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#QUALITYFIRST ISS AND ICEGRID® CONQUER THE INDUSTRY Author Photos
ISS GmbH, DE – 63263 Neu-Isenburg, www.iss4u.com left: Mark Nelson, right: Imago
With decades of good and reliable work, ISS Ice, Sports & Solar has managed to position itself in the world of ice technology with its own unique selling proposition. The company with locations in Neu-Isenburg near Frankfurt and Borna near Leipzig is in demand worldwide wherever ice quality and sustainability are concerned. Quality, not quantity, is the guiding principle. Whether for ice hockey, curling, speed skating or public skating, the ICEGRID® system developed and patented by CEO Said Hakim meets every requirement in terms of ice quality and sustainability. Many institutions, associations and clubs such as the German Ice Hockey Federation (DEB), USA Curling, German Ice Hockey League (DEL2), World Curling Tour, Curling Zone, Löwen Frankfurt, EC Kitzbühel and many more have been persuaded of this. As official ice technology partners, they are in constant contact with the ISS research and development department. Thanks to the constant feedback from the field, this yields a classic winwin situation. Internal training Said Hakim took over the family business from his father ten years ago. With a strong and loyal team, ISS has been a proud pioneer and innovation leader for over five decades. Its internal training system, in which all employees pass through all technical departments in the company, places 68
emphasis on making the complexity of the work and the importance of the perfect meshing of all the various skills second nature to everyone. This is particularly important, as the company offers not only its ICERACK® and ICEGRID® ice rinks, self-made dasher boards (TÜV-certified/for p ublic skating only) and ICEPRO hockey boards, but also the customized construction of chillers, air-conditioning units and heating systems in its air conditioning and refrigeration department. At the same time, each specialist also sees himself as an all-rounder and part of the supply chain. Without staff turnover, the wealth of knowledge is passed on. Even the customer senses the excellent working atmosphere in which the employees assist each other and with pride. Technology pioneer and trailblazer ISS looks back proudly on decades as a pioneer. Back in 1970s, the invention of the EPDM solar absorber won many sb 1/2022
