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After 10 years of operations, Webtaxi, the company headed by Michel Craveiro, has taken 70% of the market with 20% of the taxi fleet under licence. The success is due to ease and transparency, according to Craveiro. Photo: Romain Gamba/Maison Moderne
TRADES

Webtaxi celebrates 10th anniversary

Webtaxi, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Voyages Emile Weber, came out of covid in the doldrums, but is seeing a clear upturn in its activity for its 10th anniversary. The company looks back to fond memories of a trip to the Malaga region in Spain during the worst of the pandemic.

Thierry Labro • 09:17
Pierre Hurt, director of the professional association OAI and coordinator of FTI. (Photo: Julien Swol/Archives)
TRADES

Pierre Hurt: “Helping the country move towards smart regulation”

Jeremy Zabatta • 14.11.2022
In a time of energy transition, Luxembourg is short of about 1,700 tradespeople to complete the mission. Photo: Shutterstock
ECONOMY

Around 1,700 artisans missing for energy transition

Tracy Heindrichs • 01.11.2022
A fall in the number of new vehicles available on the market and potential buyers postponing car purchases in the current crisis is leading to an ageing fleet that requires more frequent repairs. ACL
TRADES

Ageing fleet means more outcalls says Automobile Club as it raises fees

Duncan Roberts • 25.10.2022
The Chamber of Commerce welcomes the digitalisation of several procedures in the draft law regarding access to certain craft professions, but believes that some are still too timid. (Photo: Matic Zorman/Maison Moderne/Archives)
INSTITUTIONS

Draft law focuses on business permits and fresh starts

Lisa Christl • 17.10.2022
Just as private households are being asked to lower their thermostats, businesses are following suit and some are even opting for other measures to reduce their energy consumption. (Photo: Maison Moderne Archives)
TRADES

How companies are handling energy sobriety

Catherine Kurzawa • 11.10.2022
The Chanel boutique has moved to take over a much larger sales area. (Photo: Chanel)
TRADES

Chanel moves to bigger location in Luxembourg

Céline Coubray • 10.10.2022
In addition to Luc Meyer as the new president, the Federation of Craftsmen is strengthened with two new vice presidents, Alexa Ballmann and Roland Kuhn. Tun Di Bari and Michel Reckinger remain vice-presidents. (Photo: Lynn Theisen/FDA)
TRADES

Luxembourg federation of craftspeople appoints new president

Jeremy Zabatta • 26.09.2022
Three trophies will be awarded to the best campaigns at the ceremony. (Photo: LeoAwards 2022)
TRADES

LeoAwards: get your tables!

Delano.lu • 21.09.2022
In 2022, the energy budget of the Pierre Werner Administrative Centre was around 550,000 euros. (Photo: Edouard Olszweski/Maison Moderne/Archives)
TRADES

Chamber of Commerce faced with sky-high energy bill

Jeremy Zabatta • 16.09.2022
Entrepreneurs in the crafts sector fear the impact of a new round of wage indexation on their financial health. Library picture: LaLa La Photo
TRADES

Inflation hurting crafts industry, says business group

Mathilde Obert • 26.08.2022
In Cologne, the situation is said to be "low water" when the water level is 2.10 metres. It is currently at 0.94 metres. This is having a serious impact on barge transport as far as the Luxembourg Moselle. (Photo: Shutterstock)
POLITICS

River transport falls due to drought

Pierre Pailler • 24.08.2022
The Bellevue ferris wheel, one of the returning annual attractions at Luxembourg’s historic annual Schueberfouer fair Sabino Parente photography
TRADES

How much money does the Schueberfouer make? The economics of travelling fairgrounds

Josephine Shillito • 20.08.2022
Charel Hary is the president of the FNCF but also the operator of four fairground businesses consisting of two confectionary shops as well as bumper cars and mini-quads. (Photo: Guy Wolff/Maison Moderne)
TRADES

Schueberfouer 2022, a highly anticipated vintage

Catherine Kurzawa • 16.08.2022
Language teaching can now involve some sort of coaching and goes far beyond what it was in the past says Prolingua deputy director Naouelle Tir. Matic Zorman
TRADES

How Prolingua continues to develop teaching tools

Duncan Roberts • 17.06.2022
The secretary general of the FDA, Romain Schmit, says that a reduction in working hours is a counterproductive measure in every respect. (Photo: Romain Gamba/Maison Moderne/Archives)
TRADES

Trade sector against working hour reduction

Jeremy Zabatta • 16.06.2022
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