Austria/Germany: Alliance between Elk and Bien-Haus

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Elk vice president Erich Weichselbaum and Bien chairman of finances Roland Pohlmann both confirmed plans for an alliance through the mutual acquisition of shares. Elk, a Austrian based manufacturer of prefabricated houses, has already bought a 5% share of Bien, a manufacturer of prefabricated houses based in Germany. Zenker Hausbau, the manufacturer of prefabricated houses based in the Austrian province of Styria, is a part of the Bien-Haus group. The alliance is said to be a result of the recession in the prefabricated house market. The intention is to group interests in central sectors, like tpurchase and employment of material and production. Bien builds approximately 1,500 prefabricated houses annually and has a turnover of Sch 2,17bn, whereas Elk holds a market share of 30% in Austria with 1,300 houses being constructed yearly, resulting in a turnover of Sch 1,35bn. Zenker participates in the Austrian market with approximately 200 fabricated houses.

Foreign operations, Germany, Market information - general, Joint ventures, Prefabricated Wood Buildings, Prefabricated Wood Building Manufacturing, Building materials industry, Modular buildings, Wooden buildings, Elk Co.

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AUSTRIA: CONTROL OF VEHICLES WITH SMS

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The Austrian Klosterneuburg-based company ECA Horst Kirchbaum has developed a system that allows the remote-control of motor vehicles by Short Message Service by mobile phone. The technology allows for instance the stopping of the fuel supply and the locking of the doors of the vehicle. The vehicle alarm system is to be presented at a security technology exhibition in Essen, Germany.

Engine electrical equipment, Other Motor Vehicle Electrical and Electronic Equipment Manufacturing, Product information, Radiotelephone communications, Cellular and Other Wireless Telecommunications, Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing, Mobile Radio Services, Auto Electric Safety Equip, Communications equipment, not elsewhere classified, Intrusion Detection Alarms, Wireless communications services, Automotive electric equipment, Automotive safety systems, Burglar alarms, Short Message Service

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