Award
Lard is a good place to work
Schmalz has been honored in the "Germany's Best Employer" competition. This is the fifth time that the vacuum specialist has received the award from the Cologne-based Great Place to Work Institute.
The Glatten-based company took 19th place in the category "Companies with 501 to 2,000 employees". A total of 100 companies were honored; 740 companies of all industries, sizes and federal states took part in the current benchmarking. Daniel Just, Head of Human Resources at Schmalz, accepted the award in Berlin. "Our aim is not only to offer our employees modern workplaces, but also an open corporate culture and innovative employer benefits. In this respect, we are very pleased about the excellent ranking in a top-class field of participants."
The competition is one of the most prestigious employer awards in Germany. Companies of all sizes and from different sectors are analyzed. The assessment was based on a detailed and anonymous survey of employees on key workplace issues such as trust in managers, identification with the company, career development opportunities, health promotion and work-life balance. In a comprehensive cultural audit, the auditors also assessed Schmalz's HR and management work.
Investing in attractive jobs
"We are very proud that we have now received this valuable award for the fifth time," explains Dr. Kurt Schmalz, Managing Partner, and continues with regard to the Schmalz employees: "They are the basis of our success, so my thanks for the award go to each and every one of them." Schmalz continuously invests in the attractiveness of its workplaces. For example, the company is breaking new ground in office design: a new building is currently being constructed with modern spaces and first-class facilities for efficient collaboration in international project teams.
The "Schmalz Wertstromfabrik" is also under construction: an expansion of the production and logistics area at the Glatten site by 11,500 square meters - and one of the largest investments in the company's history. "These projects secure our competitiveness. We are making an advance payment for our employees and are all the more pleased when they value their workplace and rate it highly," says Dr. Kurt Schmalz.
The organizer of "Germany's Best Employers" is the Great Place to Work Institute in Cologne. Partners of the competition, which has been held annually since 2002, are Handelsblatt, Personalmagazin, the Demography Network and the Ludwig Erhard Prize initiative. Schmalz had already received the award in 2004, 2009, 2012 and 2015. The company currently employs around 1,300 people in 18 companies worldwide. as
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