Holcim has signed a binding agreement to acquire the European Xella Group. The company, with brands such as Ytong, Silka, Hebel and Multipor, employs over 4,000 people in 21 markets and generates annual sales of around one billion euros. The acquisition is intended to expand Holcim's

The Switzerland Innovation Park Central (SIPC) is Switzerland's neutral innovation platform that brings together companies, start-ups and research institutions to make the construction sector fit for the future. With its services, the SIPC accelerates the path from problem definition to marketable

The Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) is part of the European research project TIMBERHAUS. A total of 19 partners from ten countries want to promote timber construction in

The Madaster Switzerland association and partners have developed a guideline that can be used to measure circularity in construction projects. It is intended to help turn the building stock in Switzerland into a material

In a new study, the swissreputation.group analyses the reputation of 42 companies in the Swiss construction and real estate sector. For this, around 17,500 statements in the media and social media were analysed using artificial intelligence. Implenia, Halter and Steiner are at the