Sporting commitment and charity for children

Raphael Eckert, GS YUASA Battery Germany GmbH, talks to stadium announcer André Scheidt about the partnership with DEG. (Picture: DEG)

At DEG’s ice hockey game against EHC Munich in Dusseldorf on April 1, GS YUASA officially announced its partnership with DEG. The battery manufacturer not only cooperates with the ice hockey club on the sporting side, but also supports Dusseldorf Child Protection Association.

For almost 40 years, GS YUASA Battery Germany GmbH had its headquarters in Dusseldorf and felt closely connected to sports in the city of Dusseldorf ever since. With the new cooperation with the ice hockey club DEG, GS YUASA also becomes part of the joint campaigns with Dusseldorf Child Protection Association.
 
“The partnership with DEG is very important to us because it combines sporting commitment with charity for children. After all, the strongest members of our society have the task of taking responsibility for the weakest. A good team that sticks together, keeps its goal in mind and gets back up even after a defeat is needed in sports as in real life“, said Raphael Eckert, General Manager Sales & Marketing Components at GS YUASA Battery Germany GmbH.
 
GS YUASA already participated in DEG’s “Helmet Heroes” campaign at the last ice hockey game and bought a helmet with the inscription GS YUASA-DEG-KSB at auction, which DEG players wore during the game. The amount of 1000 euros will be donated directly to the Dusseldorf Child Protection Association
 
As part of the club’s partnership with the battery manufacturer, the DEG team bus will also be powered by a high-performance YUASA battery in the future, among others.

As part of the “Helmet Heroes” campaign, GS YUASA and DEG have already donated 1000 euros to the Dusseldorf Child Protection Association. (Picture: Birgit Häfner, sports photographer DEG)

The Düsseldorfer Eislauf-Gemeinschaft (DEG), an ice hockey club with a long tradition, plays in the German Ice Hockey League and has been German champion eight times. They cooperate with the Dusseldorf Child Protection Association (Kinderschutzbund Düsseldorf), which has been actively promoting the rights of children and young people for 50 years. Among other things, this includes protecting them from all forms of violence, exclusion and discrimination and promoting their mental, spiritual, social and physical development.

GS YUASA is one of the largest manufacturers and suppliers of rechargeable batteries with production facilities worldwide and an extensive marketing and distribution network in Europe. The wide range of lead-acid and lithium-ion batteries covers most well-known industrial applications, such as security and alarm systems, UPS and emergency lighting systems as well as OEM equipment. The three business units include Industrial (industrial batteries for standby and cyclic applications), Automotive and Motorcycle (automotive and motorbike starter batteries).
GS YUASA Battery Germany GmbH, founded in 1983 as YUASA Battery (Europe) GmbH, is based in Krefeld and serves 15 countries within Europe from there.

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