Gold at last for Report!
Report has enjoyed great success. Our magazine took first place in the Czech Public Relations Awards and walked away with the main trophy – the large Lemur statuette. It took first place in the corporate periodicals category and can now, for the first time, boast the title of best corporate magazine in the Czech Republic. The competition is organised by the Public Relations Association (APRA).
Another award for our magazine!
The Report has succeeded for the third time in the Zlatý středník competition and again takes third place among the best Czech and Slovak internal magazines. This year, it also won bronze in the Lemur competition, where it had even more competition, as it was included in the category of periodical company materials.
Battery storage and MND: what's in store for us this year?
In the last Report, we informed you that the MND Group, through its subsidiary MND BESS (Battery Energy Storage System), has jumped straight into the battery business. We are currently in various stages of preparing several battery storage projects with a total capacity of around 42 MW and an installed capacity of over 100 MWh. In the Czech Republic, our target is to reach a total capacity of 50 MW, which is not far off.
MND made a profit of over half a billion crowns last year
The MND Group has published its results for 2024.
New premises for the Energy Storage Business Dispatch Centre
At the beginning of April this year, the MND ES business control room was moved to a completely newly renovated office. The former workshop of the MaR department on the third floor of the old building in Hodonín was used for this purpose. The reconstruction was carried out in cooperation with MND, a. s., where MND financed the construction works and provided all IT support, including the installation of a new technological network or connection of the main dispatching point to the central UPS. MND ES then provided the equipment at a cost of CZK 650,000 excluding VAT.
From rig to management: the success story of Georg Buhrtz and MND's expansion in Germany
MND Germany GmbH has established itself as a respected drilling contractor in the German market over the past few years. Thanks to its emphasis on quality, safety and flexibility, MND Germany has managed to establish a strong position amongst its competitors and is currently successfully completing a one-year drilling campaign for one of the country's largest operators, Harbour Energy, with 40 rigs, building on the activities of the former Wintershall Dea.
MND at the finish and on the podium. Peace Race in Green
Drama until the last few meters. This is how one could describe this year's Peace Race, of which MND was the main partner. Young cyclists came to Jeseníky from 25 countries around the world and the final sprint on the finishing straight was the final decision. The athletes had four stages with a total length of over 450 kilometres and an elevation gain of 6800 metres. Spectators saw thrilling performances as well as MND logos everywhere there was something going on.
Between the pipes and the vines: When MND leaders also lead the vineyard
This report brings you the first part of the interesting winemakers who work in our group. We start in Čejkovice, where father and son, Jiří and Petr Št'avík, cultivate their lines. Petr works in MND as the head of the mechanical department and Jiří is the manager of the Dambořice storage facility.
Comets, Perseids, meteors. Milan Pagac photographs the beauty of the night sky
During the day he looks underground and works on dynamic models of bearings, after work he takes his camera and looks up at the stars. In his spare time, MND bearing engineer Milan Pagáč is an astrophotographer. He combines two hobbies: photography and his interest in space observation, which has been with him since childhood. His pictures are well known to many MND employees - they have appeared in the calendars of Drilling, where Milan's wife also works.
Curling premiere in Brno: ice challenge with brooms
On Friday, March 28, after lunch, we left our desks and went for a completely new experience - to try curling. This seemingly quiet sport, known mainly from TV screens, quickly convinced us that "sliding stones on ice" is no fun.
Hydrogen is absolutely strategic, says Nano Advanced founder
First wild water, then green hydrogen. Pavel Srbecký and Jakub Drnec are the main figures of the startup Nano Advanced, which MND joined last year. The company is developing an innovative hydrogen generator that is tailored to renewable resources. Its advantages are high efficiency and, above all, a longer lifetime. According to Pavel Srbecký, production is sold out two years in advance - and that's before the final product is finished. Such is the current market interest in hydrogen production machines.
Start allowed! MND had fun in the air and on the ground
After a year we gathered again - colleagues, friends, members of one big MND family - to spend a day full of joy, experience and inspiration. This time we went to the heights - literally. This year's meeting was in the spirit of aviation and took place in a special place: the airport in Breclav.
Uncertainty in markets persists
In the last issue, I discussed the impact of the end of gas transit through Ukraine and concluded by stating that 2025 is a tight year in terms of balance. And how have markets developed since then?