50 ELECTRIC.IE • The Magazine & Website for the Irish Electrical Industry • Industry News Rittal ranked among the top 100 innovators five times in a row The Top 100 competition, now in its 33rd year, has examined how innovationoriented medium-sized companies are and how they act accordingly. Rittal ranked in the largest class for the fifth consecutive time, demonstrating its strength above all in the “Innovation Processes and Organisation” category. Evidence-based selection process with five different categories How much working time does management reserve for the topic of innovation? How many innovative ideas do employees raise? The TOP 100 data-based selection process revolves around such questions. In detail, innovation researcher Professor Nikolaus Franke and his team examine five categories: innovationpromoting top management, innovation climate, innovation processes and organisation, external orientation/open innovation, and innovation success. The basis for this is an online questionnaire filled in In 2026, Rittal GmbH & Co KG is again one of Germany’s most innovative SMEs. The prestigious “Top 100” award goes to the company from the Friedhelm Loh Group for the fifth time in a row. Rittal is making a bold statement, showing that sustainable innovation is a key factor in successful entrepreneurship. Managing directors Mario De Marco (left) and Uwe Scharf with the “Top 100” award: “Customers all over the world are benefiting from our innovative strength and solutions.”
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