Hannover, June 2006. The Reifen tyre fair in  was a very successful exhibition for Continental. The Hanover-based tyre specialists welcomed many customers at their 400 square meter booth. The Industrial Tyres business unit was particularly satisfied with the outcome. The Industrial Tyres staff at the Continental booth reported "very lively customer attendance" at the booth.

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Continental's Industrial Tyres business unit showcased two new products at the booth at the fair: the global innovation CSEasy, as the first industrial tyre that can be mounted without a mounting press on site, as well as the ConRad, an advanced development in the field of industrial radial tyres.

The business unit took advantage of the trade fair in Essen as a communication platform with customers – and was very pleased with the excellent customer response: "We had a lot of visitors from tyre dealerships as well as representatives from lift truck manufacturers," reports Hubert Jahnel, head of sales for Continental industrial tyres in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. "The number of trade visitors went way beyond our expectations, and we were able to make numerous new contacts as well as strengthen existing ones."

Jahnel has no doubts about returning to the next tyre fair in two years. "This meeting place for the European business sector provides an excellent opportunity for us to come together with our customers at a central location and to learn more about the trends in our business," he explains. "We want to continue to take advantage of this good opportunity to get in touch with our customers in the future."

The Continental Corporation is a leading supplier of tires, brake systems, chassis components, vehicle electronics and technical elastomers. Consolidated sales in 2005 amounted to EUR 13.8 billion. It currently has a workforce of around 80,600 worldwide.

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