buhl-paperform GmbH is honoured at the TOP 100 awards ceremony
buhl-paperform GmbH from Burbach has once again demonstrated its innovative strength and has been honoured with the prestigious TOP 100 Innovator Award. The award ceremony took place on 28 June 2024 as part of the German SME Summit at the congress centrum Weimar, where the renowned science journalist and mentor of the innovation competition, Ranga Yogeshwar, presented the award. The company has already been honoured for its outstanding innovative performance in 2016 and 2022.
The award ceremony provided a festive setting in which the innovative strength of Germany's best medium-sized companies was celebrated. The Managing Director of buhl-paperform GmbH, Christoph Buhl, accepted the award in the presence of numerous experts from the worlds of business, science, media and politics. "It is a great honour to receive this award. It confirms our continuous efforts to develop innovative and sustainable packaging solutions," said Christoph Buhl.
The innovative strength of buhl-paperform GmbH was tested and confirmed by a scientific selection process led by Prof Dr Nikolaus Franke and his team from the Vienna University of Economics and Business. The jury assessed over 100 criteria in five categories, including innovative top management, innovation climate, innovative processes and organisation, external orientation and innovation success. The company received an overall "A" rating, which attests to outstanding professional innovation management and a high probability of future innovation success.
In three of the four benchmarking categories, buhl-paperform GmbH achieved better ratings than the average of the TOP 100 companies. The company scored particularly well in the area of innovation-promoting top management and innovative processes and organisation with above-average results. "Our innovation strategy is based on close cooperation with our customers and partners as well as the continuous further development of our processes and technologies," explained Managing Director Johannes Keßler.
buhl-paperform GmbH will continue to expand its innovative strength in the future and set new standards in the sustainable packaging industry. By once again being recognised as a TOP 100 innovator, the company proves once again that it is one of the most innovative medium-sized companies in Germany and also sets international standards. "With us, companies can finally become more environmentally friendly," emphasised Christoph Buhl.
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