Cloppenburg, 16. Juli 2025 – How can AMCON reduce its energy consumption and at the same time raise awareness of sustainability within the company? The trainees at the Cloppenburg-based software company asked themselves this question – with a convincing result: as part of this year’s “Energy Scouts Competition” organized by the Oldenburg Chamber of Industry and Commerce, they developed the “Switchify” solution and won first place. Switchify is intended to help significantly reduce electricity consumption in everyday office life in future.
The idea behind it is simple and effective: all the workstations of around 200 employees are to be shut down centrally and properly after work. This will prevent devices from continuing to consume power in standby mode – an often underestimated factor in office environments. The measure promises tangible savings in energy consumption and therefore also in operating costs.
For AMCON, the project is an example of how initiative and technical understanding can make valuable contributions to the company right from the training stage. In addition to the ecological benefits, the project strengthens the trainees’ independence and sense of responsibility. Skills that also benefit the company in the long term.
Olaf Clausen, Managing Partner of AMCON GmbH, emphasizes the value of the project: “We are very happy to take part in the IHK Energy Scout competition in order to sensitize our trainees to topics such as energy saving and sustainability at an early stage. In our view, it is crucial that all companies get involved – regardless of how big their individual contribution appears to be. It is not enough just to point the finger at the big energy consumers.”
