Joint commitment to health
Goldbeck & nicos blood donation campaign
Whether to fight diseases or to save lives in an emergency: Blood reserves are indispensable for the work of clinics and medical facilities - but the number of donors is declining. The Münster branch of Goldbeck GmbH and network specialist nicos AG are supporting the regional healthcare system with a successful blood donation campaign. Yesterday, Wednesday, more than 30 volunteers donated their blood to the German Red Cross at the joint company headquarters in the rob17.EINS office building on Robert-Bosch-Straße in Münster. To be continued: Both companies would like to repeat the campaign annually in future.
The need for blood donations is high, but fewer and fewer people are donating - both in Münster and throughout Germany. It is therefore important for us to take responsibility and encourage people to donate with this campaign. Every donation counts," says Christian Terwey, head of the Goldbeck branch in Münster. To this end, the first floor of rob17.EINS was quickly transformed into an in-house blood donation center. "With donation campaigns like this, we want to do our bit to save lives. We are very happy and proud that so many of our employees are taking part," emphasizes Robert Holm, CEO of nicos AG.
In addition to employees of the two event organizers, employees of several companies based at rob17.EINS also responded to the call. A team of four medical professionals and volunteers carried out the blood collection. A hearty organic breakfast with iron-fortified juices was provided for all donors, who also received a bar of chocolate and a tube of marigold ointment as a thank you.
Small prick, big impact: As one of more than 30 volunteers, Oliver Büscher-Brach (Team Leader Planning Goldbeck Münster) donated his blood for a good cause.
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Life-saving care on site
The German Red Cross uses the donated blood to supply hospitals and clinics in the Münster catchment area. Certain components of the blood, such as plasma, are also used to produce medicines - including for hemophiliacs, cancer patients and people suffering from autoimmune or neurological diseases.
Goldbeck and nicos were delighted with the high level of participation and are planning to continue, says Christian Terwey: "The aim is to establish this campaign as a regular event in order to lower the barrier to donating blood. If it helps to do this during working hours, we are happy to support this.
Successful blood donation campaign: from left: Robert Holm (CEO nicos AG), Marcus Barth (Director Technical Solutions & Operations, Sales nicos AG), Dr. phil. Peter Cyris (DRK-Blutspendedienst West), Oliver Büscher-Brach (Team Leader Planning Goldbeck Münster) and Christian Terwey (Branch Manager Goldbeck Münster).
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About nicos AG
nicos AG specializes in secure, global data communication. As a managed services provider, it connects the sites and production facilities of medium-sized companies worldwide via so-called WANs (wide area networks). The company provides all services from planning and installation to secure 24/7 operation and guarantees maximum availability and the highest possible security in data communication with its managed services - even in the face of increasing cybercrime: with the support of the cyber experts at its subsidiary nicos cyber defense GmbH, nicos offers its customers the best possible protection against cyber attacks and other threats from the Internet.
In over 23 years, nicos AG has implemented more than 4,000 customized network solutions at over 2,000 locations in 130 countries. Today, nicos AG is the parent company of a group of companies with around 180 employees, 160 of whom work at the Münster/Westphalia site and 20 in subsidiaries.
Further information:
www.nicos-ag.com
www.nicos-cdc.com
About GOLDBECK
Goldbeck builds pioneering real estate in Europe. The company sees buildings as products and offers its customers all services from a single source: from design and construction to services during operation. With the claim "building excellence", the family-owned company realizes real estate economically, quickly and sustainably with tailor-made functionality.
Goldbeck is a partner for medium-sized and large companies, investors, project developers and public clients. The range of services includes logistics and industrial halls, office and school buildings, parking garages and residential buildings. Construction in existing buildings and building-related services complete the spectrum. In the 2022/2023 financial year, the company completed 573 projects with a total output of 6.7 billion euros. Goldbeck currently employs more than 12,000 people at over 100 locations throughout Europe.
Further information can be found at www.goldbeck.de.
