Continental lays foundation stone at new global headquarters
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Elmar Degenhart (right), Ariane Reinhart and Wolfgang Schaefer (left) ceremonially strike the foundation stone with hammers.
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Elmar Degenhart (left), Ariane Reinhart and Wolfgang Schaefer (right) pose with the time capsule.
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The contents of the time capsule: a piece of rubber from the tire production facilities, the latest Continental employee magazine and the core component of the electric vehicle power electronics developed and series-produced by Continental.
An artist's rendering of of the new company headquarters with a bridge spanning Hans-Boeckler-Allee.
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An artist's rendering of the Continental headquarters in Hanover. The buildings are set to open in 2021, the same year the tire maker celebrates is 150th anniversary.
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The new campus will include casual spaces for employees to meet and network.
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Helping with the March 2019 groundbreaking at Continental's new headquarters are (from left) Hans-Georg Gerstmann, Martin Henn, Ariane Reinhart , Elmar Degenhart, Wolfgang Schaefer, and Stefan Schostok.
Continental celebrated the construction of its new headquarters as company officials laid a ceremonial foundational stone. Placed inside the stone was a copper time capsule that contained a piece of rubber from the tire production facilities, a copy of the most recent employee magazine and a core component of electric vehicle power electronics developed by Continental.