Delighted at receiving the plaque of honour for the German "Grosser Preis des Mittelstands" award for small and medium-sized businesses: Ferdinand and Ruth Munk, Managing Directors of Günzburger Steigtechnik GmbH, receiving the special award from Christian Wewezow (right), Chair of the Board of Trustees of the German foundation Oskar Patzelt Stiftung. | © MUNK GmbH Delighted at receiving the plaque of honour for the German "Grosser Preis des Mittelstands" award for small and medium-sized businesses: Ferdinand and Ruth Munk, Managing Directors of Günzburger Steigtechnik GmbH, receiving the special award from Christian Wewezow (right), Chair of the Board of Trustees of the German foundation Oskar Patzelt Stiftung. | © MUNK GmbH

Badge of honour for Günzburger Steigtechnik

Grand Prix of Small and Medium Business: The family firm is one of the three most impressive SMEs

28/10/2020

Press release

A great honour for Günzburger Steigtechnik GmbH: The family firm, which employs over 350 people at its headquarters in Günzburg, has now been awarded a badge of honour by the Oskar Patzelt Foundation as part of the Grand Prix of Small and Medium Business award. The special prize honours the three most impressive German small and medium enterprises. Günzburger Steigtechnik has already been presented with a Grand Prix of Small and Medium Business award in 2009, 2015 and 2017. This is regarded as the most coveted business award in Germany and has been presented annually since 1995 by an independent judging pane to innovative and successful small and medium enterprises. 

"Being awarded the special prize for the most impressive small and medium enterprises makes me immensely proud, because it honours us as being the best of the best," beamed Managing Director Ferdinand Munk happily while accepting the Oskar Patzelt Foundation award jointly with his wife Ruth Munk at the nationwide gala event in Düsseldorf. 

Beacon for small and medium enterprises 

The badges of honour can only be awarded to former winners who, after receiving several awards, have further improved their strategy, innovation and growth, and have thus become true beacons of small and medium enterprises. A total of 4,970 small and medium enterprises were nominated for the 2020 competition.

"The access technology of the future must meet the most exacting demands through digitalisation and automation. Thanks to the tested quality of the 'smart' access technology, the company will continue to offer convincing solutions for decision-makers from business and society in the next decade," it was stated in the award speed by the Oskar Patzelt Foundation.

By receiving yet another Grand Prix of Small and Medium Business award, Günzburger Steigtechnik has become one of the most highly decorated family-owned small and medium enterprises in Bavaria. The company has already received several awards for its innovations, economic development, responsible and sustainable actions and as a family-friendly employer. 

About the MUNK Group

With its business units Munk Günzburger Steigtechnik, Munk Rettungstechnik, Munk Service and Munk Profiltechnik, the Munk Group is one of the leading providers of access equipment, rescue equipment and related service solutions. As a technology and innovation leader in access equipment, the name Munk stands for safety made in Germany.The company is now managed by the fourth and fifth generations of the Munk family – true to the motto “One family. One name. One mission”. In 2025, the Munk Group celebrated its 125th anniversary with a year of dedicated activities and events.

In the Munk Günzburger Steigtechnik business unit for access equipment, the Munk Group offers over 2,500 products in its standard range. The portfolio extends from ladders for commercial, public and private use to mobile scaffolding towers, platforms, stairs and bridging steps, through to custom-made special constructions. These include work and maintenance platforms, docking systems, walkways and assembly platforms which, in the age of digitalisation, can be automatically adapted to their environment using state-of-the-art control technology.

In the Munk Rettungstechnik business unit for rescue equipment, the company provides access equipment and transport logistics for fire, rescue and disaster relief operations. The range includes multi-purpose ladders, sectional ladders and extension ladders, rescue platforms, toolboxes, fire station equipment and a wide variety of roll containers. In the Munk Service business unit, the Munk Group combines installation, inspection, repair and maintenance services for access equipment and rescue equipment, as well as specialist seminars. The youngest division, Munk Profiltechnik, offers high-quality technology for bespoke and professional configurations based on a functional and sophisticated profile system.

The Munk Group repeatedly sets benchmarks with innovative ideas that deliver genuine added value for customers. In 2025, it was honoured for the sixth time as a TOP 100 Innovator and named Best Brand of the Year at the Plus X Award. The company also received the “Bavaria’s Best 50” award from the Bavarian State Ministry in 2023. Its sustainable and responsible corporate management is certified in accordance with ISO 14001. In 2024, owners Ferdinand and Ruth Munk were presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grand Prix of Medium-Sized Enterprises.

The Munk Group manufactures exclusively in its home district of Günzburg. In 2010, it became the first supplier ever to be audited by TÜV Nord with the certified mark of origin “Made in Germany”. The company grants a 15-year guarantee on all series products made in Germany. The Munk Group employs over 450 people at its headquarters in Günzburg and at the Munk Rettungstechnik site in Leipheim. It is represented in Germany with 13 sales offices and its own subsidiary in Austria. In recent years, the company has invested a high double-digit million euro amount in the expansion and development of its sites.

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