WHAT'S NEW? – ARCHIVE

The official opening of the new VR-Bank Campus in Memmingerberg took place on April 26, 2024. As part of the celebrations, Mr. Ulrich Dick, Managing Director of KUTTER Hochbau, gave a welcoming speech. The symbolic handover of the keys was carried out by Mr. Dick and Mr. Ludwig Urmoneit, the Chairman of the Managing Director of Josef Hebel. The campus, which consists of a total of three commercial buildings, some of which are rented out by VR-Bank Memmingen eG, serves its employees primarily as offices for the internal departments and was built by us using a wood-hybrid construction method. The modern and functional buildings with underground parking were completed together with Josef Hebel and Zettler Bau from Memmingen on time and within the agreed contract amount. We would like to thank you for the turnkey construction order and wish you every success in the new premises.

The new REWE store in Nordendorf is another exciting project from KUTTER. Here the shell was built by our subsidiary, Xaver Riebel. Now the turnkey construction phase is imminent, which is being carried out by KUTTER. With each passing day the project takes shape and shows how teamwork and commitment can create something great.

In our short time-lapse video we show the progress of the first few months. Have fun!

From March 4th to 8th, 2024, the road builders' project week took place in the training and further education center of the Donauries Building Guild in Nördlingen. This week offered the trainees – like our Jens – a unique opportunity to expand their skills and deepen their working techniques in order to lay the foundation for possible participation in performance competitions and to advance their professional development.

The highlight was the open day, where the trainees presented their work and the trainers, like our Markus Lobner, exchanged ideas with the training team.

The week was a rewarding experience for Jens and his colleagues, which not only expanded their specialist knowledge, but also made important contacts and promoted their professional development.

Regular meetings of our managers promote communication and coordination between department heads and management in order to advance projects and make decisions efficiently, involving all areas.

At our first meeting this year, we got off to a dynamic start to the 2024/25 financial year with the topic of “Putting speed on the road”. With great enthusiasm we were able to experience the insights from our sponsor partner Intact GP into the world of racing teams and organizations, which enabled us to symbolically assign our topics.

We agree that various factors must also come together for our KUTTER races: starting with a precise target and time setting, through the use of the most modern machines and equipment, to the availability of appropriate budgets. Pit stops will be essential, not only to correct possible incorrect settings, but also to take strategic breaks and regroup forces. And of course an outstanding driver is essential - someone who not only knows his craft, but also has a high level of willingness to take risks and knows his machine down to the last detail.

At this point we would like to say a big thank you to our host and company owner Stefan Keckeisen from Keckeisen Accumulators.

Let us continue to move forward with this energy and motivation and overcome the challenges of this year together.

On Friday, February 23, 2024, we were represented together with Xaver Riebel at the “Technician Day” at the Allgäu Technical School in Kempten.

The trade fair offered an excellent platform for students from the Allgäu Technical School in the mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, civil engineering and mechatronics courses at FOS/BOS. All other visitors interested in technology also got their money's worth.

We had the opportunity to connect with passionate students and industry professionals, exchange ideas and forge potential partnerships.

Many thanks to the organizers and the numerous visitors.
We are looking forward to the next time!

Ladies and Gentlemen

Another challenging year will soon come to an end and we wish you a relaxing and peaceful holiday with your family and friends.
We thank you very much for your trust and look forward to continued good cooperation in the new year.

As in previous years, we are forgoing Christmas presents this year and are instead donating to various regional, non-profit organizations such as:

• the children's hospice in Allgäu e.V., Bad Grönenbach,
• the Children's Bridge Allgäu e.V., Kempten,
• the parental support for children with cancer Leipzig e.V. and
• the German Child Protection Association District Association Bamberg e.V.

The A+A, the world's largest trade fair for safety and health at work, took place in Düsseldorf at the end of October. Ms. Lerchenmüller and Mr. Krause from the Safety & Environment department took the opportunity to gather new impressions, follow product trends and make contacts.

One of the things that was very interesting was the personal security solution “AngelClip” from Adresys. The AngelClip update enables device binding on smartphones and allows connection to multiple devices. A new long-range reception facility is planned to bridge areas with poor reception. In addition, exoskeletons from Ottobock and Hunic can support various regions of the body, including the lumbar spine, back, wrist and neck. Other products such as thumb supports, cooling bandages and knee pads were also presented.

The DGUV presented an ideas mobile for action days on various safety topics and gave lectures on reversing assistance systems and accident numbers in connection with truck crashes. The “sam” software for occupational safety instruction is planning new functions such as the safety avatar and visual hazard inspections.

EGYM Wellpass presented statistics showing that exercising after work reduces alcohol consumption among employees. E.COOLINE presented a wide range of cooling clothing, including headscarves for use under helmets. KASK Helm offered the lower helmet "Zenit" for building construction and MARTOR presented a new fist-grip knife with a retractable blade.

Contour showed height-adjustable tables and ergonomic mouse solutions for modern office design. Fitseat presented table bikes that can be used as short-term workstations. Baua presented the new EMKG app, which gives companies an overview of risks.

The variety of innovative products and solutions in the field of safety and health at work was very impressive and inspiring and will undoubtedly have a positive impact on our future projects.

On Sunday, September 17th, 2023, the 24th Memmingen Old Town Run took place in the most beautiful late summer weather. Many Memmingen companies took part in this popular sporting event again. We at KUTTER also competed with our running team organized by Jürgen Knorr. For the first time we had Janina Kausch, a runner from our subsidiary RAZ, with us.

In incredibly hot temperatures, everyone gave their best and very good results were achieved, for example by Ricarda Ettmüller, who achieved an excellent second place in her age group. In the overall ranking of the company teams, we also achieved 10th and 32nd place out of a total of 43 teams.

Afterwards we rounded off a very nice and successful day with cool drinks and a lot of fun.

Many thanks to Natalie Weber for the great pictures and to our colleagues for their unbeatable sportsmanship.

The team runners were Andre Bittner, Bernhard Aufmuth, Diana Fuss, Janina Kausch (RAZ), Jessica Habsburg, Julian Schnug, Jürgen Knorr, Lisa Jakob, Marius Prigge (former MA), Nico Ehrmann, Ricarda Ettmüller and Sarah Keckeis.

The Swabian Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) recently voted and is thus setting up new regional assemblies.
Our managing director, Ulrich Dick, will from now on represent the interests of the economy in Memmingen and in the Unterallgäu as a new member from the industry with other representatives.
He would like to actively support the needs and concerns of the chamber members and thus have a positive influence on regional economic activity.
His ideas for the region include the promotion of educational opportunities, good legal and economic framework conditions for companies and entrepreneurship and job security.

We congratulate Mr. Dick on winning the election and wish him every success as a representative of business in Memmingen and Unterallgäu!

When it comes to attracting outstanding professors, scientists, specialists and executives, the compatibility of work and family in the region plays a particularly important role. Therefore, the professional prospects of the accompanying partner should also be guaranteed when moving and is not least decisive for deciding on a job.

With the Dual Career Network Swabia, an association of the universities in Neu-Ulm, Kempten, Biberach, the Technical University of Ulm and the University of Ulm, a regional service for the partners of professors, scientists as well as specialists and executives is now available for the first time. The aim is to find new jobs for the partners who are moving with you and thus to establish a common center of life where nobody has to give up their career.

KUTTER is now part of this network and thus supports double career couples with a new start in their careers. Not only does KUTTER Bauunternehmung benefit from this new cooperation - through the recruitment of excellent specialists, Swabia as a location for science and business is sustainably strengthened in global competition.

Your vote for the region: Ulrich Dick!

Questions for Ulrich Dick:
I am running because...
the Chamber of Industry and Commerce is important for the development of the region as a representative of the interests of the economy.

I am involved with the Chamber of Industry and Commerce because...
I hope to be able to actively support the interests of the chamber members.

My wish for the region is that...
it continues to offer the best opportunities for education, good legal and economic framework conditions for companies and entrepreneurship and secure jobs for people.

We keep our fingers crossed for him in the IHK election in July 2023!
 

Maximum freedom of movement, easy handling, less stress and up to 86% less fatigue: these are just a few of the advantages of the passive exoskeletons that have been in use on our construction sites for some time.
 
The health of our employees is important to us, which is why we use this technology of body-worn lifting aids to sustainably improve ergonomics and the loading and overloading of everyday activities on the construction site and to prevent musculoskeletal disorders.
 
See for yourself what our employees think of it!

Two weeks ago we were guests at the school festival of the Lindenschule Memmingen. As part of the programme, the students and their parents had the opportunity to take part in various tasks and stations. Various companies were also represented and the students were able to demonstrate their manual dexterity.

It was a successful school festival and if we have aroused your interest in the construction industry, then we are happy to welcome you, during an internship for example.

Are you currently still looking for an exciting apprenticeship from September 2023? This is your chance - become part of KUTTER!

You can find all open training positions at https://www.kutter.de/en/karriere

We were very pleased about the numerous visits to our booth at the Pyramid careers fair in Augsburg.

The trade fair visitors were not only able to find out about the best way to start a career, but also about student assignments as interns or working students and the different possibilities for the bachelor thesis.

We had many great conversations and are also pleased that you are visiting our careers section here on the website. There you will find all further information on the subject of studies and careers at KUTTER.

On May 10, 2023, KUTTER invited to the groundbreaking ceremony for the long-awaited Penny market in the Offenstetten district of Abensberg. For the citizens of Offenstetten, a long-standing wish has come true with the construction of their own supermarket. The project is now possible not least because with KUTTER not only a construction company has been found, but also an investor for the building, because KUTTER will rent the building and the area to Penny Markt GmbH in the future.

Construction work began in October 2022 with the creation of the left-turn lane into the future supermarket site, with opening scheduled for early 2024. A Penny supermarket will be built with around 1000 m² of retail space and 75 planned parking spaces. Environmental considerations were also taken into account, for example a green roof is planned. Heat pumps and recovery from commercial refrigeration are to provide the energy supply. A PV system is also planned for the roof. The location at the entrance to the town is also ideal, where there is already a restaurant, a bakery and a gas station with a car dealership. "People who shop locally avoid unnecessary traffic," Managing Director Ulrich Dick put it in a nutshell. In his greeting, he also emphasized the good cooperation with the Abensberg city administration, that the project could be advanced very quickly.

In the picture: from left: City Councilor Fritz Zeilbeck, First Mayor Uwe Brandl, City Councilor and Advisor for Integration and Asylum, Magdalena Groll-Zieglmeier, City Councilor and Environmental Advisor Richard Zieglmeier, Third Mayor, City Councilor and Integration Advisor Marion Huber-Schallner, Second Mayor Bernhard Resch, Project developer Sabine Klemm from the construction company KUTTER, city councilor and economics officer Uli Glamsch, city councilor Harald Hillebrand, Armin Fäßlin, head of turnkey construction at KUTTER, Penny expansion manager Michael Jasch and Ulrich Dick, KUTTER managing director. Photos: Ingo Knott

Yesterday we were at the Munich University of Applied Sciences at the career fair VHK Career Forum BAU!

More than 300 students from the construction industry from various universities from all over Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg were on site and were able to find out about the best way to start a career. Demand was also high on the subject of student assignments as interns or working students and the various options for the bachelor’s thesis.

We had many great conversations and are happy about the lively interest in KUTTER.

In March, the trainers of all training professions from KUTTER go to a trainers' day in the conference hotel.

The priority was the exchange of experiences and the promotion of independent professional action in order to make our trainees fit for everyday working life.

The coaching focused on what it takes to successfully design the training for our trainees and what communication channels are needed.

The participants obviously had fun and we are sure that the common sense of togetherness was strengthened.

A few weeks ago we were able to welcome classes 7a and 7bM from the Türkheim middle school to our training workshop in Mindelheim for the construction rally.

The students had the opportunity to get to know the activities of our apprenticeships within the KUTTER Group at individual stations and to demonstrate their manual skills.

As part of this construction rally, the classes worked together to produce benches for their schoolyard. We were now able to hand over these benches and wish the students many nice breaks on them!

Attention: you can do an internship at KUTTER and RIEBEL all over the year. Just find out more at www.kutter.de/karriere or www.riebel-bau.de/karriere .

A few weeks ago, as part of the winter school, our KUTTER and RIEBEL trainees realized a project for our cooperation partner, the Mindelheim middle school, in their playground: As reported, the old fountain was removed to create an outdoor chess board for the students.

In order to be able to use this now, we, as a cooperation partner, have donated the appropriate chess pieces.

The handover took place yesterday and on this occasion the benches created during the last construction rally found their place in the playground.

We wish the students a lot of fun with it!

Our KUTTER running team once again did a great job at the 2023 half marathon in Ottobeuren. The run took place in Ottobeuren for the eleventh time this year and is integrated for the first time as a kick-off event in the LEW running tour. A total of 300 runners started.

The popular sports event of the Bavarian-Swabian energy supplier LEW consists of a total of 8 races and will be continued in Illertissen on May 7th. As usual, the finale is the New Year's Eve run in Gersthofen on December 31st. Many thanks for the great organization and great atmosphere!

The result of our KUTTER runners is impressive. In the team ranking, our athletes took a great second place, for which we would like to congratulate them.

If our employees would like to join our running group in order to be physically active together, please feel free to contact Mr. Prigge. We welcome everyone who wants to take part. Beginners are also welcome!

Image source: Sport in Augsburg / Lechwerke (LEW)

Last Friday KUTTER & RIEBEL were part of the "BAM - Your fair for training and dual studies!" with over 80 exhibitors in the Mindelheim Forum.

The fair took place both virtually and one day on site. The lively exchange of information with all interested parties was a lot of fun for us and we look forward to seeing some of you again soon.

Are you currently still looking for an exciting apprenticeship or would you like to study dual studies? This is your chance!

You can find all open training positions and dual study places at https://www.kutter.de/en/projects and www.riebel-bau.de/karriere

Last Friday we were able to welcome classes 7a and 7bM from the Türkheim secondary school to the construction rally in our training workshop in Mindelheim for the last time.

This time, the students once again had the opportunity to try out our apprenticeships within the KUTTER Group at various stations and to put their manual skills to the test.

We are very pleased that some students have obviously shown an interest in an apprenticeship in construction and hope to see many of them again for an internship.

We will soon also be handing over the schoolyard benches that were made as part of the construction rally to the Mindelheim and Türkheim secondary schools.

Attention: you can always do an internship at KUTTER and RIEBEL without having been a participant in our construction rally. Just find out more at www.kutter.de/karriere or www.riebel-bau.de/karriere.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Housing is scarce and expensive.

As an investment in the future and in order to be even more attractive as a employer, we are planning two apartment buildings with a total of 60 residential units for our employees in Memmingen and Mindelheim.

The Bayerische Rundfunk (BR) interviewed our managing director Ulrich Dick.

You can read the interview under the following link: 
https://www.br.de/nachrichten/bayern/mitarbeitermangel-allgaeuer-betriebe-locken-mit-dienstwohnungen,TXK9bdb

Last Friday afternoon we were guests at the Memmingerberg middle school, because the school's internal training fair was held there for the first time under the title "Focus on the job".

In several information rounds, interested students and parents were able to find out about the various apprenticeships within the KUTTER Group and great discussions took place.

In order to prove our craftsmanship, we had our trade fair formwork with us and the students could try out the job of concrete and reinforced concrete workers directly.

Are you currently still looking for an exciting apprenticeship from September 2023? This is your chance!

You can find all open training positions at www.kutter.de/karriere and www.riebel-bau.de/karriere
 

Last Friday we had two classes from the Amendingen middle school visit our training workshop in Mindelheim. At various stations, the students were able to get to know the various apprenticeships at KUTTER a little as part of our construction rally.

It was bricked, paved and laid main lines. Guided by our trainees, the young people had a lot of fun doing the practical work. We are pleased to be able to arouse the students' interest in construction training and an internship with us through our construction rallies.

By the way: We offer internships on an ongoing basis. Even without taking part in our construction rally, interested parties can find out more about an internship with us on the KUTTER website. Simply apply at www.kutter.de/karriere.

We are very pleased that six of our trainees have successfully completed their training.

Congratulations to Veronika Konrad, who will work for KUTTER as an industrial clerk after a shortened apprenticeship. Congratulations to our automotive team, Lukas Bucher and Michael Mayer, they have successfully completed their training as agricultural and construction machinery mechatronics technicians, and Michael Lehrer, our commercial vehicle mechatronics technician. We also welcome Berkay Bektas and Felix Kunze to our team as fully trained road builders in civil engineering and road construction.
 

The trainers are very proud and we look forward to continued good cooperation with the skilled workers who have been taken on. 

As part of our winter school, the trainees from KUTTER & RIEBEL realized a project for our cooperation partner, the Mindelheim secondary school, in their schoolyard:

The old fountain was dismantled in order to make an outdoor chessboard made of cobblestones for the students at this point.

Many thanks go to Steffen Staps for the organization and project management and to Stefan Matt for the implementation with the trainees.

So that the newly created chessboard can also be used, the chess pieces will soon be handed over.

Today we are in touch from Kempten from the in-house exhibition of the construction engineering school. From 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. we will be on site together with Grundbau and present the diverse professional opportunities at KUTTER.

Many thanks to the organizers. We already had great conversations and look forward to meeting some of you personally at the stand.

The starting gun was fired last Friday: The Construction Rally 2023 has begun and classes 7a and 7b from the Mindelheim middle school visited us.

At various stations, such as laying walls, laying pipelines, concreting, paving, the pupils were able to get to know the activities of our training occupations relating to construction.

The stations were supervised by our trainees.

Everyone clearly had fun and we are looking forward to the other schools and classes in the coming weeks.

In the Türkheim middle school there was again a special kind of speed dating last Wednesday. On this evening, prospective trainees and regional companies were looking for their “perfect match”. In several rounds, the young people were able to find out about the apprenticeships on offer.

We sent Anika Sturm and Günter Wagner into the race, who answered questions from the students.

At this point we would like to thank the middle school in Türkheim for the successful campaign!

Attention: Even those who were not there that evening still have the chance of an exciting apprenticeship from autumn 2023. You can find all open apprenticeship positions at www.kutter.de/karriere and www.riebel-bau.de/karriere