The dental technology company consolidates its sites in Austria
With its new, sustainability-oriented building, which is to be constructed in just 15 months, the dental technology company Amann Girrbach will be consolidating its sites in Vorarlberg (Austria). All 350 employees will be located in Mäder in the future, and a further increase in personnel is planned medium term. The intention of the new building is to create a state-of-the-art working environment with added value for all employees and, at the same time, to optimize all procedures and processes. The investment costs amount to EUR 47 million.
The new company headquarters in Mäder are scheduled to be ready for occupancy at the end of 2023. All Austrian facilities, from manufacturing and warehousing to research and development, ad- ministration and training, will in future be located in the premises and halls, covering a total of around 20,000 square meters.
The focus is on employee satisfaction and optimized processes
"With the new building in Mäder, we will be implementing our own high standards when it comes to creating an atmosphere for our employees in which everyone can feel comfortable and work produc- tively. We are pleased that in future we will be able to offer a canteen as well as various recreational lounges and green areas that meet the most up-to-date and well thought-out requirements," says Dr. Wolfgang Reim, CEO of Amann Girrbach, underlining the company's intention. The rapid growth of Amann Girrbach has also prompted the need to merge the individual sites while expanding them at the same time. "There has been an increasing lack of space in recent years due to our very satisfying corporate development, and we have had to resort to external premises on several occasions. At the new, central location, it will now also be possible to optimize cooperation between the individual de- partments, resulting in improved processes and workflows, and the entire logistic chains between the present locations will be eliminated," explains Reim.
Another key brief in the planning of the new headquarters was the commitment to sustainably reduce the company's carbon footprint. The building will be fitted with one of Vorarlberg's largest photovoltaic systems, with an output of up to 1.15 MWp - Megawatt peak. Amann Girrbach utilizes heat from the sintering furnaces to heat the building, and the heat pumps operate with groundwater. The planned green roof is also designed to promote biodiversity. The cooperation partner Garbe is a technical and structural co-developer as well as being the owner of the new building.
New construction of Amann Girrbach headquarters in Mäder Consolidation of sites Koblach, Rankweil, Nüziders and Götzis:
Manufacturing, warehouse/logistics, research/development, service/product management, marketing, HR, finance, IT, apprentice workshop and training center will in future be located at the new site in Mäder
Hall area: 14,500 m2
Office and common areas: 5,300 m2
Site area: 22,200 m2
Photovoltaic system: output of 1.15 MW (peak)
Heating with thermal energy of the sintering furnaces and heat pump
Green roof with succession area to promote biodiversity
Heat pumps utilizing groundwater
Underground car park with 247 parking spaces and numerous e-charging stations; 76 parking spaces on the outdoor area
Employees: currently 350 – capacity for 500 employees
Investment costs of the new building: EUR 47 million
