On Tuesday 12 November, a team from KYBURZ Switzerland Ltd and KYBURZ Australia Pty, consisting of Stefan Breu, Joshua Huston, Cade Butler and Daniel Meier, had the honour of handing over the first DXP 5.3 Australia version equipped with a solar roof-equipped DXP 5.3 Australia version to Nicholas Stürchler, the ambassador of the Swiss Embassy in Australia, and Barbara Gonzenbach, Switzerland's special representative for the Pacific region.

The handover ceremony included a vehicle briefing, test drives by the ambassador and the diplomatic team, and a working lunch at which Swiss-Australian relations and future cooperation opportunities were discussed.

The enthusiasm and joy at the arrival of the innovative vehicle was tangible. Today, almost 4,000 KYBURZ vehicles are in use on Australian roads – mostly with Post Australia – and are making a significant contribution to reducing CO2 emissions in last-mile delivery.

Four years ago, series production of the DXC/DXCargo began. Last week, the 2000th vehicle of this type was built on the production line in Embrach. Lamin Balajo, recently appointed Deputy Head of Production, is very proud of this.

The DXC is part of an order from the Danish delivery company DAO. DAO delivers the mail over the last mile at night. The vehicles are equipped with work lights at the front and rear. Other features include electric locks on the boxes, heated handles, a reversing camera and powerful acceleration. That needs energy! The batteries with a capacity of 600 Ah deliver it.

The DXC is becoming increasingly popular due to the large loading volume at the rear (1 m³). An enlarged 1.3 m³ box was recently presented at the Post Messe in Amsterdam and will be added to the range in a few months.

On 24 November, the ‘Open Sunday’ will take place in the Embrachertal. This popular meeting place for businesses and residents invites all interested parties to visit us in our production hall at Tannenstrasse 98 (parking spaces available). In addition to the popular tours of our production line, we will also be presenting the project for our new company headquarters at the entrance. With the help of plans and animations, we will provide an exclusive insight into the future of KYBURZ.

We look forward to your visit.

Further information, the festival and bus timetable, can be found on the website of the Embrach Valley Trade Association:

Kaito Mötteli, our third-year commercial apprentice, conducts the interviews for the in-house newspaper section ‘A day in the life of...’, which gives us exciting insights into the everyday life of KYBURZ employees.

He shows how diverse and valuable the work in our company is, and he does so with great interest. The response has been positive across the board – and Kaito himself enjoys the task: ‘I really enjoy doing the interviews because it allows me to get to know the employees better. It's a privilege that enriches my interactions with all employees and makes working with them easier.’

Thank you, Kaito, for your commitment – we look forward to many more exciting articles!

On 7 November, KYBURZ once again took part in the ‘Ab in die Zukunft’ (Off into the Future) symposium organised by System Alpenluft AG in Münchenbuchsee. It is aimed at the heads of municipal depots in Switzerland, who are offered suggestions for the electrification of their vehicle fleets and the optimisation of depot processes in a playful way on this day.

KYBURZ hosted one of the event's eight stations. In groups of four, the participants were ‘allowed’ to search the entire event site for the four different elements of KYBURZ battery recycling – on the road in KYBURZ DXS vehicles with municipal service equipment, with and without trailers. With these ‘finds’ of a real circular economy – aluminium, copper, lithium iron phosphate and graphite – the just over 30 participants were able to score points in the challenge of the day.

Sales manager Bernd Brockmeier and B2B sales representative Dominik von Arb enjoyed the driving fun, the ‘spirit of discovery’ and the product feedback from the municipal depot managers. The ‘Alpenluft-Event’ has become an established platform for KYBURZ to exchange ideas on sustainable and efficient solutions for municipal depots.

The Rorbas skate park recently celebrated its opening. It was a fresh autumn day, but the skate park stayed dry and the sun came out from time to time. Many people came with and without skateboards, the atmosphere was great, the festival economy ran continuously and, most importantly, the Rorbas skate park was officially inaugurated and used enthusiastically!

At the opening ceremony, specially designed skateboard decks were raffled off, individually created for the sponsors, including KYBURZ. The exclusive prizes found numerous enthusiastic participants in the draw and ultimately happy winners, who were delighted with their new, unique decks.