24. ‒ 28. November 2025
Dear friends of Ukraine,
it has been a busy week for us. This week, we hosted a delegation of x people, mainly from the defence sector, in Lviv and Kyiv and brought them together with Ukrainian contacts. The trip was planned so that the companies could attend the German-Ukrainian Business Awards ceremony at the end.
In the category German Company of the Year 2025, the winner yesterday evening was Quantum Systems, which has been supporting Ukraine's defence since 2022, primarily with its Vektor reconnaissance drone. The company has also been producing this drone in Ukraine since 2024, thus becoming an investor. Around a third of Quantum Systems' employees now belong to the Ukrainian part of the company.
Ajax Systems was named Ukrainian Company of the Year 2025. The manufacturer of security technology, primarily for burglary protection, was only founded in 2011 and is now the largest manufacturer of security technology in Europe. The company is very successful in Germany and has factories in Turkey and Vietnam. Its award-winning design contributes to the success of Ajax Systems.
On the Ukrainian side, the agricultural holding company MHP, the steel product manufacturer Interpipe and Univest (packaging) were also in the running. On the German side, Profine, Knauf and UIFK-Agro were in the final round.
We wish you a pleasant weekend from Kyiv.
P.S.: Please send feedback to nataliia.hryshchenko@ukraine.ahk.de and / or reiner.perau@ukraine.ahk.de.
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