Subject: Ludwig-Erhard-Preis
Press release of the Heiche-Group regarding the Ludwig-Erhard-Award 2008:
The Gerhard Heiche GmbH Oberflächentechnik was awarded the “Recognised for Excellence” prize at the Ludwig Erhard Awards. Customer orientation and social commitment ensure economic success. The economic success of companies not only results from customer orientation, social commitment and the effects on society are also important. These are important criteria at the companies’ competition within the framework of the Ludwig Erhard Award. Heiche Oberflächentechnik in Schwaigern reached the 400 – 450 point range in its first attempt in the category medium-sized companies and was awarded the status “Recognised for Excellence”. The presentation of the prizes took place on 25 November 2008 in Berlin.
Ludwig Erhard Awards: Advantages lie in the onsite visit
Unlike many other economic awards, the Ludwig Erhard Prize is not only based on a jury decision made from documents handed in, but rather on an assessment by an evaluation team onsite at the particular company which lasts for several days. The evaluation team consists of voluntary specialists and executives from German companies. One team evaluates one company in the competition. First the applicants’ strategy documents, descriptions of procedures and results reports are analysed. If in a methodically sophisticated rating procedure, a high level of points is exceeded then a visit onsite follows at which interviews with executive staff and employees help to round the general view of the company. In addition to the awarding of points, an in-depth SWOT profile results from the evaluation process. Besides doing well at the competition for the Ludwig Erhard Award, the applicants especially aim for the acknowledgement of the evaluation teams because the results give them important impulses for further development. The evaluators on the teams who are working on a voluntary basis, use up to 200 hours of their own time to carry out the applications and to evaluate them. Their commitment is rewarded by in-depth insight into excellent companies.
