{"id":971,"date":"2026-02-03T12:54:47","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T11:54:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theranks.at\/about-us\/our-story\/"},"modified":"2026-10-21T13:46:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T11:46:20","slug":"our-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.theranks.at\/en\/about-us\/our-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Our story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:0px;\"><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our story<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:0px;\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">How it all began<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p>Our story began with the desire to combine hospitality with quality, reliability and personal service. <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">With our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rank.at\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">apartments<\/a> in Vienna, we have spent many years creating a place where people can not only stay overnight, but really feel at home for a while.<\/span> It has always been important to us that professionalism and cordiality are not mutually exclusive, but that together they make the difference.<\/p>\n<\/div><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:40px;--awb-margin-bottom:40px;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theranks.at\/en\/contact-us\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Contact us<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"Stephanie and Christian Rank Portrait in front of a white French window\" title=\"Erasmus+ Workshops &#038; Trainings The Ranks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theranks.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/R6A1301a-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.theranks.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/R6A1301a-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-1064\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%271707%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%202560%201707%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%271707%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theranks.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/R6A1301a-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.theranks.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/R6A1301a-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.theranks.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/R6A1301a-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.theranks.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/R6A1301a-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.theranks.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/R6A1301a-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:40px;\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Grown from practice<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><p>What makes The Ranks what it is today was not created on the drawing board, but from real day-to-day work. Through our daily work with guests, many conversations, challenges and developments, we have gradually become more than just an apartment business. We have seen how important sustainable solutions, clear structures and a conscious use of resources are. This experience has broadened our perspective.<\/p>\n<\/div><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-2 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:40px;--awb-margin-bottom:40px;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theranks.at\/en\/contact-us\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"Terrace with table and armchairs in an inner courtyard\" title=\"Vienna apartment comfortable\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theranks.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Wien-Fewo-Komfortabel-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.theranks.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Wien-Fewo-Komfortabel-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-695\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%271708%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%202560%201708%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%271708%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theranks.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Wien-Fewo-Komfortabel-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.theranks.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Wien-Fewo-Komfortabel-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.theranks.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Wien-Fewo-Komfortabel-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.theranks.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Wien-Fewo-Komfortabel-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.theranks.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Wien-Fewo-Komfortabel-1200x801.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:40px;\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Why sustainability is an issue for us<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\"><p>Sustainability has never been a buzzword for us, but a question of attitude. We didn&#8217;t just want to talk about it, we wanted to put it into practice in our own company. This is precisely where our strong connection to sustainable tourism, responsible business practices and solutions that make sense in the long term came from. This experience has shaped our work to this day and is also the basis on which we support others in these areas.<\/p>\n<\/div><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-3 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:40px;--awb-margin-bottom:40px;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theranks.at\/en\/contact-us\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">More sustainability<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-3 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"Mountain landscape with forest and blue sky\" title=\"Ecolabel Consulting Sustainability\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theranks.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20251005_112144-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.theranks.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20251005_112144-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-1043\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%271920%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%202560%201920%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%271920%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theranks.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20251005_112144-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.theranks.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20251005_112144-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.theranks.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20251005_112144-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.theranks.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20251005_112144-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.theranks.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20251005_112144-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:40px;\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">From your own business to consulting<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-9\"><p>Over time, it became clear that our experience was also valuable beyond our own company. This is how The Ranks has evolved. Today, we also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theranks.at\/services\/consulting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">advise<\/a> others, primarily SMEs, but also educational institutions and organizations, in the areas of sustainability, eco-labels and strategic development. It is important to us not only to deliver concepts, but also solutions that can actually be implemented in everyday life.<\/p>\n<\/div><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-4 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:40px;--awb-margin-bottom:40px;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theranks.at\/en\/contact-us\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Request consulting<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-4 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"Dining table with four chairs, fruit basket, cookbook and bottle of wine\" title=\"Apartment for rent Vienna comfortable\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theranks.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Apartment-Mieten-Wien-Komfortabel-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.theranks.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Apartment-Mieten-Wien-Komfortabel-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-741\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%271707%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%202560%201707%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%271707%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theranks.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Apartment-Mieten-Wien-Komfortabel-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.theranks.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Apartment-Mieten-Wien-Komfortabel-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.theranks.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Apartment-Mieten-Wien-Komfortabel-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.theranks.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Apartment-Mieten-Wien-Komfortabel-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.theranks.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Apartment-Mieten-Wien-Komfortabel-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-10\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:40px;\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">International cooperation as the next step<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-11\"><p>Another important part of our development was our entry into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theranks.at\/en\/services\/erasmus-plus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Erasmus+ and international project work<\/a>. This has resulted in an area in which we can combine our experience in tourism, organization, education and sustainable development. We accompany projects, support the development of ideas and create connections between people, organizations and countries. For us, this is a logical extension of what has long been important to us: exchange, learning and development with real added value.<\/p>\n<\/div><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-5 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:40px;--awb-margin-bottom:40px;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theranks.at\/en\/contact-us\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Erasmus+ project advice<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-5 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"A group of young people who have been awarded the Youthpass\" title=\"Erasmus Workshops International\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theranks.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9522-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.theranks.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9522-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-1045\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%271920%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%202560%201920%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%271920%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theranks.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9522-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.theranks.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9522-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.theranks.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9522-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.theranks.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9522-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.theranks.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9522-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-12\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:40px;\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">What The Ranks is all about today<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-13\"><p>Today, The Ranks brings together several areas that may seem different at first glance but are, at their core, a perfect fit. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theranks.at\/en\/apartments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">apartments in Vienna<\/a>, our work in the area of sustainability, our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theranks.at\/services\/consulting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">consulting on the eco-label<\/a>, our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theranks.at\/en\/services\/workshops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">workshops<\/a>, and our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theranks.at\/en\/services\/erasmus-plus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Erasmus+ activities<\/a> all stem from the same idea. We want to create spaces where growth is possible\u2014for guests, for companies, for organizations, and for new collaborative projects.<\/p>\n<\/div><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-6 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:40px;--awb-margin-bottom:40px;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theranks.at\/en\/contact-us\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Get to know Stephanie &#038; Christian<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-6 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"View from the terrace into the courtyard\" title=\"Vacation Rental in Vienna for Families\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theranks.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ferienwohnung-Wien-Fuer-Familien-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.theranks.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ferienwohnung-Wien-Fuer-Familien-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-689\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%271708%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%202560%201708%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%271708%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theranks.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ferienwohnung-Wien-Fuer-Familien-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.theranks.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ferienwohnung-Wien-Fuer-Familien-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.theranks.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ferienwohnung-Wien-Fuer-Familien-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.theranks.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ferienwohnung-Wien-Fuer-Familien-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.theranks.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ferienwohnung-Wien-Fuer-Familien-1200x801.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-14\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:40px;\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">And our story continues<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-15\"><p>Our story is not finished. It evolves with every project, every collaboration and every new idea. This is exactly what makes The Ranks special. We keep moving, continue to develop and build on what was important to us from the very beginning: working personally, thinking sustainably and building things with substance.<\/p>\n<\/div><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-7 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:40px;--awb-margin-bottom:40px;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theranks.at\/en\/contact-us\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Collaboration with The Ranks<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background fusion-parallax-none hundred-percent-fullwidth hundred-percent-height hundred-percent-height-center-content non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-no-small-visibility lazyload white-text-block\" style=\"--awb-background-position:right top;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-background-size:cover;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" data-bg=\"https:\/\/www.theranks.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/R6A1374a-scaled.jpg\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-center fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" 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