A successful kick-off! The training fair "Step up Shoes - #AusbildungStarten", which took place on 30 September at the ISC Pirmasens, attracted great interest. Numerous pupils took the opportunity to find out about the various vocational training professions and processes in the shoe industry at the fair.

From children's shoes to fashionable men's and women's shoes to safety shoes and suppliers: the shoe industry in the South West Palatinate with the shoe city of Pirmasens covers the entire product range of the shoe industry. Interested schoolchildren can find out about the various apprenticeships and processes in the footwear industry at the...

Like the PFI, Florian Bilic grew up in the small town of Pirmasens in Rhineland-Palatinate. The young Bundestag candidate has been politically involved with the CDU since 2011 and values proximity to the citizens and businesses in the region. On 8 September, he therefore visited the energy park in Pirmasens/Winzeln together with Junge Union, whose...

Since the PFI significantly enriches the region with the help of its research and the transfer to the economy, visits from politicians from a wide range of parties are no longer a rarity. Our scientists are always happy to answer questions from inquisitive visitors and tours of our state-of-the-art laboratories and workshops have always been met...

The latest partnership of the Rhineland-Palatinate institute offers great potential as well. The visit of the delegation from the Czech Tomas Bata University in Zlín was dedicated to the exchange with the experts of the testing and research institute in Pirmasens.