Summer party at cetecom advanced: Networking in a relaxed atmosphere

☀️ 👬 The summer party of RWTÜV subsidiary cetecom advanced took place this year at the Schmachtenbergshof in Essen Kettwig. The focus was on a cozy get-together, cross-departmental exchange, and, of course, delicious food.

👥 🍽️ The organizing team perfectly catered to the tastes of the staff, who had identified “networking” as the most important part of the summer party program in our survey. And, as we all know, this works best when everyone is well fed and in a relaxed atmosphere.

✨ 💬 In addition to colleagues from cetecom advanced Essen, our group management team, Thomas Biedermann and Dr. Fabian Fechner, were also in attendance. They once again promoted our strategic motto, move AS ONE, and were available to answer any questions or concerns. Their conclusion: “It was a well-rounded event, focused on human interaction. Thank you to the organizers!”

🚀 📚 Innovation management is high on the agenda at the RWTÜV Group. And not just since the Austrian agency isn – innovation service network became part of the group! With service offerings that are one step ahead, innovations that surprise, and services that grow with you, we retain existing customers and win new ones.

📈 🔍 That's why we promote structured, permanent innovation from within.

🧠 🎯 In training with isn innovation experts Reinhard Willfort and Victoria Wallner, the 18 participants from Enoplan GmbH, ENOMETRIK GmbH, Van Ameyde Group, cetecom advanced, RWTÜV, and TÜV Thüringen are learning about strategic innovation management, creativity methods for workshops, and the management of innovation processes—also with regard to the integration of AI.

👥 🙌 On September 1, the kick-off meeting for our three-month innovation training took place at the group headquarters in Essen, and we are looking forward to lots of exciting input and inspiring exchanges. We will keep you up to date!

🎉 🤝 The first edition of the continuing education program for women to become cybersecurity experts at the eurobits women academy | ewa ended with a festive certificate ceremony for all graduates.

🎓 📚 “But this is only an intermediate step!” emphasized Christine Skropke, Chairwoman of the Board of eurobits e.V., who opened the event. “We are convinced that we are on the right track and are determined to make the program a permanent fixture!” This was supported by patron and sponsor Mona Neubaur, Minister for Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Protection, and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, in her emotional and convincing plea for more women in IT security, but also more women in business as a whole. “Show your teeth!” she advised the female graduates in attendance.

RWTÜV CEO Thomas Biedermann, in his capacity as Chairman of the Board of the RWTÜV Foundation, which provided significant funding for the program, also gave a welcoming speech, as did Marc-Julian Siewert, CEO of secunet Security Networks AG. Both of them also had an encouraging message: “We need you, women, in this important field of the future and are in favor of significantly more diversity!”

🤖 🌐 After the certificates were presented to the ewa graduates, Prof. Dr. Martina Angela Sasse, Chair of Human-Centered Security at the Horst Görtz Institute for IT Security at Ruhr University Bochum, addressed the mood in IT security departments, and among CISOs in particular, in her keynote speech. Her conclusion was also that there is a huge need for female specialists in particular to strengthen teams in many ways.

🚧 💨 The subsequent panel discussion, moderated by Birgitte Baardseth, explored opportunities, prospects, and obstacles for women in the cyber world. Joining her on the podium were Beatrice Huck, ewa graduate, NeoMINT; Evelyn Breitenstein, ewa mentor, secunet; Raik-Michael Meinshausen, partner, Stanton Chase; and Robert Franken, DEIB expert, ConsciousU.

🍹 🌞 Nadine Nagel, the board member responsible for ewa at eurobits, rounded off the event with her closing remarks before everyone got together for some casual networking and making plans for the future in what will hopefully soon be a much more female-dominated field of cybersecurity.

👥 🙌 The RWTÜV Foundation would like to thank the graduates and wish them every success in the IT security industry!

🌞 🏖️ This year, the summer party of RWTÜV subsidiary MN Mörbitz Nordhorn Ingenieure GmbH took place on Saxony's longest sandy beach, which is actually only a few minutes away from Leipzig. We chilled out and celebrated at the “Hacienda Cospuden” on Lake Cospuden, together with our colleagues and their families.

🏓 🏐 Despite the “unpredictable” weather, we enjoyed the varied sports on offer: table tennis, stand-up paddleboarding, and beach volleyball, and refueled with delicious snacks and cakes at the beach bar.

🍹 🔥 In the evening, we had a barbecue and ice-cold drinks with a view of the lake – thank you for the thoroughly enjoyable day and the relaxed atmosphere!

🌱 🎉 Expertise for the future: We congratulate our colleague Marcel Hellingrath on successfully passing his exam to become a certified sustainability manager (TÜV)!

🌍 📊 Sustainability is not a side issue, but a central pillar of strategic success and economic necessity. Customers demand transparency, investors expect ESG data, and legislators are creating the framework with CSRD (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive) and LKSG (Supply Chain Due Diligence Act).

💡 🤝 We are proud to have employees on our team who proactively pursue further training in order to meet these challenges with sound knowledge. Such commitment strengthens our shared mission and ensures that we, as the RWTÜV Group, can continue to advise our customers competently and with foresight in the future.

🚀 🌿 We look forward to continuing on this path together and shaping a sustainable future.

🎓 📚 In August 2023, our first dual trainee, Jana Riedel, began her first year of training with us at the RWTÜV Group headquarters. She completed her training as an office management assistant in combination with a bachelor's degree in business administration at the state-recognized University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management, headquartered in Essen, FOM.

👩‍🎓 🤓 At university, she studied theory, while at our headquarters on Kronprinzenstraße, she learned about the practical aspects of commercial processes, purchasing and logistics, marketing and sales, human resources, assistance, secretarial work, and event management. During a phase at RWTÜV subsidiary cetecom advanced, Jana was able to familiarize herself with the areas of project management and customer relationship processes.

🎉 👏 It's hard to believe, but Jana has now completed her training. She doesn't have her degree in the bag yet, as she still has to continue her studies for another year. Of course, we're not letting her go, but are delighted to be able to keep her on as a colleague in our team.

🎊 💐 Congratulations on successfully completing your training with us, dear Jana!

🚀 💡 This year, our internal ideas competition at RWTÜV was naturally also held under the current strategy motto move AS ONE.

🎨 👏 And what can we say: we received so many creative, well-thought-out, and inspiring entries that we decided to award not just three, but eleven ideas! Seven of them share first place: in different ways, they are all about achieving greater networking and knowledge exchange together.

🌍 🤝 That's exactly what move AS ONE is all about!

🌏 ✉️ And the best part is that the submissions came from all over the world! Wherever RWTÜV Group colleagues are based, whether in Japan, England, the Netherlands, or Germany, we all form a shared network to work on the best solutions for our customers.

🌟 👏 We would like to thank all employees, the organizing team, and everyone who contributed ideas, who made this year's innovation competition such a success!

🙏 🎉 You are awesome!

📍 🤝 Last week in Cologne, we conducted a ProfileDynamics® training course followed by certification for our colleagues. We want to be ready to carry out our own motivation analyses with employees and thus find real levers for leadership, development, and collaboration.

🧠 📈 Together with Wibke Schindler from Klar & Quirlig, we also worked intensively on other exciting topics: AI in the HR context, personnel cost planning, HR at the decision-making table, and the use of HR systems. An intensive and enriching exchange with colleagues from cetecom advanced, Ingenieurbüro Nordhorn GmbH & Co. KG, Enoplan GmbH, apro.gmbh, RWTÜV, and Van Ameyde Group Germany, very much in the spirit of move AS ONE.

🤝 🌱 The second edition of our YPS – Young Professional Summit brought together 15 participants from the RWTÜV subsidiaries cetecom advanced, Enoplan GmbH, ENOMETRIK GmbH, Ingenieurbüro Nordhorn GmbH & Co. KG, Van Ameyde Group Germany, and CONSULECTRA GmbH. Of course, the focus was also on move AS ONE: networking, learning from each other, and shaping the future together. From idea to pitch.

🎯 💡 The program included exciting content on strategy, innovation, change, communication, and “profile dynamics.” In mixed, cross-company groups, our young professionals also worked on three practical case studies with a final presentation.

🍽️ 🎉 This time, the YPS took place in Cologne, which provided a varied backdrop for workshops and informal exchanges. These took place primarily during a convivial evening by the fireplace and the finale at the Haxenhaus, but also during the entertaining tour of Cologne's old town led by Thomas Biedermann.

🚀 🔧 This is how synergy promotion, encouragement, and development work. move AS ONE!

🎤 👏 How does talent promotion work in your company? We are interested in hearing from you!

“🔧👷‍♂️ Exciting visit to the RWTÜV Group headquarters: Six trainees from TÜV NORD Systems GmbH & Co. KG – Air Conditioning Technology Department – visited us in Essen. They were accompanied by their trainer Dirk Malessa, graduate engineer and test expert in accordance with PrüfVO NRW (North Rhine-Westphalia Testing Regulations).

🏢 📋 The prospective test engineers carried out simulations for tests required by building regulations (e.g., on ventilation systems, pressure ventilation systems, CO warning systems, smoke extraction systems, and extinguishing systems), which they need for their final exam to obtain their certification.

🛡️ 🔍 The aim of the tests: to ensure that the systems are safe to operate and effective, and that they meet the building regulations and technical requirements for proper functioning, in particular fire and smoke protection. Our building and underground car park once again provided ample opportunities for these simulations: RWTÜV was once again able to offer realistic conditions for practical tests. RWTÜV Managing Director Dr. Fabian Fechner adds: “Every year, we are delighted to welcome our colleagues from TÜV NORD to the RWTÜV Group headquarters. We have been making ourselves available as a test object for eight years now. This is move AS ONE in action, also with TÜV NORD!”

🧑‍🔧 📚 Training at TÜV NORD Systems GmbH & Co. KG is demanding, but interesting and varied, as is the subsequent work as a test engineer. Only those who have a suitable bachelor's or diploma degree and at least five years of professional experience can register for the test engineer exam. After passing the written exam, the next step for the young professionals is the oral exam at the Brandenburg Chamber of Engineers (BBIK). This exam is divided into two parts: a 45-minute document review (e.g., building permit, fire protection concept) and a 60-minute practical exam.

We are delighted to have been able to contribute to this training program!

💼 🌍 It's exhausting. It causes friction. It challenges supposed certainties... Diversity is hard work!

🌈 🤝 And yet we need it! At RWTÜV, we are convinced of this and remain committed to diversity in our workforce. Even if counter-movements can be observed around the world. Yes, perhaps some groups, companies, or organizations have gone too far, but that is not unusual in the fight for a good cause. We are, by definition: since 1872, in over 30 countries, with around 100 companies in three business areas and over 2,000 employees, as diverse as our customers.

💫 🤩 We stand by our belief that diversity among employees is a positive challenge that leads to creativity, new perspectives, new ideas, new ways of working, and innovation. Diverse teams find better solutions and think in new ways.

💡 🔎 Stay open, stay open-minded, stay free in your thinking! We're trying too, Your RWTÜV Team

🏌️‍♂️⛳ On Friday, the RWTÜV team headed out into the countryside for a golf taster course at Golfclub Essen-Heidhausen e.V. It was a varied and sporty afternoon full of new impressions and... lots of laughs!

📍🕐 We met our golf instructors Raffael Schöning and Phil McCaulley at the clubhouse. On the driving range and putting green, they gave us exciting insights into the basics of golf.

🏌️‍♀️🧢 Equipped with clubs, balls, and good spirits, we ventured our first swings. From complete beginners to natural talents and pros, we had it all! Above all, there was definitely no shortage of fun!

🍽️ 🍓 After about 1.5 hours of training, we refueled in the clubhouse.

🌟 🤝 On May 5 and 6, Thomas Biedermann, Dr. Fabian Fechner, and RWTÜV HR Business Partner Natascha Winter met with the twelve participants of Group B of our F2 executive training program for a follow-up session at the Bonn Marriott Hotel.

🧠 🎯 The day began on Monday with a brief input session, during which Wibke Schindler from KLAR & QUIRLIG and Thomas Biedermann recapitulated the content covered in the previous months. The participants then gave short presentations on topics such as what has already changed in their everyday work as managers, which models from the training have been particularly helpful, which questions remain unanswered, and which areas the managers would like to explore in more depth.

🎓 🍽️ After the certificates were awarded, the evening came to a pleasant close in the hotel restaurant.

🔄 ☕ On Tuesday, Wibke started with a brief insight into the topic of “change” before questions such as self-management, focus, leadership circle, and implementing change were discussed at four stations in the “Leadership World Café Format.”

📌 🌍 Before saying goodbye, Thomas Biedermann placed the exchange in the context of the current corporate strategy move AS ONE and emphasized the importance of intensive cooperation and fruitful exchange between the subsidiaries for the success of the entire group.

💡 👏 It was another two inspiring and motivating days, many thanks to all participants!

💡 🤩 During the recent Girls' Day, RWTÜV subsidiaries cetecom advanced and IB Nordhorn invited interested girls to spend a day getting to know the day-to-day work of their companies.

🧠 ⚡ At cetecom advanced in Saarbrücken, participants were able to experiment with biometrics: How does facial recognition work, and how can you identify someone using their fingerprint? In Essen, participants used assembled electronics kits to learn about EMC – electromagnetic compatibility. A total of 15 schoolgirls took part in the exciting experiments.

👧 🔎 At IB Nordhorn in Münster, the focus was on gaining an insight into the world of TGA planning. What is technical building equipment anyway? Why is it important, what do we need it for? The training programme for technical system planners in HLS (heating, ventilation, sanitation) and electrical engineering was presented, as well as the path to becoming a junior project engineer.

🔌 🏠 The girls who attended gained insights into the diverse and varied careers of IB Nordhorn employees and realised that the path to finding your ‘calling’ is not always straightforward! Detours can also lead to your goal – the important thing is that you find fulfilment in what you do.

🎨 ✍️ In the practical part, the girls drew their own rooms – from their dream kitchen to their dream bedroom. They filled their drawings with ventilation, connections, lighting and more, and got a feel for how TGA brings a building to life.

👍 🦺 The participants were enthusiastic: ‘Now I can really imagine becoming an engineer!’ was the sentiment expressed by more than one participant.

🚀 📚 Intensive personnel development has traditionally been high on our agenda. The latest offering from the RWTÜV Group for employees of all subsidiaries: the YPS – Young Professional Summit, a talent programme for ambitious (junior) managers.

🌟 🤝 We want to identify internal talent early on and promote it in a targeted manner, while at the same time enabling them to build and expand a valuable internal network within the group.

📈 🎯 The YPS knowledge and individual feedback from trained observers on group work, presentations and the moderation of a case study not only serve personal professional development.

💡 🌍 The interactive face-to-face sessions focus primarily on strategy, innovation, change processes, communication and team dynamics... and ideally, this will result in networks and business ideas that are as synergistic as possible for the RWTÜV Group! Entirely in line with move AS ONE!

⚽ 📣 If this were football, you could call it a coup on the transfer market! Our team at the RWTÜV Group headquarters in Essen is delighted to welcome Felix Schmidt, an experienced auditor, to the team.

🎓 📊 Our new colleague has a degree and six years of experience in auditing and tax consulting, most recently in the position of audit manager. He focused primarily on companies in the construction industry, and his tax consulting work often involved succession planning. This makes him the perfect candidate for a position in controlling at the RWTÜV Group, with a focus on the Energy & Environment division.

🏛️ 🤝 As a medium-sized group with the structures and values of a family-owned company and a history spanning more than 150 years, RWTÜV is also an ideal choice for companies seeking a solid, trustworthy and reliable successor. Felix is now another competent contact for anyone interested in this area.

📈 🔍 In addition to growth and market expansion strategies for M&A and controlling, the passionate cyclist also handles auditing issues. ‘I am looking forward to getting to know the job from a corporate perspective. There are varied tasks and exciting challenges ahead that will give me the opportunity to develop both professionally and personally!’

🎉 👋 We say: Welcome, Felix, and good luck!

📌✨ We are delighted to welcome Evelyn Beck as our new in-house lawyer at our corporate headquarters in Essen!

🗂️ ⚖️ With several years of professional experience as a lawyer specialising in labour law, she will strengthen the team with her valuable expertise and strategic skills.

🎯 Evelyn Beck is enthusiastic: ‘I am looking forward to the new legal challenges and the opportunity to play an active role in shaping RWTÜV's vision. It is precisely this combination that makes the role so exciting!’

💼 📃 Group CEO Thomas Biedermann is confident: ‘The legal requirements in our group demand enormous expertise. Evelyn brings exactly the expertise that will enable us to focus on the successful further development of the RWTÜV Group. We look forward to working with our new colleague!’

🧪💧 At cetecom advanced, the globally operating, independent testing and certification service provider of the RWTÜV Group, Sascha Sander is responsible for a good climate, energy, light and air at the Saarbrücken location.

💡👨🏽💻 Sounds like an exciting job? Get to know him in our video!

👩‍💻 📚 Since October 2022, the RWTÜV Foundation, together with the NRW Ministry of Economic Affairs and patron Mona Neubaur, has been funding a research project to increase the proportion of women in cybersecurity. The developed training program, which inspires and empowers women to pursue a career in the industry, is currently being tested by 20 women in two groups.

🤝 🌟 On January 25, the participants in the second test phase met at RWTÜV's headquarters in Essen for one of their joint workshops, about two-thirds of which were held online and one-third in person. They worked on module 5 of the training series, which covered IT security techniques such as network management, cryptography and authentication methods.

🗝️ 💪 Host RWTÜV Foundation Board Member Thomas Biedermann welcomed the visitors: “We are confronted with constantly growing digital threats, and the demand for appropriately qualified personnel on the labor market is high. In this practical approach, key competencies in IT security are taught to career changers, which opens up great career opportunities for them and is urgently needed!”

🤵‍♀️ 🪪 Project manager Jana Bodenstedt explains: “We have developed a concept of self-learning content, teamwork and online and offline workshops that quickly and compactly imparts the necessary knowledge. With many practical insights and individual mentoring, we support interested women on their way to an exciting career in cyber security!”

📚 🎓 We are proud to introduce Anika Corte, our new colleague! Having successfully completed her master's in management and economics at the Ruhr University Bochum, she brings valuable expertise in the areas of general management, entrepreneurship, innovation and transformation. Her master's thesis? An innovative business model for the “RUB Makerspace” – impressive!

💡📊 At RWTÜV's headquarters in Essen, she will be supporting the controlling team and innovation management. With her focus on new projects and fresh ideas, we look forward to exciting impulses from Anika and to driving innovation forward together.

🚀✨ Welcome and good luck with your tasks – we're happy to have you on board!

🚀🌟 This plan is working: Since September 2023, Dorena d'Alba and Arina Bolgar have been the first trainees at Van Ameyde Group Germany – and everyone is very enthusiastic.

📚✨ “At the beginning, we didn't know what claims handling or insurance services meant. But we have already seen and learned so much, and we have also discovered new sides and interests in ourselves. We are currently working in accounting – and even that is fun because you suddenly understand the processes or recognize larger contexts!” reports Arina enthusiastically, who decided in EF to do an apprenticeship at Van Ameye, the global provider of professional insurance services, instead of graduating from high school.

💡🌍 Dorena, a high school graduate and, at 21, a year older than Arina, adds: “The tasks are sometimes really challenging: phone calls with customers, international contacts. But because we feel that we are being supported and allowed to work independently, we really rise to the occasion. We work in mixed teams, where we learn a lot from our colleagues, and at the same time we have the opportunity to contribute our own ideas and even organize our working day ourselves with flexitime and home office options. It's really great.”

👏🌟 Bianca Goebel, Head of Human Resources at Van Ameyde, is also full of praise: “We are thrilled with this first attempt with apprentices: We can totally rely on the two of them, they do full-fledged work, take on responsibility, and are even willing to jump in at six in the morning. Just great!”

🤝❤️ Arina and Dorena are, wherever possible, deployed together in the same departments so that they can exchange ideas and support each other. The fact that they have also become friends as a result is the icing on the cake.

🛤️ 🌟 That you can be successful and happy even if you don't fully realize your dreams is shown by RWTÜV CEO Thomas Biedermann in “Meet the CEO” Part 2.

🌎 📖 It is certainly also due to the way he looks at the world with such interest and openness, always seeking inspiration from great thinkers like Kant or da Vinci, political leaders like Merkel or Obama, athletes or artists.

💫 🌳 And it's also due to his positive attitude. See for yourself!

🎉🏆 We have our first winner in our internal innovation competition 2024!

🤖✨ This year's competition was about artificial intelligence and its role in our daily work. We asked our employees for ideas on how hashtag#AI can digitally transform our services, make processes more efficient and even attract new talent.

We received 44 impressive submissions! In the first round of judging, our community voted for the idea from Frauke Schell (Enoplan GmbH) – an AI-supported knowledge management system for everyday work. This makes it easier for new employees to get started, and everyone can quickly and efficiently find answers to everyday questions.

👏🎖️ Great idea, Frauke! Congratulations, you won the community prize!

Meet Frank!

⚙️ 👨‍🏫 Frank is a microsystems engineer and has been with cetecom advanced for over ten years. After his studies and four years in research and development, he began his career in the field of smart card technologies as a lab manager for terminal testing.

🏪 ⛽ His work revolves around payment applications – including payment terminals such as those found in supermarkets or gas stations, as well as credit cards and cell phones.

🤖🔬 Frank specializes in software and hardware development for the robot-assisted test systems used for interoperability testing.

⚒️🔎 In the video, Frank tells us how he got his current job and what the exciting work involves!

And RWTÜV has the proof!

🎥👨‍💼 Our CEO Thomas Biedermann takes us with him in his everyday life, we get to know him personally. What does he do in his free time? Does he have time for his family? How does he keep fit? ...

🤔📽️ Curious? Then here are a few answers!

🎉🛳️ On September 13, 2024, we celebrated a special anniversary and summer party: the 50th anniversary of CONSULECTRA GmbH! Around 80 guests registered for this memorable event.

🚤⚓ During the day, a boat trip on the Elbe and a harbor tour or, alternatively, a visit to the Maritime Museum were on the program – both tours offered impressive insights into Hamburg's maritime history.
🏛️🎤 The actual anniversary celebration took place in a festive atmosphere in the venerable International Maritime Museum in Hamburg's Speicherstadt.

Speeches by Torsten Brinker, Karl-Heinz Mäver, Prof. Dr. Dr. Fritz Westermann, Dr. Herbert Slomski, Andreas Maiwald, Benjamin Jockschat and Julian Beyer under the motto of the event “Keep on course” covered the period from 50 years of CONSULECTRA to a promising future; the words of welcome from the RWTÜV management Thomas Biedermann and Fabian Fechner, rounded off the program.

🍽️🥂 A festive dinner buffet was the highlight of the evening, with lively discussions arising from the varied and inspiring impressions of the day and the previous lectures.

🍀🙏 Thank you, CONSULECTRA, for this special day, and “Ship ahoy!” for the next 50 years!

💼🤝 At RWTÜV Group, we rely on the strengths of our managers and place responsibility in their hands with trust. The cross-divisional hashtag #Leadership Training is designed to strengthen collaboration in addition to technical topics. Last week, this took place at the beautiful Leinsweiler Hof winery in the Palatinate region.

🌱🚀 With 15 participants from our subsidiaries cetecom advanced, Enoplan GmbH, cesitec GmbH, apro.gmbh and Ingenieurbüro Nordhorn GmbH & Co. KG, organized in cooperation with Klar & Quirlig GmbH, the motto “Entrepreneur in the company” was discussed, covering topics such as strategy processes, innovation management, controlling, values, corporate culture and leadership in transition, and much more.

📊🧠 Individual and group work also covered “Profile Dynamics and Team Dynamics”.

🍇☀️ Of course, we also enjoyed the beautiful surroundings of the Palatinate vineyards, which presented themselves at their best in bright autumn weather! A wine tasting was also on the program. Team building and exchange took place wonderfully again, according to Natascha Winter, who is in charge of the program at RWTÜV.

👏🎉 Thank you all for your excellent participation!

🏃‍♀️🏅 Even though the organizers expressly did not expect top athletic performances on the 5-kilometer course: Congratulations and applause to our colleagues from MN Mörbitz Nordhorn Ingenieure GmbH! They shone with team spirit and motivation at the schnelleStelle company run on August 7, 2024 in Leipzig!

☕🏆 Whether they were after the official “company run coffee pot”, which was handed out by the organizer in the finish area, the personal certificate including video of the finish, or more about the varied experience of a somewhat different networking party on the grounds of the Kleinmesse Leipzig, is not known!

👟🎉 Have you ever taken part in a company run? Tell us about it in the comments!

🚀 🌟 An exciting new module is being added to our RWTÜV HR development program: the Young Professional Summit (YPS).

🌐🤝 Starting next year, we will be offering our employees the opportunity for further development with the YPS. We promote their skills, offer them the opportunity to gain extensive experience and exchange ideas with colleagues from different areas and support their development in an inspiring environment.

🎲 🎯 The YPS program is an important step in actively supporting the career development of our employees and strengthening them in their professional careers. We look forward to shaping a successful future together with many innovative business ideas.

🌞🏖 It doesn't get any more summery than this: the lake glistens in the glorious sunshine, while a few clouds add a picturesque touch to the otherwise bright blue sky. Water fans have fun wakeboarding or on the floating playground with trampolines, climbing towers and slides. Others play volleyball and table football, enjoy the snack buffet or chill out while the children run around on the beach.

🎉🏅Too cheesy to be true? Not at all! That's exactly how the 55 employees and their families or partners of RWTÜVsubsidiary MN Mörbitz Nordhorn Ingenieure GmbH enjoyed their well-deserved family summer party.

👔🎊 MN I Managing Director Peter Mörbitz and RWTÜV Managing Board member Fabian Fechner could also see the enthusiasm for the successful day: ‘Everyone has worked hard throughout the year, battling with the challenges in the construction industry - today it's time to celebrate!’

🙏👏 Thanks to Maria Schmitt and her team for the perfect organisation!
Wakeboarding or waterslide? Which team are you on? Let us know in the comments!

🏢🔧 Today we are pleased to introduce Anja, trainee at RWTÜV subsidiary MN Mörbitz Nordhorn Ingenieure GmbH, specialist for technical building equipment! Anja began her academic career by studying systems engineering and technical cybernetics at Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, but switched to mechatronic systems engineering at Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences after the second semester. Here, she was able to combine her passion for math, art and craftsmanship, learn about basic mathematical models, be creative at the same time and not have to commit to mechanical or electrical engineering too early.

🏥💡 Anja wrote her bachelor's thesis at a VW supplier and gained valuable insights into the automotive industry. She gained her first professional experience at an engineering office for medical technology in Leipzig.

🎨🧮 But Anja wanted to go one step further and combine her interests, her analytical and creative skills. That's why she has now moved into building services engineering. She has been employed as a trainee at MN Ingenieure since January 2023 and is now starting further training to become a building automation specialist. The 1.5-year course is offered by the Leipzig Chamber of Crafts and supported by the Employment Agency.

🔗💻 Building automation enables companies to achieve greater operational efficiency and more sustainable use of resources in their buildings. Modern building automation can reduce operating costs, extend the service life of building technology and create an optimal working environment.

🌿🏡 In private homes, building automation provides greater convenience, security and energy efficiency. Intelligent control systems can optimize energy consumption and reduce costs while increasing living comfort.

📚🏅We are proud to accompany Anja on her journey! As soon as she has completed her training, she will join the MN Ingenieure project teams as a newly qualified specialist in building automation and use her expert knowledge of sensor/actuator technology to form the interface between information technology and technical building equipment.

We are delighted with Anja's commitment and look forward to witnessing her future successes at MN Ingenieure.

📅 🔧 June 23 was "International Women in Engineering Day". And from our own experience, we can only recommend women in engineering to every company!

👩‍🔧 🌟"Our" Nina Horbelt from RWTÜV subsidiary cesitec, a service provider for conformity assessments in mechanical and plant engineering, for example. She works as a technical editor and team leader for the Technical Documentation department, which means that in addition to resource planning and project management, she mainly writes operating instructions.

📚 💬 When someone comes to us with complaints about incomprehensible instructions, we can only say: "Then it probably wasn't written by a technical writer! Nina's writing is precise and clear.

🚀 📈 Nina was already a technology enthusiast as a child, she was always interested in the 'how' and 'why', sparked by the factual stories from the 'Sendung mit der Maus'! Of course, she went on to study electrical engineering, and after completing her intermediate diploma, she specialized in technology and science communication.

💡 😊 She enjoys the varied work at an engineering service provider like cesitec GmbH. This is how Nina sees it: "I have projects from all kinds of areas here and am the interface between the technology on site and the user. AND I have lots of great and helpful colleagues! What more could you want?"

🔝🪂 What happens when you explain technical issues, top or flop? Share it with us in the comments!

The goals,
▶️ to make qualified women in leadership positions in all areas and organizations more visible and to encourage them
and

▶️ to raise the quality standard in management and to enrich the management culture with more women and greater diversity ...

👩‍💼📈... could have been penned by us. But they don't. They come from EWMD - European Women's Mangagement Development, an international network founded in 1984 by women for women and men in management.

So it's high time we became a member: We've been a member since July 1, 2024! This was one of the ideas in our ideas competition to mark International Women's Day.

How about you?

The ewa research project funded by the RWTÜV Foundation and the NRW government on the further training of career changers to become cyber security experts is picking up speed!

🤝🌟 On June 8, the eleven test subjects met for a first joint workshop and get-together in Bochum at the headquarters of ewa partner R.iT GmbH. There was a video message from NRW Minister of Economic Affairs Mona Neubaur, a personal welcome from RWTÜV Foundation Board Member Thomas Biedermann and lots of input, teamwork and discussion about the first learning module that the participants had worked on in advance.

🗝️💪 This practical approach is intended to teach key skills that are urgently needed in times of increasing digital threats on the job market.

The positive spirit at this first meeting of committed women was almost palpable! RWTÜV wishes you all continued success and enjoyment with the project!

🌐📱Today we're taking a look behind the scenes at RWTÜV subsidiary cetecom advanced. What does an account manager really do at a "globally active, independent testing and certification service provider that is a leader in the field of market approvals in the telecommunications and information technology sector"?

💼 Take a look! Patrick Siebert takes you on a "day at cetecom advanced"!

And then we look forward to your creative input: How could Patrick make his office more inviting? Let your imagination run wild in the comments!

👩‍🔬🔍 Exciting insight for the "girls" at RWTÜV subsidiary Ingenieurbüro Nordhorn GmbH & Co. KG! Four interested girls aged between 12 and 15 were invited to the office in Münster on 25 April 2024 for Girls' Day 2024.

After a short tour of the office, there was an official 
welcome from branch manager Christian Feldhaus, followed by a detailed tour:

➡ What do I learn during my training as a technical system planner for supply and equipment technology (heating, air conditioning, ventilation, sanitation)? 
➡ How long does it take, what can I expect in the job? 
➡ What does an engineering degree in building technology involve? 
➡ What strengths and interests should I have, do I need to be good at drawing or should I have some manual experience?

The girls were also able to clarify many questions over lunch with the whole team from Münster. Well-prepared, the apprenticeship as a technical system planner for electrotechnical systems was presented at the end. There was a lot of positive feedback in the short feedback session before the students were given a small gift to say goodbye.

"Maybe we'll see them again as apprentices after they finish school or maybe we'll be able to accompany them as working students during their studies? We would be delighted if we have sparked their interest in our exciting professions with this day," concludes Anna Brandt, who organised Girls' Day for IBN.

We're keeping our fingers crossed! 💼👋
 

Girls' Day also took place at our company last Thursday. A total of 12 girls visited us and were given an insight into the world of testing and certification. While our visitors carried out EMC tests on specially assembled electronic kits in our laboratory in Essen, the participants in Saarbrücken were introduced to the topic of biometrics with fingerprint and face recognition. 
We were delighted with the visit and were impressed by the girls' curiosity and commitment. We are already looking forward to our participation in the next Girls' Day.

🎓🏋️‍♀️Bei the second round of our management training for second-level colleagues was really sporty! 
At the German Sport & Olympic Museum, the focus was on content and expertise for effective HR.

➡ How do I conduct employee appraisals? 
➡ How do I motivate? 
➡ How do I recognise which talent needs which support, who fits into which team, how a team grows into a high-performance team or who has special potential?

🏅🎯 We thirteen participants tested our own limits in sporting challenges - and were then able to assess those of our counterparts much better.

A great experience including a supporting programme and guided tour of Cologne Cathedral, also supported by the great atmosphere at Qvest!

Many thanks also to Martin Bechem from the German Sport & Olympic Museum, who made everything possible, to all the participants and especially to our trainers Wibke Schindler, Elke Gogolin and their colleague Jörg Krause.

👩‍💼💼 Since 1 February 2024, Jennifer Krumbein has been building up the Training & Development department at RWTÜV subsidiary Van Ameyde in Cologne. Together with the project managers, she designs training modules for the various areas and levels of the international service provider for the insurance industry.

📚👩‍💻 To this end, Jennifer works with the specialist departments to record the existing work processes and define quality standards. In the resulting learning management system with targeted training courses and workshops, the development of decision-making skills and the training of communication and social skills play an important role alongside specialist skills.

🌱👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 As a nature lover and family person, Jennifer enjoys being active. She also appreciates variety and inspiration in her job: "I am very happy about my new role at Van Ameyde! My everyday life is very varied due to the different business areas that all have to be taken into account when imparting knowledge. What I like best is that I can help shape this area - and work with so many nice colleagues!"

🔝💡 For the RWTÜV Group as a service provider, good and targeted further training is essential.

We wish Jennifer every success and support her wherever we can. What do you do for the qualification of your employees? Let's talk about it!

Successful introductory meeting between the RWTÜV Foundation and our new scholarship holders from the University of Duisburg-Essen on 16 February 2024!

We introduced ourselves and our subsidiaries, and 13 motivated students accepted the invitation. In five-minute keynote speeches, Niels Jeß presented cetecom advanced, Julian Beyer CONSULECTRA GmbH, Stefan Dreischenkemper cesitec GmbH, Laura Lipp G+N Consult Baumanagement GmbH, Maximilian Driessen Ingenieurbüro Nordhorn GmbH & Co. KG and online Tobias Apel from apro.gmbh. 🌐💡

Thomas Biedermann and Fabian Fechner also introduced our team from RWTÜV with a short presentation on our business areas, our values and the goals and visions of the RWTÜV Group.

After the informative presentations, all those present were able to network in a relaxed atmosphere. In the feedback corner and in conversation, we were particularly interested in what the students hope to gain from our support and for their future, and how we can all benefit as much as possible from working together. 🤝

Natascha, Kim, Nina, Jana and Benjamin from the RWTÜV team not only ensured that everything ran smoothly, but were also on hand to answer questions while enjoying tasty snacks. A big thank you to everyone involved for this successful day full of knowledge exchange and networking opportunities! 🙌

We offer the engine for your career!

At the RWTÜV Group, we promote your career with heart and passion! Because diversity is our strength! We believe in an inclusive working environment in which each of our employees can develop their full potential. 🌐
Our dedicated HR colleague Natascha Winter and her colleagues at our subsidiaries take care of attractive development programs and offer career-minded women the ideal platform to achieve their professional goals. Or we create an environment in which family and career can be easily reconciled. With numerous corporate benefits, we provide a working environment that is not only challenging but also supportive. 💼✨

Would you like to become part of our inspiring team and celebrate success together? Come and discover the RWTÜV Group and its subsidiaries for yourself!

Today is all about International Women's Day for us too! We want to ...

.... recognize the valuable contributions of women in our company in a very special and visible way on this day!

... continue to improve the working atmosphere in our Group so that women can fully develop their talents with us.

.... even more women in management positions.

Because we are always committed to gender equality, not just on International Women's Day. And that's why today, Group CEO Thomas Biedermann will not only personally give a few flowers to every female employee, he will also be available online from 9-11 a.m. and for personal discussions with all female employees from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. - by phone, video call and chat. 💐

Because for us, commitment to women should not be limited to one day, we have also held an internal competition in recent weeks for even more ideas and innovative programs for women and #equality.

More on the results in the next few days! In the meantime, we look forward to your comments: How did you experience or share appreciation on International Women's Day! ☀️

2023 marked the start of our management training offensive at RWTÜV; Thomas Biedermann and Fabian Fechner met the managing directors of our subsidiaries in several training sessions at ESMT Berlin in May and November.

Last week, the next level was reached in Mettmann: for the second management level in the Group, exciting topics of the RWTÜV Group such as strategy, innovation, leadership, values against the background of Profile Dynamics® and controlling were on the agenda. 🏫

The atmosphere was great, we learned a lot together, from each other and about each other, despite, or perhaps because of, our diverse portfolios!

The further development of our managers in our rapidly growing group of companies is particularly important to us. We are convinced that this is a necessary and worthwhile investment. Together we are shaping the culture and the future of our company! We are all looking forward to the next module in COLOGNE! 🌟📚

... our scholarship holders from the University of Duisburg-Essen for a first meet & greet. Mechanical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering and IT are the topics. Not all of our scholarship holders were able to take part in this first, atmospheric kick-off event, but we will continue the good dialogue at our premises in February. 👩‍🎓👨‍🎓

This is when the students and our company representatives meet and get to know each other. The students find out what their future could look like with us.

When making the selection, diversity was very important to us, gender diversity as well as international diversity, because that's who we are! 🙌

We are delighted to have even more support in the Controlling team. Kathrin Glawe joined the RWTÜV Group on 1 January. 🎉

She not only plays tennis, but also enjoys travelling, reading and cooking. With over 14 years of diverse experience in the field of controlling, Kathrin brings a wealth of knowledge to various areas. She was responsible for headcount reporting, cost centre and project controlling as well as productivity analyses. Her passion for numbers and her ability to penetrate complex structures immediately won us over. 📊

Kathrin is looking forward to her career prospects at RWTÜV. "I deliberately chose a company that not only offers versatility, but also clear structures. I was immediately impressed by the speed and open-mindedness of the team. I am sure that my search for new challenges and an inspiring team will find fulfilment here!" she commented on her move.

We are also delighted to welcome Kathrin to our team.
🚀 Good start, Kathrin!

Our colleagues have decided: Thilo Salzmann from cetecom advanced subsidiary cesitec GmbH came out on top in the RWTÜV Group's public voting for first place in the internal "Innovation Inside" ideas competition! 🏆

With a total of 24 ideas submitted, the competition was fierce, but Thilo's proposal came out on top. The public vote of all employees of the RWTÜV Group saw the most potential in the colleague's #innovation.

On Monday, he visited us in Essen: our Managing Directors of RWTÜV GmbH, Fabian Fechner and Thomas Biedermann, congratulated him and presented him with prizes and a certificate. We would also like to thank Natascha Winter and Kim Tran, our competition organisers at RWTÜV, for the smooth running of this second edition of the competition.
Congratulations to the winner, Thilo Salzmann. Commitment like this moves us all forward! 🌟🚀

Benjamin Windau has joined our social media team. He is studying "Applied Cognitive and Media Science" at the UDE - University of Duisburg-Essen and supports us with our internal and external communication, especially in social media and on the RWTÜV Group intranet. Communication is king!

Five years of experience in auditing and an extensive background in economics - Marcel's profile immediately convinced us! After his time at a consulting firm, first as an audit assistant and later as audit manager, he will complement us with his wide range of knowledge. His previous client base - from public utilities and municipal companies to trading companies and hotel and telecommunications companies - has prepared him perfectly for our business areas and the service areas of our subsidiaries.

We were also impressed by the fact that, in addition to working full-time at FOM, Marcel has also obtained a Master of Laws degree in tax law! Marcel will contribute his extensive expertise to the RWTÜV Group in future as a finance officer, with responsibilities in Group accounting, taxes and auditing, as well as in ESG reporting.

We are delighted to welcome him to our team: Welcome, Marcel!

The big moment has arrived! The shining winners of our RWTÜV ideas competition "Innovation inside" 2023 have been announced:

Congratulations to

Jannis Gasmi from ENOPLAN GmbH for 1st place and the prize of 2,000 euros!

Alasdair Buchanan from Woodgate and Clark Limited & Clark took 2nd place and secured €1,000!

Sara Schupp from cetecom advanced took 3rd place and won 500 euros!

A big thank you to all participants for their innovative contributions! 
Your creativity and energy are inspiring. Keep it up in 2024!!! 

Over the next three years, we will be awarding twelve scholarships with the RWTÜV Foundation in the subjects of electrical engineering, civil engineering, mechanical engineering and IT. We made a commitment to this last month with the Rector of the University of Duisburg-Essen, Prof Dr Barbara Albert.

Together with the heads of the chairs, the UDE is now "matching" the scholarships to suitable candidates, who will be presented to RWTÜV at the end of November.

"As with several other activities, we want to continue to counteract the shortage of skilled labour in Germany with this funding initiative," explained our RWTÜV Foundation board members Thomas Biedermann and Fabian Fechner. "To this end, we are supporting scientific work at many renowned universities in Germany, including in the areas of IOT security, radar technology for autonomous driving and renewable energies." ♻️

Is everything as it should be?

Do the devices comply with the regulations and requirements before they are launched on the market? What do the tests with the network or GNSS simulators reveal? These are questions that play a central role in the professional life of computer scientist Julija Wolf. Every day, but in very different fields of work.

At cetecom advanced's Essen site, she and her colleagues in the "Connectivity" department deal with certification tests in the field of eCall (emergency call systems in vehicles) or E112 (extension of the emergency call function for smartphones), for example.

"I started as a working student at cetecom advanced 10 years ago. After successfully completing my computer science degree at the University of Duisburg-Essen, I was offered a full-time job in the Mobile Communication division," says the current Lab Manager in the Audio/Connectivity division of the RWTÜV subsidiary, which we are introducing in our "People" series.

Coordinating, testing, analyzing. Recently, her area of responsibility has also included carrying out cybersecurity tests for IoT devices. And the "Internet of Things" is expanding the range almost indefinitely. Fitness trackers, intelligent fire alarms, fridges, door locks, smart home services and, and, and ...

One thing is always certain for Julija Wolf: she enjoys her work. "It's the different and exciting topics that always bring new challenges. And of course the great collaboration with my colleagues!"

The 2nd part of the Executive Leadership Program took place again in the Chancellor's Office at ESMT in Berlin. Leadership in today's world, building networks, understanding change, leading and communicating, authenticity and individual communication techniques were just some of the topics discussed with the managers. The change process from an HR perspective was also presented very clearly using practical examples. In addition to the intensive professional exchange, networking was also an important component.

We were then able to get a very good picture of the work of the TÜV Nord Group Representative Office on site, supported by the great presentation by our colleagues Tuesday N. Porter and Diana Sündermann.

The entire program was put together for us by Dr. Bianca Schmitz and we had a very good learning atmosphere at ESMT with outstanding professors, such as Severin von Hoensbroech, some from a completely different profession, which was a lot of fun for everyone and brought a different perspective.

Next year, we will continue to implement our RWTÜVGroup HRD measures at the next level on our way to becoming a top employer.

The ENOPLAN GmbH group of companies has particularly extensive experience with agile working formats within the RWTÜV Group. This is why Sebastian Trost, Innovation Manager at ENOPLAN, led our Group-wide training course on the topic as part of the RWTÜV training and further education initiative.

Twelve selected employees were able to benefit from Sebastian's extensive specialist knowledge and practical experience on November 2 and 3 in Essen, which he passed on to the participants in this interactive workshop with practical exercises.

Everyone particularly enjoyed the opportunity to exchange ideas with colleagues from other companies in the Group and benefit from their experiences.

Thank you for the inspiring dialog!

Frenchwoman Clotilde Meyer has been working at cetecom advanced in Saarbrücken since the beginning of the year.?

At the subsidiary of the RWTÜV Group, the 26-year-old test manager mainly deals with payment systems such as Mastercard, Visa and American Express and their specifications. Her areas of expertise: Biometrics and the type of communication between the cards or similar products of the providers with the respective terminals.

As the protagonist of our "People" series in the RWTÜV Group, she describes her job as follows: "The payment sector is really interesting! Very few people know what happens in the background during a payment process," says the computer scientist, who studied in Caen in northern France and also worked in an IT company. An attractive offer from cetecom advanced convinced her to move to Germany after graduating.

"I also have the opportunity to travel all over the world as part of my job, either for training or to work on customer products. It's always nice to discover new countries, new cultures and different ways of working. And for me, who loves to travel, that's a big plus." ✈️?

What she particularly appreciates about her new job is working with her colleagues. "They made me feel very welcome. Even though I don't speak German, I can ask for help whenever I need it. It's really pleasant to work in such an environment.

Working together in many different areas is one of our greatest strengths, we help each other whenever we can. And we always try to keep up to date with new payment and sensor technologies to help as many customers as possible. I can't really reveal much more about my work - just this much: we're always looking for reinforcements!" ?

After the 236th shot, the wooden bird finally fell from the perch! The victorious shooter: Dominik Schuch from Munich. ??

The reason for the triumph: the all-round peaceful summer party of our subsidiary Ingenieurbüro Nordhorn GmbH & Co. KG with headquarters in Münster and offices in Hamburg, Munich and Berlin.

The challenge cup, which has been highly coveted since 2016, was presented by Managing Director Klaus Nordhorn himself to an employee of a branch office for the first time.

But all the colleagues who traveled to the hunting lodge in Münster also had a great time - and not just thanks to the bright blue sky and the delicious venison sausages or special chips from the food truck.

For the photo box that was set up, there were quirky headgear, but above all challenging tasks: A photo with all colleagues from your own branch - no problem. One with a taller person or with a managing director of the RWTÜV Group, Thomas Biedermann and Fabian Fechner - also easy. But four times the same eye color? We got talking and got to know each other better - thank you for this varied day, IBN! ?

Our RWTÜV subsidiary, Van Ameyde Group (VAI), has joined our value initiative. They want to make themselves fit for certification with the "Great Place to Work®" label.

The international research and consulting institute "Great Place to Work®" supports companies in around 60 countries in implementing their corporate and #workplace culture and making it visible.

The issue of a shortage of skilled workers also plays a major role for Van Ameyde, and the certification of our shared values concept is intended above all to promote employer branding to generate momentum in recruiting.

In any case, our office dog Clara has already given her vote: "Woof" - a clear sign of approval. And Besos, the (wannabe) Van Ameyde office dog in Rijkswijk also thinks the cube is great!

Good luck with the certification process, Van Ameyde Group!??

Today, in our "People" section, the spotlight falls on Tanja Tritsch. She is an executive assistant at our subsidiary ENOPLAN GmbH in Bruchsal.

Currently, one of her most important tasks is to accompany the transformation process in the course of the ODM initiative - Optimise Digitise Marketise - that has been proclaimed throughout the Group.

"I like the variety of my position. Through the different projects, you get a good overview and can actively shape topics."

Tanja is SCRUM Master of the innovation teams at ENOPLAN, she moderates meetings and supports the organization in the agile transformation to newwork.

"Total new territory for me in the beginning!" she explains. "Agile plays a big role in today's working world in general, but especially our industry, the energy market, is changing. Customer needs are changing rapidly, and we need to be flexible in responding to new demands."
Especially in teams where the focus is on good cooperation, services could be quickly developed in an innovative way, Tanja describes the positive experiences.

She also supervised the construction of a new building for ENOPLAN. "A major project that not only brings new premises, but also a completely new way of working."

Differently designed workspaces offer space for exchange and creativity as well as retreats for concentrated work. This allows employees to flexibly adapt their working environment depending on the task at hand and their personal preferences.

"This is a clear advantage when it comes to choosing an employer," says Tanja, who of course also keeps an eye on recruiting for her employer.

Like many of the Group's employees, our Managing Director Thomas Biedermann has now taken delivery of his new JobRad. In future, he wants to make as many journeys as possible in a more climate-friendly way.

To ensure that the family dog benefits or that larger purchases are possible, Biedermann opted for a cargo bike.

"The obligations that arise for the RWTÜV from the ESG are not something we put down after work! Even in my free time, I continue to stick to the goal of achieving climate neutrality as soon as possible and reduce my personal CO2 footprint!" explains Thomas Biedermann. And enjoy even more fresh air and exercise in the future.

On 28 June, we had great fun beautifying the front garden of our head office on Kronprinzenstraße. In future, clematis will grow over the rubbish bin area and with a Japanese ornamental cherry, fern, country jasmine and various flowering ground covers, we are doing something good for biodiversity at one of the busiest intersections in the south of Essen.

Bees, beetles and butterflies - you can come! ??☺

Our RWTÜV internal competition "Innovations Inside 2023" starts today!
We are looking for new services based on innovative technologies with high added value for our customers - from our business units Energy & Environment, Insurance Services and Telecommunications - or even beyond.

The winners will receive attractive prize money, and we will also include a suggestion from last year's competition: One tree will be planted for each idea submitted!

Hardly any other topic is currently occupying business, politics and the media as much as the future of our country's energy supply.

Rapid changes, enormous pace of digitalisation with the highest safety requirements, complex demands.

Our RWTÜV subsidiary CONSULECTRA GmbH, with offices in Hamburg and Düsseldorf, is responsible for the planning, project planning and construction supervision of energy networks and plants for utility companies.

Great weather and a cheerful mood at the RWTÜV works outing on Wednesday, 7 June!

The Ruhr region has so many special corners, and today we explored one of them together:

After a hike from the Korte Klippe with a wonderful view over Lake Baldeney to the pier, the "White Fleet" was ready for us here. After the boat trip, we walked back past the ruins of Neu Isenburg Castle to the "Jagdhaus Schellenberg" restaurant.

The delicious dinner came at the right time and we had well deserved it after so much activity. Thanks to the management and the organising team for this varied event with good conversations, delicious food and lasting impressions!

Our Managing Directors Thomas Biedermann and Fabian Fechner have placed the motto "People" at the centre of many activities for the year 2023.
For us at the RWTÜV Group, that means people in all their diversity.

"Living diversity is actually part of everyday life for all of us. But we want and need to reflect this diversity even more consistently in our working lives. We benefit from this, diversity is a basic prerequisite for success today!"

The statement comes from the heart. See for yourself! 

The Executive Leadership Training for the international management of the RWTÜV Group at ESMT Berlin covered topics such as leadership, employee motivation, strategic planning and flat hierarchies. The special charm of the former GDR Council of State building, where the workshops and lectures took place during the day, left none of the participants from Germany and abroad cold.

But #teambuilding also played a big role! Our RWTÜV Managing Directors Thomas Biedermann and Fabian Fechner were impressed by the skills of the other CEOs at the joint cooking and barbecue event on Wednesday evening.

Those who peacefully wield such large knives next to each other subsequently benefit from deep mutual trust, which also led to intense discussions at the joint dinner about who had created which dish and what tricks the chef had revealed. ?

"Leading" and "guiding" are competencies that we at RWTÜV take particularly seriously, and not just in the People theme year: After a first virtual meeting last Tuesday on the topics of metaverse and AI, the managing directors of our group met for a further training in an international round (after all, we at RWTÜV generate 65% of our sales abroad) now "in real life" from May 3 to 5 in Berlin.

After a long Corona break, finally a personal exchange in this large group again, a lot of communication in lively alternation between German and English - what a positive and pleasant experience!

The event was led by Dr. Bianca Schmitz, faculty member and Director Knowledge Management at ESMT European School of Management and Technology.

Of course, it was and still is very much about leadership, strategy and corporate values. But the combined program of team-building event, classroom lectures, town hall meetings and webinars also included sales topics and structures.

Despite the diversity of the Group, the RWTÜV Managing Board and the top management of our subsidiaries worked together to develop many common goals and strategies, especially on the cross-cutting issues of HR, IT and finance.

So that we in the RWTÜV Group can shape the future in a value-based and collaborative way.

In this RWTÜV Networking section, we celebrate the orange “King’s Day” in The Netherlands by presenting a person with special connecting skills from our Dutch subsidiary, Van Ameyde Group.

The Van Ameyde Group consists of over 46 diverse companies which are active around the world and are driven to create peace of mind for people and companies if – or when - the unplanned happens. They are active in a variety of sectors, and they serve, amongst others, the insurance industry.
 
When presenting people, we have all directions and dimensions in mind: interpersonal, inter-departmental, across teams, and connecting subsidiaries. This quickly brings us to Laurie Jane Greene (or LJ, as she is known) - our colleague who is the Associate Director of Marketing at Van Ameyde Group.
 
LJ is a bridge builder who thrives on connecting development teams with market needs. At Van Ameyde Group, LJ is focused on how tech can serve to make humans more #human when connecting with each other.

She avoids marketing buzzwords and, instead, relies on common sense, entrepreneurial spirit and, in keeping with our "networkers section”, direct and immediate communication - preferably in combination with a good pinch of humour (which is easy to find as a US native trying to tackle the Dutch Language, especially on King’s Day)! ? ?

On the B2B platform of RWTÜV holding ensun, companies find fast and competent help in finding the right technology provider for their very individual requirements.

The search results in the database are filtered for a precise fit - by excellently programmed algorithms.

Fynn Hass, SEO and Content Marketing Manager at ensun, has written an exciting assessment of the future of Generative AI, the application of AI with machine learning algorithms:

Generative AI: The Future of Machine Learning

AI will define our future - the better informed we are, the more we can use it to our advantage.

In line with rotation, a number of TÜV NORD GROUP Supervisory Board members who are now retiring were bid farewell this week in a ceremony. As a result, our Managing Directors Thomas Biedermann will take over the position of Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board and Fabian Fechner will become Chairman of the Finance Committee.

We have been able to recruit Dr. Bianca Schmitz, Director of the Leadership Development Program and Director of Knowledge Management at ESMT, Berlin, and Jeannine Pilloud, CEO & Board Member of Zollikon, Zurich, for the two other positions that have become vacant. With this new appointment, the RWTÜV body of the TÜV Nord Supervisory Board now has a female quota of 50 percent!

We look forward to new impetus and good cooperation!??

In our Networker category, we would like to introduce you today to Sebastian Trost, Innovation Manager at our subsidiary ENOPLAN GmbH in Bruchsal.

His job there is to ensure systematic planning, management and control in the development of new ideas. He oversees transformations, i.e. change processes that produce new products and services, but also establish new ways of thinking and working within the company.

To do this, he must know "WHO needs WHAT?"

Of course, this also predestines him for the task as networker of the RWTÜV Group, which we are successively establishing. Above all, we want to actively drive forward clever synergies between our subsidiaries from the Energy & Environment, Telecommunications and Insurance Services business units in 2023.

To do this, we need agile forward thinkers like Sebastian Trost and his innovation management team. ?

We encourage internal suggestion schemes and co-design, for example with our "Innovation inside" ideas competition on our RWTÜV Campus exchange platform. 

In keeping with our motto for the year, People, we would like to introduce a new section today. From now on, from time to time, we will introduce you here to key people in the RWTÜV Group, our networkers. They are the first point of contact when it comes to cross-company cooperation or internal processes of Group-wide collaboration. They know competent contacts, suitable experts in the team, and prepare the ground for a fruitful exchange. Their function can therefore not be overestimated: They are the cement between the joints of we are RWTÜV.

Natascha Winter makes the start. As HR Business Partner of RWTÜV, she takes care of all HR management issues. To this end, she has established contacts with our HR managers, had them introduce her to processes, combined them with her own know-how, and used them to develop concepts that can be implemented throughout the Group.

As a result, the RWTÜV Group can jointly present itself even more confidently on the market as an employer, and our employees benefit from attractive working conditions, interesting training opportunities, Group-wide promotion prospects and corporate benefits. Thank you, Natascha!

Yesterday, the IHK Trainee Speed Dating took place at the Philharmonie in Essen. Several hundred interested parties, including vocational school classes, had the opportunity to talk directly to the companies on site. We were also among the 100 companies present. ..?
Our employees Natascha Winter and Kim Tran were thrilled by the large number of event visitors and the overall motivated atmosphere.
"Some applicants already had resumes explicitly tailored to RWTÜV with cover letters addressed to me in their luggage, which shows really good preparation. One interested party showed particular commitment by providing us with his documents via QR code," says Natascha Winter. 
The applications received as a result will now be reviewed and suitable candidates will be contacted. We hope to welcome a trainee (m/f/d) to our team soon. Thumbs up for the IHK event, we will certainly participate here again in the future!?☺

NewWork not only means designing hybrid work models, but also developing a new #mindset in the world of work. We are shaping our working world, trying out new things and learning from them.

Leadership also needs to be rethought. A perfect example of this is our subsidiary ENOPLAN ? .

The managers of ENOPLAN GmbH jointly prepared a concept on the topic of leadership guidelines, these were presented to their employees in the come together meeting. In a joint exchange, the employees were able to give their feedback on the concept.

You get satisfied employees if you design change processes transparently and together with them. ☝

True to the motto "Teamwork makes the dream work", the Come Together Meeting currently takes place every 6-8 weeks at ENOPLAN on various New Work topics.

This Valentine's Day, we want to hand out compliments: To all our colleagues and employees! Because you are great! Without you, our daily work would only be half as varied, interesting, successful, exciting and informative.

RWTÜV thanks you for the cooperation so far and looks forward to many more joint projects, workshops, company events - in short, joint years of cooperation.

You are very special to us! ??

In the internal innovation competition "Innovation inside", more than 80 exciting ideas were submitted by the creative employees of the RWTÜV Group. The best have already been awarded prizes, and what happens to the "rest"?

It will all be followed up, of course!

None of the great suggestions will simply disappear into the "circular file", all of them will be checked for feasibility by a specially established project team, the kick-off meeting was a few days ago...

RWTÜV is committed to the path to climate neutrality. After the EU decided last year that the reporting obligation on sustainability management activities will also apply to small and medium-sized companies from fiscal 2025, we are actively preparing ourselves.

Optimization of quality, processes, costs and prices, digitalization of developments and processes, and all under the premise of customer focus. These are the goals of the RWTÜV Group for the coming and subsequent years. In the anniversary year 2022, we have created points of contact with many connecting activities to turn the vision of the Managing Board into a shared vision. Now we are ready for the joint efforts that lie ahead to achieve these goals.
We'll let you share in our activities and successes here. First example if you like: The merger of CETECOM and CTC advanced to cetecom advanced! 

We are proud of Ralf Weiermann! ? Our colleague passed his written examination for sustainability manager before TÜV NORD Akademie GmbH & Co. KG passed his written exam to become a sustainability manager. It covered trends and drivers for sustainability management, an overview of reference standards, the establishment of sustainability management in the company and the corresponding project planning. Ralf Weiermann is using his now officially certified knowledge, for example, in planning data collection for the upcoming ESG reporting requirement for the entire RWTÜV Group.
Congratulations! ?

After it was almost impossible to visit the subsidiaries of cetecom advanced in South Korea and Japan in the last two years, we have now taken the first opportunity.