Almost 50 customers and industry experts visited the Brocēni cement plant to share knowledge and discuss the current situation and trends in soil calcification issues. We are pleased that our soil liming material has become a demanded product for improving agricultural land.

With great interest our customers – farmers got acquainted with the cement production processes and history.

As part of the meeting with the Norwegian, Swedish, the US and German-Baltic Chambers of Commerce, the State President Edgars Rinkēvičs met with representatives of more than 230 foreign investors to discuss Latvia’s prospects, including such topical issues as competitiveness, security, human capital, sustainability, and transparency.

SCHWENK Latvija management team members Reinhold Schneider and Evita Goša represented the German-Baltic and Swedish chambers of commerce in Latvia, respectively. We are active and use opportunities to talk about issues important to the growth of industry and the country.

On January 11 in the Riga Palace, the State President Edgars Rinkēvičs met representatives of the Board of the Foreign Investors Council in Latvia (FICIL) – Zlata Elksniņa-Zaščirinska and Reinhold Schneider, Chairman of the Board of SCHWENK Latvija.

During the meeting, such important topics as development of human capital and labor availability in Latvia, energy policy and efficiency of state administration were discussed.

Photos by LETA / Paula Čurkste

These people contribute to the development of the company, the satisfaction of employees and cooperation partners, and with their work and attitude prove values of SCHWENK every day.

We sincerely congratulate the winners of the Employee of the Year 2023 title in seven categories!
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Employee of the Year in Cement Production: Aigars Stencelis, Jānis Cakuls, Aleksejs Kozlovs

Employee of the Year in Commercial & Logistics: Eva Agule, Sintija Rozentāle

Employee of the Year in Materials: Imants Treidis, Lejs Aļ-Smadi, Aleksandrs Griņs-Lisovs

Employee of the Year in Administration & Back Office: Elīna Dzalbe, Ilze Vīksna

Employee of the Year in H&S: Lauris Uzuls, Ainars Čuba

Manager of the Year: Uldis Neilands

Growth of the Year: Maksims Isajevs

We wish you a Christmas filled with bright thoughts and good deeds!

Happy, successful, safe and healthy New Year 2024!

We received the high Gold Award in the category of local (Baltic) cargo carriers and special purpose vehicle fleets in the “Safest company fleet 2023” competition organized by the insurance company BALTA and the Ministry of Transport. We are pleased that our investment in road safety and employee well-being provide results, and together with our partners we will continue to work on this very important issue. 

For the first time, the Platinum Award was presented, which was received by our cooperation partner Delta LV. Congratulations! 

SCHWENK Latvija Board Member Jegors Golubevs took part in the expert discussion “ABC of Safe Traffic: Car, Business, Individual 2023”, where industry experts reviewed such topics as monitoring and control of freight carriers, challenges and opportunities of traffic infrastructure in Riga, and responsibility of drivers for their health.

Photos by Kaspars Garda

The transformation of industry is one of the big challenges on the way to climate neutrality, and CO₂ storage is one of the building blocks required to reach it while simultaneously ensuring the viability and competitiveness of European industrial sites. A key element therein is the establishment of cost-efficient European CO₂ infrastructure. For this to happen, corresponding framework regulations must be implemented in the respective EU member countries. The white paper focuses on Germany as a European industry hub and a potential transit country for CO₂ from several source-countries.

The white paper Impulspapier zur deutschen Carbon Management Strategie_PCI EU2NSEA, available in German, has been prepared by the Germany-based and affiliate partners of the European CO₂ infrastructure project EU2NSEA; this is a trans-European development including 10 countries and more than 30 companies. More than 30 million tons of CO₂ annually could be stored in the last stage of the project in two offshore sites in Norway and hence be prevented from being emitted into the atmosphere. The project has recently been confirmed as a Project of Common Interest (PCI) by the European Commission; the project companies active in Germany (Equinor, Heidelberg Materials, Lhoist, Onyx Power, OGE, Schwenk Building Materials Group, Uniper, VNG, Wintershall Dea) describe the factors for the success of the federal government’s carbon management strategy in this white paper.

SCHWENK Building Materials Group is among the affiliate partners supporting the EU2NSEA Project of Common Interest already PCI status in its application phase and is actively discussing the respective required developments in Latvia.

On November 21, the State Labor Inspectorate launched the informative campaign “Be sure that work is safe!”, with the help of which employers and employees are invited to pay attention to the importance of compliance with labor protection requirements, especially in sectors where the risk of accidents at work is increased.

At the opening conference of the campaign with informative and educational presentations for labor protection specialists “There is power in the team!” representatives of Vital Terminal Latvia, SCHWENK Latvija, Schneider Electric and Riga International Airport participated. They presented good practice examples of how teamwork helps companies reduce accidents at work. Linda Šedlere, a Member of the Management Board, Director of Human Capital and Administration, shared the best practice and experience of SCHWENK Latvija.

Photos by Evija Trifanova / LETA

We received the 2023 labor protection good practice award “Golden Helmet” for comprehensive measures to reduce the risks of climate change in working environment. On behalf of the company, the Head of Health and Safety Department Dmitrijs Danilenko received the award.

Linda Šedlere, Member of the Board of SCHWENK Latvija, Director of Human Capital and Administration, says about receiving the award: “We are very pleased with the award and the high evaluation of the jury, considering the company’s activities in caring for the health and safety of our employees at a time when we increasingly feel the direct impact of climate change on the working environment as a result. We have been participating in the Golden Helmet good practice competition for many years, and we are happy that we can still share our experience. Improvements in the working environment in our company do not end, they are measured in several thousands every year, because that is how many reports we receive from our nearly 360 employees every year. We believe that change starts with each of us, therefore, by listening to our people and implementing their suggestions, we will be able to do the most. We are happy for all the responsible employers who implement measures in the field of labor protection and take care of the people of Latvia every day.”

Photos by the State Labour Inspectorate