Our apprentices rated our company and our trainers in the fields of credibility, respect, fairness, pride and team spirit. We are delighted to have received the "Great Start!" accolade for the second time in a row since 2018.

A company that takes on apprentices is only distinguished with the Great Place to Work® award after a review of the feedback provided by its apprentices, as well as a presentation of its apprenticeship concept. This concept includes topics such as the recruitment process and the integration of new apprentices, or measures to promote cooperation and communication within the company. Only if a company satisfies the criteria for every topic is it considered to offer apprentices a "Great Start!".

"Our experiences with our apprentices have been extremely good to date. This accolade further underlines the value of our apprenticeship training," enthuses Jasmina Stojanovic, apprentice manager at Prangl.

WKÖ President Harald Mahrer and Minister of Economic Affairs Margarete Schramböck honoured Austria's most successful export companies. The Export Prize is awarded to companies whose international commitment is indispensable for growth, prosperity and employment in Austria.

“Austria benefits massively from our exporters thinking outside the box and successfully selling their first-class products and services on international markets. All companies nominated have once again shown that crisis resistance, innovative strength and international growth orientation make the difference. Even during the crisis, our exporting companies have stayed on course,” says WKÖ President Harald Mahrer.

The award-worthiness of the over 200 entries was judged by an independent jury of experts. The trophy is awarded in six main categories. In the “Transport & Traffic” category, Prangl was awarded the Golden Export Prize this time, a recognition of the outstanding work of all employees at Prangl.

A study conducted between 01/09/2019 and 31/08/2020 provided the data for the quality seal awarded to "Austria's Sustainable Companies". During the course of the study, it was possible to identify and assign over 1 million mentions of the roughly 1,800 best-known companies in Austria.

Data acquisition took place in two stages. The experts took into account topics such as ecological, economic and social sustainability, reputation, technology and innovation for the purpose of the study. It is not enough to stand out in one dimension alone. Each of the topics taken into consideration is significant to the evaluation of the overall sustainability performance.

Accolades were awarded to a total of 422 companies nationwide. Prangl is one of 159 award-winning companies in the "Service" category. Quality seal holders are considered to be sustainable companies in many respects. They live up to their social responsibility and therefore serve as role models.