Busch at the Company Cup in Annecy

For the first time since the conclusion of the domination and profit and loss transfer agreement (DPLTA) with Pfeiffer Vacuum from Aßlar in northern Hesse, both companies formed one team. "I was particularly pleased that you could no longer see who belonged to which company. Everyone wore the same jersey; the individual teams were mixed. We were one," said Sami Busch, Co-CEO and co-owner of Busch Vacuum Solutions in Maulburg enthusiastically from the shore of Lake Annecy. There, he and other employees cheered on the dragon boat in front of the wonderful Alpine scenery.

And so the two corporate colors, red (Pfeiffer Vacuum) and orange (Busch) mixed when cheering on the teams, celebrating a scored goal, during the victory dance, and again and again, the chant “Pfeiffer, Busch, Pfeiffer, Busch” was heard. Dr. Britta Giesen, CEO of Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG, which is now part of the Busch group, also traveled to Annecy to support the joint team: "Just like in sports, we complement each other perfectly in business. Competing together as a team brings us even closer together. Across national and language boundaries."

In this way, the Busch-Pfeiffer team is the best example of the motto of this year’s Company Cup: “Stronger Together”.