. In addition to mobility, design, quality and sustainability are values that are lived within the company.

The latest production site in Leipzig architecturally emphasises transparency and communication, which are further components of the strong corporate culture.

To ensure a comfortable working temperature at the BMW Group's more than seven different production sites, over 5,100 KERMI panel and profile radiators, heating panels and convectors have been installed.

Eli Lilly and Company is one of the world's leading healthcare companies. Lilly combines caring with a spirit of discovery to improve the lives of people around the world. Lilly was founded more than 135 years ago by a man dedicated to developing and manufacturing high-quality medicines for diseases with urgent medical needs. The company has remained true to this goal to this day. Around the world, Lilly employees are working to discover medicines that make a difference in treatment and bring them to those who need them. The people at Lilly help to better understand diseases and treatment options, and many of them are also personally committed to the common good.

Lilly has been operating in Germany since 1960. In the new administration building in Bad Homburg, which Lilly moved into in 2008, KERMI is represented with around 1,750 radiators and ensures a pleasant working temperature.

Photo source: Lilly Germany