Prix SVC Wirtschaftsraum Zürich 2022: Five companies nominated for the coveted SME award
The Swiss Venture Club (SVC) entrepreneurial network will award the Prix SVC Wirtschaftsraum Zürich for the eighth time on September 20, 2022. The jury of experts has selected five finalists from a good 100 companies in the region.
It's that time again: The seventeen-member jury of experts headed by Daniel Läubli, partner at McKinsey & Company Zurich, has selected five finalists for the Prix SVC Wirtschaftsraum Zürich 2022 from over 100 companies in the Zurich economic region. The sponsor and initiator of the Prix SVC awards is the Swiss Venture Club, an independent association for the promotion and support of SMEs in Switzerland. With the Prix SVC Zurich Economic Area, it honors, as in other regionsThe award is given to exemplary SMEs that impress with their innovative products and services, their corporate culture, the quality of their employees and management, and their sustainable track record. A prerequisite for nomination by the jury is a strong anchoring in the region.
The 2022 finalists: Five impressive success stories from the Zurich economic region (in alphabetical order)
- Falu Inc, Rüti. For more than 55 years, the family-owned company domiciled in the Zurich Oberland has been producing machines for the production and packaging of cotton swabs and cotton pads, each adapted to the individual needs of different customers. The world-leading company is locally based, employs 20 people and is led by Guy Petignat, President and CEO.
www.falu.com - G. Bopp & Co. AG, Zurich. For decades, G. Bopp & Co. AG has been one of the world's leading manufacturers of metal meshes for demanding and diverse applications. While at the time of the company's foundation in 1881 it was still a matter of producing high-quality, stable and reliable screens and grids, today the meshes are often important components in highly complex processes in industry or in research & development. The company employs 200 people in Switzerland and is managed by Peter Bopp in the fourth generation.
www.bopp.com - Kyburz Switzerland AG, Freienstein. As an SME with over 170 employees, the company develops and produces high-quality electric vehicles for delivery and industrial companies as well as for private individuals. It is impossible to imagine our streets without, for example, Swiss Post's yellow 3-wheeled electric vehicles. The company has been an international leader in high-quality mobility and transport solutions for more than 30 years and is managed by Martin Kyburz.
www.kyburz-switzerland.ch - Planzer Transport AG, Zurich. Planzer was founded in 1936 and has been a family-owned stock corporation since 1966. Today, the logistics company employs more than 5300 people at 68 locations in Switzerland and neighboring countries, including 370 apprentices. Since 2018, the family-owned company has been operating in the parcel business with the "Planzer Paket" brand, delivering shipments weighing up to 30kg to private and business recipients. Here, the company wants to be the most personal provider with the best employees and a great proximity to customers and recipients. A special focus is placed on the topic of sustainability. Thus, over 60 % of the shipments cover the majority of the transport distance by environmentally friendly rail.
www.planzer-paket.ch
www.planzer.ch - South Pole, Zurich. South Pole was founded in 2006 by ETH graduates as a startup and is today led by CEO Renat Heuberger. The company is both a global market leader in climate protection for companies and in the development of climate protection projects. It develops and implements emission reduction projects and strategies that transform climate protection into long-term business models for companies, governments and organizations around the world. The motivation and expertise of more than 800 employees in 22 offices on 6 continents are the basis for the success of more than 1000 ongoing climate protection projects around the globe - projects that not only save CO2, but also improve the quality of life of millions of people in over 50 countries.
www.southpole.com
The award ceremony will take place on September 20, 2022, at the Kongresshaus Zurich. 1,500 guests from business, science, politics, media and culture are expected. Nik Hartmann will host the ceremony.
