Success Stories

The Italian family firm Scarpa has been producing comfortable and sturdy shoes for use in rugged conditions since 1938. Scarpa specialises in hiking and trekking, mountain sports, climbing and skiing. Headquartered in Riehen, Switzerland, the 20-strong Scarpa Schuhe AG team is responsible for sales, marketing and customer relationship management in the German market and the Benelux countries.

With approximately 90 consultants, ARCONDIS is the largest consultancy company in Switzerland, Germany and Austria, specialising exclusively in the life-sciences industry. Since its foundation in 2001, interdisciplinary teams from the locations in Basel, Frankfurt and Munich have been managing local and global projects in the areas of compliance, business process transformation, IT and information management.

As an internationally active and independent underwriter, ARIS GmbH & Co KG, based in Inning, specialises in the insurance of high-value goods. ARIS underwrites transport and warehouse insurance (jewellers' block) for companies in the gold, jewellery and diamond industries as well as fine art insurance for private and corporate collections, museums, temporary exhibitions and transports on behalf of their insurers. The spectrum of services ranges from underwriting to administration and claims handling to reporting.

Since 1962, the ASGA pension fund has been taking care of the pension funds of small and medium-sized companies from industry, trade, business and services. Since 1962, the ASGA pension fund has been taking care of the pension funds of small and medium-sized companies from industry, trade, business and services.

The Axpo Group is one of the "lifelines" of Switzerland: Together with the electricity-generating plants of the cantons, the company supplies about 2.5 million people with electricity in north-eastern Switzerland.

Baumann & CIE is constituted as a limited partnership and thus as a partnership. Complementaries bear full responsibility for doing and leaving. Liability is not limited to company capital. The complementaries are also responsible for all decisions with the house and court. As a result, Baumann & CIE is primarily committed to customers, their families and employees. This commitment guides them in their daily actions. Baumann & CIE is independent and want to remain so.

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The Bell Food Group is one of the leading meat and convenience processors in Europe. Based in Basel (CH), the company is the market leader in Switzerland and in individual product segments in several European countries. Its product range includes meat, poultry, charcuterie, seafood and ultra-fresh, fresh and long-life convenience products. The Bell Food Group is represented in 15 European countries and employs around 12,200 people.

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The Berenberg Bank (Switzerland) AG, based in Zurich and with a branch in Geneva, is a 100% subsidiary of the Berenberg Bank in Hamburg. It was founded in 1590 and is thus one of the oldest private banks in the world. The Berenberg Bank (Switzerland) AG was founded in 1988 as "Berenberg Finanz AG" in Zurich and started its activities as a bank-analogue financial company in Switzerland. In the year 2001, the Berenberg Bank (Switzerland) AG was granted bank status. Today the Bank manages approx. 3.2 billion Swiss Franks with over 70 employees and carries responsibility within the group for "international private banking" activities.

Bystronic is a global provider of sheet metal processing solutions. The focus is on automating the entire material and data flow of the cutting, bending and welding process chain. The portfolio includes laser cutting systems, brake-forming presses and corresponding automation and software solutions. The technology company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Niederönz, Switzerland. Bystronic has over 3,600 employees worldwide at more than 40 locations.

Cargologic has been specialising in handling air cargo on behalf of airlines and carriers for over 50 years. The company is the leading Swiss provider of air cargo handling. The approximately 800 employees process up to 440,000 tonnes of air freight annually. The company has operations at airports in Switzerland (Zurich, Bern). Cargologic offers airlines and forwarders tailor-made solutions for the full range of tasks in the field of air cargo handling. These include handling imports, exports and transit as well as special cargo and implementing security checks for air cargo.

The Direct Mail Company, a subsidiary of Swiss Post, has its head office in Basel. It is one of the leading Swiss service providers and is responsible for the delivery of advertising material to households and businesses. The direct marketing company employs  over 200 fixed and 5000 part-time employees throughout Switzerland and closes the gap between providers and consumers. The Direct Mail Company gives them the opportunity to transmit advertising messages competently and purposefully.

DPD Switzerland is one of the leading private express and parcel service providers in Switzerland and, with 1,200 employees and drivers, handles over 24 million parcels for companies and private individuals every year. The company, based in Buchs ZH, is represented in Switzerland and in neighbouring countries at 14 locations and with 440 DPD Pickup parcel shops. DPD Switzerland is part of Geopost. More at

EDEKA Südwest Fleisch, a wholly owned subsidiary of EDEKA Südwest, specialises in the production and sale of meat and sausage products. More than 1,000 employees ensure freshness and variety at the service counters of around 1,100 EDEKA branches every day – from Lake Constance to Saarland. The wholesale trade is also supplied by Netto Marken-Discount. The high-quality meat and sausage specialties are manufactured on a 40,000 square metre production area at the company’s headquarters in Rheinstetten near Karlsruhe.

Meanwhile, the company TITLIS Bergbahnen, Hotels & Gastronomy is one of the largest mountain railway and tourism companies in Switzerland. Depending on the season, up to 350 employees take care of the welfare and safety of the guests. In addition to cableway and lift facilities, as well as several restaurants and shops, the Berghotel Trübsee, the Hotel Terrace and the TITLIS Resort in Engelberg are also part of the company.

Equatex AG, based in Zurich, with around 250 employees, specialises in the administration of employee share option programmes for global companies. The financial service provider’s core product is the “EquatePlus” platform, which enables the efficient administration of international share option and compensation programmes for employees across different regions, languages and currencies, including taxation and the associated reporting according to local requirements. Equatex is part of the Australian Computershare (ASX: CPU), a global leader in managing share registers, employee share ownership programs, mortgage loan administration, and custodial voting rights activation.

Ferax Treuhand AG primarily serves small and medium-sized companies from a wide range of industries in the areas of accounting, legal and tax advice, auditing and management consultancy. For private individuals, the range of services extends from tax advice and legal advice to questions regarding pension provision and estate planning. Ferax also supports its clients with start-ups and financing.

Florin AG, based in Muttenz, is the largest manufacturer of edible oils, edible fats and margarines in Switzerland. The range of services covers all the production steps from extraction of the raw materials to pressing in the company's own oil mill to production and distribution of the end products.

Frankfurter Bankgesellschaft (Schweiz) AG is the “Private Bank” of the Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe, one of the largest financial groups in the world. Its headquarters are in Zurich and it has a subsidiary bank and two other subsidiaries (Family Office of the Frankfurter Bankgesellschaft AG and IMAP M&A Consultants AG) in Frankfurt am Main and Mannheim. With assets of around twelve billion Swiss francs under management, it is one of the largest and most powerful private banks in Germany and the second largest German-owned private bank in Switzerland.

FRED Financial Data AG is a Swiss company that offers asset managers portfolio management, CRM and data archiving services as a BPO. Under the motto ‘By asset managers for asset managers’, FRED ensures that data quality and integrity are always maintained. The company supports asset managers in adhering to compliance regulations and offers solutions for efficient process standardisation. FRED works in partnership with leading technology providers and helps asset managers to overcome regulatory and technological challenges.

The Heilsarmee is represented worldwide in 128 countries, its international seat is in London. Head is General André Cox. The Swiss Heilsarmee has existed since 1882. It forms a common territory with Austria and Hungary. The Heilsarmee is an international movement and part of the worldwide Christian Church. Your message is based on the Bible. Their ministry is motivated by the love of God. Their mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to alleviate human distress without regard to the person.

Founded in 1946 as a trading company for fruit and vegetables, since the 1960s Heiniger AG has been producing shearing devices and cutters at its headquarters in Herzogenbuchsee, Switzerland Heiniger AG for sheep, cattle, camelids, goats and horses as well as dogs. The family-owned company, with subsidiaries in Australia and New Zealand and qualified distribution partners in more than 50 countries worldwide, has established itself as a global leader in animal shearing devices. Every day millions of farm animals and pets are shorn and cared for with Heiniger devices.

Hortima AG is now one of the leading providers of supplies for horticulture, tree nurseries, fruit growing, viticulture and the forestry sector thanks to continuous growth. Its main products include wood products, containers, wire products, irrigation systems and plant protection and care. Founded in 1972 as a family business, the company is based in Hausen bei Brugg and employs over 30 people. 

IWB is the company for energy, water and telecom. It provides and networks its customers in the Basel region and beyond: committed, competent and reliable. IWB is a leading provider of renewable energy and energy efficiency.

JET Services Marketing GmbH & Co. KG is a German, internationally operating agency for trade marketing. With around 420 employees, the company specialises in the specialised trade, retail and eTail sales markets with clients from the B2B and B2C sectors. The focus is on the information technology, telecommunications, consumer electronics, automotive and sports, health and fitness lifestyle sectors. JET Services optimises the distribution channel from the manufacturer to the retailer and ultimately to the end customer. The service portfolio ranges from leased external sales forces and high-quality promotion campaigns to sustainable trade fair appearances and events.

The JURA Materials Group includes leading Swiss companies from the building materials industry. The core expertise includes cement production, gravel extraction, concrete production, recycling and disposal as well as the combination of the different areas for individual solutions. The group of companies employs around 500 people at 30 locations. The total solution provider for building materials has been part of the international building materials group CRH since 2000. 

The Kantonsspital Baden (KSB) hospital is both a primary care provider and a specialist provider. For more than 350,000 inhabitants in the eastern part of the canton of Aargau, KSB offers safe health care close to their homes. In addition, specialists from various disciplines work closely together in various interdisciplinary centres. Roughly 20,700 patients were treated as inpatients at the KSB in 2019; the number of outpatient consultations in the same year was around 244,300. KSB has 2,524 employees, making it one of the largest employers in the region.

Lamprecht Transport AG is an owner-managed medium-sized Swiss company with over 65 years of expertise in the international transportation market. Core competencies: road transport, sea freight, air freight, combined transport, project transports, special transports, cross-trade, transport of dangerous goods, express services, exhibition logistics, logistics services, customs services, business and holiday travel.

LOWA Sportschuhe GmbH manufactures shoes in the mountain, outdoor and everyday segment. The company is headquartered in the Bavarian town of Jetzendorf near Munich. What began in 1923 with a small production of handmade traditional Bavarian shoes (“Haferlschuh”) has developed into a company with a global reputation over the years. The traditional shoemaker stands for quality and fit and is one of the leading brands in the field of mountain and outdoor shoes in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The company has been part of the Italian Tecnica group since 1993. All the shoes are produced in Europe.

As a specialist for adhesives and sealants, Merz + Benteli AG has for many years been committed to the high quality, ease of use and ecological characteristics of their products. Modern production is based at at their company headquarters in Niederwangen, as are the development labs, marketing, sales and management. Specific questions and challenges are rapidly transformed into optimal design suggestions for the customers.

Migros Bank is one of the leading Swiss banks, with around  800,000 customer relationships and total assets of over CHF 50 billion. It is one of the five largest Swiss mortgage banks, has a broadly diversified investment range and one of the most comprehensive offerings for sustainability funds in Switzerland. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Federation of Migros Cooperatives, it upholds the cooperative values of Migros. It employs more than 1,450 people on a full-time basis and has 70 branch offices.

naturenergie netze GmbH is the grid operator for southern Baden. The grid area covers the region south of Freiburg to the Hochrhein in the west. In the east, it extends from Lake Constance to the north of Villingen-Schwenningen. More than 350 employees ensure a secure supply of electricity and the integration of decentralised feed-in systems. naturenergie netze GmbH also supports local authorities with grid-related services, such as water supply and street lighting. 

Packimpex offers innovative and sustainable relocation solutions for the needs of international companies and new settlers. The company boasts a highly qualified professional team, which offers advice and coordination. Their consultants have excellent people skills as well as local and global competency. Packimpex ensures a positive relocation experience.

For over 50 years, the Swiss family business peka has been developing and producing pull-out systems as well as complete solutions for the kitchen and furniture industry. The company based in Mosen by Lake Hallwil is a world market leader in tall cabinet pull-outs, extendable corner solutions and user-friendly, ecologically smart waste separation systems. Numerous international patents testify to the innovative strength of the company. The range comprises over 800 sales articles. peka has around 130 employees and distributes its products worldwide in more than 50 countries.

Psychiatric Services Aargau AG (PDAG) safeguard psychiatric treatment and care by providing emergency services and crisis intervention for the population of the canton of Aargau. PDAG are owned by the canton of Aargau and comprise four clinics with specific offerings for all age and patient groups. Around 1,300 people in over 50 professions work for PDAG, which is a teaching hospital of the Medical Faculty of the University of Zurich and a training centre for professions in the healthcare sector.

With a Jedox- and Qlik-based solution, Informatec enables RONAL GROUP to collect, analyze and visualize data from a heterogeneous system landscape in 13 plants on three continents in a group-wide standardized manner.

S Immobilienpartner GmbH has been ranked among the top real estate brokers in Germany for years and is a leading provider in the Rhineland. Every year, several thousand private and commercial customers rely on the 100 percent subsidiary of Sparkasse KölnBonn to find or market real estate in Cologne, Bonn and Düsseldorf. More than 60 real estate experts within S Immobilienpartners and well over 200 experts in the branches and corporate headquarters of Sparkasse KölnBonn support their customers in areas such as new and existing real estate and investment.

The Swiss Multiple Sclerosis Society is the first point of contact for people affected by multiple sclerosis, their relatives, volunteers, specialists and contacts on all topics relating to the disease multiple sclerosis (MS). Founded in 1959, it now has 15,000 members, is supported by 75,000 donors and operates in three centres in Zurich, Lausanne and Lugano. 

Swiss Olympic ist das Nationale Olympische Komitee und der Dachverband für den privatrechtlich organisierten Schweizer Sport. Zu den Mitgliedern zählen 76 nationale Sportverbände und 12 Partnerorganisationen, denen rund zwei Millionen Sporttreibende in rund 19’500 Vereinen angehören.

The Swiss Ski Association "Swiss-Ski" is the umbrella organization of Swiss snow sport. Since its founding in 1904, Swiss-Ski has been one of the most important and successful sports federations in Switzerland. Under its umbrella are the eleven disciplines of alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, nordic combination, ski jumping, biathlon, snowboard, ski cross, freeskiing, bump piste, aerials and telemark.

With around 120 independent pharmacies and over 1,800 employees, TopPharm Apotheken und Drogerien Genossenschaft is the largest independent pharmacy group in German-speaking Switzerland. TopPharm pharmacies focus on providing their customers with holistic, personalised and competent health advice. The head office in Münchenstein (BL) with around 50 employees is responsible for the operational management of the TopPharm cooperative.

As one of three independent children's hospitals in Switzerland, the University Children's Hospital Basel (UKBB) plays a key role in ensuring cantonal, regional and supra-regional child and adolescent medical care. Every year, around 6,000 young patients are treated as inpatients and 115,000 as outpatients. Over 1,000 employees - including around 240 doctors and 415 nursing staff - provide the paediatric care.

Valorec Services AG, with headquarters in Basel, is a Swiss environmental services company specialising in waste and energy management. The company offers various services related to the fields of waste disposal, recovery and waste recycling. Their second business area includes energy services in the area of technical systems in buildings. These range from planning and project management through operation, maintenance and maintenance, as well as energy supply and contracting, to integral facility management.

Success Story Valorec Operations

In its more than 130-year history, the Vorwerk & Co. Group has developed from a carpet factory to a diverse group of international companies. The product and service portfolio includes high-quality home ap-pliances, carpets, cosmetics and services in the fields of leasing and financing. The Group operates in over 70 countries and employs more than 645,000 people worldwide, in-cluding more than 633,000 self-employed consultants.

As a group-owned butcher shop, WASGAU Metzgerei GmbH supplies meat, sausage and ham specialties to over 70 fresh produce markets, six cash-and-carry markets of Wasgau Production & Handels AG and independent retailers in Saarland and Rheinland-Pfalz. The butcher shop processes around 750 tons of meat every year at the Pirmasens production site. In addition, 3,150 tons of in-house products and 235 tons of salads are produced per year. 

SWüest Partner was founded in 1985 and since then has been an independent, owner-managed consultancy firm with over 220 employees at four locations each in Switzerland and Germany. The focus is on the construction and real estate markets as well as spatial and location development. With a broad range of services comprising consultancy, valuation, applications, data and publications, Wüest Partner supports clients in Switzerland and abroad, using its expertise to create transparency and first-class decision-making bases and to pave new paths for the further development of the real estate industry.