Back row (fltr): Reinhold Affhüppe, Dieter Baumanns, Johann Eser, Herbert Schmid, Jens Krazeisen; Middle row (fltr): Johann Schaller, Martin Miller, Rosi Gundacker, Wolfgang Moyses; Front row (fltr): Elisabeth Gruber, Martin Failer, Roland Reiter, Herrmann Schneider, Josef Buchele The 21 honoured colleagues are already working 10, 25, 30 or 35 years for SURTECO. "I am happy about this distinction and the recognition of my work over the past 30 years. It was astonishing to follow the growth of the company. I am delighted to be a part of SURTECO", comments Elisabeth Gruber, celebrating her jubilee.

The German Design Award sets international standards when it comes to future-oriented design developments: whoever can convince the discerning jury with their products has demonstrated their expertise in design innovation, while also having the customer and the market in mind. All the prouder we are to have received two distinctions: the Special Mention for the product COMPACT STYLE as well as the product CORE DESIGN winning in the ‘Material and Surfaces’ category. COMPACT-STYLE – „SPECIAL MENTION“ 2019 SURTECO GmbH, in collaboration with the design agency dietzproduktgestalting, ventures into entirely new dimensions for modern furniture design. The combination of a unicolour front with Döllken COMPACT STYLE simulates a coloured laminate with a natural-looking inlaid panel. This effect is a clear upgrade to the furniture and the edge skilfully adds a modern design accent. CORE-DESIGN – „WINNER“ 2019 Our digital printing technology is known for unique edge solutions for furniture at the highest level, and CORE DESIGN rethinks edges: a high-gloss worktop with a wood core (cross and end grain) reduces some of the coldness of the stone decor and gives the panel a warmer overall feeling. Detail solutions like this for designing harmonious kitchen worlds are playing in increasingly large role in satisfying customers.

What does that mean for you? As usual, of course, we are at your disposal as a manufacturer of thermoplastic edge bands under the Döllken product brand. The locations of the former individual companies will be retained. But three decentralised manufacturers of decorative and release papers and finishing and technical foils, as well as paper and plastic edge bands, have united to form a unique, innovative full-range supplier of decorative and functional surfaces. At the end of the day, it’s you who benefits most. The contact persons you’re familiar with will of course remain available under the previous contact information. About us Contact

Trend: Awarism – Living the beauty of the simple being. Deceleration. We reduce the tempo of life and open up space: for a more conscious perception of our world and ourselves. We reflect what is happening around us and our involvement in it. We have accumulated far too much baggage – both material and nonmaterial. Time plays a central role – as does the question of proportionality. We tidy up and stick to removing anything superfluous. ‘Less rather than ever more’: that is our credo for separating ourselves from things and making space for the essential. The process and the right attitude are more important to us than the result. calm – aware – gentle – attentive – simple – minimalist Trend: Realsense – We feel our roots wherever we go. Global, urban, digital: the whole world fits in our bags these days. It is only a fingertip on our smartphone away. We are connected to it around the clock. At the same time, this connection to people, places and possibilities is built on distance – created from technological codes and smoothly polished screens. The character of this technological world increasingly awakens our need for the original connection that needs no intermediary: connection with nature. We want to experience things with all our senses again. To feel genuine textures and haptics that touch us and keep our feet on the ground. We want to give space back to nature and bring it into harmony with our urban lifestyle. For a natural, fulfilled life – in the middle of the digitised world. natural – warm – sophisticated – original – grounded Trend: Urbanamic – The city she loves us, and we love her. Mobile, networked, autonomous: we know our way around the world. Metropolises are the hubs that take us to other experience spaces, our catalysts of cultural influences. We flexibly adapt what touches us and thus integrate it into our sense of style, balancing tensions as a matter of course. In this way, we establish an optimised juxtaposition and togetherness of individual facets: we need the well-grounded connection with nature as much as pulsating bigcity life; we maintain our personal place of refuge and, at the same time, participate more intensely than ever in social events; our curiosity feeds on the cultural diversity of foreign countries and the manifold stimuli of our digital worlds. These are slick contrasts, out of all of which the reflection of our self-image is composed – always ready to adapt the next stimulus. filigree – opulent – simple – lavish – aware of origins – modern – urban – floral Trend: Respire – We close the circles and create a better world. Tracks. We leave them every day. Some good ones, but also tracks with damaging consequences: on the Earth’s ecosystem and on our immediate environment. We have realised that the melting of the icebergs is partly connected to the way we live in Europe and elsewhere in the world – everything is connected. We have recognised the consequences of our actions and want to make use of that fact. There are no limits to creativity: we work with what the environment drops in front of our feet. We create new materials and substances from waste to close the circle. We combine things in new ways to help design the future in a positive way. We leave behind good tracks. living – sustainable – recycled – functional – inspiring More about Design Stories Press Contact SURTECO GmbH Frau Josi Brunner Am Brühl 6 86647 Buttenwiesen Germany T: +49 2583 29-246 josi.brunner@surteco.com www.surteco.com

The focus of the trade fair appearance at interzum 2019 was the SURTECO match. We strive for perfection, perfection in design, colour, gloss and haptics. This differentiating core competence is reflected in the diversity of specialists and know-hows that are grouped together under the umbrella of SURTECO. But, we are more than the sum of our parts and that was the crucial factor for our motto in 2019: We are One for your success. The exhibits combined a variety of disciplines and material combinations in one object and showed the opportunities that open up for the customer with the SURTECO match. Many parts unite to create a whole. Each facet forms a building block for: one product of the portfolio, one solution for an industry, one brand within the match. interplay with different dimensions. Sculpture cubes allow easy handling and a superior and uniform appearance. The right solution for every industry, harmoniously combined. Perfectly staged. 10-meter-long tables presented the latest innovations in surface technology as well as the latest trend decors and designs. SURTECO presented brand new "Design Stories" in its own trend gallery. Actually developed as an online-tool, that continuously shows trends and their stories, at the interzum own exhibits were created, which transported these stories from the Wolrd Wide Web to Cologne.

"Our aim is not simply to present areas of expertise and opportunities – we want to bring them to life in a tangible experience, present their effect and inspire aspirations." This was our demand on the SURTECO trade fair stand at interzum 2017. Together with the design studio Ippolito Fleitz Group, we developed a design approach under the motto "ONE in Motion" that was anything but not ordinary. Visitors were able to experience the strength of the SURTECO Group live via the impressive stand architecture full of interesting products and designs. Anyone standing at the Cologne trade fair in the central piazza was invited to experience exactly this. SURTECO presented itself as a central market player on 550 m² in the best frequency. But the large area alone was not what attracted visitors. “Trees" over five meters high rised up to the sky, impressively revealing the diversity of the product range. Visitors embarked on a transformation between opportunities, a voyage of motion – which moves in the literal sense. In keeping with our promise this year of “ONE in Motion”. Three trend trees showed the most important designs. A fourth of the surprising constructions presented current highlights in the decor match, two further fanned out installations the latest technical innovations. And especially the excitingly choreographed portrayal of edgebandings from BAUSCHLINNEMANN and DÖLLKEN attracted visitors with its waveform 3D look. The stand concept is awarded with the "German Design Award” With this stand concept we hit the bull's eye of the jury of the "German Design Award" in 2017. The 550 m² stand convinced the jury with its impressive architecture and the complexity of the products as an integrated concept. We received the German Design Award in the "Winner" category for our trade fair concept. "The image of the iconic trees installed above the stand, forming a covering over it, endows this trade show stand with a characteristic identity," the jury explained.

Those who remember Coco Chanel will be thinking of the little black dress. In 1926, the American fashion magazine Vogue wrote the following caption under the design for a black sheath dress by the French fashion designer: “This simple dress will become a sort of uniform for all women of taste.” But it is not just the little black dress that has since been seen at classy celebrations and even many a day at the office. Black lends any item of clothing an elegant look. Attention is focussed on the person, who can then set new highlights, with a colourful leather bag on their arm, for example. Not only in fashion is black a powerful stylistic device. On the stages of theatres and operas all over the world, impressive Bösendorfer and Steinway pianos are nearly always black. It helps them blend into the background, leaving room for the musicians and music. When it comes to the design objects that surround us in our everyday lives, it is also black that really makes the difference. The little black notebook in which we write down our observations, the black fountain pen, the black credit card: it is the fact that they are black that turns them into stylish and classic objects, which discretely provide support in our daily lives. And now the biggest understatement of our times is increasingly making its way into our living environments as well. Where white once dominated, black is increasingly taking over. From bathrooms to kitchens, mat black surfaces are often used to create an impression of calm and a pleasant atmosphere, with the blurring of edges and boundaries. Just like the little black dress, black surfaces stand for modern life, in which new highlights are being set, drawing attention to what really counts. The food on the plate, the fresh flowers in the colourful vase on the table – or even a new red lipstick. “Black gives us the potential to completely redesign rooms. Providing more depth, more calm and even more spirituality in our otherwise so breathless everyday lives.” Jörg Dietz, Head of Design bei SURTECO Read more about the stories b ehind our decors in our Design Stories .

What defines a successful concept for the interior design of a caravan? The styling starts off with a layout plan. This establishes the atmosphere and the style within the vehicle. The special design experience is then created through the decors and the colour concept. Interior design plays a key role in the caravan because it influences the sense of wellbeing experienced within. Consumers are often unable to put their finger precisely on the causes of perceived “incongruities”. But they are not slow to decide when it’s not what they’re looking for. Good design exerts an indirect effect and makes an impact subconsciously. A caravan is old-fashioned and conservative. That’s simply not true. Although camping is undoubtedly not a new concept, mobile living is currently experiencing a big increase in popularity. The caravan is going up in the world to become a chic, mobile living unit, and purchasers’ aspiration to design their own individual camping vehicle is on the rise. SURTECO is making a crucial contribution to the transformation of the caravan interior with its innovative surfaces and individual designs. The Haithabu decor provides a felt finish that introduces a textile decor into the caravan over a large surface. This would have been inconceivable just two years ago. The whole interview is readable in our Design Stories . Learn more about the current trend in the caravan sector and what is important when combining decors and colours.