Berndorf AG is the holding company of a group of globally active small and medium-sized industrial enterprises serving niche markets. The Group’s core competences are in toolmaking, automotive, heat treatment, belts and belt systems, press plates, pool construction, process engineering, mechatronics and joint venture projects.
Know-how, experience, expertise and international networks make the companies in the Berndorf Group global market leaders in key industrial sectors.
Berndorf companies develop and manufacture products for customers and partners in the automotive and automotive supply sectors, the wood and furniture sector, the chemical and food industries, and the electrical and electronics sector. The Group also supplies solutions to municipalities and energy suppliers.
Berndorf Group subsidiaries and associates currently employ about 2,456 people in over 20 countries around the world
The Management Board of Berndorf AG gives its views on a current topic.
The global economy is at a turning point. Against a backdrop of climate change and debates over global equality, sustainable transport and production, health and wellbeing, and renewable energy are competitive markets which will be decisive for the future. How is the Berndorf Group responding to this challenge?
"I think our most important source of added value is the resurgence of entrepreneurship, which has lost none of its vitality over the years since Berndorf AG was set up as a private company. It puts management and employees alike in a position to focus on customers, product development and innovation – the key concerns.
These are the conditions that give rise to the spirit we need to compete in the global marketplace today and in the future. I expect especially attractive opportunities for new business in the health and environmental protection businesses, which are core topics for the entire Group"
"Bearing in mind just how much a sustained focus on results and growth helps us to achieve our goals, teams working at the companies within the Group evaluate every decision they make in terms of commercial success and sustainability.
The business units for regenerative energy at Silica, battery technology at stoba e-systems and blood sugar membrane production using Berndorf’s endless belts are examples of what the Berndorf Group is currently doing to lay the groundwork for growth to 2030."
We stand for a lived corporate culture, supported by mutual respect and trust.
The companies in the Berndorf Group are founded on the principles of transparency, honesty and mutual respect. Open communication between management and other staff, and a solutions-orientated approach to error management facilitate dialogue and motivate our people to take responsibility and initiative.
The Group’s ownership structure – with every employee owning a stake in the company – reflects the trust in people that defines the Berndorf spirit. Teamwork between all levels has allowed the Group to pursue growth and develop into an innovative, profitable and financially strong enterprise.
Being profit-oriented also means being able to keep businesses sustainable and ready to meet the challenges ahead. This allows the Berndorf Group to live up to the responsibility it has to its people and to society, in keeping with its traditions over 170 years of industrial operations.
Within the Berndorf Group, the foundation promotes innovation in Group companies, including sponsoring the Group-wide Innovation Kaiser competition, which honours the most innovative project teams from among the Berndorf subsidiaries each year.
Externally, education is a priority. Teach For Austria is the key project supported by the foundation in this field. An independent, non-profit education initiative, Teach For Austria aims to give educationally disadvantaged children and teenagers a brighter future. Within the project top-university graduates from various fields of study get the possibility to engage themselves as teachers for a duration of 2 years at local Austrian schools.
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