hörbert donation to the Blue House Entertainment at the Sickbed – Winzki Company donates 3 “hörbert” audio players for children with cancer

Stuttgart, October 23, 2015. A donation in the form of three high-quality wooden MP3 players was handed over today by Rainer Brang, managing director of the company Winzki from Nürtingen, to Prof. Dr. Stefan Nägele, executive board member of the Förderkreis krebskranke Kinder e.V. Stuttgart.

The portable devices named “hörbert” were presented directly on-site at the oncology children’s ward of the Olgahospital and will be used there in the future as music and audio book players. The solidly crafted hörbert is made of wood, stainless steel, and digital components and was invented by Rainer Brang in Stuttgart-Vaihingen. Now, two of these devices will bring joy and distraction from everyday clinic life to the brave patients in their hometown. Another device will be used in the playroom of the Blaues Haus. The Blaues Haus is the family house of the Förderkreis where families can live nearby the Olgahospital and recharge their strength during the treatment of the children.

“We are very happy that the company Winzki is providing these child-friendly devices that will surely bring a lot of joy to the patients in their everyday clinic life,” said Prof. Dr. Stefan Nägele at the on-site handover.

Winzki GmbH & Co. KG

Winzki GmbH & Co. KG, founded in February 2011, is the producer of “hörbert,” the portable wooden MP3 player for children. The company is based in Nürtingen, where the young company manufactures these exceptional playback devices and distributes them. Originally designed as a tinkering project by the inventor Rainer Brang for his own children, this idea is now carried by a small company with customers in Germany, several European countries, and Switzerland. More information: www.hoerbert.com

WINZKI GmbH & Co. KG – Company profile:

The company WINZKI was founded in 2011 in Stuttgart-Vaihingen by Rainer Brang, managing director. Now located in Nürtingen, the young company manufactures and distributes “hörbert” (sic), the wooden MP3 player for children, as its only product so far. The growth in revenue demonstrates the success of the product: after €320,000 in the 2014/15 fiscal year, a doubling of revenue is expected in the current fiscal year. Currently, three employees work part-time and in mini-jobs. They use the company for their career re-entry after parental leave. In addition to domestic sales, hörbert is sold in various European countries and Switzerland. Primarily intended for children, hörbert has also proven itself in care and educational institutions for people of all ages. A particular highlight of the company’s history so far was the exhibition “Art Lab: Places and Spaces” at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, where hörbert was part of the exhibition between August 2014 and October 2015.

Press contacts:

WINZKI GmbH & Co. KG, Benzstr. 2, 72636 Frickenhausen

Rainer Brang +49 (0)7022 506420, Email: info@winzki.de

Förderkreis krebskranke Kinder e.V. Stuttgart

The Förderkreis krebskranke Kinder e.V. has been providing uncomplicated and quick assistance to families with children suffering from cancer for 30 years, offering financial support, necessary aids, excursions, and activities for siblings, as well as supporting medical projects. With the Blaues Haus, the association also provides families of children with cancer a temporary home, where parents and siblings can live and recharge their strength during the treatment of the young patients in close proximity to the Olgahospital.

Press contact:

Cornelia Völklein, Förderkreis krebskranke Kinder e.V. Stuttgart

Herdweg 15, 70174 Stuttgart

Tel.: 0711 297356, Fax: 0711 294091, Email: info@foerderkreis-krebskranke-kinder.de

Educator Tabea Bachmeier tries out the HÖRBERTS with children in the playroom of the oncology station at the Olgahospital.

Rainer Brang (left) and Prof. Dr. Stefan Nägele