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As a family business, it is particularly important for Getzner Textil to maintain contact with employees on maternity leave and to keep them informed about current events in the company. The initiatives of active maternity leave management range from maternity leave talks and maternity leave breakfasts to "Entdeckungsraum".

For one afternoon, Getzner Textil opened its training workshops to around 70 interested young people and their parents and presented the training opportunities in six apprenticeships.

Margot Pircher started her professional journey at Getzner Textil straight after secondary school and completed an apprenticeship as an office administrator. She then managed the warehouse and transport logistics department (then the invoicing department), which was of course much smaller at the time than it is today. The company has grown considerably since Margot started her career. However, what she still loves about the company is the family atmosphere.

Ankur Jaiswal moved from India to Vorarlberg over ten years ago. Today, he works in quality assurance at Getzner Textil and tells his personal story, which has a lot to do with appreciation and opportunities for development. How did it all begin? Love was the reason for the leap into the unknown ...

Getzner Textil's new employer branding campaign was launched at the beginning of September with the claim ‘Unfold your potential’. It is an invitation to develop yourself further and realise your potential. Marketing Manager Ulrike Kraler explains in an interview what makes the claim so authentic.

When Aliya Bitschnau is at work, sparks tend to fly. Literally. She was practically born with a talent for mechanical engineering from her father - and at Getzner Textil, her dream job came with a great working atmosphere and opportunities for development on top.

When the block school is about to start for the lab technician apprentices, minds are working hard in the study room. For two weeks, the apprentices prepare intensively for school. Everyone agrees: "Chemistry is really intense."

At "Duelli Hemden" in Satteins, customised shirts have been made from Getzner Textil fabrics for a hundred years. Owner Peter Duelli is the third generation to run the bespoke tailoring business. For him, two things are of particular value in the collaboration: value creation in the region and mutual appreciation.

To mark its 50th anniversary, the Rotary Club of Bludenz called on young people to actively help shape the future with ideas relating to the use of artificial intelligence. One winner of this Digital Future Award is Naroa Mathis, who is completing her training as a textile designer at Getzner Textil.

The Getzner Textil Group recorded sales of around €490 million in the past fiscal year, representing an increase of around ten per cent compared to 2022. The family-run company also received numerous awards in the areas of family friendliness and sustainability.

Over the past two weeks, a small sensation has been observed at our Getzners Buntspechtle nature childcare centre: Two blackbirds were sitting in their nest and caring for their offspring: three little blackbird chicks.
 

Mums often have the best ideas - like David Nesler, whose mother pointed him to a job advert in the IT department at Getzner Textil. Five years later, the trainee has become a team leader with a lot of initiative and internal support. 

When Barbara Paul talks about her job as ESG manager, you immediately realise: this woman lives sustainability. She is spot on with this at Getzner Textil. The long-established company not only cares about its employees, but also about the environment.
 

Getzner Textil's district heating network has been in operation since 2001 and utilises the waste heat recovered from the compressor systems, the flue gas heat exchanger of the steam boiler systems and, more recently, the waste heat from the lye recovery systems. This creates a triple win-win situation, because it is good for the customers, for Getzner Textil as an energy supplier and for the environment.

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At the end of last year, the TÜV Austria surveillance audit for certification of the energy management system in accordance with the ISO 50001 standard was successfully completed. You could also say that we were once again able to prove that energy consumption, CO2 emissions and resource-conserving production are important to us. Getzner Textil has been certified since July 2021, demonstrating that we systematically manage energy efficiency and take responsibility for the environment.