Solothurn entrepreneur prize 2001

The jury of the Solothurn Entrepreneur Award honours Ryf AG as an example and role model of how it can be possible for a commercially structured company to use economic crises as opportunities.

The company, which specialises in trading, maintaining and customising optical devices, did not sit back and watch the recession unfold. Instead, it used the time to make a name for itself in niches.

Today, Ryf AG serves customers from the watchmaking, cleanroom technology, medical technology, microtechnology and plastics processing sectors.

The jury particularly recognised the flexibility of the company, which has expanded its range to include technologically advanced in-house products as well as services such as training, equipment maintenance and equipment modification.