Global parts supplier HELLA, has opened an international hotel at its company headquarters in Lippstadt, Germany. The HELLA Globe Hotel is a brand new building complete with sports centre that will be used for company guests, conferences and visiting HELLA employees from around the world.

Dr. Jürgen Behrend, General Managing Partner of HELLA and Lippstadt's mayor Christof Sommer opened the new building. Dr. Behrend explained, "The Globe is intended to act as a home away from home for HELLA personnel from all over the world when they stay here at our headquarters in Lippstadt. It is a veritable symbol of our international network, which now comprises people living and working in Germany, Europe, America and in the Asia-Pacific region." He added, “The number of employees who arrive in Lippstadt from all four corners of the earth for meetings, coordination talks and training courses has been rising steadily for years. With the advent of HELLA Globe, the visitors will now be able to enjoy their very own guest house located in close proximity to company headquarters.”

The hotel has 39 rooms with ultra modern furnishings, a spacious lounge area and five conference and meeting rooms that can be flexibly laid out to suit a variety of occasions. It also has a 3,300 square meters fitness centre and a sports hall, which will provide another mainstay for HELLA in Motion, the company's sports and health program.