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At the world’s biggest competition for annual reports, the ARC awards in New York, the Marquard & Bahls annual report "Risking Something New – Discovering Something New" was presented with 6 awards in different categories, including the most treasured first prize: BEST OF SHOW.

Having already won 3 GOLD AWARDS in the preliminary rounds, the report received another 3 GRAND AWARDS in the categories Best of Interior Design, Best of Illustrations and Best of Germany at a gala presentation. The BEST OF SHOW trophy also went to Marquard & Bahls, whose annual report won over the jury first and foremost for the excellence of its interior design concept and clarity of written text.

The ARC competition this year received approximately 2,000 entries in 12 categories. More than 800 companies from 26 countries took part. The most important factor for the judges was to assess how well the report communicates the company’s "story". An independent jury investigated this according to a number of different criteria, including cover, foreword, design, photography/illustration, copy, financial information, communication of the corporate philosophy.

Marquard & Bahls has been successfully operating in the international energy and oil business for several decades and is a leading independent petroleum company in this business. The main business areas are: oil trading (Mabanaft), tank storage (Oiltanking), aviation fuelling (Skytanking) and renewable energies (GEE Energy). In 2006, Marquard & Bahls with its´ 3,800 employees realized a turnover of 10.8 billion Euros and a profit before income taxes of 181 million Euros. The Group’s headquarters is located in Hamburg, Germany.

For more information on Marquard & Bahls, please visit www.mbholding.com.

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Heidi Pipo
Manager Corporate Communications
Marquard & Bahls AG
+ 49 40-370 04-0
heidi.pipo@mbholding.de