Ehningen – October 30, 2026 -- Bertrandt's virtual test platform violis.io took first place in the "Ecosystem Excellence" category of the automotiveIT "IT Team Awards 2026", with a worked example cutting a 210-hour test run to about 2.1 hours.
Osnabrück – October 30, 2026 -- Thorsten Schulze and Falk Lindemann will jointly run publisher BruneMettcker from Nov. 1, 2026, consolidating management of regional newspaper houses in Norden, Weener and Wilhelmshaven under one leadership pair, the NOZ/mh:n Group said.
Loerts-Sabin retires from operations at age 70
Helmut Loerts-Sabin, managing director of BruneMettcker in Wilhelmshaven, is stepping back from day-to-day business. The group describes the handover as a planned succession.
WIESBADEN – October 30, 2026 -- The number of employed people living in Germany was unchanged in September 2026 on a seasonally adjusted basis, at about 45.60 million, but sat 211,000 (0.5%) below the level of a year earlier, according to preliminary Destatis figures.
The adjusted monthly change was -4,000 people (0.0%). From January to August 2026, employment had fallen by an average of 19,000 people per month, so the September reading marks a pause in that pace of decline.
Munich – October 30, 2026 -- ClimatePartner has subjected its label for printers, "Print Product with Financial Climate Contribution", to independent third-party review since May 2026, in response to stricter EU rules on sustainability claims that have applied since 27 September 2026.
Hamburg – October 30, 2026 -- Hamburg-based recruiter ContentCut GmbH has filled more than 1,000 positions at over 600 employers in medicine, nursing and therapy, using a model that lets employers see candidates before signing a contract. The company is targeting a German healthcare labor gap that PwC projects will leave about 1.8 million jobs unfilled by 2035.
SELB, Germany – October 30, 2026 -- ZKONG has equipped the refurbished hagebaumarkt store in Selb, Germany, with electronic shelf labels (ESLs) covering a range of more than 50,000 SKUs, extending its footprint in European home improvement retail.
Berlin – October 30, 2026 -- Sparkasse is Germany's strongest bank brand with 67 points in the Markenstärke index, one point ahead of ING (66) and two ahead of Volksbanken Raiffeisenbanken (65), according to the Markenradar® Banken 2026 from Berlin-based Delphi Research. The study surveyed 4,400 bank users aged 16 to 70, who rated 18 bank brands. Trade Republic is the strongest neobank in fourth place with 52 points.
Berlin – October 30, 2026 -- Warranti Holding SE Managing Director Christian Daudert is currently completing TÜV Austria's "Certified AI Manager" program, as the Berlin-based company moves to anchor artificial intelligence in its core strategy.
The company wants to use AI to open new business models and optimize existing processes. The training is meant to ensure the technology is introduced strategically and in a legally compliant way. Warranti disclosed no investment figures, revenue targets or timelines.
Cologne – October 30, 2026 -- Expleo has extended its Term Loan B (TLB) to March 2030 and its revolving credit facility to September 2029, with unanimous lender support, after completing targeted portfolio disposals.
Amend-and-extend deal took effect on October 26, 2026
The amend-and-extend (A&E) financing agreement became effective on October 26, 2026. All lenders backed it. The TLB now matures in March 2030, and the revolving credit line runs to September 2029.
OSLO – October 30, 2026 -- Nordic Semiconductor (OSE: NOD) has demonstrated Bluetooth High Data Throughput (HDT) running in silicon, a feature that raises the maximum Bluetooth Low Energy transfer speed almost fourfold. The company is one of the first vendors to show support for the technology.
