Suche
Network Metal awarded Metal Technology Oscar”
The Best of Class Award 2025 was presented as part of the Metall Network’s annual Steel Day. Riegler Metallbau impressed with the “Mariendom Center Linz” project and won against ten nominated submissions.
Network Metal awarded Metal Technology Oscar”
The award, given every two years by Network Metal, has been honoring the performance, innovative strength and excellence of Austrian steel, glass and metal construction companies since 2016. Network Metal member companies that have implemented exemplary projects between July 2023 and July 2025 are eligible to participate.
Metal architecture at Linz's Mariendom
The winning project impressed with its complex architectural requirements, design sophistication and technical precision. The free-standing structure at Mariendom Linz is characterized by three sculptural, seemingly floating canopies, curved triple insulating glazing in special formats, frameless glass facades and sophisticated drainage solutions on a curved roof structure - realized under monument protection regulations and high time pressure.
“The projectMariendom Center Linzis an example of what we want to recognize with the Best of Class Award: technical precision, creative design and solution-oriented craftsmanship at the highest level.” Thomas Weber,Managing Director Network Metal
Two-stage process for determining the prize winners
The winners were determined in a two-stage selection process: After a member vote, the three best-rated projects will be included in the final round. There, a jury from the board of the Metal Network decides based on the criteria of progressiveness, efficiency, innovation and design.
The 2025 award winners
- Riegler Metallbau – Projekt „Mariendom Center Linz“
- RK Metalltechnik – Projekt „LISA – Laser Intelligent Sorting Assistant“
- ASCO Anlagentechnik und Consulting – Projekt „Nocksteinmast“
Award ceremony with symbolic power
The winner was presented with the coveted brass sculpture. Riegler Metallbau also received a winner's bonus, sponsored by the Allianz agency Masilko Versicherungsbüro. The prize money is earmarked and goes directly to the company's employees. "Winning the Best of Class Award means an incredible amount to us. It makes me proud - especially because it recognizes the incredible competence and commitment of our top team. And anyone who knows the Riegler company knows: We can not only deliver success - we also know how to celebrate it," said junior boss Lukas Riegler at the award ceremony. "The Best of Class Award is our way, the excellence of ours “To make member companies visible,” emphasized Michael Thauerböck, chairman of the Metal Network. “The high level of submissions shows how future-proof and innovative our industry is – and with what achievements Austria’s metal technology sets standards.”
Steel Day as an industry meeting point
The award ceremony took place as part of the Network Metal Steel Day on September 19, 2025 at the Hotel Gut Brandlhof in Saalfelden. With 91 percent of all member companies taking part, the Steel Day was once again a strong sign of cohesion, exchange and cooperation within the industry.
