Styria is a leader in the energy and environmental sector in Europe and increased the level of employment last year again by 10 %.
Energy and environmental technology is one of the growth engines in the business location of Styria, where progress is simultaneously being made in export quotas and the development of new markets. Last year Styrian companies generated € 2.2 billion from green products, which is equivalent to a real increase in revenues of 39.6 %.
The result: 1024 new jobs (up 9.9 %). The promotion of innovations, competence centres and networks are the reasons why the economic barometer is still on “high” in Styria’s environmental technology sector, which is also positively reflected in the above-average research and development quota of 3.9 % (Austriawide 2.5 %). The demand for a highly skilled workforce potential is on the rise.
Both innovation and research as well as continuing education and a range of training opportunities which are steadily adapted to the sector ultimately lead to greater business success. Here the qualification campaign carried out by ECO WORLD STYRIA in cooperation with the Ministry of Life also comes into play. Companies, experts and education and further training institutions were surveyed about the demand for qualifications and range of offers. A stronger degree of awareness about further career training and a clearer range of offers are essential in this regard. The new online service www.kursfinder.at offers information about this as well.
The leading company KWB Kraft und Wärme aus Biomasse in St. Margarethen/Raab is not only one of the biggest employers in the region with over 200 employees (15 of them apprentices), but also one of the leading biomass heating system manufacturers in Europe. KWB also runs the biggest private biomass research centre in Europe and is continually expanding. “For years we’ve supported the training of apprentices and the development of junior managers in our company. In addition to technical expertise, emotional and social competence are also in demand – and we are best prepared for the future,” Managing Director Erwin Stubenschrott says. The environmental technology business is also booming at the plant and mechanical engineering firm Binder+Co in Gleisdorf (235 employees). With the recycled glass, paper and plastics processing the company is particularly successful in Central and Eastern Europe. “Six of seven glass recycling facilities in Poland are from our company,” environmental technology division head Diego Freydl reports. In the first half year of 2008 Binder+Co reported a 30 % increase in revenues.
The Komptech Group (over 500 employees, € 87.5 million in revenues in 2007) headquartered in Frohnleiten and located in other production sites in Slovenia and Germany is the European market leader in mechanical and biological treatment of solid waste and biomass. The joint directors Josef Heissenberger and Rudi Pretzler have a clear objective: “We want to be number one on the global market.” And qualified personnel are required for this. “In the continually expanding energy and environmental technology sector the need for personnel is also steadily growing. Unfortunately, skilled personnel are not currently available in sufficient numbers or quality, thus training solutions in this area are desirable,” Komptech sources say.
source: ECO WORLD MAGAZINE, issue November 2008, pages 12-13
Energy and environmental technology is one of the growth engines in the business location of Styria, where progress is simultaneously being made in export quotas and the development of new markets. Last year Styrian companies generated € 2.2 billion from green products, which is equivalent to a real increase in revenues of 39.6 %.
The result: 1024 new jobs (up 9.9 %). The promotion of innovations, competence centres and networks are the reasons why the economic barometer is still on “high” in Styria’s environmental technology sector, which is also positively reflected in the above-average research and development quota of 3.9 % (Austriawide 2.5 %). The demand for a highly skilled workforce potential is on the rise.
Both innovation and research as well as continuing education and a range of training opportunities which are steadily adapted to the sector ultimately lead to greater business success. Here the qualification campaign carried out by ECO WORLD STYRIA in cooperation with the Ministry of Life also comes into play. Companies, experts and education and further training institutions were surveyed about the demand for qualifications and range of offers. A stronger degree of awareness about further career training and a clearer range of offers are essential in this regard. The new online service www.kursfinder.at offers information about this as well.
The leading company KWB Kraft und Wärme aus Biomasse in St. Margarethen/Raab is not only one of the biggest employers in the region with over 200 employees (15 of them apprentices), but also one of the leading biomass heating system manufacturers in Europe. KWB also runs the biggest private biomass research centre in Europe and is continually expanding. “For years we’ve supported the training of apprentices and the development of junior managers in our company. In addition to technical expertise, emotional and social competence are also in demand – and we are best prepared for the future,” Managing Director Erwin Stubenschrott says. The environmental technology business is also booming at the plant and mechanical engineering firm Binder+Co in Gleisdorf (235 employees). With the recycled glass, paper and plastics processing the company is particularly successful in Central and Eastern Europe. “Six of seven glass recycling facilities in Poland are from our company,” environmental technology division head Diego Freydl reports. In the first half year of 2008 Binder+Co reported a 30 % increase in revenues.
The Komptech Group (over 500 employees, € 87.5 million in revenues in 2007) headquartered in Frohnleiten and located in other production sites in Slovenia and Germany is the European market leader in mechanical and biological treatment of solid waste and biomass. The joint directors Josef Heissenberger and Rudi Pretzler have a clear objective: “We want to be number one on the global market.” And qualified personnel are required for this. “In the continually expanding energy and environmental technology sector the need for personnel is also steadily growing. Unfortunately, skilled personnel are not currently available in sufficient numbers or quality, thus training solutions in this area are desirable,” Komptech sources say.
source: ECO WORLD MAGAZINE, issue November 2008, pages 12-13
