Novomatic has, once again, been awarded the title of "Austrian Leading Company" by the independent Excellence Platform Leitbetriebe Austria, which judges companies based on economic strength and responsible business ethics.
The evaluation process is held every two years and involves the company being assessed on corporate goals such as innovation, growth and targeted employee development.
As a major taxpayer in Lower Austria, Novomatic makes sustainable contributions to domestic value creation, while balancing this performance against ecological responsibility and social sustainability.
Stefan Krenn, Novomatic Board Member, said: "Long-term corporate success is based on stability, innovative strength and clear responsibility towards employees, society and the environment.
"The renewed recertification as a leading company confirms our strategic orientation and our claim to combine economic strength with sustainable corporate management."
Novomatic was founded in 1980 and has grown to employ more than 26,000 people from
Monica Rintersbacher, Leitbetriebe Austria Managing Director, said: "For many years, Novomatic has been an example of what makes a leading company: international technological innovation on the one hand and a clearly lived responsibility towards the location, employees and society on the other.
“With the recertification, the company underlines its role as a stable driving force for the economy and employment in Austria."
Over the past few months, Novomatic has been making headlines over its off-market takeover bid regarding Ainsworth Game Technology Limited.
Novomatic now holds 66.84% of Ainsworth Game Technology shares, consolidating it as the majority shareholder, but still falling short of the 75% threshold required to proceed to compulsory acquisition and full privatisation.
The people in the photo, from left to right, are Stefan Krenn, Monica Rintersbacher, Ryszard Presch and Johannes Gratzl
