{"id":65,"date":"2018-06-12T13:23:56","date_gmt":"2018-06-12T11:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stepsahead.at\/en\/?page_id=65"},"modified":"2024-06-22T07:48:39","modified_gmt":"2024-06-22T05:48:39","slug":"the-company","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stepsahead.at\/en\/the-company\/","title":{"rendered":"The Company"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"65\" class=\"elementor elementor-65\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e72ea5a elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"4e72ea5a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-318dc24e\" data-id=\"318dc24e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-37fae976 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"37fae976\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b891697\" data-id=\"5b891697\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bcf6cb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5bcf6cb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">STEPSAHEAD \u2013 optimising industrial energy systems<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-43e6d3f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43e6d3f1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc4b3ad\" data-id=\"bc4b3ad\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7913609a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7913609a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-162551a8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"162551a8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1aa2e849\" data-id=\"1aa2e849\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f9e204a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f9e204a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The company<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-71a318f0\" data-id=\"71a318f0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aabf686 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aabf686\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color: #ca1a1e;\"><strong>STEPS<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #0e96d6;\"><strong>AHEAD<\/strong><\/span> was founded in 2016 by Michael Barnick and Harald Blazek.\n<ul>\n \t<li><strong><span style=\"color: #ca1a1e;\">STEPS<\/span><span style=\"color: #0e96d6;\">AHEAD<\/span><\/strong> has set itself the task of further developing technology to boost the energy efficiency of district heating systems, biomass furnaces and general industrial plants beyond the current state of the art. The company\u2019s guiding principle is to take an unbiased view of energy technology in order to find new, forward-looking paths that are reliable, economical and environment conscious.\n<\/li>\n \t<li><strong><span style=\"color: #ca1a1e;\">STEPS<\/span><span style=\"color: #0e96d6;\">AHEAD<\/span><\/strong> supplies turnkey plants with absorption machines. This includes everything from the design concept, engineering and installation to long-term service contracts and \u201csale of energy\u201d models. <\/li>\n<li> For our customers, we develop tailored heating and cooling solutions starting at about 1 MW <\/li>\n<li> After several years of experience with different manufacturers of absorption machines, in 2023 <strong><span style=\"color: #ca1a1e;\">STEPS<\/span><span style=\"color: #0e96d6;\">AHEAD<\/span><\/strong> has taken over the general representation for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slhvac.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hope Deepblue<\/a> for Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein. <\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #ca1a1e;\">STEPS<\/span><span style=\"color: #0e96d6;\">AHEAD<\/span><\/strong> solutions are optimised according to each customer\u2019s needs, with a focus on the efficient and reliable operation of the entire plant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dc2b9b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dc2b9b2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8cd2c64\" data-id=\"8cd2c64\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca6a773 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca6a773\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8780bb8\" data-id=\"8780bb8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70d7ce7 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"70d7ce7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/stepsahead.at\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/Michael-BARNICK-768x548.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1970\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stepsahead.at\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/Michael-BARNICK-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stepsahead.at\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/Michael-BARNICK-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stepsahead.at\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/Michael-BARNICK-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stepsahead.at\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/Michael-BARNICK-1536x1097.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/stepsahead.at\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/Michael-BARNICK-2048x1463.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Michael Barnick, CTO<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Expert for the design and simulation of\u2028lithium bromide absorption machines and\u2028related projects.\nActive in the field of thermal power plants up\u2028to 600 MW since 1998, independent\u2028entrepreneur since 2001.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-00c2a9e\" data-id=\"00c2a9e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0459eee elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"0459eee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/stepsahead.at\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/Harald-BLAZEK-768x548.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1971\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stepsahead.at\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/Harald-BLAZEK-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stepsahead.at\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/Harald-BLAZEK-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stepsahead.at\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/Harald-BLAZEK-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stepsahead.at\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/Harald-BLAZEK-1536x1097.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/stepsahead.at\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/Harald-BLAZEK-2048x1463.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Harald Blazek, CEO<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Expert in lithium bromide absorption\u2028machines.\nSince 2002 internationally active in industrial\u2028plant engineering, including 10 years in the\u2028field of energy efficiency and renewables.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-44adbc8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44adbc8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-abc00dd\" data-id=\"abc00dd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1abfb3e elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"1abfb3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/stepsahead.at\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/Wilhelm-SCHMIDT-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1972\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stepsahead.at\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/Wilhelm-SCHMIDT-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stepsahead.at\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/Wilhelm-SCHMIDT-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stepsahead.at\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/Wilhelm-SCHMIDT-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stepsahead.at\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/Wilhelm-SCHMIDT-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/stepsahead.at\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/Wilhelm-SCHMIDT-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Wilhelm Schmidt, Project Manager<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Design, engineering and project management,\u2028Quality management and control engineering,\u2028technical documentation\u2028Active in the field of small biomass furnaces, development, control engineering, environmental and quality management since 1996.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2584fb2\" data-id=\"2584fb2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b38ab51 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"b38ab51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/stepsahead.at\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/Harald-SCHRAMMEL-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1973\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stepsahead.at\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/Harald-SCHRAMMEL-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stepsahead.at\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/Harald-SCHRAMMEL-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stepsahead.at\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/Harald-SCHRAMMEL-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stepsahead.at\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/Harald-SCHRAMMEL-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/stepsahead.at\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/Harald-SCHRAMMEL-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Harald Schrammel, Project Manager<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Design, engineering and project management, commissioning and maintenance, sales and marketing.\nSince 2005, active in the field of planning, construction, optimisation as well as consulting, R&amp;D and quality management of biomass district heating plants, CHP-plants and renewable district heating. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d5d7aa8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d5d7aa8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c347754\" data-id=\"c347754\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96c0610 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"96c0610\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"549\" src=\"https:\/\/stepsahead.at\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/Tin-Lok-WONG-scaled-1-768x549.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1974\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stepsahead.at\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/Tin-Lok-WONG-scaled-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stepsahead.at\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/Tin-Lok-WONG-scaled-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stepsahead.at\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/Tin-Lok-WONG-scaled-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stepsahead.at\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/Tin-Lok-WONG-scaled-1-1536x1097.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/stepsahead.at\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/Tin-Lok-WONG-scaled-1-2048x1463.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Tin Lok Wong, Project Manager<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Engineering and project management,\u2028control engineering, technical documentation, commissioning and maintenance\u2028MSc in Sustainable Energy Systems<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9cff5d\" data-id=\"b9cff5d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9acbdf6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9acbdf6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fbd527\" data-id=\"1fbd527\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01e2fb0 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"01e2fb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/stepsahead.at\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/kein_bild-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1975\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stepsahead.at\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/kein_bild-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stepsahead.at\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/kein_bild-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stepsahead.at\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/kein_bild-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stepsahead.at\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/kein_bild.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Kerstin 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