ICT and life sciences dominate company settlements
A total of 265 companies newly established themselves in Switzerland last year. Most of them are active in the ICT or life sciences sectors. Already in the first year of…
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Merz Group to be integrated into Eberhard Holding
As of 1 April, Eberhard Holding is taking over Merz Gruppe Holding AG with the companies Merz Baustoff AG, Merz Erdbau AG and Merz Logistik AG. The Merz name will…
Cantonal Council committee approves extension of airport runways
The Zurich Cantonal Council's Committee for Energy, Transport and the Environment is in favour of the planned runway extensions at Zurich Airport by a narrow majority. They are intended to…
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Hug Baustoffe takes over Stauffacher Beläge
Hug Baustoffe acquires the Schwyz company Stauffacher Beläge GmbH. With the takeover, the building materials trader wants to position itself more strongly around Lake Zurich.
Holcim sets itself more ambitious climate targets
Holcim has increased its green investments by 15 percent to CHF 403 million in 2022. The building materials manufacturer has exceeded the milestone target for circular construction. It is also…
InfraWatt wants mandatory climate-neutral infrastructure
InfraWatt calls for a duty for climate-neutral infrastructure installations and wants a legal requirement to achieve the net-zero target. In a position paper, the association outlines the key points for…
Andermatt Swiss Alps invests another 500 million Swiss francs
The Andermatt Swiss Alps Group wants to invest an additional CHF 500 million in the Andermatt destination. The construction of six apartment buildings is planned for the current year. A…
Implenia takes over Wincasa
Implenia is buying out Winterthur-based Wincasa AG, which belongs to the Swiss Prime Site Group. The acquisition is intended to expand Implenia's range of real estate services. The construction and…
Burkhalter buys Bötschi Holding
Burkhalter Group has acquired Bötschi Holding. With the takeover, the specialist for building technology wants to grow in the cantons of Thurgau and St.Gallen. For the purchase price, 47,682 registered…
GZA draws a positive conclusion for 2022
In 2022, the Greater Zurich Area AG (GZA) supported a total of 108 companies from abroad in establishing themselves in the Zurich economic area. The companies created 516 jobs and…
OST power line and catalyst win innovation award
Two research projects of the OST - University of Applied Sciences of Eastern Switzerland have received innovation prizes from the Futur Foundation. The main prize goes to an air-insulated power…
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Energie 360° increases share of renewable energy to 23.4 percent
With a net profit of 54.1 million Swiss francs last year, the energy provider Energie 360° generated significantly less than in the previous year. However, the company increased its sales…
Steiner relies on integrated project management
In future, real estate developer Steiner wants to realise large-scale projects by means of integrated project management. In doing so, all those involved in the project will be involved in…
Zurich Cantonal Council approves credit for new UZH centre
The University of Zurich (UZH) has moved a step closer to building a new education and research centre. The Zurich Cantonal Council has approved the estimated loan of CHF 598…
Walo realises environment project in the Westfeld Basel neighbourhood
Walo Bertschinger has realised the surrounding project for the new urban district of Westfeld Basel. The work encompasses the entire outdoor space around the old Felix Platter Hospital, which was…
Limmattalbahn reports 1.5 million passengers
The Limmattalbahn has already been used by around 1.5 million passengers since it began operating in December 2022. It also achieves high punctuality values of 97 percent.
Juch site to become a beacon of circular construction
Graber Pulver Architekten from Zurich won the competition of the City of Zurich for the planned new building of the recycling centre Juch-Areal in Zurich-Altstetten. It is to become a…
Swiss AI is in the final of the Elevator Pitch Competition
Swiss AI has made it to the 50 finalists of the global Elevator Pitch Competition in Hong Kong. On 28 April, they will present their ideas to compete for up…