Events - 2025

Following on from our research into the current challenges facing German business in the UK, another issue raised by a number of members was the current absence of a cohesive plan to support UK businesses in their transition towards Zero Emissions.

Chris Adcock, Managing Director of ZF UK will talk about their experiences with the challenges facing business that relate to the Governments emphasis on EV proliferation as the primary route to Net Zero.

Darren Turrell, Managing Director of Efaflex UK (tbc) will then expand on the topic to talk about what else can and should be done by Government (beyond sponsoring EV proliferation) to establish a comprehensive and integrated path ahead for UK businesses to make progress towards a Net Zero future.

 Following their introductions we will then open up the discussion on the topic to all those present.

This is a very exciting year for us as we celebrate 50 years of GIUK on 19 May this year. Founded at the Institute of Directors, Belgrave Square, London SW1 as the German Industry Forum by G Ahrens (Agfa-Gevaert), Dr Bernd Atenstaedt (BDI London), E Brüggerman (Wotan Lamps), D F M Classen (Huels UK), G K Freytag (Steel and Metal Products), H J Jäger (Mannex London), E J Moors (Robert Bosch Packaging Machinery) Dr H Ober (Carl Zeiss Oberkochen) W Ohlingschtiäger (Bayer UK), W H A Schanzerbecher (KSB Manufacturing Company), E Schmitz-Pfeiffer (Boehringer Ingelheim), D H Storch (Hoechst UK), K Sütterlin (ADS Anker Data Systems) and W K Wendland (Potash). In 2004 we were renamed GERMAN INDUSTRY UK, today better known as GIUK.