SCHILLING ENGINEERING receives plaque of honor from the Oskar Patzelt Foundation
With a festive awards gala under the motto “Setting milestones”, on Saturday, October 24, 2020, the 26th competition for the “Grand Prix of the middle class 2020″ at the end.
At the end of the competition year in Düsseldorf, the only once-a-year nationwide SPECIAL PRIZES presented. SCHILLING ENGINEERING was one of three companies nationwide “ Badge of honor” as a particularly impressive Award winner on a regional Level in the Competition year 2020. Gaby and Ute Schilling were able to accept the award in person despite the coronavirus restrictions.
For the 26th competition in 2020, a total of 4.970 small and medium-sized enterprises as well as business-friendly municipalities and banks nominated by more than 1,400 institutions. Together, they all have a proud record.
The initiator and founder of the Oskar Patzelt Foundation, Management Board Dr. Helfried Schmidt, emphasized in his welcoming speech emphasized that all entrepreneurs applaud daily and because they retain the rare gift of organizing work in such a way that employment is created for third parties without before for money from the State to ask and so much is generated that the state also receives its share through taxes and levies, and to an increasing extent. “Therefore dedicate We would like to thank you, dear Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneur, this evening. Ownme due each from You such an award.” … “Just in the current corona crisis may the mutual Appreciation and motivation for those not be forgotten, the Daily work and apprenticeships, taxes and secure taxes and their regions.”
5 Fakten za n denominierten Unternehmen
1. the information required for the 26. Competition “Grand Prize of the middle class 2020″ nationwide nominated 4,970 The company represent the socially committed Growth elite of the German SME sector.
2. they are companies that are innovative, strong in discovery and are among the drivers of new developments. And they are companies that preserve the tried and tested and pass it on to the next generation.
3. they are companies that work with strong values, steer their course with a clear strategy and a high degree of flexibility. Companies that have gained experience over generations in overcoming crises and structural upheavals.
4. companies that take care of people , thereby preserving social peace and stabilizing local regions and economic cycles on a daily basis.
5. in competition “Larger Prize for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises” , the companies are not only evaluated according to individual business management criteria, but also in their as a whole as a company and in their role in society. Seven indicators and 50 qualitative questions in five criteria serve this purpose.
10 facten zto Kennziffern and Strategyn of the firmen
1. the 4,970 companies nominated for the 26th competition in 2020 have been able to increase their sales, return on sales and equity ratio over the past five years, in some cases significantly, thanks to their high level of flexibility and change competence.
2. profits are often retained to increase equity and used for internal financing of expansion, modernization and employee development. The The equity ratio is therefore significantly higher than the average for all SMEs in Germany and often exceeds 50%. It deliberately serves as a crisis and liquidity buffer. The nominees often deliberately invested anti-cyclically despite the euro crisis, twice as much as the average SME in Germany.
3. the 4,970 companies nominated for the 26th competition in 2020 employed as of
31.12.2019 together around one million employees. That is more than the combined workforce of Deutsche Post AG, Deutsche Bahn AG and Deutsche Lufthansa AG.
4 In the past five years, they have created approx. 10,000 new apprenticeships and are currently training a total of approx. 50.000 young people froms.
5. nine out of ten nominated companies have committed themselves to a firm management strategy based on trust and appreciation, delegation and team building, in which enthusiasm and further training are emphasized. The companies not only offer their employees a job, but also a “At home”.
6. research & development is a top priority. In many cases, universities, the Max Pianck and Fraunhofer Institutes as well as clusters and networks within industry cooperate and conduct joint research into future products and processes. Almost all of the nominated companies work according to certified integrated management systems, which also include the Quality and environmental management and include the promotion of innovation .
7. the regional and social commitment – new German: corporate social responsibility (CSR), is traditionally extremely broad and intensive. In addition to managers, employees also work on a voluntary basis in numerous functions and initiatives. The companies provide extensive material and financial support and develop numerous social, cultural and environmental initiatives of their own.
8. nine out of ten companies are involved in events, cooperations, services and sponsoring activities at pupils and students, in vocational schools, secondary schools and grammar schools, at study institutions and vocational academies or in examination boards of the chambers and regional working groups. Equally differentiated are activities in the cultural, sporting and social activities.
9. three out of four companies support managers and employees in performing a variety of voluntary tasks in society, for example as members of parliament, supervisory board members, advisory board members or trustees, in voluntary election and management functions in chambers and associations, in industry, trade and marketing clubs as well as in various working groups, in associations, schools, fire departments, etc.
10.the nominees paySO billion euros in taxes and duties annually (VAT, pension, health and unemployment insurance contributions, income taxes, capital taxes, motor vehicle taxes, energy taxes, …).
