Alfred Schuon GmbH Honored at the Grand Prix of Medium-Sized Businesses

The Alfred Schuon GmbH was awarded as a finalist at the Grand Prix of Medium-Sized Businesses 2021. As part of the competition, which this year focused on social cohesion, the Oskar Patzelt Foundation has been honoring medium-sized companies since 1994. Managing Director Theo Schuon and his wife Doris accepted the award last weekend at the gala in Würzburg.

(Haiterbach/Würzburg) The Haiterbacher logistics service provider Alfred Schuon GmbH prevailed against more than 4,500 competitors at the Grand Prix of Medium-Sized Businesses 2021 and received the title of “Finalist” as one of five companies in the competition region of Baden-Württemberg.

“The Grand Prix of Medium-Sized Businesses honors entrepreneurial achievements nationwide, not only based on business criteria but also in their complex role in society,” says Theo Schuon, Managing Director of Alfred Schuon GmbH. As the only logistics company, the Haiterbacher forwarding agency has made it to the finalists this year, who can be considered nearly on par with the award winners. “We are very proud to have come a step closer to one of the most sought-after business awards in Germany,” Schuon expressed his joy.

Schuon was particularly successful due to healthy growth and the Green Logistics strategy, under which the forwarding agency combines economic and ecological responsibility and develops climate-neutral logistics solutions. The family business also impressed in the area of personnel marketing with measures such as the 2plus2 training program, the Schuon Leadership Academy, or the company-owned Professional Training Center. “Schuon stands for intelligent goods transport,” said Dr. Helfried Schmidt, board member of the Oskar Patzelt Foundation and founder of the competition, in his laudation.

Managing Director Theo Schuon and his wife Doris Schuon (couple far right) accepted the award for Alfred Schuon GmbH at the Grand Prix of Medium-Sized Businesses (Photo: © Boris Löffert/Oskar-Patzelt-Stiftung)

Nominated by Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich

Schuon was nominated for the award by its long-standing financial partner, Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich AG (RLBOÖ). Andreas Feinauer, corporate customer advisor at the Stuttgart branch, congratulated warmly: “I am very proud to be able to advise the Schuon company. The medium-sized sector, especially family businesses, is an important anchor for the economy in Baden-Württemberg.”

The Grand Prix of Medium-Sized Businesses is awarded annually by the Oskar Patzelt Foundation. Special achievements are required in the five competition criteria of overall development, creation and securing of jobs and training positions, modernization and innovation, commitment to the region, and service and customer proximity. Three award winners and five finalists can be selected per competition region.

Title photo: © Schuon