Schöck Bauteile GmbH Schöckstraße 1 76534 Baden-Baden, Germany Tel.: +49 (0) 7223 – 967-0 E-mail: presse-de@schoeck.com Press release. Schöck wins Architects’ Darling award Tronsole impact sound insulation system awarded gold as the “Industry’s Darling” Baden-Baden, in November 22 – Schöck on the winner’s podium at the Architects’ Darling Award for the seventh time in a row: The building products manufacturer was awarded the coveted gold trophy in the “Stairs” category at this year’s ceremony for its Tronsole impact sound insulation element. The winners of the Architects’ Darling Award 2022 were announced on 9 November at a gala ceremony as part of the “Celler Werktage”. Around 1,800 experts from the fields of architecture and planning took part in Germany’s largest multimedia industry survey and voted for their “construction industry darlings”. Heinze GmbH has been honouring products and services in the construction industry with the brand award since 2011. Along with 170 other manufacturers, Schöck faced the industry’s jury and was able to convince across the board in the criteria of product quality, price-performance ratio and innovation: top place and thus the gold award went to Tronsole. After gold in 2020 and silver in 2021, the impact sound insulation element is thus one of the most popular products in the construction industry again in 2022. Inventive spirit belongs to the “Schöck DNA” The award has a special significance for Schöck. “The award is a direct assessment of whether the product meets the needs and requirements of architects and planners,” explains Mike Bucher, CEO of Schöck AG. “We are therefore all the more pleased that one of our products has won the Architects’ Darling award again this year. This not only makes us proud, but also spurs us on to continue working on innovative solutions for the construction industry.” Rely on the blue line for peace and quiet in the stairwell Since 1985, the Tronsole impact sound insulation element has been providing reliable impact sound insulation and an acoustic bridge-free design for staircases with high living quality. Planned and installed as a system, the Schöck Tronsole creates a blue line – the quality feature for very good sound insulation and quietness in the stairwell. The pioneering spirit of continuously developing products further also characterises the sound insulation system: the latest innovations are Tronsole Type P for elegant prefabricated landings made of fair-faced concrete and Tronsole Type F with the first approval for corbel connection of staircases. The DIBt-approved impact sound insulation elements not only contribute reliably to sound reduction, they also open up greater design freedom for architects and planners. 2,423 characters (incl. spaces) Tronsole info box Effective impact sound insulation is important for health and is a prerequisite for complying with private law and building authority requirements for sound insulation. The complete Schöck Tronsole system for in-situ concrete and prefabricated part construction consists of perfectly matched variants. These ensure acoustic bridge-free installation and impact sound insulation of the highest level. With the Tronsole product range, Schöck has been setting the standard for reliable impact sound insulation in stairwells for almost three decades. The market leadership in the field of impact sound insulation elements has its roots in our own company: product development and quality management with committed employees who constantly question existing beliefs, optimise where necessary and constantly strive for new innovations. Images [Schoeck_Architects‘-Darling_2022_1] Architects’ favourite: Gold in the Architects’ Darling Award 2022 went to the Schöck Tronsole impact sound insulation element. Photo: Schöck Bauteile GmbH [Schoeck_Architects‘-Darling_2022_2] Pascal Maier, Manager Mergers & Acquisitions at Schöck, received the award at the presentation in Celle. Photo: ©Heinze GmbH, Marcus Jacobs [Schoeck_Architects‘-Darling_2022_3] Rely on the blue line: The complete Schöck Tronsole system provides effective impact sound protection across all trades. Photo: Schöck Bauteile GmbH About Schöck:  Schöck Bauteile GmbH is a company of the international Schöck Group that has more than 1,100 employees and is active in over 40 markets. The headquarters are located in Baden-Baden at the foot of the Black Forest where the company’s success story began in 1962. Company founder Eberhard Schöck used his knowledge and his experience of building sites to develop products that simplify the construction process and solve the physical problems of construction work. This mission has remained the foundation of the company’s philosophy to this day, a philosophy that has allowed Schöck to become the leading provider of reliable and innovative solutions to reduce thermal bridges and impact sound, for thermally insulating façade connections and reinforcement technology. Schöck products facilitate a more rational approach to construction and safeguard the construction quality over the long term. The focus is placed on the benefits to the physical construction and energy efficiency. For tomorrow’s world of construction work, Schöck is driving the digitalisation of the work flow from planning to the building site.