The Debrunner Koenig Group is buying Simfloc AG from Frauenkappelen. The takeover of the specialist for fire protection, flocculation and insulation is intended to make the wholesale group from St.Gallen a full-service provider for building

Sika has acquired a stake in Giatec Scientic Inc. The Canadian company specialises, among other things, in digital solutions for the optimal mixing of concrete. Together with its admixture technologies, Sika aims to achieve significant savings in CO2 emissions and

Holcim has acquired the Langley Concrete Group Inc. It is based in the greater Vancouver area of Canada. The Zug-based building materials manufacturer is thus entering the market for precast concrete components in the province of British

Swiss Prime Site Solutions is launching the 15th capital increase for its Akara Swiss Diversity Property Fund PK. Around CHF 85 million is to be raised between 11 and 20 June. Subscription rights of existing investors will be

The start-up Jua.ai has secured around 9 million Swiss francs (11 million dollars) in a Series A financing round. Jua wants to use this to accelerate the market launch of its Earth Intelligence Platform, which is designed to enable energy traders to make faster and more reliable

Oerlikon is investing 40 million Swiss francs in an innovation and production campus in the canton of Aargau specialising in thermal spraying processes and coating solutions. In doing so, Oerlikon aims to strengthen its position in industries such as

Holcim has received the green light for the spin-off of its North American business. Under the name Amrize, the building materials group will float the new company on the stock exchange simultaneously in New York and Zurich on 23 June. The background to this is the US government's investment

Swiss corporate taxes are falling slightly, but new international developments and the global minimum tax are bringing location policy increasingly into focus. Find out more about the resulting opportunities and challenges for investors and real estate

By choosing Basel as its new headquarters, BeOne Medicines is sending out a strong signal. The region will become a global hub for oncological innovation. The decision underlines the international appeal of the Basel Area as a leading life sciences location and accelerates the growth of one of the

A new center for biomedical research is currently being built at the University of Basel's Life Science Campus. The University of Basel wants to unite all units of its Department of Biomedicine in the new building. The Basel BioMed Symposium was also launched to mark the laying of the foundation

Amberg Technologies from Regensdorf and Topcon Positioning Systems from California have agreed to work together. The partners intend to integrate Topcon's sensor solutions into Amberg's software and hardware platforms for rail and tunnel

Tadah will cease operations of its coworking and kids space at the end of June. According to the four founders, the business model did not meet the financial

Swiss companies are sounding the alarm. The global trend towards protectionism is jeopardizing supply chains, increasing costs and weakening Switzerland as a business location. A large majority of export-oriented companies are calling for a clear response from Swiss politicians. Be it through new

Jacques Mauron is stepping down as CEO of Groupe E with immediate effect. He is thus reacting to the strategic restructuring of the Fribourg-based energy supplier, which will also lead to 168 redundancies in the Technology and Infrastructure Directorate. Alain Sapin has been appointed interim

The city of Winterthur has granted planning permission for the Rocket high-rise and the three neighbouring residential buildings known as Tigerli. Despite the "sometimes significant conditions", developer Cham Swiss Properties does not expect any significant delays to the

The Zehnder Group expects double-digit sales growth to between EUR 380 million and EUR 390 million in the first half of 2025. The Aargau-based specialist for ventilation and radiators also expects a significant improvement in

The Graubünden-based company dhp Technology has founded a subsidiary in Stuttgart. The cleantech company has already equipped three German sewage treatment plants with solar folding

Flughafen Zürich AG has purchased the building of the Radisson Blu hotel chain for CHF 155 million in an early reversion. The property will continue to be used as a hotel and office

Uze AG is developing the Uzwil grinding plant on the Bühler site into its second startup space together with the IFJ Institut für Jungunternehmen. After the one in Schlieren, this innovation centre will also offer space for founders. The opening is planned for

The House of Winterthur is to focus on marketing the location for business, education, culture and tourism. The service agreement provides for a total of CHF 3.04 million until 2029, CHF 400,000 less than before. The city will once again be responsible for promoting the

The bakery and catering supplier Pistor has opened its new distribution centre for Eastern Switzerland in Sennwald. Up to 85 tonnes of food and goods are delivered every

Green Datacenter is strengthening its management team with Markus Meier. As Chief Construction Officer, the qualified construction manager will be responsible for the overall management of all construction projects for the Aargau-based data centre provider. Three data centres are currently being

The urban planner OSRI is supporting the municipality of Hünenberg in the implementation of two development plans. In addition to the implementation of the municipality's development plans, a local protection zone is to be

Nüssli has been awarded the contract to extend the Mack Pyramid in the German town of Monheim. The extension is being built in honour of the 95th birthday of the artist Heinrich

Tanja Zimmermann is the first woman to head the Board of Trustees of the Technopark Zurich Foundation. The Empa Director has extensive experience in research, innovation and technology transfer and wants to play an active role in shaping the future of the

CERUNIQ has certified 121 companies in the ceramics industry with the Platinium quality label. The industry association's label stands for the high quality and professionalism of the companies' work. Nine of the award-winning companies are based in the canton of

Almost 38,000 companies relocated within Switzerland in 2024. In the cantonal competition, Valais recorded the largest net increase in companies, followed by Appenzell Ausserrhoden and Fribourg. Zurich, Vaud and Lucerne lost the most, according to a survey by CRIF

The Zurich University of Applied Sciences (HWZ) has appointed a new head of the Real Estate Management - Major Digital & AI continuing education programme: Mario Facchinetti takes over from Peter Staub, who has played a key role in shaping the programme and digital education in the real estate

Revizto has released an improved version of its collaboration platform for the architecture, engineering, construction and operations industries. It is designed to offer greater efficiency, coordination and better problem management in

Terraviva ag is celebrating the inauguration of its new premises in Kerzers with an open day. The association of organic vegetable producers will be providing insights into processes and