Awards & distinctions

Troldtekt^® based on the cement type FUTURECEM™ is winner of a Green Product Award 2022. The international award honours innovative and sustainable design solutions. Troldtekt wins the Building components category.

The new acoustic panels are special because they are made using FUTURECEM, a cement type that significantly reduces the panels’ carbon footprint.

When measuring the phases raw material supply, raw material transport and manufacturing in the life cycle of the acoustic panels, the carbon footprint of Troldtekt acoustic panels based on FUTURECEM is negative.

In spring 2022, Troldtekt® acoustic panels based on the cement type FUTURECEM^TM were nominated for the prestigious German Innovation Award, which honours outstanding design innovations.

The German Design Council is behind the award, which honours innovations that take sustainability into account as well as energy and resource consumption. The new Troldtekt acoustic panels based on FUTURECEM are in the running for an award in the ‘Excellence in Business to Business’ category.

The acoustic panels based on FUTURECEM absorb more CO₂ than they emit during the production phase.

Troldtekt^® acoustic panels based on the cement type FUTURECEM™ were among the nominees for the Danish Building Industry Climate Award 2022, which is presented by the trade association Danske Byggecentre (DB). During production, the new acoustic panels have a negative carbon footprint.

The purpose of the Danish Building Industry Climate Awards is to promote the development of building materials with better energy and environmental properties for the sake of the climate. In addition, the awards honour companies that have implemented strategies for the climate, energy, the environment and/or the working environment.

In 2022, the climate award went to Aalborg Portland for launching FUTURECEM, which helps to dramatically reduce the carbon footprint of Troldtekt acoustic panels.

A jury of renowned architects has presented the Architects’ Darling 2021 award to Troldtekt in the Cradle-to-Cradle Challenge category. For more than a decade, Troldtekt’s business strategy has been inspired by the Cradle to Cradle design concept. 

The leading German architecture portal Heinze is behind the award, which was presented to Troldtekt at an awards show in Celle. Here, Tina Snedker Kristensen, Head of Sustainability and Communications at Troldtekt, was presented with the golden statuette by Dr Christine Lemaitre, CEO of the German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB).

For the second year running, Troldtekt has been recognised as one of the best Danish SMEs at reporting on CSR.

One of the reasons why Troldtekt has made it onto this year’s list is that Troldtekt’s CSR report for 2020 is “a thorough and comprehensible report with clear messages that provide a good introduction to Troldtekt’s work with social responsibility”.

The list of the best reports from Danish companies in the SME segment with up to 250 employees is compiled annually by FSR – Danish Auditors and Global Compact Network Denmark.

The series of Troldtekt^® design solutions has been named the best wall design of the year in the ‘buildings and interiors’ category for restaurants and bars.

The German publisher Callwey organises the awards together with, among others, the Association of German Interior Architects/Designers and the German Hotel and Restaurant Association (DEHOGA).

A professional jury and an open vote have named Troldtekt the winner of the Danish-German Chamber of Commerce’s ‘Danish Company of the Year’ award.

The award honours Troldtekt’s successful entry on the German market, where sales of sustainable acoustic panels are now growing year on year.

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The entire series of Troldtekt^® design solutions has been nominated for the DETAIL Product Award 2020. The award is presented by the German architecture magazine DETAIL and the online platform archipinion.

In November, it will be possible to vote for your favourite in five different price categories.

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Troldtekt A/S wins the DI Award for green transformation.

A panel of experts chose Troldtekt A/S as the winner of the prestigious DI Award 2020 in a strong field that also included the companies FLSmidth and Berendsen. Troldtekt has received the DI Award for increasing its competitiveness through an ambitious green transformation based on the Cradle to Cradle concept.

Each year, the Confideration of Danish Industry presents the DI Award to a member company that has made a special contribution to a topic of relevance to the business community and society.

Troldtekt received the DI Award 2020 at the DI Business Summit on Tuesday, 29 September, where H.K.H. Crown Princess Mary presented the award to Peer Leth, CEO of Troldtekt.

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Troldtekt is one of the best SMEs in Denmark to report on its work with sustainability and social responsibility. 

Troldtekt’s CSR report 2019 has been included in the list of the best reports from Danish companies in the SME segment with up to 250 employees. The list is compiled annually by FSR – Danish Auditors and Global Compact Network Denmark to highlight good reporting practices in Danish Global Compact member companies.

To be included in the list, the CSR reporting must meet strict criteria. One of the criteria is that the report must be credible and useful – in other words it must provide credible and useful information on the results of the company’s work in applying the Global Compact principles.

Troldtekt design solutions nominated for the renowned materialPREIS.

The design series from Troldtekt A/S is a candidate to win the renowned materialPREIS, which celebrates the best materials.

The nine solutions in Troldtekt’s design series make it possible to combine good acoustics, a healthy indoor climate and aesthetics with character. Since its launch in 2019, the series has already received the ICONIC AWARD 2019 and German Design Award 2020. Now it also has a chance to take home a 2020 materialPREIS award in the Design category.

The prize is awarded by raumprobe, which runs an online material database and hosts a large exhibition in Stuttgart.

>> See the entire series of Troldtekt design solutions

The entire series of new Troldtekt® design solutions is among the finalists for Denmark’s national design award.

The new series includes nine different designs that make it possible to combine good acoustics with an array of distinctive designs. The series has already won two leading design awards in Germany and now the Danish Design Award jury has selected the series as a finalist for this year’s national design prize.

The award will be presented on 2 June at a ceremony held by the Confederation of Danish Industry. The Troldtekt design series is competing in the ‘Feel good – Product’ award category, which according to the Danish Design Award is “a design award for solutions that are highly aesthetic or elegant while providing a useful function.”

>> See the entire series of Troldtekt design solutions 

Troldtekt® design solutions have been named winner of the German Design Award 2020.

In spring 2019 Troldtekt launched a new range of design solutions that make it possible to combine good acoustics and a healthy indoor climate with a distinctive look. This series has now been named the winner of the German Design Award 2020, to be awarded in February 2020.

The awards are granted to projects and products that make a ground-breaking new contribution to the German and international design landscape.

The new solutions encourage architects to create their own patterns and rhythms in the design – and vary and scale individual designs. It gives them great freedom to harmonise form and function in all types of buildings.

The design solutions are mass-produced, drawing on CNC technology. This means they are competitively priced. All the solutions result in ceilings or walls that you experience as a large cohesive unit. It’s not about the panel, but the surface.

>> See the range of design solutions here

New Troldtekt design solutions win distinguished German design award

Troldtekt’s new series of design solutions – enabling architects to combine superior acoustics with distinctive interior design – has won the ICONIC AWARDS 2019. The prestigious German design award will be presented by the German Design Council at an awards ceremony in Munich in October 2019.

The Troldtekt design solutions are named as winner of the ‘Innovative Architecture’ category with the following jury statement:

“Troldtekt has developed an aesthetically and functionally convincing solution, which stands out as a marriage of individualisation and standardisation. These diametrically opposite properties give architects the greatest possible flexibility at a reasonable price – and using all-natural materials. Troldtekt design solutions bring together well-founded material know-how with unique innovative strengths.

>> See the range of design solutions here

Troldtekt acoustic panels are Denmark’s best building component. This was made clear after Troldtekt CEO Peer Leth received the Building Component Award 2017.Every other year, the VILLUM FUND and the VELUX FOUND present the Building Component Award to one or more persons who have made a noteworthy contribution to furthering the understanding of the value and significance of building components, including their practical use in daily living.

In 2017, the award went to Troldtekt because of the significant development of its product and the company itself – with Peer Leth at the helm – over the past 12 years.

In a statement from the Award Committee, it says: "Troldtekt acoustic panels are a showcase example of how a relatively simple building component with limited applicability has been developed further, so that the panels today combine aesthetics and functionality, and can be used in many different types of construction projects”.

The award comes with a DKK 100,000 prize, which now becomes the starting capital of a combined showroom and museum about Troldtekt.

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Troldtekt rhomb - the design solution with 3D effect - wins German Design Award 2017.

German Design Council has chosen to honour Troldtekt rhomb with the council’s finest award, the German Design Award 2017, in the category Material and Surfaces.

Winning the award, Troldtekt has received “double honours” from the German Design Council in the shape of both the German Design Award and the ICONIC Award, which the product won this summer. Last year, the wave-shaped Troldtekt wave also won both awards.

Troldtekt take-back strategy qualified as finalist for international European environmental award.Troldtekt's take-back strategy is based on the principles of the sustainable Cradle to Cradle design concept and aims to take cement-bonded wood wool from the building industry and turn it into a new ressource.

Earlier this year, the take-back strategy was awarded the national environmental award 2016 in Denmark. This qualified Troldtekt for this autumn's finals for the international environmental award, the European Business Awards for the Environment 2016-2017.

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The Troldtekt^® rhomb design solution has won an ICONIC AWARD 2016.

Good acoustics, elegant design and sustainability are – for both architects and clients – key requirements in modern buildings. Troldtekt rhomb is a single solution which brings together all three in a high performance wall solution. 

The rhomb acoustic panel has won the ICONIC Award 2016 in the category Wall, Floor, Ceiling. This is the second year running that an acoustic product from Troldtekt is among the winners of the ICONIC Awards. Last year the Troldtekt^® wave panel took home the prestigous prize.

The award will be presented at the Expo Real in Munich on October 4^th 2016.

Troldtekt A/S has received the European Environmental Award 2016 awarded by the Danish Society of Engineers (IDA) in collaboration with the EU and Ministry of Environment and Food of Denmark.

The award in the category "Sustainable Processes" was presented to Troldtekt for its take-back strategy  which is aligned with the principles of the sustainable Cradle to Cradle design concept and takes cement-bonded wood wool from the building industry and turns it into a new ressource. 

As a recipient of the Danish Environmental Award Troldtekt has now entered the competition for one of the international European Business Awards for the Environment (EBAE).

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Troldtekt wave wins the Danish Building Industry Climate Award (Byggeriets Klimapris). The prize was awarded at the BYGGERI'16 trade fair, which took place from 1st-4th March 2016 in Fredericia.

During BYGGERI'16, prizes in the categories Climate, Environment and Energy were awarded, and Troldtekt wave won in the category Climate.

The purpose of the Danish Building Industry Climate Award – like the two other awards presented at BYGGERI ’16 – is to promote climate-friendly solutions in the construction sector. The committee, which has selected the winners, highlighted that Troldtekt as a DONG Energy climate partner since 2013 has based its electricity on 100 per cent renewable energy in the form of wind power. In addition, the energy used for heating in production is based on CO2-neutral wood waste, including the company's own production waste.  

Like the other products in the Troldtekt acoustics series, Troldtekt wave is Cradle to Cradle-certified in the silver category. 

Read the press release.

Troldtekt wave is one of the winners of the prestigious German Design Award 2016, which discovers, presents and recognises unique designs within international design and architecture. Troldtekt wave is Winner of the Excellent Product Design category.

The German Design Award is presented by the German Design Council, one of the world’s leading design centres.

In particular, the German Design Award jury highlighted the following – that Troldtekt wave

“gives rooms warmth, elegance and quiet” and “permits a wide range of design possibilities”, and concluded with: “A great product that is both functional and incredibly aesthetic.”

Troldtekt was Highly Commended at the Responsible Business Awards 2015 for its business strategy and work with the Cradle to Cradle concept.

The awards ceremony took place on 25 September in London and the jury said:

“A small to medium company that has taken its product to the next step to transform its business and environmental foot print in a future proof manner that mirrors the performance of large companies. Judges particularly noted reporting metrics and moves to assured transparency.”

Troldtekt was one of seven nominees shortlisted in the category Business Strategy – Best Small to Medium Enterprise.

Troldtekt wave wins one of the prestigious ICONIC AWARDS 2015 by the German Design Council.

The jury described Troldtekt wave as sculptural wall and ceiling cladding whose natural and simple aesthetics harmonise well with many different types of rooms. The jury highlighted the fact that the acoustic panel’s waves create an interesting play of light and shadow without having a distracting effect.

On June 8^th 2015 in Berlin Troldtekt received the Green Product Award for the innovation Troldtekt^® wave. The jury said: “clean and simple” design of the new acoustic panel and “outstanding” that Troldtekt wave is Cradle to Cradle-certified in the silver category.

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The 36 finalists for the architecture magazine DETAIL's product prizes 2015 included Troldtekt wave (in the Inside category) and the classic Cradle to Cradle-certified Troldtekt acoustic panels (in the Green category).

DETAIL Produktpreis  is awarded to products that hold particular appeal for architects, and in reaching its decision, the jury are looking at the products’ construction, materials, design, functionality and degree of innovation. 

Troldtekt has been honoured internationally after the company was highly commended by the panel of judges for The 2015 Circular Economy Awards.

The Circular Economy Awards are awarded to enterprises and organisations which have taken significant steps to promote the principles of the circular economy, and Troldtekt was nominated in the Circular Economy Pioneer category. 

A clear roadmap that makes sustainability the focal point of Troldtekt’s business strategy has won it the CSR Strategy Prize. There was a strong list of contenders for the prize, including Velux A/S and the Maersk Group.

See and read more about the roadmap. 

In spring 2010, Troldtekt A/S won the Danish Building Industry Environment Award (Byggeriets Miljøpris) for its environmental visions and its focus on the environment and sustainability throughout the entire lifetime of the product.

In 2014, Troldtekt A/S was again nominated for the award after implementing Cradle-to-Cradle principles in its business strategy.