Since 2009, the "Architects Partner Award" (APA) of the two architecture magazines AIT and xia has identified Germany's best sales teams. As part of this year's survey, architects and interior designers named 727 companies that stood out to them as providing particularly well-qualified consultancy services. At a ceremony on 11 May, AIT and xia presented awards to the ten most successful sales teams in 14 categories on behalf of the architects and interior designers who took part in the survey. Schüco won the Gold trophy in the "Windows" and "Façades" categories. In the "Doors/Gates" category, Schüco achieved Silver, and was also recognised among the top ten for "Locking Systems" and "Fittings".