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SPT celebrates its 50th anniversary with a creative photo contest
To celebrate our 50th anniversary, we are inviting you to take part in a special photo contest: Let ‘Manni’, our iconic squeaky duck, discover the world!

Here's how it works:
1.Get yourself a ‘Manni’ squeaky duck (available from trade fairs, sales representatives and our distributors outside Germany).
2.Take a creative photo of ‘Manni’ at a unique location (e.g. when travelling or at an unusual workplace). Important: Composites and AI-generated motifs are excluded from the contest.
3.Send your photo to manni@sptpumpen.de by 31 December 2025.
The photos will be published on our website. A jury will award prizes to the three best entries.
Take part and become a part of our anniversary celebrations!
Prizes:
🏆 1st place: A TUI travel voucher in the amount of €5,000 for the Grupotel Parc Natural & Spa hotel in Mallorca.
⚽ 22nd & 3rd place: A high-quality tournament football table each.
Conditions of participation in the ‘Manni on his travels’ photo contest
- Organiser
The photo contest is organised by Söndgerath Pumpenhandels GmbH, Zur Schmiede 7 | 45141 Essen (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Organiser’), as part of the company's 50th anniversary celebrations. - Authorisation to participate
All persons over the age of 18 are eligible to participate. Employees of Söndgerath Pumpenhandels GmbH and their family members are excluded from participation. - Participation in the contest
3.1. Participants will receive a ‘Manni’ squeaky duck through trade fairs, sales representatives, or distributors outside Germany.
3.2. To participate, submit photos of ‘Manni’ at a special location or in a travel/work situation via email to manni@sptpumpen.de. AI-generated images and composites are excluded.
3.3. Photos must not infringe third-party rights and must not contain illegal or inappropriate content.
3.4. By submitting a photo, participants declare they own the rights to the image.
- Procedure of the contest
4.1. Submission deadline: 31.12.2025.
4.2. Photos will be published on the organiser's website.
4.3. jury will select the top three photos based on creativity, originality, and quality. - Prizes
1st place: TUI travel voucher (€5,000) for Grupotel Parc Natural & Spa, Mallorca.
2nd and 3rd place: High-quality tournament football table. - Transfer of rights and publication
Participants grant the organiser a non-exclusive, unlimited right to use the photo for contest and promotional purposes. Participants will be credited unless they object. - Data protection
- Personal data will be used solely for contest organisation and communication.
- More details: Privacy Policy
- Liability
The organiser is not liable for technical faults or data loss during transmission. - Exclusion from participation
Participants violating the rules or attempting manipulation may be excluded. - Miscellaneous
10.1. Legal recourse is excluded.
10.2. German law applies.
10.3. Contact: manni@sptpumpen.de