We carried on with our charitable activities as a member of the Eurofins Group

Sponsoring a study competition and a university scientific students' associations conference, participation in a charity cycling tour organised by McDonald’s around Lake Balaton, a Christmas shoebox campaign, sponsoring an environmental photo competition. Eurofins Analytical Services Hungary Kft. – a company performing food safety, environmental and drug tests and analyses celebrating its 30th birthday this year but this time as a member of the Eurofins – continued its charity activities in 2022 as well: the employees of our independent laboratory proved how helpful they are on multiple occasions this year too.

Eurofins Knowledge Centre has participated for years now in the grandiose sports event called BringaMánia Tour de Balaton organised by McDonald’s. We felt obliged this time again to sponsor Ronald McDonald Gyermeksegély Alapítvány, a child charity foundation providing provides homely circumstances free of charge at the Ronald McDonald Houses all over the world for families whose children undergo lengthy hospital treatments far from home.

In the cycling tour at the end of May this year, starting off from Újhely Beach of Siófok, our company was represented again by our colleague (the now retired) business development director Dr. Tamás Szigeti; this was the 6th time he participated in the race as a honorary member of the McDonald’s team headed by Dr. Tibor Cselényi representing Eurofins Analytical Services Hungary Kft. The team covered the 206 km distance "Balaton XL" run in as little as 10 hours.

Sponsoring a chemistry competition

The chemistry competition of the Petrik Lajos Bilingual Vocational School of Chemistry of the 14th district of Budapest was organised for upper grade students in November again this year, to which teams of a few members were invited by the organisers. As well as tangible prizes the winning teams received diplomas for their success in the three-round competition which might earn them extra points in the procedure of admission to higher education institutions.

"We found it important to sponsor the study competition because future technicians coming from "the Petrik" are extremely highly qualified; they proved their enthusiasm even during practical training in the summer and we would like to maintain this kind of efficient cooperation with the school in the future too. This year the winners received purchase vouchers and gift cards from our company", said HR manager Balázs Mátrai.

Our unique CSR system

Eurofins Analytical Services Hungary Kft. – a specialist of environmental, health and food safety analyses – has been present in the domestic market for over 30 years, now as a member of the laboratory network of the international market leader Eurofins group. With its analyses Eurofins contributes to a safer and healthier world but it also take the cause of social responsibility very seriously, going way beyond the scope of their services.

The Eurofins Foundation has been contributing large amounts to professional and charity organisations and educational institutions to promote the protection of health and environment for years by now, while Eurofins Analytical Services Hungary Kft. has developed an unmatched CSR system in Hungary in scientific dissemination and education (having launched, for example, the Laborkaland (Lab Adventure) national chemistry competition, the www.laboratorium.hu scientific news portal, the Tiny Plastic Puzzle microplastic research project, our own scientific periodical and strategic cooperation arrangements with universities).

Our CSR activity has earned us the CSR Hungary award on several occasion and our corporate social responsibility played a major role in our winning the Superbrands Business award – which was granted to our laboratory by the independent jury panel for the fifth time this year.

Sponsoring the Scientific Students’ Associations Conference at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics

Scientific Students’ Associations Conference organised by the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME) is one of the most important events that has been sponsored by our company with great enthusiasm. In the competition the students present their research papers prepared during a period of 6-12 month research of a given field of research or theme in the given sections to a jury panel and the most successful entries can also be submitted by those ranked in the required positions, in the biannual National Conference of Scientific Students’ Associations.  Our company sponsored this year the student participating in the conference at the BME Faculty of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology and winning a special award there, with a purchase voucher. The prize was handed over at a solemn ceremony on 17 November at the BME Ch building by the head of Eurofins Analytical Services Hungary Kft's Health Protection Division Dr. Andrea Egresy.

‘Shoebox Campaign’ at Biharkeresztes

Eurofins Analytical Services Hungary Kft. remembered to give gifts to students in Biharkeresztes this year again. Our colleagues packaged and filled the shoeboxes for disadvantaged small children during the month of November which will be handed over to the schoolchildren of the small town in the county of Hajdú-Bihar. The shoebox campaigns (or as it is referred to in its country of origin: Operation Christmas Child) reached Hungary ten years ago, but back then children in need received packages with the involvement of the Baptist Charity Service for Christmas from West Europe. The first campaign was launched by the charity organisation in 2004, with the motto: “Christmas for ten thousand children”.

We have been conducting the shoebox campaign, which has become a great tradition, year after year ever since then, under the coordination of the head of the IT department, András Szabó, who delivers surprise presents for needy students of primary schools of Hungarian rural towns and villages each year.

Birdo – Bird photographer of the year competition

The Birdo – Bird photographer of the year competition – was closed by a solemn award ceremony and the opening of the exhibition of the winning photos. The 344 contestants entered nearly 3000 photos into the two-round competition. The initiative, promoting the cause of nature conservation and environmental protection alike, is fully in line with the CSR strategy of Eurofins Analytical Services Hungary Kft. – member of the Eurofins Group – therefore there was no question about our laboratory's sponsorship of the competition, that is, the publishing of the photo album.

Birdo – Bird Photographer of the Year award.

The world of birds in the most beautiful photos!

Our laboratory also sponsored the bird photographer of the year competition

The Birdo – Bird photographer of the year competition was closed by a solemn award ceremony and the opening of the exhibition of the winning photos. The 344 contestants entered nearly 3000 photos into the two-round competition. The initiative, promoting the cause of nature conservation and environmental protection alike, is fully in line with the CSR strategy of WESSLING Hungary Kft. – now member of the Eurofins Group – therefore there was no question about our sponsorship of the competition, that is, the publishing of the photo album.

Birdo – Bird photographer of the year is the only photo competition with birds focusing on birds. Nature conservation was specifically emphasised in the competition because only photos taken ethically – without interfering with the lives of birds in reproduction, resting or their natural movement – were accepted.

Photos were accepted between 1 June 2022 and 31 July 2022 in 10 different categories, without having to pay entry fees. The photos were evaluated by a panel of seven, chaired by NIKON ambassador Tamás Imre nature photographer. Based on their first-round decision a total of 462 photos and 4 document photo series were qualified for round two, in which the entries were scored again by the panel to reach the final result. Public voting also took place in September on the competition's Facebook page.

Wessling Hungary Kft. – a specialist of environmental, health and food safety analyses – celebrated the 30th anniversary this year. 2022 is particularly important year for us and not only because of this truly memorable jubilee but also because this year we became a proud member of the Eurofins international market leader laboratory network. The combination of the two companies' expertise and experience will now provide even more opportunities for making the world safer and healthier by our analyses and on the basis of our shared values.

Both Eurofins and WESSLING Hungary Kft. take the cause of social responsibility very seriously, going way beyond the scope of their services.

The Eurofins Foundation has been contributing large amounts to professional and charity organisations and educational institutions to promote the protection of health and environment for years by now, while WESSLING Hungary Kft. has developed an unmatched CSR system in Hungary in scientific dissemination and education (having launched, for example, the Laborkaland (Lab Adventure) national chemistry competition, the www.laboratorium.hu scientific news portal, the Tiny Plastic Puzzle microplastic research project, our own scientific periodical and strategic cooperation arrangements with universities).

The Birdo – Bird photographer of the year contest is fully in line with the philosophy of our company, as the organisers of the initiative draw attention to the cause of environmental protection and nature conservation, in addition to presenting the beauty and riches of nature. The competition's professional supporter is the Hungarian Ornithological and Nature Conservation Society the nature conservation association Száz Völgy Természetvédelmi Egyesület and the nature photo magazine Természetfotó Magazin.

It was a pleasure for Wessling Hungary Kft. member of the international market leader Eurofins to contribute to the creation of this wonderful album and we wish that our readers enjoy the wonderful pictures!

To view the pictures visit the website of Birdo – Bird photographer of the year.

We have Received the Superbrands Business Award!

WESSLING Hungary Kft. a member of the Eurofins Group, among the best Hungarian brands.

WESSLING Hungary Kft., a company performing environmental, food safety and pharmaceutical tests as well as consultancy services (member of the Eurofins Group since 2022) is the only laboratory ranked among Hungary's strongest brands (Lidl, Diego, Jysk, Mester, Stiebel Eltron – to name but a few). A new glass sculpture was added to our collection in the solemn award ceremony and Managing Director Dr. László Zanathy foresees a definitely bright future for the company.

At the end of November more than 60 brands were provided, for the eighteenth time, with the Superbrands and Business Superbrands awards at Budapest Music Centre where our company was represented by Managing Director Dr. László Zanathy and Marketing Manager Gábor Szunyogh.

"The past 30 years' trajectory is phenomenal to me. It has been my privilege to have been able to witness how a big company evolves as a live organisation" – says László Zanathy in relation to the award.

"Wessling Knowledge Centre's key values include commitment to quality, speed, transparency, customer orientation, reliability, expertise as well as authentic and accurate communication Our values, as a member of the international market leader Eurofins Group, have remained unchanged, indeed: we are in for an even more stable future and further professional achievements!" - as the Managing Director claims in the exclusive Superbrands publication brought out on the gala evening.

The section introducing our company explains that the history of WESSLING Knowledge Centre equals continuous innovation: with its services offered and provided during the past 30 years the company has entered the segment of food safety and drug tests and analyses, the range of which it has been expanding steadily month after month. WESSLING's communication strategy is based on proactivity and the dissemination of scientific information. This is the purpose of the company's extension website Laboratorium.hu, its own organised conference (Hungalimentaria), media appearances (more than 2000 of or articles appeared in the mainstream and professional media in the past ten years) along with our creative campaigns and those conducted in the context of corporate social responsibility: in the course of Tiny Plastic Puzzle we analysed the microplastic levels in the rivers Danube and its tributaries, while our chemistry contest called Laborkaland promoted chemistry among secondary school students through online contests and experiments, by means of up-to-date pedagogy. During our campaign "Ésszel a kosárba" ("watch out what you buy") we shared our important messages and experiences with the public. During our Gyomaendrőd project we performed tests and analyses in cooperation with the municipality in the context of corporate social responsibility while in our communication campaign this year promoting circular economy we drew attention to how waste can be turned into valuable input material for energy generation.

Our philosophy and CSR activities are in line with what programme director Géza László said when he emphasised that the brands awarded in the Superbrands programme are also characterised by a high degree of social sensitivity. "Fostering creativity and encouraging talent, ensuring equal opportunities and acceptable working environment are important values to us" – the programme director said.

As a special musical treat during the solemn gala evening Kriszta Kovács and Sándor Sasvári, leading artists of Hungary's best musical theatre, Madách Theatre, performed parts of world famous musical super productions. The musical parts were accompanied by the company of Baltazár Theatre engaging artists with disabilities, as a special dance ensemble.

The Superbrands Award means very much to us and we hope that it will increase confidence in us among the general public, professional circles and our business partners and suppliers alike.

About the Superbrands Programme

The Superbrands Award helps raise awareness in brand value: its communication draws attention among consumers and business partners to positive values such as the financial stability of the company behind the brand, its nationwide recognition and popularity and outstanding brand building practice.

The Superbrands Programme – now operating in more than 90 countries worldwide – was launched in 1995 by the British Brand Council, with a two-fold objective: to highlight outstanding brands and show examples for others to follow. The programme has come to be known across the globe by now, with the Superbrands title indicating something special, something outstanding in nearly 90 countries worldwide.

The Superbrands Award has been representing the essence of all positive factors attached to brands in Hungary: it showcases up their market recognition, popularity and their financial stability. Five year after its launch the Hungarian Superbrands Programme extended the qualification to business brands as well by introducing the Business Superbrands Award to reward the most successful brands in the business sector (B2B).

As it is widely known, the best of the best consumer and business brands are rewarded by the international Superbrands programme, a trademark symbolising high quality. The final decisions on the awardees are made, after a screening process of several phases, by a committee of 40 independent marketing and business management experts each year.

The Big Lab story: we turned 30, and we now belong to the Eurofins Group!

See our most recent short video!

We turned thirty! Although we are not exposed too much, we are present everywhere in life, be it food safety, pharmaceutical tests or environmental protection. Since its foundation in 1992, WESSLING Hungary Kft. has worked to become one of the market leader laboratory service providers in Hungary within a few years, and joined the largest global network of laboratories, the Eurofins Group this year. Our newest spot is about this move.