Five SMEs nominated for the final of the Prix SVC Nordschweiz 2023

The sponsor and initiator of the Prix SVC awards is the Swiss Venture Club, an independent association for the promotion and support of SMEs in Switzerland. As the SVC's most high-profile activity, the award ceremonies have developed into events that are known throughout Switzerland and are now held in eight economic regions and every two years. In this spirit, the SVC will again award the Prix SVC Nordschweiz 2023 to exemplary SMEs that impress with their innovative products and services, their corporate culture, the quality of their employees and management, and their sustainable track record. A prerequisite for nomination by the jury is a strong anchoring in the region.

The award ceremony will take place on Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at the Congress Center Basel. 1,200 guests from business, science, politics and culture are expected. The ceremony will be hosted by Dani von Wattenwyl. All of this year's 2023 finalists are once again impressive success stories from the economic region of Northern Switzerland (in alphabetical order):

Bertschi AG

Bertschi AG is a globally active logistics service provider specializing in liquid and free-flowing products for the chemical industry. As a pioneer in transalpine combined rail freight transport, the family-owned company is a trailblazer when it comes to sustainability and safety in the transport of goods. Each year, over 200 million truck kilometers are eliminated by Bertschi, the European market leader in intermodal chemical transport, actively shifting traffic from road to rail and waterways. Headquartered in Dürrenäsch, the Bertschi Group operates worldwide with 3,200 employees at 74 locations in 38 countries. Chairman of the Board of Directors and majority shareholder is Hans-Jörg Bertschi, CEO is Jan Arnet. Three representatives of the third generation are active in the management of the family business.
www.bertschi.com

Infors HT

Infors HT, based in Bottmingen, has been developing and producing high-tech solutions for biotechnology for over 58 years. As a specialist for bioreactors, shaking incubators as well as software for bioprocess control, the company involves its customers directly in product development and thus designs practice-oriented solutions. The products are used worldwide in research & development as well as in production, such as in the biopharmaceutical industry, the food industry or in agricultural technology. The family-owned company with nearly 300 employees, 150 of them at the headquarters in Switzerland, has a worldwide distribution network and a strong network of trusted suppliers. The owner is Alexander Hawrylenko.
www.infors-ht.com

Schelling AG

Schelling AG is a family business with more than 145 years of tradition. As a manufacturer of high-quality packaging and displays made of corrugated board and solid board as well as print products, package inserts, pouches and labels, the company offers its customers everything from a single source. As a pioneer in the industry, the company develops packaging solutions from natural raw materials that set new standards. Examples include 100 % microplastic-free sachets and biodegradable pouches. The long-established company, headquartered in Rupperswil, has five sites in Switzerland and Germany with a total of 600 employees and sells its packaging and print solutions internationally. The owner, CEO and Chairman of the Board is Beat M. Schelling.
www.schelling.ch

Stöcklin Logistics AG

The Stöcklin Group, headquartered in Laufen, has been a competent partner for innovative and customer-specific logistics solutions worldwide since 1934. As an internationally experienced system integrator, Stöcklin supports its customers in planning and project planning through to the delivery of turnkey complete systems in the area of warehouse logistics and automated warehouse management. The goal of Stöcklin Logistik AG is to store products in the most space-saving way possible, to manage them reliably, and to convey and pick them in the fastest way with the least amount of personnel. Globally, around 500 employees work for Stöcklin. Urs Grütter is Chairman and Delegate of the Board of Directors.
www.stoecklin.com

Wyniger Group - The Teufelhof Basel AG

The Wyniger Group, which emerged from the guest and culture house "Der Teufelhof Basel", is an owner-managed company based in the Basel region with a focus on the catering and hotel industry. The group of companies also includes various cultural and craft businesses, a catering as well as facility management and service companies. The businesses are all individually managed and positioned under their own brand. The traditional Teufelhof with hotel, restaurant, theater, bar & coffee, brewery and wine store is located in the heart of Basel's old town. Around 500 people are employed in the group. Raphael Wyniger is the owner, CEO and Chairman.
www.wyniger.com / www.teufelhof.com