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Military Experience Meets Business

People from a wide range of professional backgrounds repeatedly find their way to the FRICKE Group. For example, Alexander, who previously completed a bachelor’s degree as a police commissioner…

GRANIT PARTS Iberia at FIMA 2026

Every two years, the Spanish city of Zaragoza hosts “FIMA” – a five-day agricultural trade fair in February with around 1,200 exhibitors. Agricultural innovations and technologies are presented to…

Three Countries, Diverse Experiences: Till’s International Assignment

As part of his dual study program at the FRICKE Group, our student Till had a unique opportunity: instead of visiting just one international subsidiary, as is usually the case, he was able to…

Three months in Shanghai – International experiences in Productmanagement

As part of his role as Product Manager in the areas of crop protection, animal husbandry, and tires, Patrick spent three months in Shanghai and one week in Taipei.This international assignment…

Trainee Trip to Le Mans – An Experience that connects

There are moments on the job that you don’t forget very quickly. For me, November 19th is definitely one of them – the start of our two-day trainee trip to Le Mans with 57 apprentices: future…

Team Good Vibes

A look back at Agritechnica 2025 Every two years at the beginning of November, the who's who of the agricultural technology industry traditionally meets in Hanover. This year it was that time…

Off to the south - three weeks in Valladolid

This October, it was finally my turn – my time abroad was approaching. So on October 5th, I said "Off to Spain!" My destination was Valladolid, a large city near Madrid. I lived there for three…

O'zapft is! - FRICKE goes Oktoberfest

After the FRICKE workforce had already demonstrated how to celebrate properly at performances by Scooter and Fantastischen Vier, they surpassed themselves this year a

International Sales Conference 2025

The annual International Sales Conference (ISC) of GRANIT PARTS is always one of the highlights of the year but in 2025, it proved to be a truly memorable event. For the first time in several years,…

A Guest Among Friends – My Vacation in Istanbul and Surroundings

I already introduced you to the team from our purchasing office in Turkey in this post from 2020. Since then, my contact with the colleagues in Istanbul has steadily deepened. This year, I took the…

The Faces Behind Tholey

When we published our first article “FRICKE goes Tholey” about the construction of the new logistics center, the project was still in its infancy. Today, large warehouse buildings rise where there…

Experience Romania – Impressions and Experiences from My Abroad Stay

As an apprentice in the field of wholesale and foreign trade management in my second year at FRICKE Group, I had the special opportunity to complete a three-week stay abroad in Romania as part of my…

Official Graduation of the FRICKE Bachelor Graduates 2025

Official Graduation at Nordakademie After three and a half years filled with exciting insights, challenging projects, and numerous practical experiences, the time had finally come: On April 4th,…

A top-class week of events

The second week of March is traditionally marked by the Heeslinger Landmaschinenschau (agricultural machinery show) in the FRICKE Group. The open days in Heeslingen, Zeven and Bockel took place for…

Custom-made commercial vehicles - The production of Hofmeister & Meincke SE

In the industrial area of Weyhe, huge halls and buildings rise into the sky. One of these imposing facilities belongs to the FRICKE Group and houses the production of Hofmeister & Meincke SE -…

Studying Agricultural Management in the USA: Experiencing Agriculture from a Different Perspective

In October 2024, our group of 19 students had the unique opportunity to embark on a ten-day study trip to the USA. The goal was to explore the Midwest of the United States and gain fascinating…

Enthralled by technology: Factory tour at the CLAAS factory in Harsewinkel

On November 20th and 21st, around 50 apprentices and dual students from the FRICKE Group had the opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes look at one of the world’s most modern production sites for…

"WE ACT - We´re Involved"

On Wednesday, 6th November, 2024, the WE ACT team, together with four apprentices, carried out a successful initiative: they reduced the screen brightness in all office spaces to 80%. This…

How to plan a trade fair in three steps - a review of PARTS & SERVICE WORLD 2024

The PARTS & SERVICE WORLD trade fair organised by GRANIT PARTS opened its doors again in Kassel from 25 to 27 October. 17,500 visitors flocked to the exhibition halls to experience the world of…

Three Months in Reims - Insights into Working at GRANIT France and Life in Champagne

My name is Aileen, and as part of the export team in Heeslingen, I manage our subsidiaries in Belgium and France. This summer, I had the opportunity to work at our branch in Reims for three months.…

FRICKE GOES FERDIS - Sun, Glitter & Music

On August 3rd, FRICKE’s apprentices and students headed to the local Ferdinands Festival in Rotenburg (Wümme)! There, they enjoyed plenty of sunshine, glitter, and good vibes, all accompanied by…

FRICKE Maszyny Rolnicze is our agricultural machinery dealer in Poland

FRICKE Maszyny Rolnicze, which means FRICKE agricultural machinery, has been active in the agricultural sector since 1997 and has been an authorized dealer for the John Deere brand since 2003. The…

From Tholey to Europe

The FRICKE Group had something very special to celebrate: on Monday, 8 July 2024, the foundation stone for the new logistics centre in Tholey, Saarland, was laid in a festive ceremony. Local…

Fascination India: A journey of contrasts

Our dual student Jan spent 7 weeks in our procurement office in India as part of a product management placement. In this blog post, he describes what he experienced there and what impressions he…