Welcome 2026 - Thank you for your trust and a strong year together

Dear customers,

The beginning of the year is a time to pause and look back - and, above all, to say thank you.

My thanks go to you - our podiatry and foot care customers - along with all the people who have accompanied us over the past year. Your trust, feedback and personal dialogue are the foundation of our success. I would like to take you on a journey through 2025 today - and at the same time give you a glimpse of what 2026 has in store for us. We look forward to a successful year ahead.

2025 was an intense and pioneering year for us from a business perspective. With the new Podiatry Drills: Nova Pro and Nova SE along with a fully rethought mobile system, we could finally show what we have been working hard on in recent years. As part of RUCK next live - a new event format - we were able to present our new products to you: Innovations that will have a lasting impact on our industry.

RUCK next live stands for proximity, transparency and genuine dialogue. And with around 100 guests here with us in Neuenbürg and almost 1,000 others who took part online, the premiere was a complete success! What we were particularly pleased about: the honest, positive feedback. Experiencing that our developments are not only technically impressive, but also really make everyday practice easier, confirms our claim here at RUCK.

When I'm asked about the emotional highlight of the year, it's easy for me to answer: our in-house exhibition. I've experienced many in-house exhibitions at RUCK - but this one was special.

The atmosphere between customers, employees, partners and suppliers was exceptional - open, warm and appreciative. You had the feeling that it wasn't just products that were being presented here, but that there was a real sense of togetherness.

Have you already put the date for 2026 in your diary? I look forward to seeing you again on 11 July.

Three terms that describe the year 2025 very well for me:

• Fast - because the year felt like it flew by. Perhaps also because so much was in motion at the same time and developments accelerated noticeably.
• Innovative - because we could provide important impetus with the new generation of Nova Podiatry Drills: Through pioneering technology, intuitive operation and an ergonomically ingenious design.
• Human - because despite all the technology, one thing has never been lost: our closeness to you.

Whether at the in-house exhibition, at exhibitions or at other events organised in-house - the positive mood in the industry was palpable. This togetherness, this ‘we as professionals’ is something that is highly important to me on a personal level.

In this coming year, we would like to continue to develop - and at the same time, to consolidate what has proven itself. So that we remain exactly what you expect from us in the long term: a reliable partner at your side.

You can look forward to new inspiration and tried-and-tested formats. What I can already reveal today: RUCK next live will return in 2026 and there will be news about peclavus, our natural skin and nail care brand.

Of course, we will be there for you at all the major industry trade fairs in 2026: The Foot & Ankle Show in Liverpool and Podiatry 2026 in Birmingham.

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Finally, I would like to say thank you once again. For your loyalty and your trust. For the open dialogue - even when it is critical and opens up new perspectives.

RUCK is a family business. And we want it to stay that way. Cooperation, dialogue and mutual understanding are at the heart of everything we do.

I look forward to shaping the year 2026 together with you.

Sincerely
Your Simeon Ruck
Managing Director HELLMUT RUCK GmbH