Hawa Sliding Solutions AG wins the Prix SVC Zurich Economic Area 2024
The winner of the ninth edition of the Prix SVC Wirtschaftsraum Zürich is Hawa Sliding Solutions AG from Mettmenstetten, the world's leading Swiss company for modern sliding solutions. Second place went to Schneider Umweltservice AG, based in Meilen, and third place to RepRisk AG from Zurich.
On November 26, the SVC (Swiss Venture Club) awarded the Prix SVC Wirtschaftsraum Zürich to exemplary small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for the ninth time. The award ceremony at the Kongresshaus Zurich was hosted by Nik Hartmann and The Blackouts, Switzerland's leading LED show act, provided inspiring entertainment. The event offered over 1,100 guests from business, science, politics and the media inspiring insights into the region's diverse entrepreneurship. Hannes Weibel, OC President of the Prix SVC Zurich Economic Area, emphasized: "Our SMEs are the backbone of the economy and the Zurich region. This evening, we were able to experience and appreciate the impressive innovative spirit of the five outstanding award winners at first hand." Sabine Keller-Busse, Head of UBS Switzerland, also emphasized the importance of SMEs for Switzerland as a business location. "We promise to be there for SMEs," she said in her opening speech.
Hawa Sliding Solutions: On top of the podium with innovative sliding solutions
Five companies were in the final for the ninth Prix SVC Zurich Economic Area award: Hauenstein AG, Hawa Sliding Solutions AG, Luzi AG, RepRisk AG and Schneider Umwelttechnik AG. In the end, it was Ezequiel di Claudio, CEO of Hawa Sliding Solutions, who lifted the winner's trophy. The company develops and manufactures outstanding sliding solutions combined with a first-class customer experience. With dedication and creativity, it creates the conditions for rethinking spaces and adapting them to the needs of a changing society. The innovative sliding hardware for doors, partition walls and furniture is produced at the Mettmenstetten and Sirnach sites. The company is supported by sales companies in the USA, Dubai and Singapore as well as over 200 sales and specialist partners. More than 250 patents testify to the innovative strength of the Swiss company. Jury president Christopher Blaufelder, Partner at McKinsey & Company Switzerland, praised Hawa Sliding Solutions AG in his laudatory speech: "For almost 60 years, this family-run company has been setting standards in global competition through quality and innovative strength. It shows that sliding doors are far more than just practical building elements. They make entire room sections invisible, transform them into design elements and combine functionality with aesthetics at the highest level."
Schneider Umweltservice AG and RepRisk AG in 2nd and 3rd place
Second place goes to Schneider Umweltservice AG, which has grown into a successful recycling and waste disposal company over four generations. In a supposedly traditional, regional industry, Schneider has embarked on a genuine course for the future: its innovations range from the electrification of its vehicle fleet to ultra-modern recycling processes. Founded in 1905, the company is the leading disposal service provider for all recyclable materials and waste in the economic region of Zurich, Zug and Lucerne.
RepRisk AG, the global market leader in the identification and assessment of business and ESG risks, took bronze. RepRisk uncovers risks that companies do not disclose, such as deforestation, human rights violations and corruption. "We want to make the world a better place," says CEO and co-founder Philipp Aeby. AI is also used in the creation of ESG data. Eighty of the world's leading banks, 17 of the 25 largest investment managers, leading global companies and the world's largest sovereign wealth funds rely on RepRisk's data, which is updated daily.
Diploma ranks for LUZI AG and Hauenstein AG
The third-generation family business LUZI AG, which specializes in the development and production of fragrance creations, was awarded a diploma. As a globally active fragrance house, LUZI AG supplies discerning customers in the perfume, cosmetics and household goods industries.
Hauenstein AG, founded in 1890, was also awarded a diploma. The company, which operates in the "green sector", employs around 180 people in its impressive tree nursery in Rafz and its four garden centers in Rafz, Zurich, Baar and Winterthur. With innovative in-house production of hardy plants and a wide range of products, it serves garden lovers and professionals alike.
The Prix SVC Zurich Economic Area puts successful companies in the public eye
The sponsor and initiator of the Prix SVC is the SVC (Swiss Venture Club), an independent, non-profit association of entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs. The award ceremonies as a high-profile activity of the SVC have developed into well-known events throughout Switzerland, which are now held every two years in eight economic regions. The SVC is supported by the strategic Premium Gold Partner UBS, the Gold Partners Emil Frey, Forvis Mazars, IWB, Mobiliar and Swisscom as well as numerous other sponsors. The prize for the Zurich economic region has been awarded since 2006.
Source: www.svc.swiss
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