The firm also halted deliveries of products containing meat from a German supplier.

This venture also experienced misfortune, as Borgward, the German supplier of parts for the car, suffered financial problems.

Additional equipment, such as optics and grenade launchers, were also obtained from domestic and German suppliers.

Imagine you will need to purchase components worth €100,000 from a German supplier in 12 months' time.

The raid caused alarm among the Boers and resulted in massive armament, mainly from German suppliers.

Administration officials said other German suppliers of material to the plant included Preussag of Hannover.

Daimler's recent decision to take a 10% stake in Metallgesellschaft, a leading German supplier of environmental technology including vehicle-parts recycling, also makes some sense.

Thus the size of Boss's German work force has remained the same for several years and it has cut back on German suppliers.

For example, finishing nail* sizes typically available from German suppliers are:

To the dismay of German suppliers, Mr Lopez is also eager to share this advice with foreign competitors.