European Enterprise Awards 2023

10. Best Specialist Decommissioning/ Decontamination Tech Company - Europe Jan24046 With centuries of history under its belt, BRAUN Decommissioning Technologies is a well-established company with roots that date back to 1798, when renowned blacksmith Isidor Braun founded the first and only file production business in the Schwarzwald area of Konstanz. Later, his son Isidor Karl Braun moved the operation to a large economic region of the Austrian-Hungarian monarchy, where he acquired a property near Vöcklabruck. Adding a hammer mill and a crucible steel smeltery to the castle, he expanded the company’s offerings and named it Braun’s Sons. Now in its seventh generation, Braun’s Sons has since been split into multiple divisions. In 2009, it entered the field of dismantling nuclear facilities with the development of its mobile cold cutting saw with special saw blades for the dismantling of large metal structures. This led to the birth of BRAUN Decommissioning Technologies. Since 2021, the business has been headed by Managing Director Roderich Martin Braun, who joined the family business in 2018 after studying internationally and gaining professional experience in Austria and Sweden. Today, BRAUN Decommissioning Technologies is driven by a simple mission: to facilitate the controlled dismantling of conventional and nuclear facilities and the disposal of radioactive waste. To achieve this, the company offers a wide range of dismantling technologies, including wall saws, wire saws, plunge saws, drill rigs, cooling units, and hydraulic power packs. It also offers products for decontamination like wall saws and wall peelers, as well as decommissioning technologies like cold cutting saws, saw blades, bridge saws, drum dismantling machines, internal pipe cutters, and centrifugal cutters. BRAUN Decommissioning Technologies serves a niche client base, including owners of nuclear power plants who wish to dismantle their facilities, specialised companies that dismantle nuclear power plants, and companies that offer concrete cutting and drilling services. Over the years, the values held by BRAUN Decommissioning Technologies have remained the same, centred around honesty, fairness, long-term thinking, and future-oriented action. The business also BRAUN Decommissioning Technologies is a familyowned business focused on developing and producing technologies for the controlled decommissioning, decontamination, and dismantling of conventional and nuclear facilities, as well as for the concrete cutting and drilling industries. The company is proud of its ability to cut all kinds of different materials, generating novel solutions where options are limited. places great emphasis on the importance of partnership-based and high-performance cooperation, both internally and with customers and suppliers. Furthermore, BRAUN Decommissioning Technologies values precision, aiming to provide the best possible solutions. The company believes that, even if perfection is not possible, it is important to strive to deliver the perfect product. For this reason, it makes every effort to constantly engage in research and development in order to create new technologies and enhance its existing product offerings. In this, BRAUN Decommissioning Technologies always makes use of the feedback and information it has received from its customers, especially those who use its machines on a daily basis to carry out dismantling work. This enables the business to gain an in-depth understanding of the on-site situation and identify the challenges that need to be mastered. In everything it does, BRAUN Decommissioning Technologies demonstrates steadfast commitment to developing creative ideas and approaches, undergoing intensive research, and carrying out empirical tests. For the technologies it has created, the company has successfully obtained several patents, including three European patents, and its innovative spirit has been recognised in multiple international awards programmes. Serving clients who dismantle both conventional and nuclear facilities, BRAUN Decommissioning Technologies differentiates itself from its competitors through the robustness of its machines. Being exposed to high radioactivity, it is essential that the company’s products are sturdy and can be used under water. Whilst this robustness is not as important for clients dismantling conventional facilities, they still benefit from the machines’ longevity and low maintenance nature thanks to their strength. Another fact that sets BRAUN Decommissioning Technologies apart from others is that its machines are based on a modular system. The company’s product range was forged on a sustainable concept to serve a sustainable purpose. Contact: Roderich Braun Company: BRAUN Decommissioning Technologies Web Address: braun-ddd.com

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