Partnership with the German Golf Association / Schüco is the new premium partner

Bielefeld (ots) - The German Golf Association and Schüco
International KG are joining forces with immediate effect. As the
new, official premium partner, Schüco - the leading provider of
innovative building envelopes - will sponsor the second largest
umbrella association in Europe. This further extends the Schüco
commitment to golf that began back in 2008. Both parties hope to
profit through the partnership from multiple synergies with their
common goal of promoting German golf. The German Golf Association and
Schüco will also promote networking on the golf scene with a range of
communication measures.

Golf as a growth factor

"Golf is booming. This is borne out in no small part by the
enormous growth in the number of club members. With the support of
the German Golf Association, Schüco is looking to advance this trend
further. Just as in golf, our company's innovative products also
stand for green technology in harmony with nature and the
environment,? explains Dirk U. Hindrichs, President and CEO of Schüco
International KG.

Hans Joachim Nothelfer, President of the German Golf Association,
adds, "We are delighted to welcome an experienced and ambitious
partner in Schüco, one that has already given golf a real boost here
in Germany - not least through the Schüco Open."

Schüco Open tickets now on sale

This year sees the third annual Schüco Open, the largest and most
star-studded invitational golf tournament in Germany. Led by the
current world number one, Martin Kaymer, the Schüco brand ambassadors
will be teeing off on climate protection at the prestigious Golf Club
Hubbelrath in Düsseldorf on 31 July 2011. The field of some 100
amateurs and professionals will feature such famous names as Miguel
Ángel Jiménez, Grégory Havret, Geoff Ogilvy, Henrik Stenson, Edoardo
Molinari and Liang Wenchong.

You can be there too! Owing to the huge demand at previous
tournaments, this year the much-sought-after tickets for the 2011
Schüco Open are available immediately online (
www.schueco.com/schueco-open ), priced 10 euros (including VAT).

Schüco ? Green Technology for the Blue Planet.

That means clean energy from solar products and windows. Or more
precisely, the contribution that Schüco makes to the environment as
the leading provider of innovative building envelopes. With Energy3 -
saving energy, generating energy and networking energy. Perfectly
coordinated window, door and façade systems save energy by providing
optimum levels of thermal insulation. The variety of solar solutions
generates more clean energy than the building consumes. And
intelligent networking means that the excess energy can be used - for
example, for IT systems and electromobility. The result is a
significant step towards energy self-sufficiency. Towards the
sustainable conservation of natural resources. And towards a secure
future. With more than 5000 employees and 12,000 partner companies,
Schüco is active in more than 75 countries worldwide and achieved
turnover of 2.35 billion euros in 2010.

Marketing contact:

Schüco International KG
Tanja Brinks
Marketing Director
Karolinenstr. 1-15
D-33609 Bielefeld
Tel.: +49 521 783-425
Fax: +49 521 783-182
E-Mail: tbrinks@schueco.com