Austrian engineering group VTU branches out in Flanders

VTU Engineering began in 1990 with a single engineering firm in Graz. Since then, the one-man office has grown into an international technology group that designs and supplies installations for these industries: life sciences and biotech, pharmaceuticals, chemistry, metallurgy, and oil & gas. The group’s services portfolio ranges from the optimization of installations to the overall planning of large projects.

Today, VTU employs 1,200+ people worldwide. Its customers include major international names like Novartis, Evonik and Boehringer Ingelheim. Headquartered in Grambach, near Graz, in the Austrian state of Styria, the group’s 33 subsidiaries are spread across Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Poland, Romania and Belgium.

Not only does VTU develop automated and advanced technological solutions for its customers; the group also designs and manages communication infrastructures and tools as well as for all levels of production control (MES, SCADA, HMI, PLC, ...).

General Manager of VTU Engineering Belgium, Joris Buffels, welcomed the numerous attendees at the inauguration ceremony for the new VTU subsidiary in Mechelen (Flanders). These included the members of the Board of Directors from VTU’s HQ in Austria as well as the Mayor of Mechelen.

Andreas Sumper, from the Austrian Embassy in Brussels, was also present at the ceremony. In his speech, he cited, among other things, the strong relations between Flanders and Austria, as well as the historical ties with the city of Mechelen that date back to the times of Archduchess Margaret of Austria, from the House of Habsburg, who lived in the city in the 16th century. Talk about connections!