Kellner & Kunz AG has been awarded Gold at the Best Recruiters Award 2025/26 and achieved 1st place in the wholesale industry ranking. This distinction confirms the high quality of our recruiting processes, our appreciative communication with applicants, and our strong commitment to employer branding.

With the certification according to DIN EN ISO 14001:2015 in November 2025 by TÜV SÜD Management Service GmbH, we have reached a significant milestone in our sustainability strategy and established an internationally recognized environmental management system.

Our company has been awarded the EcoVadis Bronze Medal, placing us among the top 35% of companies assessed by EcoVadis. The award is based on the EcoVadis score (0–100) and confirms the quality of our sustainability management in the areas of environment, labor and human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement. It represents an important milestone on our journey toward greater sustainability, transparency, and responsibility.

Kellner & Kunz has once again been recertified with the i n e o award.

i n e o stands for Innovation, Sustainability, Commitment, and Orientation. The award was presented to Kellner & Kunz in recognition of its exemplary dedication to apprenticeship training. The Upper Austrian Chamber of Commerce honors companies that demonstrate outstanding performance in training apprentices and distinguish themselves through an above-average rate of distinctions in final apprenticeship examinations.

A great honor for our youngest talents: The RECA minis have been awarded the MINT Quality Seal 2025!

Kellner & Kunz is a member of the Austrian Association for the Promotion of Occupational Safety (VAS). VAS brings together manufacturers and specialized retailers of occupational safety products with the aim of improving workplace safety in Austria through targeted information and awareness initiatives. The focus lies on objective and coordinated education regarding personal protective equipment and prevention.

At the RECA minis, kids are in excellent hands! On October 25, the RECA minis were honored by Deputy Governor Mag.a Christine Haberlander as a “Healthy Kindergarten” and “Healthy Nursery.” Through initiatives such as a daily seasonal snack buffet, exercise programs, and mindfulness sessions, the educators actively promote the children’s health and overall well-being.

This certification confirms that we have implemented a robust system to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of our data and information. The information security of our customers and business partners is our highest priority. With the ISO 27001 certification, we demonstrate our commitment to safeguarding sensitive information and further strengthen our customers’ trust in our company.

We have been recertified as a Leading Company Austria.

In response to the shortage of skilled workers and in order to continue driving the growth of our company in the future, we established our own talent development program back in 2006. In the category “Sustainable Human Resource Management in Companies with More Than 250 Employees,” Kellner & Kunz won with its submission highlighting the diverse and sustainable initiatives surrounding the Young Talent Academy and the Dual Academy. The award was presented on September 9, 2021, during the “HR Connect(s)” conference at the Anton Bruckner Private University in Linz.

Astrid Siegel, Member of the Executive Board of Kellner & Kunz AG, received the Upper Austrian Women’s Advancement Award 2021 in the “Individual” category. This new award is presented by the association “Kompass” to individuals, companies, associations, and institutions in Upper Austria who have demonstrated outstanding commitment to promoting gender equality and advancing opportunities for women.

On 14 November 2017, the award ceremony for the state-approved “berufundfamilie” (career and family) certificate took place in Vienna. We are proud that we were the first company in our industry to have received this award and that our previous commitment has also been recognised by an outside body.
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Kellner & Kunz received the Austrian State Coat of Arms in October 2014 for its outstanding achievements in apprenticeship training. The “State-accredited apprentice training company” seal of approval is a signal to young people and their parents that apprentices receive an excellent training at Kellner & Kunz

Kellner & Kunz and BBG have had a partnership agreement in place since May 2016. Bundesbeschaffung GmbH (BBG) is the purchasing service provider for the public sector. Through its contracts, BBG provides the administration with around 960,000 products and services. BBG’s customers include not only the federal agencies, but also all of the federal states and every third Austrian municipality. A large number of spin-off companies, universities and health care institutions also make use of BBG’s services.

Kellner & Kunz received the Hermes Logistics Award 2014 in the category “Sustainability” from the Austrian Chamber of Commerce. The HERMES Transport.Logistics.Award is presented regularly for outstanding achievements in the Austrian transport and logistics sector and is one of the most coveted awards in Austria.

i n e o stands for innovation, sustainability, commitment and orientation. The award was presented to Kellner & Kunz for its outstanding commitment to apprenticeship training. The Upper Austrian Chamber of Commerce presents this award to companies that offer exceptional services in apprenticeship training and excel with an above-average rate of distinctions in final apprenticeship examinations.

At the official award ceremony of the Complemento 2012 of the Association for Persons with Disabilities, the company was presented with an award in the business category. Kellner & Kunz AG demonstrates social commitment through its policy of integrated employment and is exemplary in integrating people with disabilities into the company.

Every year, the Verein Netzwerk Logistik  (VNL – Austria’s largest platform for purchasing and logistics) awards the Austrian Logistics Prize. Kellner & Kunz submitted the newly developed RFID KANBAN system – combined with newly designed processes in intralogistics – in the category “Best innovative logistics solution developed in partnership” and was among the finalists.

The Austrian Association of Materials Management, Purchasing and Logistics (BMÖ) presented Kellner & Kunz with the Austrian Supply Excellence Award 2011. The award publicly recognises outstanding holistic and sustainable solutions throughout the value chain for suppliers and buyers. Kellner & Kunz received the award for restructuring the logistics process chain in the new logistics centre in Wels with a market-orientated and model approach.

Kellner & Kunz is part of the network of renowned „Leading Companies of Austria“.

The award as a “Leading Company” confirms the economic and innovative status of Kellner & Kunz as a model Austrian company. The platform “Leading Companies of Austria” is a perfectly functioning network of Austria’s entrepreneurs and is regarded as a collaboration between the best Austrian enterprises. These companies are the pillars of the Austrian economy: they secure jobs and guarantee growth and competitiveness.

The certification body of TÜV SÜD Management Service GmbH certifies that Kellner & Kunz has introduced a quality management system for the distribution of screws, tools, standard parts as well as the provision of services for C-parts management, including the locations, and that this system is permanently checked with a view to its improvement.

In 1998 Kellner & Kunz AG was honoured with the national coat of arms. Approximately 1,400 companies have received this award to date for their exceptional services to the Austrian economy. Our company consequently plays a leading role in this particular sector of the economy.

From numerous submissions at the 2017 Skilled Trades Fair in Wels, Kellner & Kunz was able to impress the judges with an innovative service.

The “RECA iSTORAGE solution” developed by Kellner & Kunz AG was singled out by the jury of experts. The jury particularly emphasised the high level of service in connection with background logistics as well as the diverse range of applications available to the customer. An entirely well thought-out complete solution that offers cost savings through process optimisation. The submissions were evaluated according to three criteria: Innovation – Benefit – Market Success/Opportunities.

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