We strive for technical solutions that uniquely improve our lives and protect the environment.
This is what ELEKTRON AG stands for.
And we work on it every day.
Our ambition is to be a leader in our four business units Drive Technology, Power Electronics, Public Lighting and Solar and payment systems solutions that are so efficient that they make our customers more successful and protect our limited resources.
To this end, we develop unique, customized solutions for the public sector, energy utilities, real estate management and the industrial and infrastructure environment from the technologically excellent products of our selected, world-leading partners. We see the targeted use of modern technologies for greater efficiency and less consumption of resources as a matter of course.
The foundation for this is formed by the comprehensive expertise of our employees, innovative engineering, our distinctive service mentality with personal advice and support. It is qualities like these that, together with 70 years of experience, ensure the long-term success of our customers and have made us what we are today: An innovative Swiss company that relies on trusting cooperation at eye level.
Origin has a future
Over the past 70 years, ELEKTRON has developed from a pure trading company into an innovative and successful technology company. Its history is characterized by strong personalities and the will to always be one step ahead of the competition.
.In an interview on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of ELEKTRON, former director and Chairman of the Board Hans-Peter Geier tells us that part of the recipe for success is the careful treatment of employees.
Elready in the 1970s, ELEKTRON established various social institutions for its employees. For example, the welfare foundation, the company's own pension fund with considerable benefits for employees. It existed long before the 2nd pillar became obligatory with the BVG. In addition, a staff restaurant was set up early on and care was taken to ensure that employees could build up personal assets - among other things with profit-sharing bonuses and personal savings accounts with preferential interest rates.
Special ownership
Also essential to the company's long-term success is ELEKTRON's special ownership structure. The owner is the patronal welfare fund. It attaches great importance to social responsibility. Strategically important decisions are not only made on a short-term economic basis, but are also checked for compliance with these sustainable values. The Board of Trustees and the Board of Directors are responsible for ensuring that this culture is lived and continued in the spirit of ELEKTRON's founders.
Two generations in conversation
What makes working at ELEKTRON so exciting? Where will ELEKTRON develop in the future? And what important role do the employees play in this? Enrico Baumann, CEO of ELEKTRON AG, and Sheryl Emmenegger, project employee in Marketing, talked about this and much more in a joint interview.
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is responsible for leading ELEKTRON successfully into the future. With a great deal of experience and a keen sense for new needs, innovative technologies and trends are identified and promoted at an early stage. At the same time, the Board of Directors is committed to ensuring that ELEKTRON's values are lived and continued.
Enrico Baumann CEO, Stephanie Züllig Vice President, Kurt Lüscher President
Management
Together for a sustainable future.
Together with our employees, we strive to continuously develop our solutions. Always with the goal of using technology in a targeted manner to simplify our customers' everyday lives, increase efficiency and at the same time protect the environment.
Locations in Switzerland and Austria
The Swiss headquarters of ELEKTRON is located in Au, Wädenswil near Zurich. Another location is in Bern.
Our subsidiary in the Lighting Division, ELEKTRON Austria, has its headquarters in Vienna.
Norbert Kolowrat, Managing Director ELEKTRON Austria and Member of the Executive Board
Certifications and memberships in associations
We are proud of our quality. To ensure it and to continuously develop ourselves further, we have our company regularly audited and assessed by renowned specialist institutes. For example, our quality management is certified according to ISO 9001. In addition, we are involved in various associations and clubs and, as a training company, are actively committed to promoting young people.
