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TECHCO Group Acquires GST Grinder GmbH

A Strong partner for the future

We are delighted to inform you today about an important milestone in our company’s history: The internationally active TECHCO Group, based in Wolkersdorf in Lower Austria‘s Weinviertel region, has acquired GST Grinder GmbH effective September 29, 2025.

This step creates a solid foundation for future-proof production and secures the long-term survival of our long-established company.

A strong foundation for the future

GST Grinder GmbH has recently faced major economic challenges. With the acquisition by the TECHCO Group, we are now opening a new chapter: The TECHCO Group is a broadly positioned industrial supplier specializing in metalworking, precision mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and automation. In addition to its international market presence, it also brings comprehensive expertise and decades of experience in mechanical engineering – an ideal complement to our core business.

Our focus remains on precision and quality

GST Grinder will continue to focus on the development, design, and manufacture of high-precision cylindrical grinding machines. These are used worldwide in the tool and automotive supply industries and have stood for the highest precision and quality for years.

In addition, we will further expand our services for commissioning, maintenance, modernization, and spare parts supply. This ensures that our customers experience even greater efficiency, reliability, and safety in their daily production processes.

Continuity for our customers

It is particularly important to us that this transition runs smoothly for you:

• Production at the site will continue without interruption.

• Your usual contact persons will remain the same.

• All existing projects and services will continue as usual.

Looking forward

We look forward to this new partnership with great confidence. Together with the TECHCO Group, we will continue to write GST’s success story – with innovative strength, quality, and customer focus.

We thank you for your trust and look forward to continuing to support you reliably with our products and services in the future.

TECHCO Group übernimmt GST Grinder GmbH — f.l.t.r.: Bruno Grojer, Radovan Ivetic and Andreas Zwerger

by GST

Company–Apprentice Speed Dating in Korneuburg

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This year, the #Bildungsmeile (Education Mile) was replaced by the Company–Apprentice Speed Dating in Korneuburg – an event organized by the WKO.

GST offers the following training opportunities for interested young people:

Apprenticeship: Metal Technology – Module Mechanical Engineering (3.5 years)
Apprenticeship: Electrical Engineering – Module Plant and Industrial Engineering (3.5 years)
Dual Apprenticeship: Metal Technology and Electrical Engineering (4 years)

In 2013, we took part in the Bildungsmeile for the first time. Many young people, school classes, and families took the opportunity to come to Sierndorf to get to know GST better and to gain insights into the apprenticeship program in Metal Technology.
Many young people were so impressed by us that they decided to start an apprenticeship at our company. Apprentices are equally important to us – back then, during, and now also after the Bildungsmeile.

Today, getting to know each other is different – faster: The WKO tested “speed dating” between companies and applicants in several federal states. Both sides only have 8 minutes to get a first impression. Those who are genuinely interested in the company or profession can then take a deeper look.

Unternehmen-Lehrlings-Speed-Dating in Korneuburg

At GST, we offer trial days for this purpose. While the name may sound rather informal, these days are already much more in-depth compared to the first 8 minutes of introduction. What our apprentice David Fischer-Mantler and our production manager Christian Mangel can convey in just 8 minutes is hard to say. Spending a full workday gives you a much clearer picture.

Traveling to and from the company is also an important aspect. The community on site, the working atmosphere – these things cannot be conveyed at a “speed dating” event. And our products – high-precision grinding machines – look far less impressive in a brochure than in real life.

In any case, we had a lot of fun at the event. I also had the chance to gain some insight on site and take photos to report “back home” about this first speed dating event. Short conversations with WKO District Office Manager Magª Anna Schrittwieser and the promoter Mr. Toni Ferk gave us further insights as a company.

But we all need to keep at it together: In the future, it will remain important to provide young people with solid training and give them the opportunity to receive support in choosing a career. Companies and the WKO share this responsibility. We take it seriously – not only at speed dating events, but also later on throughout the entire apprenticeship at GST.

by Sonja Horvath-Puttinger

Two GST apprentices went on a journey…

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Two GST apprentices went on a journey to Northern Ireland and had a lot to talk about when they came home!

The IFA – International Young Workers Exchange organisation offers apprentices in Austria the opportunity to gain experience in other countries and companies. In June 2025, two motivated young apprentices from our team took up this offer and traveled to Belfast in Northern Ireland for 5 weeks.

I interviewed my colleagues David and Tobias about their experiences and received the following answers:

>> How was the trip, did everything go well? <<
Tobias & David: “Yes, we were very well looked after by the organization. The flight went from Vienna via Munich to Dublin, from there we took the Air Chuck bus to Belfast. A cab then took us directly to our accommodation. We were a total of 14 apprentices who took part in the program in Belfast. A guide from the IFA stayed on site for a week and organized everything for us. After this week, we had everything on track and managed very well for ourselves. The accommodation took some getting used to in terms of location and facilities. We were accommodated in a student quarter and the level of comfort was manageable. For approximatly a month, however, that was fine.”

>> You had English lessons in the first week. After your trip to Ireland, you can probably confirm that not all English is the same <<
T & D: “The primary language for us was “British English”, instead of Irish English, which needs more getting used to for foreigners. We were first graded according to our language skills and, based on this, divided into groups. The lessons were interdisciplinary, i.e. apprentices from different subject areas were divided into groups according to level. The lessons were from 9.00-13.00 and the lecturers were very easy for us to understand.”

>> That sounds good! Whas was on the agenda for the afternoon programm? <<
T & D: “We had the opportunity to see all the sights. In the evening we went to the pub or cooked for ourselves. All in all, we were able to get to know this different culture and way of life and felt very comfortable.”

>> In the second week it was time to get to work, how was that for your? <<
T & D: “That was awesome! We were at a company called “Datum-Design: aerospace / automotive tool engineering” and were actually allowed to work on a lathe and a CNC-controlled milling machine. Our colleagues were very nice and one time we even got a day off to go on an excursion. Overall, this was a really great place to work for.”

>> What else did you like? <<
T & D: “The nature was impressive! We took lots of photos.”

>> What did you take with you from this experience for your personal development? <<
Tobias: “I´ve learned for myself, that in the future I will approach new situations with an more open mind.”
David: “Although the internship was great, I´m happy to be home again and I am more aware of the things that weren’t available in Ireland. I do miss the longer opening hours in the supermarkets now, but I’m still happy to be living in Austria.”

by Sonja Horvath-Puttinger

Career day at HTL Hollabrunn 2024

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Once again we were invited to participate in the Career day at HTL Hollabrunn 2024 as exhibitors.

We gladly accepted the chance to present our company to school students from the construction and mechanical engineering sector.

We want to thank everyone we met for all the exciting exchanges and would be very happy to return to next year’s career day at the HTL Hollabrunn!

For further information click here!

by Sonja Horvath-Puttinger

Korneuburg’s Bildungsmeile 2024 at GST

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As in the previous years GST hosted Korneuburg’s “Bildungsmeile” and opened its doors to students, as well as all other interested parties.

GST (among other participating companies) welcomed interested pupils and showed them all the different training opportunities and available apprenticeships within our company.

As a training company, we are glad that the annual initiative of the WKO Lower Austria was well received yet again by families and school classes and we would like to express our sincere thanks to all participants!

by Sonja Horvath-Puttinger

New management at GST!

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New management at GST – We are pleased to inform you that management of GST Grinder GmbH was handed over on April 3rd 2024. Mr. Ing. Bruno Grojer is now managing director of GST Grinder GmbH. He will be supported by Mr. Dipl. Ing. (FH) Ronald Muhm, who was also given power of attorney.

Neue Geschäftsführung bei GST — f.l.t.r. former CEO Franz Hein, authorized officer Ronald Muhm, former CEO Günter Hacker, CEO Bruno Grojer

Mr. Grojer has been working for the company since 2000 and has made a significant contribution to the company´s success. Mr. Grojer worked as head of mechanical engineering and as deputy to CEO Günter Hacker in the field of technology. Mr. Muhm has been working with the company since 2007. After several yeas in the mechanical engineering field, he has proven his skills as project manager.

The sales department will now be led by Herrn Dipl. Ing (FH) Markus Aschauer.

In the department mechanical engineering Mr. Matthias Forstner and Mr. Christoph Lendl together succeeded Mr. Grojer. In the department programming, Mr. Christoph Handler succeeded Mr. Heinz Preis due to his retirement.

We look forward to a successful collaboration with our employees, customers, suppliers and all other groups which work togehter with us!

by GST

Save the date: GST @ SIMTOS 2024

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Korea´s largest production and manufacturing technology exhibition

We would like to invite you to visit us at SIMTOS 2024 in Seoul.
Our Korean Sales partner, Fa. Rieckermann, will present our newest machine concept to you.

Here you can find the most important information:

SIMTOS 2024 The largest manufacturing technology exhibition in Korea

Can’t be there in person, but still want to get all the information? Write us and we´ll inform you about the newest developments in the world of grinding machines: Contact form

by Sonja Horvath-Puttinger

Career day at HTL Hollabrunn

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Once again GST was part of the career day at HTL Hollabrunn.

The participation at the career day of the HTL Hollabrunn has become a yearly tradition for GST, since many of our employees are former HTL graduates – a tradition we are trying to continue in the very same way for many more years to come: Introducing our company to future generations!

We would like to thank the school for the opportunity to present our company via presentation and give the students insights into all our specialist departments and job opportunities.

We had an exciting day and many interesting conversations, with promising future prospects.

We wholeheartedly want to say „thank you for that“!

Further informations: Career day 2023 | HTL-HL

by Sonja Horvath-Puttinger

Korneuburg’s 9th „Bildungsmeile” at GST

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Korneuburg’s 9th „Bildungsmeile“ brought interested people to GST yet again this year.

Participating companies opened their doors and showed interested pupils the training opportunities of the available apprenticeships within the respective company. The offer was well received at GST – Our visitors were asked what impressions they were able to gather during their visit and what was special about being able to visit a production company on site.

Many conclusive answers were given:
“You see behind the scenes and can get a picture of the field of activity.”
“Lots of times it’s the little things that you see in a company that contribute to your final career choice.”
“It’s the only way to decide for yourself if you feel comfortable in the working environment.”
“You get a first hand observation regarding the atmosphere within the staff and the ways they interact with each other.”

As a training company, we are glad that the annual initiative of the WKO Lower Austria was well received yet again by families and school classes this year and we would like to express our sincere thanks to all participants!

by Sonja Horvath-Puttinger

Erasmus traineeship at GST

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HTL students from OPAVA gain practical experience at GST

Students from the HTL for mechanical engineering from OPAVA – SŠPU Opava – úvodní stránka – are currently completing their Erasmus traineeship at GST.

Only the best students are allowed to apply this kind of internship. If the letter of motivation is convincing, they get the opportunity to complete their internship abroad. The students are accommodated in Vienna as part of the Erasmus program and commute to Sierndorf by train.

With two weeks behind them, the students were able to get acquainted with many areas of our company. GST offers practical experience in the production and mechanical design departments as part of the internship. They are coached and accompanied by our experienced designer DI Vera Sucha, who lives in Brno and travels to GST on a daily basis. As a graduate of the Technical University CVUT Praha – Czech Technical University Prague, she is a role model for the four young students when it comes to mechanical engineering.

In an informal interview, the trainees were asked how they like working at GST:

“The activities in the mechanical design department are very interesting. The 3D program runs in German language, but thanks to intuition and experience, we are still able to work with it very efficiently.”

The two trainees who are currently working in the mechanical production department feel particularly comfortable because they can work together with colleagues of the same age who have also completed their training at GST. Because of everybody speaking English, there is no language barrier between them and if certain technical terms are unclear, translation tools make short work of problems of that nature. Many areas such as the “engraving area for machine plates”, the “spindle room” and the “assembly of assemblies” are presented and activities in these areas are taught.

And what do the young trainees think about their stay in Austria?

„We are fans of the ÖBB, it is always on time, well equipped and clean”, the way to and from work is rather hectic: „In Vienna, people are constantly on the run, whether on the way to the subway or anywhere else, there is hustle and bustle everywhere”. They enjoy their spare time, including weekend trips to i.e. the Technical Museum in Vienna, which they found to be quite interesting.

But not everything works perfectly: “The stove in the apartment always causes problems, but now it has been replaced” and “Unfortunately, the Austrian beer doesn’t taste as good as the Czech one”. 😉

All in all, the four young people find their stay in Austria very exciting and praise the internship very highly. Some of them could even imagine a life in Austria, although probably not in Vienne, but its more rural surroundings like Sierndorf.

We would like to thank the students for their interest, their cooperation and the overall great exchange!

by Sonja Horvath-Puttinger