Top 100 Innovator 2023
For the second time in a row, RAPA is delighted to have been named Top100 Innovator 2023. The award is only given to particularly innovative medium-sized companies. RAPA demonstrated its innovative strength on the basis of more than 100 test criteria and received the seal in size class C, companies with more than 200 employees. In the scientific selection process, RAPA was particularly impressive in the category "Innovation-promoting top management".
Top 100 Innovator 2022
Since 1993, compamedia has been awarding the TOP 100 seal for special innovative strength and above-average innovation success to medium-sized companies. In the 2022 innovation competition, RAPA impressed as a think tank and was awarded the TOP 100 seal. On June 24, RAPA will also be personally honored for these achievements by the mentor of the competition, science journalist Ranga Yogeshwar. This makes the technology and engineering partner with core competence in valve technology one of the TOP innovators. More than 100 test criteria were scrutinized in the scientific selection process.
RAPA was particularly convincing in the categories "Innovative processes and organization" and "Innovation-promoting top management", demonstrating how innovations have secured the company's continued existence and opened up new markets over its entire history of more than 100 years. The award is a great team success, only together could this success be achieved and therefore the praise goes to the entire RAPA family.
Talent Partner 2021
For the seventh time, hochschule dual awarded the Dualissimo prize to the best graduates in the dual study program. Sophie Kant, RAPA graduate of the dual study program in Business Administration, was among the 2021 award winners. She is one of the five best graduates of the dual study program in Bavaria. We congratulate and are delighted with and for Sophie. RAPA was also honored during the ceremony. RAPA received the "Talent Partner" award for its commitment as a corporate and practical partner to the prizewinner. The award is a wonderful accolade for RAPA as a training company. We are very proud of it.
The dual study program is an integral part of the training offered at RAPA. The combination of a traditional apprenticeship with a Bachelor's degree is an invaluable opportunity for RAPA to train its own specialists and managers. It offers young, committed people excellent career prospects. With Rapa at their side, dual students are optimally prepared for their future jobs. There is a choice of technical and commercial courses of study, including automotive mechatronics, electrical engineering, computer science and industrial engineering. After successful completion, RAPA takes on the graduates as permanent employees.
Best jobs with a future 2017/2019
RAPA again receives quality seal from Focus Money. A future-proof job is one of the main criteria for many employees when choosing a suitable employer. For the second time, RAPA has been able to secure the "Germany's best jobs with a future" award, thus fulfilling this important criterion. The seal of quality is awarded to companies that create particularly secure jobs for employees due to their economic stability and thus enable a predictable future.
The award is presented by Deutschland Test in cooperation with the business magazine Focus Money and Prof. Dr. Werner Sarges from the Helmut Schmidt University in Hamburg.
GERMANY'S INNOVATION LEADERS - Companies with a future 2019
The F.A.Z.-Institut, a subsidiary of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, awards RAPA the "Germany's Innovation Leader" seal. The study "Germany's Innovation Leader" was carried out by Prognos on behalf of the F.A.Z. Institute in cooperation with the IMWF Institute for Management and Economic Research. The decisive factors are innovative strength and leadership, which are measured in different ways. "Nowadays, everyone has to be innovative. And every company claims to be: we are therefore delighted that RAPA can count itself among "Germany's innovation leaders", which is also objectively confirmed by a research institute and valid criteria," said Karin Wolf, RAPA Managing Director.
GERMANY'S COMPANIES WITH A FUTURE 2019
In its issue 39 from 19.09.2019, stern magazine presents the results of the study "Germany's companies with a future". The four categories examined were entrepreneurial focus, demographic management, digital transformation and employer profile. A total of 162 companies of all sizes took part in the study. RAPA achieved an overall rating of four out of five stars in the medium-sized companies category, making it one of the 109 best companies!
ENTREPENEUR OF THE YEAR - Finalist 2018
RAPA is one of the finalists in the "Entrepreneur Of The Year 2018" competition.
The "Entrepreneur Of The Year" is one of the world's most prestigious awards for entrepreneurs. For over 30 years, EY has been recognizing selected entrepreneurs in 60 countries for outstanding achievements. The jury's assessment criteria include growth, future potential, innovation, employee management and social responsibility.
The awards are presented in the categories of industry, services and IT, consumer goods and retail, digital transformation and young companies. In addition, an exemplary family business and an entrepreneurial personality will be honored for their special social commitment.
TOP 1000 FAMILY BUSINESSES 2016
RAPA recognized as one of the "Top 1000 Family Businesses" in Germany. This was the result of a survey conducted by the entrepreneur platform "Die deutsche Wirtschaft" in the summer of 2016.
According to the entrepreneur platform, over 4,000 company contacts and months of research led to the compendium of German family businesses. The study is based on turnover figures from the 2015 financial year and the editorial team included companies that are at least 50 percent family-owned in the ranking. The great importance of family businesses for the German economy is also demonstrated by the impressive figures. The "Top 1000" generate a turnover of around 1.67 trillion euros and create over seven million jobs in Germany and abroad.
Daimler Innovation Award 2019
At the 11th Daimler AG awards ceremony on February 20, 2019, RAPA received the "Daimler Supplier Award Innovation" for the development of the engine-pump unit, whose sophisticated and intelligent control generates pressures individually in each shock absorber. To be experienced in the new Mercedes-Benz GLE as E-ACTIVE BODY CONTROL suspension. The aluminium trophy, weighing almost two kilos, was presented to Dr. Roman Pausch by Ola Källenius, Member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG for Group Research and Mercedes Benz.
FCA Outstanding Quality Supplier 2019
RAPA LP receives the Outstanding Quality Award from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA).
The award recognizes top suppliers whose North American manufacturing facility had a 100 percent warranty and quality ratings for incoming materials. The FCA Outstanding Quality Supplier Award was presented for the 2018 calendar year and was based on a challenging set of performance metrics, specifically related to the company's quality, warranty, delivery and processes, which FCA describes as an unwavering commitment to quality and passion for delivering the best products to its customers. RAPA received this award in recognition of the outstanding quality, delivery and service it has provided as a supplier to global vehicle manufacturer Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and its powertrain plants in Kokomo, IN.
Jaguar Land Rover Quality Award 2017
RAPA has received the "Jaguar Land Rover Quality Award" from the British car manufacturer, which recognizes the performance of those suppliers who meet the high requirements for quality as well as development and project services. "The JLRQ Award is an important milestone in achieving continuous improvement and meeting our premium quality standards in the long term," says Andy Whyman, Chassis Director Jaguar Land Rover. Dr. Roman Pausch, Managing Director of RAPA, gladly accepts this challenge: "The quality award is an incentive for us to maintain and further improve this level of performance. We will continue to critically examine our products and processes and look for optimization potential in order to provide our customers with the best possible support in achieving their goals."
ZF Supplier Award 2013
For the sixth time, ZF Friedrichshafen AG has honored the Group's best and most efficient suppliers with the "ZF Supplier Award". RAPA was honored in the production material category, as RAPA produces, among other things, solenoid valves for ZF's nine-speed automatic transmission. Horst Wiedmann, Head of Materials Management at the ZF Group, praised the achievements of the winners as "decisive for the product quality and competitiveness of ZF". The ZF Supplier Awards were presented as part of the "Materials Management Symposium" organized by ZF.
Continental Supplier Of The Year 2011 - Award 2012
The Automotive Group of automotive supplier Continental has honored 14 of its suppliers with the Automotive "Supplier of the Year 2011" Award. The awards were presented on the occasion of the Supplier Day in Berlin by the Chairman of the Executive Board of Continental, Dr. Elmar Degenhart. RAPA was one of the award winners in the field of electromechanics (mechatronic inductors).
Daimler Supplier Award 2010
At its annual supplier conference, the Daimler Key Supplier Meeting, held at the Mercedes-Benz branch in Stuttgart, Daimler AG presented the Daimler Supplier Award 2010 to the best suppliers for their performance. As in previous years, awards were presented to 13 supplier partners in various categories. In addition, outstanding achievements in the field of innovation were once again recognized with a special award. With the "Daimler Supplier Award", the company honors far above-average performance, which is determined on the basis of a globally standardized evaluation system. The basis for this evaluation is defined in the Daimler Supplier Network supplier cooperation model and comprises the four value drivers of quality, costs, delivery reliability, technology and innovation. The values of fairness, reliability and credibility are also emphasized in the cooperation with suppliers. RAPA was one of the winners in the Chassis division.