
Krone Group expands Management Board
Due to the strong growth of the Krone Group, Ole Klose (56, pictured) was appointed as an additional member of the Management Board with effect from April 1.

If a part needs to be replaced on an older trailer, people often consider whether it is still worth installing an expensive original spare part. Fahrzeugwerk Krone now offers an alternative with the new Krone Trusted spare parts brand.

After a relatively good start to the 2019/2020 financial year (August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2020), Covid-19 dominated economic activity from the beginning of 2020.

In order to further increase the application of the Schwarzmüller RH40 mega trailer, the company has carried out various load securing tests - with success.

After selling more than 100 units, Schwarzmüller is taking stock of the Lang saddle, which was launched on the German market for the first time in 2019.

With immediate effect, Krone is equipping all refrigerated vehicles in the Cool Liner series with Krone Telematics as standard.

Alfons Veer goes into retirement
Alfons Veer (65) will step down from his position as Chairman of the Management Board of Bernard Krone Holding SE & Co. KG after 16 years at the end of the year for age-related reasons and move to the Supervisory Board of the Krone Group on January 1, 2020.

Krone Commercial Vehicle Group
The Krone Commercial Vehicle Group has appointed Peter Ahlers (54) as Managing Director as of August 1. Ahlers will take over the management of the Knapen Group, which has been part of the Krone Commercial Vehicle Group since July.

At NUFAM 2019 in Karlsruhe, the Gersthofen-based specialist for trailers and vehicle bodies will be showcasing a wide range of its transport solutions at stand B211 in hall 2.

At a ceremony, Ulrich Humbaur congratulated his co-managing director Oliver Czech on his 30th anniversary and thanked him for his commitment to the company.

Trailer manufacturer Krone and Italian logistics service provider Torello have been working together for ten years. The two companies celebrated their long-standing collaboration at the Krone site in Lübtheen. To mark the occasion, the official handover of 50 new Cool Liners also took place there.