Well-known in the trade both in Germany and abroad, he was a founder member and for 12 years also the Chairman of the VDV (the Association of German Amusement Ride Manufacturers). For many years he was a member of the show committees of Interschau, he is a member of the Advisory Board of the London Park Show (ATEI), he was the representative of this industry in the Working Committee “Temporary Structures” as well as a member of the Booth Allocation Committee of the IAAPA, he is one of the representatives for the industry on the M+S Committee of the IAAPA and served on their Board of Directors for four years. All this is supplemented by many other activities, offices and appointments.