Team building is an essential part of the success of a modern company. Defining goals together and celebrating achievements. On the job - as in sport - success is often not an individual achievement, but teamwork. The employees of the Müller-Guttenbrunn Group not only proved this at the legendary Kart Trophy, they also demonstrated their sporting stamina as a team at the city run in Waidhofen/Ybbs and at the business run in Ardagger.

Sporting activities provide the perfect basis for strengthening team spirit and promoting cohesion within a group. Overcoming challenges together "welds" people together and strengthens their awareness of being able to rely on their colleagues.

The employees of the Müller-Guttenbrunn Group had the opportunity to promote community and team spirit on 20 April in Waidhofen/Ybbs.

Under the motto "It's about CO2 - we run for a sustainable future", two relay teams from MGG Polymers took part in the traditional running event, which was organised by the Waidhofen/Ybbs Sports Union for the 39th time this year.

Together with Willi Bammacher, Helga Berger, Kathrin Bühringer, Daniel Forstner, Christoph Laubichler, Irhad Petrovic and Lisa Rainer, MGG Polymers Managing Director Maximilian Hager also took part in the competition. "It was a great experience to master this challenge as a team. A successful starting signal for further joint endeavours," said a motivated Hager.

The committed employees were able to prove that this enthusiasm was not just lip service a few weeks later at the 11th Mostviertler Business Run in Ardagger.

On 6 June, three motivated teams from the Müller-Guttenbrunn Group (Helga Berger, Katrin Bühringer, Christoph Etlinger, Daniel Forstner, Maximilian Müller-Guttenbrunn, Maximilian Hager, Christoph Laubichler, Irhad Petrovic and Idris Sari) were among the 500 or so participants at the start. In addition to the sporting aspect and the team-building idea, the focus in Ardagger was on a good cause: part of the entry fee went to the "Lebenschance Mostviertel" association.

"I've already put the date for the 12th Mostviertel Business Run 2025 in my diary. We'll be back next year," said a delighted Maximilian Müller-Guttenbrunn after crossing the finish line.

The annual MGG Kart Trophy was on the agenda on 8 June, two days after the running event in Ardagger. The participants travelled from all over Austria to take part. The starting field was completed by Steffen Schulz, Managing Director of the German MER, who was the only driver from a neighbouring country to take part.

This year, the race was held at the karting track in Blindenmarkt, which proved to be more challenging than the Wachauring in Melk, where the race had been held in previous years, due to its many bends.

Of course, MGG CEO Christian Müller-Guttenbrunn was also there to greet the teams in person early in the morning before getting into the cockpit himself.

In bright sunshine, the drivers started the race day very early with training and qualifying. The start of the 3-hour race, which demanded everything from the drivers, took place at 9.30 am. The temperatures were rising and the drivers were sweating profusely. The highlight came halfway through the race: the karts came into the pits for driver changes and refuelling. A major challenge for everyone involved.

After three hours, the karts raced across the finish line and the race was flagged off without any accidents. Victory went to a team from Metrec; the lap times of Sepp Üblackner, who virtually "flew" round the course, could not be beaten. Second and third place went to teams from Metran.

After the award ceremony, the day was brought to a cosy close in beautiful weather. The physical well-being was well catered for: drinks and snacks were generously available from the early hours of the morning. All in all, the MGG Kart Trophy 2024 was another great event where everyone had fun and enjoyed the time together with their colleagues.