As winner of the 2009 prize Elma joins the ranks of well-known German companies, e.g.
2008 Borg Warner, Kirchheimbolanden
2007 Festool GmbH, Neidlingen
2006 Neff GmbH, Bretten
2005 tesa Werk Offenbrug GmbH
2004 SEW-Eurodrive GmbH, Bruchsal
Twice each year since 2003, Elma has been host to the TOP Initiative of the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Technology with the issue "Productivity leaps through efficient production systems". Companies from all over Germany come together in Singen to exchange information on new technologies and strategies.