Ringier has started its jubilee year

 The Ringier media company is celebrating its 175th anniversary this year. The company is celebrating its anniversary in Switzerland and eight other countries under the motto "What moves people". To kick off the anniversary year, Switzerland's largest media company presented the book "Ringier bei den Leuten" (Ringier with the people) by publicist Karl Lüönd in Lausanne and Zurich on Wednesday. On over 500 pages, the book describes the development of the small Zofingen book printing company into a multinational media company. Ringier celebrates its big official birthday party in Switzerland on May 16, 2008 with partners, customers and guests from politics, business, culture and society. On May 17, 2008, there will be a party for the employees. Ringier is also celebrating its anniversary in China, Vietnam, Germany, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Serbia and Slovakia. The anniversary program also includes activities for readers, the international online competition "Destination Ringier" and the "My Ringier Story" project, which invites employees and retirees to tell their own personal story.
For publisher Michael Ringier, the anniversary is an opportunity to look back on what Ringier has achieved over the past 175 years and to learn from its successes and mistakes for the future. "Our company is 15 years older than the Swiss federal state. In this 175-year history, Ringier has always managed to compensate for difficult situations with successful innovations or activities."