For traditions sake.
Since 1910.
Management
Thomas von Rickenbach
I have been passionately committed to our family company, which was founded in 1910, for the last 10 years. My father’s life work laid the foundations for our specialisation in solid wood back in 1986, making wise and consistent investments in TRENDSETTING TECHNOLOGIES.
Since 2015, I have been the 4th generation to lead the company and uphold our values and the lasting partnerships which are an important part of our existence.
Team
Together we are strong!
Together we won the Raiffeisen Central Switzerland entrepreneurship prize for 2018. Today, vonrickenbach.swiss ag employs a team of 34 people. We want to be a good employer. This includes good training and further training opportunities but also the possibility of working part-time. We are also proud to train apprentices. Young professionals are our future and we want to be part of this future.
Vision
AND MISSION STATEMENT OF VONRICKENBACH.SWISS AG
As a strong partner in the field of solid wood processing using cutting-edge technology such as CNC and laser, we make your dreams come true. We are the epitome and first point of contact for any question concerning modern solid wood processing.
Thanks to our passion, reliability, and constant innovative drive, we offer our customers tailor-made products and services of optimum quality. We successfully implement projects with a high level of complexity, generate sustainable added value for our customers and jointly strive for a market-leading position.
We treat our fellow human beings with respect and fairness.
As a company, we are obliged to take social issues seriously and to understand them. We bear social responsibility and are committed to protecting the environment, the health of our staff and equality.
The State sets the legal framework. We strive to respect it but also identify with our own beliefs and values.
We provide our clients with high quality products and services in solid wood and wood materials. The client benefits from different technical possibilities and solutions, broad expertise and short delivery times.
Our products and services stand for top quality and meet highly complex requirements.
We treat our fellow human beings with respect and always act in accordance with laws and moral principles. The health and dignity of our staff are essential for us. We treat our customers and suppliers fairly and courteously.
We want to become the Swiss leader in the field of complex solid wood CNC processing. We strive for a leading position on the European stage.
Our international efforts are restricted initially to Switzerland and the German-speaking world (Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein). In a second stage, we endeavour to extend our international activities.
We aim for sustainable growth. Profits are mainly used for the development of the company as well as invested, for example, in the training and further training of our staff.
We always act as an honest and loyal partner. In negotiations, we represent our own interests, resolutely but fairly.
We care about our employees’ wellbeing and show our appreciation through discussions, support, opportunities for personal development and training. We strive to exemplify solid values and are open to flexible employment models.
We take our staff seriously and emphasize open and honest communication. Fairness and a team-orientation approach are important to us. We see collaboration as a process of give and take. We strive for transformational leadership.
Engagements
Sustainability
We use all waste wood resulting from production. Our company thus provides warm water via our own 6.6 km-long district heating network to over 220 residential units and 22 commercial entities. Converted into energy, our plant delivers 2.95 megawatts and translates into the use of approx. 670 tonnes of pellets per year. If heating oil were used, it would take approx. 335,000 litres, entailing CO2 emissions of almost 1,000 tonnes. We filter our flue gasses with an electric filter to protect the environment. We dispose of the remaining ash professionally in a landfill.
Sustainable wood procurementOur processed wood comes exclusively from sustainably managed forests in Europe and North America. We are a registered user of the SWISS WOOD INDICATION OF ORIGIN (HSH). At least 80% of the purchase volume of certified woods must come from Switzerland. We guarantee this for beech, ash and elm. |
Sustainable livingThe residential and commercial building dating back to the foundation of the company in Muotathal was replaced in 2014 by a new wooden building meeting the Minergie P Eco standard. |
Geschichte
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| 2022 | Digitalisation: Systematic expansion of digital initiatives. Relaunch of the website with strategic SEO optimisation and advance in the area of online marketing. |
| 2022 | Technology: Replacement investments in the chip extraction and filtration systems. |
| 2022 | Technology: Replacement investments in the cutting systems – crosscut saw and longitudinal saw. |
| 2021 | Professional lean management: start of the long-term learning and change process for continuous improvement, standardisation, resource optimisation and consequent customer orientation. |
| 2021 | VRS Strategy 2030 – on the way together: strategy implementation, ongoing transformation, with specific contributions and commitments from all employees. |
| 2020 | HR optimisation process: systematic target agreement and performance appraisal as well as further development and implementation of flexible working models. |
| 2020 | Strategy workshops: Validation and evolution of corporate strategy 2020-2023 Gruss CK |
| 2019 | Implementation of our umbrella brand strategy – redesign of the Von Rickenbach web presence |
| 2019 | Rebranding/new image – new company: vonrickenbach.swiss ag |
| 2018 | Together we won the Raiffeisen Central Switzerland entrepreneurship prize for 2018. |
| 2018 | Investment in a new -five-axle CNC machine for small part manufacture |
| 2018 | Investment in the field of energy by extending the district heating to Gängstrasse and implementing a cogeneration unit |
| 2017 | Strategy workshops: Development of corporate strategy 2017-2020 |
| 2016 | Thomas von Rickenbach takes over as director. The well-established SME thus passes on to the fourth generation. Today, Möbelfabrik Muotathal is the supplier and specialist for solid wood for famous brands such as Victorinox and Caran d’Ache. But designers and architects such as Jörg Boner and Herzog & de Meuron rely on Möbelfabrik Muotathal’s expertise in solid wood processing. |
| 2014 | The residential and commercial building dating back to the foundation of the company is replaced by a new wooden building meeting the Minergie P-Eco standard. |
| 2011 | Laser technology is introduced. |
| 2004 | The district heating network is extended to the centre of the village. |
| 2001 | The factory building from 1920 is replaced by a new building offering space for the paint shop, the assembly with warehouse and freight. |
