For over 40 years, GWS (Geschützte Werkstätten Salzburg) has demonstrated unwavering commitment to providing jobs to people with disabilities.
GESCHÜTZTE WERKSTÄTTEN SALZBURG
Work that creates additional value
GESCHÜTZTE WERKSTÄTTEN SALZBURG
Work that creates additional value
The non-profit company currently has approximately 480 personnel, including both employees and apprentices.
The array of services ranges from landscaping upkeep to cleaning, manufacturing promotional items ...
... on to assembling safety-critical gas throttle systems for motorcycle maker KTM and preparing aluminum parts for McLaren sports cars.
GWS General Manager Astrid Lamprechter steered the company through the economic crisis. Her understanding as a service provider is that “Every project starts with the question of how we can solve our customer’s problem.”
BG-Graspointner has been partnering with GWS for precision order picking and promotional item production since 2018.
BG-Graspointner Purchasing Manager Johann Heisler: “We are totally enthused about the quality of the work. So much so that we are now intensively reviewing ideas on how to integrate the organization even further.”
For over 40 years, GWS (Geschützte Werkstätten Salzburg) has demonstrated unwavering commitment to providing jobs to people with disabilities.
The non-profit company currently has approximately 480 personnel, including both employees and apprentices.
The array of services ranges from landscaping upkeep to cleaning, manufacturing promotional items ...
... on to assembling safety-critical gas throttle systems for motorcycle maker KTM and preparing aluminum parts for McLaren sports cars.
GWS General Manager Astrid Lamprechter steered the company through the economic crisis. Her understanding as a service provider is that “Every project starts with the question of how we can solve our customer’s problem.”
The most important thing for our employees is that they are able to lead their own, independent lives. And this above all means earning their own income. That’s why it is always key to ensure productivity.
We concentrated heavily on the region and on broadly diversifying to reduce the market risk.
“The average age people start to work for us is 37. Many of them have had a “normal” career but have suffered illness that deprived them of their capability to perform as before. It can happen to anybody. Hence we have a cross section of the general population, basically.
“For the customer, the quality of the work is what matters. Her understanding as a service provider is that “Every project starts with the question of how we can solve our customer’s problem.
The question arose in our supply chain meetings of how we could outsource tasks that are not our core competencies. That’s how we encountered GWS.
We are totally enthused about the quality of the work. So much so that we are now intensively reviewing ideas on how to integrate the organization even further.
We were looking for a very specific fair-trade cotton bag to add to our assortment of promotional items. GWS found what we wanted and branded it for us. This solution-oriented work, the project management services and the variety of processes they are able to take over have truly impressed us. Going forward, we are interested in enjoying more such advantages.
Johann Heisler
Head of Purchase
BG-Graspointner GmbH