Kistler wins the 2006 SVC Business Prize for the Zürich Economic Area

Kistler has been announced as the winner of the first ever Business Prize for the Zürich Economic Area, awarded by the Swiss Venture Club (SVC). The 12 strong independent expert jury honoured "Kistler’s technological and innovative leadership and the excellent customer benefits of its products".

Kistler was up against 70 companies from the region who also entered the competition. After an initial selection process, a shortlist of 12 candidates was drawn up. In a second selection stage, the list was cut to six finalists who were all visited by the jury members and subjected to an in depth examination.

In his short speech, Rolf Sonderegger emphasized that the key to the success of the Kistler Group was its innovation and the commitment of its staff.

The Swiss Venture Club, founded in autumn 2003, is a Swiss association with the aim of serving as a networking platform for innovative and competition focussed SMEs. With its Business Prize, SVC is rewarding innovative companies having achieved significant and sustained economic success through excellent performance. SVC currently counts more than 1 000 representatives of small and medium sized enterprises among its members.

Kistler Group

Kistler’s core competence is the development, production and use of sensors for measuring pressure, force, torque and acceleration. Kistler’s know-how and electronic systems can be used to prepare measuring signals for use in analyzing physi-cal processes, controlling and optimizing industrial processes, improving product quality in manufacturing and improving per-formance in sports and rehabilitation.

Kistler offers a comprehensive range of sensors and systems for engine development, automotive engineering, plastics and metal processing, installation technology and biomechanics.

A worldwide sales presence in the form of 19 group companies and 30 distributors ensures customer proximity, application support on an individual level and short lead times.

With a staff of more than 800, the Kistler Group is one of the world’s leading providers of dynamic measuring instrumentation. The Kistler Group achieved turnover of 160 million Swiss Francs in the 2005 financial year.