Numerous plants, both national and international, and a wide variety of industries took part in the best practice exchange and the award. Detailed Lean & Green assessments were carried out at over 130 companies. All winners are characterised by outstanding achievements in the field of resource efficiency.
Awards Winner 2024
Winner in the "Industry" category
Festo Production EOOD, Bulgaria
Winner in the "Automotive" category
Witte Automotive Bulgaria
Special Prize "Excellent Lean & Green Culture“
Walter AG, Münsingen
Special Prize "Excellent Transformation Management“
Vitesco Technologies GmbH, Limbach-Oberfrohna
Special Prize "Excellent Lean & Green value creation“
Ideal Standard (Villeroy & Boch) Produktions-GmbH, Wittlich
Award Winner 2023
Overall winner in the "Automotive OEM" category
Volkswagen South Africa Kariega (ZA)
Overall winner in the "Manufacturing Industry" category
TE Connectivity, Wört/Dinkelsbühl
Special Prize “Excellence in Value Stream Management”
BSH Hausgeräte, Nazarje, Slovenien
Special Prize “Excellence in strategy execution”
Südpack, Ochsenhausen
2022 Award Winners
Overall winner in the "Automotive OEM" category
Volkswagen de Mexico S.A. de C.V., Puebla
Overall winner in the "Manufacturing Industry" category
DMG MORI, Pfronten
Special prize "Integrated Lean & Green Strategy"
fischer Unternehmensgruppe, Waldachtal
Special prize "Lean Excellence"
Festo SE & Co. KG, Ostfildern
Special prize "Lean & Green new factory building"
Schaltbau GmbH, Velden
2021 Award Winners
Category automotive OEM
Porsche Leipzig GmbH - Leipzig plant
Category manufacturing industry
Siemens AG – Gerätewerk Erlangen
Category medium-sized manufacturing industry
Welbilt Germany GmbH - Eglfing plant
Special prize "Lean Excellence"
Bosch - plant Blaichach / Immenstadt
Special prize "Green Excellence"
elobau GmbH & Co.KG - Plant 1 and 2, Leutkirch
Special prize "Circular Economy"
Hammerer Aluminum Industries - Plant Ranshofen (Austria)
2019 Award Winners
Category automobile manufacturer
Volkswagen AG - Wolfsburg plant
Category general manufacturing industry
Festo Production EOOD - Plant Sofia (BGR)
Special prize "Lean & Green Supplier Excellence"
Bosch Diesel s.r.o. - Jihlava plant (CZ)
Special prize "Green Excellence in Truck Production"
Iveco Spain S.L. -Plant Madrid (ESP)
Special prize "Lean Excellence in Engines & Components Manufacturing"
FCA Italy SpA - Plant Bielsko-Biała (PL)
2017 Award Winners
Category automotive OEM/Group
FCA Italy SPA - Verrone Transmission Plant
Category automotive SME
Bühler Motor GmbH - Monheim
Category Prod. Industry OEM/Group
ASM Assembly Systems GmbH & Co. KG - Munich
Category manufacturing industry medium-sized companies
Convotherm Elektrogeräte GmbH - Eglfing
Special Prize
MAN Truck & Bus AG – Munich
2016 Award Winners
Category Automotive OEM/Group
BMW - Munich plant
Category automotive SME
Bolta Werke - Leinburg/Diepersdorf
Category Prod. Industry OEM/Group
Rohde & Schwarz Messgerätbau - Memmingen
Category manufacturing industry medium-sized companies
Neuenhauser Maschinenbau - Geeste-Dalum
Special Prize
Festo – Technologiefabrik Scharnhausen
2015 Award Winners
Category automotive OEM/Group
SEAT - Martorell plant
Category automotive SME
AGC Glass Germany GmbH - Wegberg plant
Category manufacturing industry OEM/corporate
Siemens Digital Factory Motion Control – Gerätewerk Erlangen
Category manufacturing industry medium-sized companies
W.O.M. World of Medicine GmbH - Ludwigsstadt plant
Special Prize
Robert Bosch GmbH - Blaichach plant
2014 Award Winners
Category automotive OEM/Group
BMW Plant Leipzig
Category automotive SME
Buehler Motor, Monheim
Category manufacturing industry OEM/corporate
AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik, Leoben
Category manufacturing industry medium-sized companies
Rational, Landsberg
Special prize Green / Special prize Lean
elobau, Leutkirch / Fiat Pomigliano D'Arco plant
2013 Award Winners
Category automotive OEM/Group
Bosch Diesel Systems, plants in Feuerbach and Homburg
Category automotive SME
Stanztechnik und Werkzeugbau Wolfgang Loch e.K.
Category mechanical engineering OEM/corporate
SKF, Schweinfurt plant
Category mechanical engineering SME
Schreiner Group, Oberschleißheim plant
Special prize Lean / Special prize Green
Volkswagen Saxony, Zwickau plant / Fiat, Tychy plant (Poland)
