matthias frese introduces himself name matthias frese position head of controlling titel dipl.-kfm. training business studies with a focus on corporate accounting and controlling, corporate management and taxes interests literature, film, music, badminton, golf, board games favourite team hsv objectives at biw optimisation of financial accounting and related commercial processes compact employee portrait mr. frese: 20 years of biw from the point of view of controlling in a family business in its third generation, such as biw, there are some employees who already have a long his tory in the company. so does mr. frese, who has been working in the biw team for 20 years. "you can‘t tell how time flies. however, when you look back, you can see what progress has been made in terms of the constant change, the range of biw articles and the size of the company." with the employment of mr. frese (officially on 01.05.1998) turnover compared to today was approx. a quarter. "the number of records, the totals and the dimensions are completely differ ent today. what has not changed is the precision with which the tasks have to be completed. every deviation in the chain leads to additional expenditure in financial accounting. my predecessor came from a time without a computer when it was still possible to make corrections quickly; today this is no longer so easy given the complexity." mr. frese has always been involved in the change and with his experience of more than 20 years of biw he is a valuable asset for the team and a precious resource in dealing with the questions that arise daily for controlling or financial accounting. "i see myself in the position of controller and financial accountant or somewhere in between." mr. frese looks forward to future change, but also to the chal lenges, and biw thanks a longstanding and good employee. __lutz stoffels farewell to mrs waltraud schneider after 14 years with biw, we have said goodbye to waltraud schneider who has earned her welldeserved retirement. we are greatful for her longstanding commitment to the company and wish her a pleasant and peaceful retirement. __anja langner imprint responsible persons: ralf stoffels, dr. markus wiethoff, lutz stoffels editorial staff: ralf stoffels, lutz stoffels, anja langner, sven braatz, karolina onyszczak, dr. daniel siebler layout and typesetting: lessingtiede.de contact biw isolierstoffe gmbh pregelstraße 5, d58256 ennepetal tel.: +49 (23 33) 83 080 fax: +49 (23 33) 83 0810 all rights reserved. no section of this document may be reproduced without prior written authorisation, saved to a data system or transmitted in any form whether electronic or mechanical by means of photocopying, recording or any other method. 04 trade fair review light + building great results following biw‘s appearance at light + building 2018 from 18 to 23 march 2018 at the leading international trade fair for lighting and building technology, biw presented numerous new silicone applications for hoses, profiles and 3d moulded parts in hall 4.0. for several years now, biw has once again presented itself as an exhibitor at the leading trade fair in frankfurt am main and set new, innovative impulses. special highlights included translucent profiles, coloured light profiles and silicone optics made of highly transparent lsr materials. many existing biw customers and potential prospects were very impressed by the new possibilities in the field of silicone. thanks to the exhibition team for the great support! __sven braatz www.light-building.messefrankfurt.com