Oetiker Group wins Prix SVC Wirtschaftsraum Zürich

The Swiss Venture Club SVC is an independent association of entrepreneurs for companies. It aims in particular to strengthen SMEs - the well-known "backbone of the Swiss economy". With this in mind, the SVC regularly honors companies in its seven regions that belong "to Switzerland's SME elite," as Andreas Gerber, OC President of the Prix SVC Wirtschaftsraum Zürich, describes it. And it was precisely in this economic region of Zurich that six companies were honored for the fifth time on January 21.

Family business in third generation
This year's winner of the Prix SVC Wirtschaftsraum Zürich is the third-generation Oetiker Group, led by CEO Thomas Meier-Bickel. It has successfully positioned itself as a global market leader in the production of miniature parts such as clamps, clamps and rings as well as assembly solutions. With over 30 subsidiaries worldwide and around 1500 employees, the Oetiker Group serves customers in over 70 countries. Michael Steinmann, president of the 13-member jury of experts on the newly crowned winner in his laudation: "The Oetiker Group impressively demonstrates how they can reduce production prices of a single part by optimizing processes and new technologies and thus remain profitable at all times. Also, the Oetiker Group is a showcase example of a Swiss family business that has successfully mastered succession planning."

The other winners
Second place goes to Zurich-based Kalaidos Bildungsgruppe Schweiz, whose education portfolio ranges from elementary school and high school level to vocational training and continuing education and university level. The winner of third place is Trafag AG from Bubikon, which specializes in innovative sensors and monitoring devices for pressure, temperature and gas density. Other winners were Bucher Leichtbau AG from Fällanden, IE Industrial Engineering Zürich AG from Zurich and the Katadyn Group from Kemptthal.

Dignified celebration in Zurich's Hallenstadion
The Prix SVC Wirtschaftsraum Zürich offered the approximately 1,800 invited guests from business, science, politics, media and culture insights into the impressive and diverse entrepreneurship of the region. For the first time, the award ceremony at the Hallenstadion Zurich was hosted by Nik Hartmann. The event focused on the presentation of the six nominated companies: Film portraits and live conversations with the CEOs of the companies gave the audience exciting insights into the success stories of the finalists. The supporting program opened with a talk between Ernst Stocker, President of the Government and Finance Director of the Canton of Zurich, and Hans-Ulrich Müller, SVC President. The topics discussed included the economic strength of Zurich as a business location, its international orientation, and the diversity and innovative capacity of the region.
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