October 5, 2023

Gruner Innovation Award 2023 ceremony

On Friday, September 29, 2023, the graduates of the School of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geomatics of the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland were graduated. The annual Gruner Innovation Award of the Institute of Civil Engineering, endowed with 500 Swiss francs, was also presented at this ceremony. The prize is awarded to the most innovative bachelor thesis.

This year's winner is Mr. David Castro Suoto with his thesis "New car storage Leimgrubenweg". The Innovation Award was presented to him by Michael Schumacher, Head of the Structural Engineering Department of Gruner AG, at the graduation ceremony on September 29, 2023.

The diploma ceremony was held in the auditorium of the FHNW Campus in Muttenz. The diplomas and prizes were handed over by the responsible persons of the institutes and study programs as well as the partners from the practice. At the following get-together, the graduates could celebrate their success together and let the evening come to an appropriate end.

We congratulate Mr. David Castro Suoto and wish him all the best for the future.

The complete picture gallery and the report of the FHNW can be found here.

Michael Schumacher and David Castro Suoto

Back to overview

You might also be interested in

October 28, 2024

Large-scale exercise in the Katzenberg tunnel – organized by Gruner

Last Saturday, October 26, 2024, another major exercise took place in the DB's Katzenberg Tunnel on the Rhine Valley Railway. The aim was to rehearse for an emergency. Gruner organized the exercise.

October 2, 2024

The Zurich Children's Hospital by Herzog & de Meuron is inaugurated

After six years of construction, the new children's hospital in Zurich was inaugurated on Tuesday. Gruner played a key role in the project in a joint venture with Herzog & de Meuron.

August 21, 2024

Gruner Sustainability Report 2023

Gruner grew by over seven per cent last year and slightly increased its workforce. Nevertheless, CO2 emissions and electricity consumption were reduced. Gruner will continue to do everything in its power to optimise processes, develop innovative solutions and make a positive contribution to the environment and society.