Recent Press
KNÜTES WINS GOLD AT THE BEIJING OLYMPICS 2008
Press Release/Pressemitteilung (August 22nd 2008)
For further information, please contact:
KNÜTES
Penny and Christian Eifrig
701 Berry St.
PO BOX 66
Lemont, PA 16951, USA
info@knuetes.com
www.knuetes.com
Prizes and Press Reports
The company Knütes and their products have received several international prizes:
- In
1999, the Doubleglove™ won the FHM Innovation Award at the COLA/SOLTEX
Outdoor Fair in Manchester, England
- In
February 2000, Knütes was a finalist with their Doubleglove™ at the
Dupont New Brands competition at the Spring ISPO 2000 in Munich, Germany.
- In
April 2000, Knütes won the Pennsylvania Waste Watcher Award from
the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection for their efforts
in recycling and energy conservation.
Print media:
Centre Daily Times (USA) - June 30, 1995
Centre Daily Times (USA) - July 23, 1995
Pennsylvania Business Central (USA) - August 31, 1995
Centre Daily Times (USA) - September 25, 1995
Centre Daily Times (USA) - October 7, 1995
Centre County Recycles (USA) - Winter 1995
Berliner Kurier (Germany) - December 11, 1995
Punkt (Germany) - 1/1996
The PROPonent (USA) - February/March 1996
Centre Daily Times (USA) - February 2, 1996
Annual report of the Entrepreneur Institute Berlin (Germany) - 1996
Berliner Zeitung (Germany) - January 21, 1997
Der Tagesspiegel (Germany) - April 7, 1997
Centre Daily Times (USA) - November 3, 1997
Marie Claire (Germany) - December 1997
Der Tagesspiegel (Germany) - December 4, 1997
Die Welt (Germany) - December 15, 1997
Fit For Fun (Germany) - February 1998
Die Zeit (Germany) - March 5, 1998
Television:
QVC 50/50 Tour (USA) - October 7, 1995
ORB (evening news) Abendjournal (Germany) - January 9, 1996
N3 ServiceZeit (Germany) - January 30, 1996
n-tv (news) Das Karriere-Magazin (Germany) - January 25, 1997
PULS TV (Germany) - March 26, 1997
Radio:
Radio Fritz (Germany) - March 18, 1997
Hit-Radio FFH (Germany) - November 19,1997
Fritz (Germany) - December 8, 1997
Uni Radio Berlin (Germany) - February 22, 1998
Founders
Christian Eifrig, b. April 5, 1965, holds an MBA from the Free University of Berlin, and also functions as the head consultant for the SCC-RUNNING merchandising department for the Berlin Marathon. He is a former decathlete and soccer player, participating 2 times in the World University Games for Germany.Penelope (Penny) Eifrig, b. April 20, 1968, holds a B.A. from Cornell University, and an M.A. from the Free University of Berlin. She postponed work on her Ph.D. in History to have time for her family. She also heads the translation company, Eifrig Translation, the publishing company, Eifrig Publishing, and an online travel portal, 'Going Places'. She has competed in softball, tennis, and rowing.
The family commutes between Lemont, PA, where the children primarily attend school, and Berlin, Germany, where they spend 4-5 months a year.