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As a successful technology company and major employer in Lower Austria, Knorr-Bremse Austria takes its social responsibility seriously and endeavors to return part of its success to society. This includes donations to aid organizations or families in need within the region as well as corporate volunteering projects. In the course of the voluntary initiative, the company supports private aid projects of employees.

Helping is soo Good

As part of the Corporate Volunteering Project, Knorr-Bremse employees worked together to renovate the soogut social market in Mödling. Over the course of one whole day, walls were smoothed, grinded and repainted. The companies also donated a new floor covering. Customers and the dedicated store team are now delighted with a bright, modern store. The Social Market Mödling was founded in 2009 and offers more than 1,000 people in financial need from the district of Mödling high-quality food, second-hand clothes and much more at very reasonable prices.

Christmas donations

For many years Knorr-Bremse Mödling has refrained from buying gifts for customers at Christmas. Instead, the Company donates larger amounts to local aid organizations. In 2022 one of the organizations receiving support is Caritas Vienna/Lower Austria. The “Wärmestuben” provide people affected by poverty and homelessness with hot food and clothes. The Caritas social counseling service advises people at risk of poverty on matters such as energy and housing costs and helps to avoid the threat of eviction. Since the beginning of the Corona pandemic, the number of people affected has risen sharply. Help is urgently needed! Another donation is given to the social department of the municipality of Mödling for direct aid to families in need.

Managing Director Manfred Reisner (2nd from right) hands over the Christmas donation to Caritas © Knorr-Bremse GmbH

Expansion of the location Mödling has started

With the groundbreaking ceremony for a new office and production building at the location Mödling in March 2021, Knorr-Bremse and Zelisko launched the biggest expansion and modernization project in the history of the Austrian company, investing about EUR 15 million by the end of 2024. Mödling's major employer will then also present itself to the public as a modern technology company. Around 3,600 m2 of new buildings and approximately 3,500 m2 of energy-saving modernized buildings will help to reduce the site's ecological footprint.

The project will create a modern working environment for the highly qualified employees and increase the attractiveness as an employer, said Managing Directors Jörg Branschädel and Manfred Reisner at the groundbreaking ceremony with Mödling Mayor Hans Stefan Hintner and Deputy Mayor Silvia Drechsler.

©Christian Husar
©Huss Hawlik ZT GmbH

Learning Assistance for Children

In October 2019 the new KURIER Lernhaus in Mödling was opened. This social project run by the Red Cross offers free learning assistance for elementary school children from socially disadvantaged families and is sponsored by Knorr-Bremse Global Care. Employees of Knorr-Bremse in Mödling volunteer their time as learning mentors to help the children with learning and reading.

Renovation of soogut Markt Mödling
Staff at Lernhaus Mödling
Kinderbauernhof opening

From a Children's Farm to a Hostel for Homeless People

The annual volunteer initiative provides financial support for projects in which employees volunteer privately in associations and help out with various tasks. Among other things, the expansion of the playground of a farm for children from socially disadvantaged families was supported. Other projects included, for example, the establishment of a self-harvesting orchard in a residential home for homeless people as well as the cooperation in a private learning and tutoring association for school children.

KNORR-BREMSE GLOBAL CARE – OUR HISTORY

Everything started after the tsunami 2004 in South-East Asia. Knorr-Bremse Global Care provided rapid and unbureaucratic aid for emergency relief and reconstruction projects.

The work quickly became more professional and long-term projects were implemented around the world.

In 2012, we began to increase our involvement in countries with Knorr-Bremse sites. Furthermore, we also focused on our funding areas.

In 2016, we focused on ten countries without Knorr-Bremse sites in addition to the Knorr-Bremse location countries. In order to be even more effective, only projects in education...

… and WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) have been funded.

With these two funding areas, we contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals 4 and 6 of the United Nations.

In 2018 two new Knorr-Bremse Global Care organizations were established. In the future, more Knorr-Bremse employees will be involved in Global Care activities.

In 2018 two new Knorr-Bremse Global Care organizations were established. In the future, more Knorr-Bremse employees will be involved in Global Care activities.

Further social projects of Knorr-Bremse Global Care e. V. please find here .