At Miba in Laakirchen

Parking spaces have to make way for training center

Miba CEO F. Peter Mitterbauer (2nd from left) with apprentices and training managers and the logo of the new building.(Bild: Hermann Wakolbinger)

In spring 2026, the Miba apprentices in Laakirchen will move into a new building. 12 million euros will be invested in this, and the ground-breaking ceremony took place on Friday. With the start of construction work, some employees will also have to move their cars - because parking spaces will have to make way for the training center.

A new friction materials plant is being built in Mexico, production of power electronics resistors is being expanded in Styria, and a new factory is also being built in China - Miba is investing tens of millions to keep its network of sites fit for the future. But investments are also being made right on the doorstep: 12 million euros are being invested in the construction of a new center for the training of skilled workers and apprentices in Laakirchen.

The ground-breaking ceremony took place yesterday and work on the building, which will be named "Base 27", is due to start soon. As soon as the excavators start rolling, a lot of internal logistics will be required. This is because the new training center is being built on an area where employees can currently still park their cars.

"The space that will be lost will be added to our parking garage," revealed boss F. Peter Mitterbauer a few weeks ago. The vehicles of 80 employees will therefore find space in the Miba parking garage in the future.

Own parking spaces rented
However, as additional spaces will be occupied in the course of the work, a further 100 employees and their cars will be relocated by the time the project is completed in spring 2026. The company has rented its own parking spaces.