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For the second year in a row, Falken is taking part in the futsal event, which will be held on Sunday, 17 November 2024, at Sportpark Frankfurt am Main. The Association of Japanese Companies Frankfurt e.V. organises this event every year and invites Japanese companies to take part in an exciting indoor football tournament. On Sunday, a total of 18 teams will compete on four indoor courts. Falken will be represented by two teams together with its sister companies from Hanau, SREU and D-Tech: one team will compete as a mixed team of women and men, the other as a male team.
Futsal, a variant of football, is played on a smaller pitch and with five players per team. Unlike traditional football, futsal uses a smaller, less bouncy ball, which results in a faster and more technically demanding game.
By participating in sporting events like this one, Falken also fosters team spirit within the workforce: sports bring people together, and it’s not just about physical fitness. Winning is nice, but the joy of doing sports together is clearly at the heart of it.
While futsal primarily appeals to football enthusiasts, physical fitness is generally an important topic at Falken. In a company with a commercial and sales focus, employees spend most of their working hours sitting. Falken therefore offers a corporate fitness program that provides employees with access to numerous fitness studios, swimming pools, and climbing gyms throughout Germany. Additionally, employees have the opportunity to participate in online courses on nutrition programs and meditation exercises.
Additional Falken offers the opportunity to lease a company bike as part of its sports programme. Falken also remains committed to nutrition: Fresh fruit of varying varieties is provided daily in the offices. The health program also includes a company pension scheme, long-term care insurance, private supplementary health insurance and computer glasses.
‘We place great importance on the health and well-being of our employees. Our aim is to create a working environment that promotes and supports the physical and mental health of our employees,’ comments Jürgen Steuer, Manager Human Resources and General Affairs at Falken, on the participation.
This year Falken Tyre Europe GmbH is continuing its commitment to local institutions in Offenbach and is donating almost 6,000 euros in total. The donations will benefit four important initiatives that are actively involved in the areas of sport, social affairs and education and make an invaluable contribution to the community in the city of Offenbach.
Tyres for electric and hybrid vehicles have to satisfy special requirements: they should offer low rolling resistance, guarantee optimum traction on all surfaces and be able handle heavy loads at the same time. The Falken tyres meet these requirements. Since May 2023 and November 2023, Falken Tyre Europe has been supplying its e. ZIEX AO model in the 235/65R18 H XL and 255/60R18 H XL sizes to the Audi plant in Ingolstadt, where the successful AUDI Q6 e-tron is currently leaving the production lines.
Falken Tyre Europe GmbH will be making changes to its management team for January 2025: Thomas Langer will be taking over as Sales Director Germany Replacement at Falken. Thomas Langer began his career at Falken in 2010 as a sales representative for the region of Bavaria and Saxony/Thuringia and has been responsible for southern Germany as regional sales manager since 2018.