SCHWENK-owned fleet of 17 concrete trucks and 14 pumps has been recognized as one of the safest in the category “Local (Baltic) Freight Forwarders and Special Purpose Fleets” in 2019. Moller Auto also awarded us with a special safety award.

On November 19, the fourth RTU Faculty of Civil Engineering first-year students’ excursion at the Airport’s Concrete Plant took place. Under the guidance of Janis Zāle, SCHWENK Latvija Materials Quality & Product Technology Manager, the prospective builders got to know the concrete production process and technologies, components, as well as laboratory work and basic concrete testing methods.

On October 18, SCHWENK Latvija received Diversity award for creating an inclusive work environment.

On October 23^rd and 24^th SCHWENK health and safety seminar in Riga and Broceni, it gathered SCHWENK representatives from Germany, Finland and Sweden. During summit SCHWENK Latvija shared practices across different company departments, initiatives, activities, statistics and plans for further development of the H&S system and implementing a holistic approach within the SCHWENK Group. Visiting various structures in Latvia, guests valuated the high performance and other activities that are implemented to improve employee and subcontractors health and safety.

In cooperation with the carrier DELTA LV and Saldus Secondary School, SCHWENK Latvija organized a traffic safety campaign for the 1st – 4th grade students of the Saldus Secondary School. It included theoretical training as well as a practical session, where children could play the role of truck driver, try and understand why reflective jackets are important and understand what blindspot means for truck drivers.

In October SCHWENK Latvija organized Charity Day at the Zante Family Crisis Center, where, along with more than 20 colleagues, we decorated and enhanced the surrounding environment, as well as donated things that could be needed in a daily life.

The first round of the SCHWENK Latvija Community project competition took place in Broceni, after which ten top-ranked ideas were put forward for the next round – the detailed elaboration of the project idea.

In August and September, SCHWENK Latvija achieved historically highest mileage for cement road transport over the last nine years – nearly 1.4 million kilometers each month.

Within the initiative the “Shadows of the entrepreneurs”, several representatives of public authorities visited Riga and Broceni. Employees of SCHWENK Latvija welcomed guests from the Ministry of Transport, Road Transportation directive, Ministry of Finance and the State Labor Inspectorate. The initiative is organized by the Ministry of Economics in cooperation with the Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), the Employers’ Confederation of Latvia (LDDK) and Junior Achievement Latvia (JAL) and was supported by 36 companies and 97 different institutions. The aim is to share experience, see the impact of regulatory enactments in companies, get to know each other and promote dialogue.

On August 30, SCHWENK Latvija customers and partners gathered at the annual event and met three legends – newly renovated venue Hanzas Perons, Maestro Raimonds Pauls and SCHWENK brand.