Wietersdorfer Group expands into Latin America and acquires GRP pipe specialist O-tek Internacional S.A.S
The Wietersdorfer Group is continuing its successful internationalization course. In August 2023, the Wietersdorfer Group took over 100 percent of O-tek Internacional S.A.S. with production sites in Colombia and Mexico as well as a 25.1 percent share in a production site in Argentina.
Pressconference 2023 – Wietersdorfer invests around one third of its investment volume in green transformation
In 2022, five female students and one male student were able to visit five of our subsidiaries and get to know the country, the people and the respective companies on site, within the framework of clearly defined projects. Internships were offered in Slovenia, Croatia, Germany, France and Norway.
Go International 2022 – a WIN-WIN situation for all!
In 2022, five female students and one male student were able to visit five of our subsidiaries and get to know the country, the people and the respective companies on site, within the framework of clearly defined projects. Internships were offered in Slovenia, Croatia, Germany, France and Norway.
The energy turnaround is being implemented step by step at Wietersdorfer
A year ago, we revitalized our power plant chain in the Görtschitz Valley and brought it up to the state of the art. In 2022, wood dust combustion was started at the Peggau lime plant with the aim of reducing both CO2 emissions and dependence on gas. At the same time, several large-scale PV plants went and are going into operation in Austria, Spain and Slovenia.
Under the motto “Go International”, exciting internships are offered in five different countries for summer 2022
The Wietersdorfer Group is looking for motivated students who want to gain practical experience in modern industry and thus expand their skills under the motto "Go International". To this end, [...]
Opening of the Görtschitztal hydropower plant chain – 12 million euros investment in green electricity
The Wietersdorf revitalized their hydropower plants along the Görtschitz River and now produce 18,000 MWh of green electricity, which corresponds to about ¼ of their total own electricity consumption.
Generation change at the top at Poloplast: Alice Godderidge succeeds Wolfgang Lux
The WIG management announces that as of 1 June, DI Alice Godderidge will join Wolfgang Lux (CEO) and Konstantin Urbanides (CFO) at the top of Poloplast and will move up to CEO as of 1st October.
As of January 2021, all Lime activities of the Wietersdorfer Group will be combined under the umbrella brand InterCal.
The Business Segment Lime consists of four companies in three countries, which produce lime and limestone products at five locations. In recent years, the mutual exchange of information has already [...]
Martin W. Dana, new CEO of HOBAS Pipe USA
HPUSA would like to announce that Martin W. Dana, who joined the HPUSA management team as VP of Sales in January of 2018, has been promoted to the position of President, CEO effective April 1, 2020.
Knoch, Kern & Co – the WIG shareholding company invests € 10 Mi. in hydropower
Green Energy for w&p Zement at the Wietersdorfer plant. In the year 2020 10 Mio. € will be invested do generate 25% CO2 neutral electric energy.
HOBAS Pipe USA – a Hidden Champion of Wietersdorfer Group – Report: The Humber River Project – Toronto (CDN)
In 2018 HOBAS Pipe USA celebrated its 25th anniversary as a highly successful subsidiary of the Wietersdorfer Group. In 2018, 90 employees realized a turnover of $85 million. By the end of 2019, HOBAS' staff might crack the $100 million level.
Our Career Page becomes INTERNATIONAL – presently we offer app. 30 vacancies.
Our development at home as well as abroad makes us as an employer increasingly interesting. Our job vacancies have long since developed from being a regional provider to an international [...]
Alpacem – Six regional companies in three countries under one roof
125 years ago the Knoch brothers laid the foundation for the Wietersdorfer Group with a cement plant in Carinthia. This resulted in five business units over the following twelve decades. [...]
Two technologies in one hand – Amiblu supplies Krakau-Balice Airport
With a passenger volume of 5 million passengers per year, the international airport John Paul II Krakow-Balice is the second largest in Poland. After extensive modernization in 2000, HOBAS was [...]
CSR – Wietersdorfer show social responisbility
In 2018, some Wietersdorfer teams again took part in the engagement days of the network “Verantwortung Zeigen” (Show Responsibility). It has already tradition that employees of Wietersdorfer serve for a [...]