Author Archives: Dan Rutstein

Dan Rutstein

About Dan Rutstein

Dan Rutstein is Director of Trade & Investment in Germany, based in Berlin. He has also previously worked in Department for Business, Innovation and Skills in the aerospace sector and the Department for Transport. In a former life he was a journalist, but left his job covering sports in Bermuda for the opportunity to work in the public sector

The UK – in a Champion’s League for Sport and Business

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Dan Rutstein

The sporting eyes of Germany will once again be on London this weekend. Dortmund and Bayern face-off on the hallowed turf of Wembley for the ultimate prize in European club football. And thousands of fans, as well as politicians and … Continue reading →

Serious business at the world’s biggest trade fair

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Dan Rutstein

Nobody does trade fairs like the Germans. And even the Germans don’t normally do trade fairs like Hannover Messe. With more than 6,500 exhibitors – that would mean having just 5 seconds with each if you visited them all – … Continue reading →

Beautiful British boats at Boot

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Dan Rutstein

If you weren’t sure in which country the €8m, 28 metre luxury yacht, was engineered, designed and manufactured, the Union Flag napkins on the wet bar on the fore-deck would have given it away. But actually to get to the … Continue reading →

One Mini, two princesses, three commercial opportunities

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Dan Rutstein

When I suggested a few months ago we might want to emblazon a Mini in a Union Flag and drive it around Germany for a year to promote the GREATness of Britain, I certainly didn’t expect it would end up … Continue reading →

Airbus, Bentley, Mini and Rolls Royce

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Dan Rutstein

Two days, four factories, billions of pounds worth of exports. In a busier than usual start to the working week, I had the great pleasure of seeing first-hand the jewels in the crown of UK manufacturing as we toured British … Continue reading →

We still make things – beautifully

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Dan Rutstein

I’d like to thank Bond, James Bond. And Land Rover, Jaguar Land Rover. Between them, we have had three opportunities in just eight days to be proud of British exports (and actually proud to be British). Let’s start with Opportunity … Continue reading →

Prosperity brings multiple ministers to Germany

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Dan Rutstein

Once a week. That is, on average, how often Government Ministers fly to Germany to support British Industry. Admittedly that is an average based only on the last three weeks, but still an impressive statistic. Not even reshuffles or strikes … Continue reading →

Medallions of lamb

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Dan Rutstein

The double Olympic champion was enjoying her freshly-bbq’d lamb so much, I am sure I could have pinched her medal without her realising. As high-jumping legend Ulrike Nasse-Meyfarth tucked in to the quality British export in front of her, people … Continue reading →

Aachen to Zwickau – an A to Z of British-German economic relations

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Dan Rutstein

Z and J were the missing links. But this week’s visits to the towns of Zwickau and Jena in the East of Germany mean I’m now able to give you my A to Z of German-UK economic relations based on … Continue reading →

Sport is GREAT: Get the Power, go for the Jackpot

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Dan Rutstein

When the Sport is GREATBritain campaign was envisaged, I don’t think this is what they had in mind. Luminaries such as Andrew Flintoff and Denise Lewis were invited by Number 10 to launch it – the sporting element to a … Continue reading →