umdasch has long been convinced of the high environmental sustainability of its specially developed refilling system and now it has also been officially confirmed: The umdasch Liquid Dispenser has received the Austrian Ecolabel! It is the first umdasch product to be awarded the ecolabel and another important step for the shopfitting expert in terms of sustainability.

Getting advice on stocks over antipasti or enjoying a delicious bowl while opening a bank account is contradictory? A new restaurant in Basel proves the opposite with its concept. The name "Die Station" does not hide a stop at a train station, but an innovative bistro in the customer zone of Bank Cler at Aeschenplatz in Basel. Die Station opened on January 24 and surprises with an unusual gastronomic concept. The Swiss Store Makers from umdasch were responsible for the design concept, the furniture construction and the implementation and thereby created an exciting symbiosis of gastro area and customer zone.

The Store Makers in the Middle East are uniting JWP Technical Services, HDD Interiors and umdasch as three strong brands under one roof from 1 January 2022. This forms a powerhouse that will be one of the largest and most renowned companies for Retail Interiors in the Middle East with its substantial manufacturing capacities and retail expertise as well as an even wider service portfolio.

What was once simply nice to have, is a must-have today. For retailers to subscribe to sustainability is no longer just a trend, but has become a firm part of their brand identity. Not least because customers regard it as an essential prerequirement that they are offered environmentally-friendly products from transparent supply chains. And that ideally the retailer’s approach is also reflected at the point of sale – in the form of brilliantly designed sales areas and shops. The fact that sustainable materials are also becoming increasingly convincing from an aesthetic point of view, makes their use in shopfitting even more attractive. A short history of nature-based solutions at umdasch.

After several months of renovation work, the traditional Viennese gourmet food store Julius Meinl on the prestigious Graben in Vienna will present itself from 22nd October 2021 as an even more refined gourmet temple in the middle of Vienna's exclusive pedestrian zone. umdasch The Store Makers was responsible for the shopfitting in line with a concept developed by the architects Bernhard Hamann and Christian Politsch. The result: an elegant delicatessen shop that delights gourmets and interior enthusiasts alike.

Expos – or World Fairs – have been synonymous with the most innovative and creative architectural designs throughout their history. It is the Expos that gave Paris its Eiffel Tower and Seattle its Space Needle, and Dubai is hoping to follow in their footsteps with the Middle East’s first Expo, which has been focusing entirely on sustainability since 1 October. Supplying the shopfit for all its official stores, plus displays and retail systems for a host of the US and Australian pavilions, umdasch has been heavily immersed in making Dubai Expo a sustainable festival of place.

The waters of the Kapruner Ache rush past behind the building, and the Kitzsteinhorn and Schmittenhöhe peaks are just close by. Following its renovation and extension, from 1 October 2021 the flagship store of Bründl Sports in Kaprun will present itself as an ultra-modern architectural jewel against the backdrop of the Salzburg mountains. Everything is in harmony with nature, and sustainability is anchored at the very heart of the DNA of the lifestyle store. The shopfitting and digital solutions were implemented by umdasch The Store Makers in line with a concept developed by the regular architects blocher partners.

umdasch strips off – with a specially developed refilling system that combines environmental protection and digital software solutions. The liquid dispenser is serious about saving CO2 and reducing plastic waste and is also IoT-capable (Internet of Things). Now a calculation has proven that within a very short space of time it also undercuts conventional disposable off-the-shelf bottles with regard to its carbon footprint.

In the new category "Digital Solutions", the jury of the Red Dot Design Award 2021 for the first time selected innovative companies that think "outside the box" and actively promote digital change. The Store Makers from umdasch were able to score points with the extraordinarily staged Warema World of Experience in Wertheim, Germany. There, a large portion of emotion is breathed into the technically demanding topic of sun protection. A holistically thought-out customer journey with innovative digital touchpoints makes it happen.

A complex build, ultra-precision and the need to flex a programme that required the umdasch General Contracting team to mesh in with multiple suppliers from around Europe, has resulted in a stunning new London flagship for Stone Island.