Press Release

PI.0.14.EN

Mauerstetten, 20.12.2016

Mayr power transmissioncelebratesroofing ceremony

The shell constructionand roof construction of the new productionand assembly hallare complete

Grateful for the smooth construction process, the building owners,Mayr power transmission,and the executing companies celebrated the roofing ceremony of the new production and assembly hall. As planned, the hall will be covered over before the winter.

Since the ground-breaking ceremony seven months ago, much has happened on the construction site of the new productionand assembly hall at Mayr power transmission in Mauerstetten. In the meantime, the construction shell has been completed,as hasthe steel construction for the saw-tooth roof construction. Currently, trapezoidal sheets are being installed on the hall roof and the roof of the office building attached to the hall has already been sealed. Reason enough to celebrate!Therefore, the roofing ceremonyfor the new Hall 7 took place in November in the presence of numerous representatives from the companies involved in the construction.Christoph Kalcher,from the Dobler construction company,conducted the traditionalroofing ceremony address and blessing to the guests who were presentfrom the roof of the office building. “Weare grateful for the smooth construction process,”added architect Thomas Trautfrom Marktoberdorf. “As a result, it has been possible to cover the hall according to plan before the winter.”Over the wintermonths,the interior construction will take place, so that it will be possible to move into the new hall by approximately mid-2017.

Long-term safeguarding of the locationin the Allgäu

The new, modernproduction and assembly hall,which is being created to the north of the existing company complex beside the restaurant “Sonnenhof”, hasa length of 105 m and a width of 45 m. It therefore occupies a total floor area of approx. 4,500 m2. In future, the Assembly and Dispatchand a warehouse position close to Assembly will be locatedin the new hall.Approx. 600 m² office area and appropriate meeting, break and engineering rooms have beenplanned in thehead end of the building.Mayr Power transmissionis investing heavily in itsMauerstetten location with this new productionhall and with the construction of the new Communications Centre currently simultaneously being builton the premises,which is located to the west of the existing administration building in the Bahnhofstraße. “With these new buildings, we are responding to the continuously-increasing challengesand are equipping ourselves for the future,”explains MayrCEO Günther Klingler. “As the market and technological leaders, Mayr power transmissionhas a pioneering role in the market, and this should also remain so in the future.”Since its establishment in 1897,the family-run company has been strongly anchored in the region. However, besides this strong bond with the Allgäu, Mayr Power transmissionis also today a globally-active company with over 1000 employees. Mayr power transmissionis active on-site in all important industrial areas of the world, with plantsin Polandand China, numerous sales offices and national representations around the globe.

Chr. Mayr GmbH + Co. KG

Eichenstraße 1, 87665 Mauerstetten

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About Mayr Power transmission

The family company Mayr power transmission,founded in 1897,is a leading manufacturer of safety brakes, torque limiters and shaft couplings. These products are primarily designed for application in electrically-driven machines and systems. Amongst other things, they are found in filling plants, machine tools, packagingand printing machines and in lifts, wind generation power plants and in stage technology. Currently around 600 employeeswork in our Allgäu headquarters in Mauerstetten. Worldwide, Mayr power transmissionhas over 1000 employees. It is a globally structured company with plants in Polandand China, sales offices in the USA, France, Great Britain, Italy, Singaporeand Switzerland, and 36 further national representations.

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Roofing ceremony for the newHall 7 at Mayr power transmission in Mauerstetten (l. to r.):

Günther Klingler (CEO Mayr power transmission), Armin Ritzel (BK Solar), Thomas Traut (Architekten Traut(architect)),Helmut Brugger (Architekten Traut), Ferdinand Mayr (Management, Mayr power transmission), Fritz Mayr (President Mayr power transmission), Daniel Bracke (Spenglerei und Flachdachbau Lerchenmüller (tinsmith and flat-roof construction)), Peter Dobler (Dobler), Peter Daffner (Order Centre and Logistics Director, Mayr power transmission), Johannes Markthaler (Stahlbau – Maschinenbau Markthaler(steel construction – engineering)), Frank Schuster (Schuster Erdbau (earthworks)), Werner Fech (Fech Fenstertechnik(window technology)), Heinz Bolesch (Bauplaner (construction planner)), Armin Holderried (Mayor of the municipality of Mauerstetten), Rasso Rehle (Ing.-Büro für Brandschutz (office for fire protection)), Hans Martin Sauer (Ing. Sauer).

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