The WAGNER Group GmbH is one of this year's top innovators and was awarded the TOP 100 Seal 2023 for its innovation work. The quality seal, which is awarded every year on behalf of compamedia GmbH, honors the most innovative medium-sized companies in Germany.
At the official awards ceremony in June 2023, the companies will be personally honored by the science journalist and mentor of the competition, Ranga Yogeshwar.
Innovation management
The Top 100 Seal is the only independent, scientific award for innovation management in Germany and is being awarded for the 30th time this year.
Medium-sized companies are assessed in three size categories: up to 50, 51 to 200, and more than 200 employees, in order to offer all applicants the same chance. With around 700 employees worldwide, 590 of them in Germany, WAGNER entered the competition in the largest size category.
Result of a systematic approach
Future viability on the market is also considered an important decision criterion for awarding the prize
An expert jury, consisting of Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Franke from the Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation at the Vienna University of Economics and Business and his team, evaluates the innovative strength based on more than 100 test criteria in the five categories of innovation-promoting top management, innovation climate, innovative processes and organization, external orientation/open innovation and innovation success.
A key focus is on whether innovations should be judged as the result of a systematic approach or as a product of chance. Future viability on the market is also considered an important decision criterion for awarding the prize.
Development of future-oriented innovations
"The sustainable development of future-oriented innovations is an important part of our corporate strategy - WAGNER.2026. Thanks to our creative and imaginative minds, as well as thorough research and close customer proximity, we have been able to maintain our pioneering position in fire protection to this day," says Dipl.-Ing. Torsten Wagner, Managing Director and shareholder of WAGNER Group GmbH, delighted with the recognition that comes with being awarded the TOP 100 title.
"Despite difficult market conditions in recent years, we have continuously developed our pioneering technologies. For this reason, we are delighted that our innovative spirit has been rewarded. At the same time, the award is an incentive to continue to focus on our innovation work in the future," adds Torsten Wagner.