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EMDEN \/ D\u00dcSSELDORF Ems Ports Agency and Stevedoring Beteiligungs GmbH & Co. KG (epas) was awarded the \u2018Gro\u00dfer Preis des Mittelstandes\u2019 2026 on 12 September. The award was presented by the Oskar Patzelt Foundation, which honoured 28 finalists and ten winners at the Hotel Maritim D\u00fcsseldorf. The focus was not solely on financial indicators. A total of five criteria were assessed: the company\u2019s overall development; the creation and safeguarding of jobs and apprenticeships; innovation and modernisation; commitment to the environment and the region; and service, customer focus and marketing. \u201cOur role today extends far beyond port handling. Together with our staff, we ensure that international supply chains, industrial projects and the energy transition function reliably. We are therefore particularly delighted that, following our selection as a finalist last year, we have now been named a winner,\u201d said Timo Siebahn, Managing Director of epas.<\/p>\n

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