Interwoven LiveSiteFELCO newshttp://www.felco.comDownload the pdf version of this new brochure devoted to FELCOtronic electric pruning shears. Enjoy your reading!Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0100The German magazine ETM TESTMAGAZIN published a comparative test of loppers in its October 2011 number: the FELCO 231 was given the score "very good" for its performance, cutting quality and ease of handling.http://www.felco.com/felco/pages/product.page?name=FELCO+231Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0100The renowned Kassensturz programme on Swiss TV carried out comparative testing of pruning shears: FELCO 2, brought by more than 15 million users, received excellent appraisal.http://www.kassensturz.sf.tv/Nachrichten/Archiv/2011/10/04/Test/Nicht-alle-Gartenscheren-schneiden-gut-abTue, 04 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100Discover the new FELCO PASSION magazine either on-line or download the pdf version. Happy reading!http://www.felco.com/felco/pages/cover.page?culture=hq-en&name=2011-COVERTue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100As from today, September 5th 2011, FELCO launches its new revamped Internet website, available in 14 languages. Steps have been taken to make navigation faster, more user-friendly and to ensure consistency with other FELCO communication supports.Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0100As from this very moment, thanks to measures agreed upon with energy suppliers and internal energy-saving actions, FELCO ensures the production of eco-friendly tools. FELCO is striving to keep its commitment in terms of environmentally friendly production. As from the 1st June, the Company will pay approximately 2% more in electricity, however, it ensures that this electricity comes from renewable energy sources. The green energy is produced in Switzerland, some of which, in the districts of Neuchâtel and Fribourg. This geographical proximity is significant. The less distance between producer and consumer, the less electricity lost along the high voltage lines. The renewable energy selected by FELCO is nearly all water power, featuring some solar power. If solar energy continues to further develop, this represents a combination which could take off with time. Most of the green energy price goes towards developing renewable energy sources in order to increase their ratio when comparedhttp://www.felco.com/felco/pages/article.page?name=2010-05+FELCO+RESPONSABLE&culture=hq-enThu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0100Containing just over one hundred pages, this catalogue offers you advice on choosing the right product for you, systematically lists the different tool product ranges and services offered by FELCO. At the end of the catalogue there is a profile of the company.Tue, 10 May 2011 00:00:00 +0100After a career of 44 years at the mechanical workshop of FELCO, Hartmann Gander retired on January 1st, 2011. He retells us the technological saga of the company from Geneveys-sur-Coffrane. Portrait of a young retired. In 1966, when Hartmann Gander joined FELCO, the company had about fifty people and produced about 4,000 shears per week. Today it has three times more employees and produces 5,000 pieces per day. In more than forty years, the small shears factory became known worldwide and the production techniques have changed considerably. Witness – and actor – in this technological revolution, Hartmann speaks in a benevolent and self-amused way about his first hours in Geneveys-sur-Coffrane. “I arrived from my canton of Grisons on May 9th, 1966, on the eve of my 20th birthday”; he recalls. “Félix Flisch was a cousin of my father and he had convinced me to join his company after completing my apprenticeship as a toolmaker mechanic in Coire.” At that time, the workshop only had an oldWed, 09 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0100Les Geneveys-sur-Coffrane (January 2011) For the first time in its 66-year history, leading Swiss manufacturer FELCO is to appoint a chief executive officer from outside the family realm. 43-year-old Christophe Nicolet will assume the role of Chief Executive Officer in July from Laurent Perrin, grandson of company founder Félix Flisch. Mr Nicolet, who is originally from the Neuchâtel region, joined FELCO as Industrial Manager on the10th of January this year. Prior to that, he was CEO of various companies within the Swatch group in Malaysia and Switzerland. He moved to the watch-making sector after a variety of roles, most notably with industrial furnace specialist SOLO Swiss. His background is in mechanical engineering with post-graduate studies in business management. Laurent Perrin, who has been FELCO chief executive officer since 2003, said his successor brings broad operational and management experience to the company. "Christophe Nicolet understands the industrial process insofarhttp://www.felco.com/felco/pages/contact.page?culture=hq-enFri, 28 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100FELCO has always welcomed people with disabilities. The founder, Félix Flisch, employed a partially sighted person years back. Report broadcasted by the TSR on the 14/12/2010http://www.tsr.ch/video/info/journal-19h30/#id=2798699Wed, 15 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100