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Trützschler Apprentices honored for outstanding performance

Picture shows f.l.t.r.: Richard Bischoff, Industrial Technician; Lucas Winter, Mechatronics Technician; Nico Reiners, Technial Product Designer KOOP; Kai Hendricks, Industrial Technician KOOP. © 2023 Trützschler
The Trützschler Group is delighted that four young people who completed their professional training at the Trützschler headquarters in Mönchengladbach, Germany, were honored for their outstanding achievements by the Chamber of Industry and Commerce Mittlerer Niederrhein (IHK Mittlerer Niederrhein).

The Trützschler trainees Richard Bischoff (Industrial Mechanic), Kai Hendricks (Industrial Mechanic KOOP), Nico Reiners (Technical Product Designer KOOP) and Lucas Winter (Mechatronics Technician) have all completed their training with the overall grade of “very good”.

A special highlight was the performance of Lucas Winter: He will be honored in Berlin on December 11, 2023 as the best apprentice in his profession in Germany.

The trainees with their proud instructors. Above f.l.t.r.: Ralph Thannisch, Team Leader Ind.-Techn. Apprenticeship; Eugen Kembel, Instructor Industrial Apprenticeship; René Haas, Instructor Industrial Apprenticeship; Sebastian Roßkamp, Instructor Industrial Apprenticeship; Melanie Grobholz, Trainer R&D Product Design. Below f.l.t.r: Richard Bischoff, Industrial Technician; Lucas Winter, Mechatronics Technician, Nico Reiners, Technical Product Designer KOOP; Kai Hendricks, Industrial Mechanic KOOP. © 2023 Trützschler
The trainees with their proud instructors. Above f.l.t.r.: Ralph Thannisch, Team Leader Ind.-Techn. Apprenticeship; Eugen Kembel, Instructor Industrial Apprenticeship; René Haas, Instructor Industrial Apprenticeship; Sebastian Roßkamp, Instructor Industrial Apprenticeship; Melanie Grobholz, Trainer R&D Product Design. Below f.l.t.r: Richard Bischoff, Industrial Technician; Lucas Winter, Mechatronics Technician, Nico Reiners, Technical Product Designer KOOP; Kai Hendricks, Industrial Mechanic KOOP. © 2023 Trützschler






Trützschler congratulated all the trainees on this true success. With their performance, they made it possible that Trützschler in Mönchengladbach also received the special award “Best training company in an industrial-technical apprenticeship” from the IHK Mittlerer Niederrhein. A double success for Trützschler.

Ralph Thannisch, Team Leader Ind.-Techn. Apprenticeship Trützschler Group SE (center) received the special award by Elmar te Neues, President IHK (left) and Jürgen Steinmetz, Managing Director IHK. © 2023 Trützschler
Ralph Thannisch, Team Leader Ind.-Techn. Apprenticeship Trützschler Group SE (center) received the special award by Elmar te Neues, President IHK (left) and Jürgen Steinmetz, Managing Director IHK. © 2023 Trützschler



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