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Employee Initiative has made offer to purchase the formulary, brand and means of production of its former employer.
Following the announcement of the liquidation of Tetenal Europe GmbH and the reaction to the rescue of analogue Photo-Chemie, the team around Stefania Grimme, Carsten Gehring, Burkhardt Müller and Norbert Köster-Beestermöller has received an overwhelming number of positive responses from former employees, enthusiasts of analogue photography from all over the world, but also of commercial users and customers of the insolvent TETENAL Europe GmbH.
The many good wishes motivate us in our intention with a NEW TETENAL into the future. "
Stefania Grimme
Also, industry partners - from California in the west to Japan in the east - are signaling worldwide support to establish the NEW TETENAL as an innovative and reliable partner in Germany for the world. Numerous talks have been agreed to substantiate future cooperation.
The insolvency administrator, dr. Sven-Holger Undritz, today was pleased to accept the offer of the founding team in the offices of White & Case in Hamburg. The insolvency administrator and founders team of attorneys today set the roadmap for further action in a joint meeting.
At this crucial point, the founding and commencement of the business activities of the NEW TETENAL is becoming more concrete. Following the planned production by the insolvent TETENAL, the operational business of the new company is due to commence on 1 April 2019.
From the beginning of March, it will be possible for customers and cooperation partners of the NEW TETENAL to place orders, which are a prerequisite for starting production in the new start-up company from 1 April. "
explain Carsten Gehring and Burkhardt Müller.
"What does NEW TETENAL stand for?" - is a frequently asked question to the initiative's management team. "We know where we come from and understand the responsibility for 172 years of photo history. Together with the global photo community and the remaining key partners in the analogue photo industry, we will re-launch proven products, ensure the supply of film and photo studios, and develop entirely new business models, products and services for the future, "notes Burkhardt Müller. "The supply of the foreign subsidiaries is also continued under NEW TETENAL without interruption," adds Norbert Köster-Beestermöller.