SIHGA goes next generation
Off to new Horizons
SIHGA celebrates handover of management
Generation change at SIHGA: With a big celebration at , the long-standing Managing Director and owner Jane-Beryl Simmer handed over the management of SIHGA GmbH to her son Marc Simmer. He will continue to lead the company into the future, focusing in particular on the topic of sustainability .
The celebrations took place under the motto "Towards new horizons – SIHGA goes next generation" with around 150 invited guests in July at the company's own SIHGA Academy. In addition to employees, representatives from politics and business as well as guests from the timber construction industry were also in attendance. Introductory words from the guests of honor and a review of the company's history by Jane-Beryl Simmer opened the celebrations. The new managing director Marc Simmer explained his vision for the future of the company in a speech. In addition, Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. mult. Hans Joachim Schellnhuber gave a guest lecture on wood construction as a key climate protection measure. The Director General of the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis in Laxenburg, Austria, emphasized that wooden houses bind CO2 for years and are therefore sustainable. Sustainability will continue to play a major role in the future. Marc Simmer sees this topic as an ongoing generational task. In addition, he will focus on hybrid product development, the further gradual internationalization of the company, and investments in vertical integration. With the handover of management, SIHGA remains in family hands. Founded in 2003 by Jane-Beryl Simmer in Gmunden, Upper Austria, the company has since established itself as a leading supplier of innovative fastening technology for timber construction. The majority of the products are developed in-house and protected by a total of 347 property rights and patents. SIHGA also attaches great importance to quality and regionality: around 80 percent of the product range is manufactured in Austria and Germany. The company also weathered the construction crisis well thanks to well-thought-out budget planning. Marc Simmer grew up with the company. After studying at the Montanuniversität Leoben and the University of St. Gallen, he first founded a venture capital start-up in Berlin before returning to his home town to join SIHGA. In his new role, Marc Simmer is supported by the two authorized signatories Mst. Johann Gruber and Stefan Pirker.
