National Coat of Arms – Conferment 2018 – NATIONAL AWARDS

Federal Minister Schramböck honours enterprises

8 enterprises receive national coat of arms – 33 nationally distinguished training enterprises – 8 enterprises are „distinguished enterprise for training in Europe“

“Excellent performance of our companies is an international advertisement for Austria, and it contributes significantly to our high competitiveness. Therefore, I am all the more pleased to give today especial honour to merited enterprises, “ says Federal Minister for Digital and Economic Affairs Margarete Schramböck on Tuesday on the occasion of the conferment of the national coat of arms to exemplary enterprises. Schramböck presented the highest awards of the Ministry of Digital and Economic Affairs to eight distinguished enterprises as an official acknowledgement of the Republic of Austria. As nationally distinguished enterprises, in the future they may carry the national coat of arms in commercial practice.

The national coat of arms with the addition of “nationally distinguished training company” was awarded to 33 training companies. This award is a special seal of quality in the field of training young people, and it demonstrates the contribution of these companies to the future of both young people and the Austrian economy. Federal Minister Schramböck emphasized the importance of domestic dual education as an international flagship model in preparing young people for their professional life in times of increasing digitization and in offering them excellent career prospects.

Distinguished companies in the overview:

Award for training companies according to the §30a Vocational Training Act (BAG):

Admonter Holzindustrie AG from Admont
Autohof Handels-und Serviceges.m.b.H. from Klagenfurt am Wörthersee
Federal Ministry for Education, Science and Research from Vienna
Hans Bodner Baugesellschaft m.b.H. & Co. KG. from Kufstein
Georg Fessl GmbH from Zwettl
Fliegerwerft 1 from Langenlebarn
Fliegerwerft 2 from Zeltweg
Freds Malerei GmbH from Erpfendorf
Gaulhofer Industrie-Holding GmbH from Übelbach
Hauptverband der österreichischen Sozialversicherungsträger from Vienna
Kollitsch-Bau GmbH aus Klagenfurt am Wörthersee
Konditorei Fahrnberger GmbH from Klagenfurt am Wörthersee
KGT Gebäudetechnik GmbH from Feldbach
METRO Cash & Carry Österreich GmbH branches in Linz, Graz, Langenzersdorf and St. Pölten
Neuman Aluminium Austria GmbH, Neuman Aluminium Fließpresswerk GmbH and Neuman Aluminium Strangpresswerk GmbH from Marktl
Pankl Aerospace Systems Europe GmbH as well as Pankl Systems Austria GmbH from Kapfenberg
Prefa Aluminiumprodukte Gesellschaft m.b.H from Marktl
Reiter Maler GmbH from Raab
RIMC Graz Hotel Betriebs GmbH with the Hotel Ramada Graz from Premstätten-Zettling
Schaeffler Austria GmbH from Berndorf
Tiroler Rohre GmbH from Hall in Tirol
Tribotecc GmbH from Arnoldstein
UNISAN GmbH from Hart bei Graz
Vetropack GmbH from Pöchlarn
Werkzeugbau Wörgartner GmbH from Oberndorf
Wopfinger Stein und Kalkwerke, Schmid & CO. KG from Oberndorf
Wuppermann Austria Gesellschaft m.b.H from Judenburg