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Strong franc weighs on quarterly results despite gains in market share

The construction chemicals group Sika has reported revenue of CHF 2.49 billion for the first quarter of 2026, representing growth of 0.9 per cent in local currencies. The main drivers…

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CompanyEnergyRatings & Market Analyses

Energy supplier boosts profits despite lower turnover

In 2025, the AEW Group generated total revenue of CHF 833 million, 4.2 per cent less than in the previous year. At CHF 131 million, the operating profit was CHF…

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No longer a bonus, but mandatory

Is the heyday of sustainability already over? What was once a new departure and a will to shape the future is increasingly losing weight in day-to-day operations. Short-term solutions are…

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CompanyEnergyRatings & Market Analyses

Municipal energy supplier is systematically expanding its infrastructure and district heating network

The Zurich City Electricity Works (ewz) posted a profit of CHF 303 million on turnover of CHF 1.44 billion in 2025. During the year under review, the energy supplier invested…

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Confidence in Swiss property is growing

Confidence in the Swiss property market is rising significantly among local residents. EY cites the stable economy, high level of legal certainty and Switzerland’s robust attractiveness as a business location…

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CompanyEnergyRatings & Market Analyses

Weather conditions and impairment charges are weighing on business performance

In 2025, BKW generated revenue of CHF 4,544 million, 4.8 per cent less than in the previous year. Profit fell to CHF 561 million, compared with CHF 790 million the…

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ConstructionEastern SwitzerlandMobilityRatings & Market Analyses

Graubünden builds bigger, more expensive, longer

Anyone driving through Graubünden after Easter will need patience. This year there are 128 roadworks on 1360 kilometers of cantonal road. That's one every ten kilometers. Sounds like a lot,…

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Property ManagementRatings & Market AnalysesSustainabilityRegions

Who pays, who lives, who benefits?

How social are Swiss real estate portfolios really? Until now, this question has remained a contentious issue without a data basis. The SOSDA Benchmark 2025 fundamentally changes this. For the…

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That’s what it’s all about: usage and operating concepts as the key to needs-based sports facilities

They can be found all over the country: public sports facilities with roots dating back to the 1960s. Accordingly, the need to renovate or build new facilities has grown over…

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Industrial firm stabilises turnover and invests in new sites

The Kistler Group achieved a turnover of 424 million Swiss francs in 2025, representing a currency-adjusted decline of 1 per cent. The number of orders fell by 2 per cent.…

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EnergyRatings & Market AnalysesSustainability

Swiss energy consumption has risen slightly

Switzerland’s final energy consumption rose slightly to 778,630 terajoules in 2025. According to an estimate by the Swiss Federal Office of Energy, consumption of energy from petroleum products fell slightly.…

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CompanyRatings & Market AnalysesZurich

The turnaround is real USZ turns positive

A huge excavation pit is gaping in the heart of Zurich. The new hospital campus will cost almost a billion. A further 1.3 billion will follow over the next 25…

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CompanyEnergyRatings & Market Analyses

Power generator continues to invest in flexible energy production

Alpiq achieved an adjusted operating result of CHF 572 million in 2025. In the previous year, the figure was CHF 962 million. The unplanned outage at the Gösgen nuclear power…

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Building materials industry records profitable growth

The building materials group Holcim achieved solid growth in the 2025 financial year. Organic sales rose by 2.9 per cent to a total of CHF 15.72 billion. Holcim attributes the…

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CompanyOffice / CommercialRatings & Market Analyses

Property portfolio grows despite stable income

PSP Swiss Property has announced its financial figures for the 2025 financial year. Net profit rose by 8.9 per cent to CHF 408.5 million, and the dividend will be increased…

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Transformation programme proves effective at access technology specialist

Dormakaba, a company operating in the locking technology sector, will see declines in total revenue and profit in the first half of the 2025/26 financial year. However, organic growth will…

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