Best of Mittelstand 2025 -KÜBLER energy-saving hall heating systems reach jury stage at the "Grand Prix of Medium-Sized Enterprises"

"Securing the future together" is the motto of the 2024 "SME Grand Prix" competition. It couldn't be more fitting, as this is exactly what SMEs are all about: Securing the future - across generations. This is demonstrated by the 451 companies that reached the jury stage for the various award categories this year: SME Grand Prix, Finalist, Bronze Plaque of Honor, Premier Finalist, Premier and Premier Plaque of Honor. Separate awards are also presented to municipalities and banks of the year.
"For us at KÜBLER, securing the future means looking to the future with optimism, even in difficult economic times, and developing the products that will be needed in the future," says Thomas Kübler, Managing Partner of KÜBLER GmbH. The use of artificial intelligence is just one of many examples.
The company has been working for the energy revolution since 1989 and develops energy-saving and highly innovative heating systems for halls - a building segment that is energy-intensive and where KÜBLER's technologies are particularly effective. They save up to 70 percent of energy consumption and avoid corresponding amounts of CO2-emissions.
A real win-win situation for the economic efficiency of heating and for climate protection. Especially as the latest developments can be operated flexibly with renewable energy sources.
In order to secure the future for the company, its employees, society and the environment, other issues are also important at KÜBLER. Above all, job security, employee retention and the issue of company succession and safeguarding.
Every year, the "Großer Preis des Mittelstandes" honors the overall entrepreneurial achievements of medium-sized and often family-run companies. This year, the prestigious award is being presented for the 30th time by the Oskar Patzelt Foundation and is awarded at ceremonial gala balls at regional and national level. The presentation of the certificate for reaching the jury stage of the "Grand Prix of the Mittelstand" - the second stage of the competition - took place regionally at the LIEBLANG Group in Friedrichsfeld. The event was organized by br business relations GmbH, the official service point of the Oskar Patzelt Foundation.
- Green members of the state parliament Dr. Bernhard Braun and Fabian Ehmann at KÜBLER in LudwigshafenLudwigshafen, August 2022 - An important visit to KÜBLER in Ludwigshafen: Dr. Bernhard Braun (Chairman of the Bündnis90/Grünen parliamentary group), Fabian Ehmann (Spokesman for Economy & Start-ups, Europe & One World, Youth and Forest Policy) and Hanna Thiele (personal assistant) met with the Ludwigshafen-based hall heating specialist and hidden champion in the Palatinate. They discussed the currently highly topical issues of the energy transition, energy efficiency, legislation and the questions: "What distinguishes halls from residential buildings, offices or daycare centers? And why do they need special technologies for efficient and low-CO2 heating?"
- Kaiserslautern. Heating and lighting industrial and commercial buildings in a climate-neutral way - that is "excellent", according to the jury of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, which awarded the prestigious innovation prize to KÜBLER GmbH from Ludwigshafen. With this award, the state honours the immediately implementable and economical contribution to decarbonization in industrial heat supply through the FUTURA multi-energy system. KÜBLER GmbH has been developing heating systems for halls for more than three decades, employs 130 people and has built up proven expertise with its own R&D unit. This is already the fourth innovation award in the company's history.
- Gas is decentralized, flexible, can be stored efficiently and is inexpensive. The energy source is a guarantee for the success of the energy transition. Ten associations from the gas industry have joined forces and formulated an appeal for the climate protection plan, explaining why gas as an energy source can already achieve significant CO2 savings cost-effectively today.
- Turnverein Mußbach e.V. is a traditional sports club with a long history. Since it was founded in 1860, it has got a large number of people of all ages and backgrounds moving and now has over 1,200 members. In order to meet the demands and needs of its members, the decision was made to replace the club's outdated heating system.