In addition to BÜCHI Labortechnik, the Zug-based WealthTech Altoo and GWF MessSysteme from Lucerne were also nominated for the final. In the end, the family-owned company BÜCHI Labortechnik from Flawil came out on top: “Büchi AG impressed the jury with its clear market development strategy. Thanks to its consistent and graduated organizational development, Büchi is able to provide the necessary expertise in a targeted manner and at the right time in the international target markets, and can thus optimally develop its potential,” says Ralph Siegl, explaining the decision. Siegl is the President of the honorary and independent jury made up of renowned figures from the Swiss business, scientific and media worlds, which evaluates the finalists and selects the winner.
Award presentation by Ruth Metzler-Arnold
The award ceremony took place at the International Trade Forum, the annual meeting of internationally active Swiss companies, at the KKL in Lucerne. The trophy was presented to BÜCHI by Ruth Metzler-Arnold, Chairwoman of S-GE’s Supervisory Board. “BÜCHI won the Export Award today because the family-owned company with its 20 subsidiaries worldwide stands out in particular thanks to its ability to accommodate regional specificities and requirements, as well as its proximity to its customers,” said Ruth Metzler-Arnold. In addition to a trophy, the winner receives a voucher for export services from S-GE for accessing a new market and a one-year Gold membership. BÜCHI is now allowed to use the “Export Award” label.
Consistent go-to-market strategy at BÜCHI
Founded in 1939, the former glass-blowing company has developed into a global high-tech enterprise and market leader. The family-owned company from Flawil sells analytical and testing equipment for pharmaceutical and chemical research and equips laboratories with measuring instruments for quality control in the food and animal feed industries or for environmental analysis. In addition, BÜCHI offers its customers a wide range of services such as consulting, servicing, training and application support. The SME employs around 800 people, is present in over 100 countries and has an export share of 97%. BÜCHI has 20 subsidiaries in the key international markets, while in other countries, the fast-growing company works closely with numerous sales partners. You can find out more about the company in the film produced especially for the Export Award.
About the Export Award
Conferred annually, Switzerland Global Enterprise’s Export Award honors an internationally active company that impresses with its expansion strategy, the clarity of its internationalization concept and a consistent and successful implementation. The candidates and winners of the last few years show in an exemplary manner how Swiss SMEs have successfully overcome numerous obstacles to operate on the international stage with innovation, agility and cleverness. Hidden champions with huge potential for internationalization have repeatedly been discovered among the applicants. More
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About Switzerland Global Enterprise (S-GE)
S-GE is the official Swiss organization for export and investment promotion with around 200 employees at locations throughout Switzerland and in 31 countries. We support Swiss SMEs with their international business and help innovative foreign companies to settle in Switzerland. In doing so, we rely on a unique network of national and international partners. This is how we create added value for our clients and prosperity for Switzerland. As a non-profit organization, we provide a public service for our clients on behalf of the Swiss Confederation (State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO) and the cantons. We operate our 27 offices, the so-called Swiss Business Hubs and Trade Points, jointly with the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in 31 countries. Thanks to our global network of partners, we also support our customers in many other countries.
