wenglor Becomes a Finalist at “Großer Preis des Mittelstandes”

Tettnang/Würzburg – wenglor sensoric, a family-owned company based in Tettnang, achieved one of the coveted finalist places in the “Großer Preis des Mittelstandes” competition. The competition organized by the Oskar-Patzelt Foundation since 1994 awards the nationwide German economic award every year. The motto of the award is “Healthy SMEs – Strong Economy – More Jobs”. The 2024 motto was also “Confidently towards the future”. wenglor is on the awards list as a finalist and stands out from 4,600 nominated companies throughout Germany thanks to its extraordinary entrepreneurial commitment. 

General Manager Fabian Baur and Marketing Manager Patrick Oelze received the award for finalist at the awards ceremony in Würzburg in front of over 400 guests. “As Germany’s only economic prize, the ‘Großer Preis des Mittelstandes’ (Grand Prize for SMEs) assesses not only business management, innovations or jobs alone, but the company as a whole and its complex role in society,” the Oskar-Patzelt Foundation describes the special nature of the competition. The competition is entirely voluntary and exclusively privately funded. The winners and finalists are selected by twelve regional juries and a final jury, who work according to a corporate governance code and certified quality management. Participating companies can achieve three award levels in the competition: The “Nomination list” contains all companies that were nominated for the competition in accordance with the tender in the current competition year. The second stage comprises the “Jury list” and includes the companies that largely meet the five selection criteria. The “Award list”, i.e. the third stage, lists the few companies nominated as finalists or prize winners. The five competition criteria include outstanding performance in the overall company development, in the creation and securing of jobs and training, in modernization and innovation, in work in the region, as well as in service, proximity to the customer and marketing. Three winners and five finalists received awards in each of the twelve competition regions throughout Germany.