BERLIN, February 21, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --
Eleven National Winners from Germany were named at an exclusive event held
at the British Embassy in Berlin
last night by Europe's largest
business competition, the European Business Awards, sponsored by
RSM.
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The celebrated companies were chosen by a panel of independent
judges including senior business leaders, politicians and academics
as the best in 11 award categories, and they will now go on to
represent their Germany in the
final stage of the competition.
At the event, business leaders came together to celebrate and
network with their peers after being successfully named as 'Ones to
Watch' in a list of business excellence published in December, all
hoping to be named National Winners.
The National Winners named for Germany are:
National Winners for Germany
National Winner Category
Neumüller
Unternehmensgruppe The RSM Entrepreneur of the Year Award
va-Q-tec AG The ELITE Award for Growth Strategy of the Year
ORGADATA AG The Germany Trade & Invest Award for International
Expansion
Alexander Thamm GmbH The Workplace and People Development Award
HRForecast/
peopleForecast GmbH The Award for Innovation
Kurt Mueller GmbH The Customer and Market Engagement Award
W. Neudorff GmbH KG The Social Responsibility and Environmental
Awareness Award
Dr. Dietrich Müller GmbH The Digital Technology Award
Biovegan GmbH The Business of the Year Award with Turnover of EUR0-25m
FINTECH GROUP AG The Business of the Year Award with Turnover of EUR26-150m
Endress+Hauser Conducta The Business of the Year Award with Turnover of EUR150m
or higher
British Ambassador, Sir Sebastian
Wood said "I am delighted to host the European Business
Awards for the third time in our Embassy and to celebrate the
success of the 11 organisations selected to represent Germany as National Winners. Businesses that
trade internationally are more financially stable, creating jobs
and giving a boost to the local and European economy. Britain has a strong tradition of economic
openness and will remain open for investment and business
opportunities. The British Embassy and the UK Department for
International Trade look forward to supporting these companies with
their UK growth plans as they continue to expand."
Gregor Schmidt, Chief Markets
Officer commented: "We work with our clients to support their
growth ambitions, at home and abroad. The exceptional German
business leaders that we celebrated last night have demonstrated
strength and commercial excellence in their field, backed by
entrepreneurialism and innovation. As a champion of middle market
businesses, we are proud to partner with the European Business
Awards and we wish the German National Winners continued success
and the best of luck in the final stage."
The National Winners will face further judging in their chosen
category, and the final category winners will be announced at the
European Business Awards Gala Final in Warsaw, Poland 23 May
2018.
Separately companies in the competition are also competing in a
public vote to be named 'European Public Champion' at the Gala
Final. The public vote is open and reaches people from across the
globe. Last year the public vote generated almost 250,000
votes. To view the videos and vote for your favourite company
please go to: http://www.businessawardseurope.com
The European Business Awards is now in its 11th year
and its primary purpose is to support the development of a stronger
and more successful business community throughout Europe. Last year it engaged with over 33,000
businesses from 34 countries. Sponsors and partners include RSM,
ELITE, Germany Trade & Invest and PR Newswire.
About the European Business Awards:
The European Business Awards' primary purpose is to support the
development of a stronger and more successful business community
throughout Europe.
The European Business Awards programme serves the European
business community in three ways:
• It celebrates and endorses individuals'
and organisations' success
• It provides and promotes examples of excellence
for the business community to aspire to
• It engages with the European business community
to create debate on key issues
The European Business Awards is now in its 11th year.
Last year it engaged with over 33,000 businesses from 34 countries.
Sponsors and partners include RSM, ELITE, Germany Trade &
Invest, PR Newswire, Bureau Van Dijk, SDL Managed Translation.
http://www.businessawardseurope.com.
Twitter: @rsmEBA
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/businessawardseurope
LinkedIn: the company page "The European Business
Awards"
About RSM:
RSM is the sixth largest network of independent audit, tax and
consulting firms, encompassing over 120 countries, 800 offices and
more than 43,000 people internationally. The network's total fee
income is US$5.1 billion.
As an integrated team, we share skills, insight and resources,
as well as a client-centric approach that's based on a deep
understanding of our clients' businesses. This is how we empower
them to move forward with confidence and realise their full
potential.
RSM is a member of the Forum of Firms, with the shared objective
to promote consistent and high quality standards of financial and
auditing practices worldwide.
RSM is the brand used by a network of independent accounting and
advisory firms each of which practices in its own right. RSM
International Limited does not itself provide any accounting and
advisory services. Member firms are driven by a common vision of
providing high quality professional services, both in their
domestic markets and in serving the international professional
service needs of their client base. http://www.rsm.global
About ELITE:
ELITE is a full-service programme designed to share best
practice and increase growth opportunities for fast growing
companies, with a focus on understanding the capital markets. ELITE
is an innovative programme based on exclusive training and a
tutorship model, supported by access to the business and financial
community. Its aim is to prepare companies for their next stage of
growth and investment.
For further information on the programme, companies and the full
list of partners, please go to:
http://www.elite-growth.com
About PR Newswire:
PR Newswire is the leading global provider of PR and corporate
communications tools that enable clients to distribute news and
rich content. We distribute our client's content across
traditional, digital and social media channels in real time with
fully actionable reporting and monitoring.
Combining the world's largest multi-channel, multi-cultural
content distribution and optimisation network with comprehensive
workflow tools and platforms, PR Newswire enables the world's
enterprises to engage opportunity everywhere it exists. PR Newswire
serves tens of thousands of clients from offices in Europe, Middle
East, Africa, the Americas
and the Asia-Pacific region.
For more information on PR Newswire please visit
http://www.prnewswire.co.uk
About Germany Trade & Invest:
Germany Trade & Invest is the economic development agency of
the Federal Republic of Germany.
The company helps create and secure extra employment opportunities,
strengthening Germany as a
business location. With more than 50 offices in Germany and abroad and its network of partners
throughout the world, Germany Trade & Invest supports German
companies setting up in foreign markets, promotes Germany as a business location and assists
foreign companies setting up in Germany.
Other partners and sponsors:
Bureau Van Dijk:
Bureau Van Dijk is a Moody's
Analytics company which captures and treats private company
information for better decision-making and increased efficiency.
With information on over 275 million companies in all countries
worldwide it is the resource for private company data.
Certainty is a highly-prized commodity in business and BVD provides
its customers with the best quality data available. Register for a
free trial at http://www.bvdinfo.com
SDL Managed Translation:
SDL is the global innovator in language translation technology,
services and content management. For the past 25 years, SDL has
created transformative business results through nuanced digital
experiences with customers around the world. For more information
about language services and technology, or with help going global
quickly and efficiently, please email mantra@sdl.com or visit
http://www.sdl.com/managed-translation
Founder Patrons:
The four Founder Patrons are AirX, Megazyme, Alpha Trains Group
and Remedica; all members of the European Business Awards
community. These successful businesses are gleaming examples of the
Awards' core values: Success, Innovation and Ethics. Through
patronage, they help to foster and create more successful companies
and business communities in Europe. For more information about the founder
patrons please visit
https://www.businessawardseurope.com/patrons
SOURCE European Business Awards