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  • Limmatstadt und FRZ feiern dritte Gubriströhre

    Limmatstadt und FRZ feiern dritte Gubriströhre

    Die Standortförderung Limmatstadt und die FRZ Flughafenregion Zürich haben am Freitag, 14. April, zusammen mit dem Bundesamt für Strassen (ASTRA) einen Lunch im neuen Tunnel am Gubrist organisiert. Laut einer Medienmitteilung wurde der exklusive Tunnel-Lunch auf der Nord-Seite in Regensdorf abgehalten. Mehr als 300 Gäste nahmen daran teil.

    Der Anlass bot den Gästen der FRZ Flughafenregion Zürich und der Limmatstadt die Möglichkeit, den neuen Tunnel vor der offiziellen Inbetriebnahme zu besichtigen. Zu Beginn sprachen Jasmina Ritz von der Standortförderung Limmatstadt und Christoph Lang von der FRZ Flughafenregion Zürich. Eine Grussansprache hielten auch Ernst Stocker, Regierungspräsident des Kantons Zürich, und Jürg Röthlisberger, der Direktor des Bundesamts für Strassen. Nach den Grussbotschaften und Informationen hatten die Gäste Gelegenheiten zur Besichtigung der neuen Tunnelröhre und danach zum Gespräch beim Steh-Lunch an der Regensdorfer Seite des Tunnels.

    Sponsoren des Anlasses waren das Bauunternehmen Basler & Hofmann, die auf Elektroinstallation und Gebäudetechnik spezialisierte Firma ETAVIS  und die Gottlieber Spezialitäten AG. An der Veranstaltung wurde das alkoholfreie Bier von Chopfab Boxer angeboten. Das Kreativkonzept und die Durchführung lagen in den Händen von Aroma. Am Samstag, 15. April, folgte das Tunnelfest für die Bevölkerung auf beiden Portalseiten in Regensdorf und Weiningen.

    Die Bauarbeiten an der dritten Röhre des Gubristtunnels dauerten von November 2017 bis April 2023. Zum Projekt heisst auf der ASTRA-Internetseite, die Nordumfahrung Zürich gehöre zu den am stärksten befahrenen Strassenabschnitten der Schweiz. Mehr als 120‘000 Fahrzeuge rollen täglich zwischen dem Limmattalerkreuz und der Verzweigung Zürich Nord.

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  • «FRZ Zurich Airport Region – My big circle of friends»

    «FRZ Zurich Airport Region – My big circle of friends»

    To person
    Christoph Lang has been Managing Director of the business network FRZ Flughafenregion Zürich (FRZ) since it was founded in 2012. This currently includes over 750 companies and 14 cities and communities. The lawyer and location and business promoter par excellence keeps the FRZ on course for expansion – in the region and beyond. The 68-year-old is also a member of the municipal council in Rickenbach in the canton of Zurich, where he is responsible for the areas of finance, security and transport.

    Mr. Lang, how has the business network FRZ Flughafenregion Zürich (FRZ) developed over the past few years?
    The airport region has developed very well. At the beginning, in 2012, we had 49 members. In the meantime, this number has increased more than tenfold. We count over 750 companies. What makes me particularly happy: In the meantime, we have been able to grow from 8 to 14 cities and communities. Finally, the communities of Volketswil and Bachenbülach joined. The towns and communities recognize that we are only strong together and that this will make the region better known. It is becoming more attractive both for company settlements and for new residents. You can see that in Bülach, for example. The city has grown from around 14,000 to 23,000 inhabitants in the last 15 years. Thanks to the Bülach Nord development with the Glasi Areal, the number of inhabitants will soon rise to around 30,000.

    What are the advantages of the FRZ?
    The company members have realized that they receive a lot of knowledge and important information from the many FRZ events. The annual real estate summit in particular is very popular and is always a top-class and exciting event. The NZZ stated that the real estate summit had positioned itself as one of the most important real estate events in Switzerland. The other networking events also contribute to the fact that on the one hand there are many new settlements and on the other hand there is good cooperation and management among each other. A good example is the marketing success of the billion-dollar project The Circle at Zurich Airport, where over 85 percent of the space has now been marketed – and this despite the corona pandemic. This is a trend that was not expected two or three years ago. According to the latest information from the Circle, they are in contact with new interested parties. In general, we still have around ten percent of office vacancies in the region. Nevertheless, the rentals show us how attractive this space is. Incidentally, this is similar in the airport regions around the world: people want to live and work there. Accessibility is still the be-all and end-all.

    What is your definition of the Zurich airport region today?
    This is the region with around 20 towns and communities around Zurich Airport. However, the Zurich airport region in a broader sense stretches as far as the Rhine, close to Winterthur and Uster. Actually, the Zurich Oberland, the Furttal and the Limmattal are also part of it. You can also see it this way: the airport region is everywhere where people are exposed to aircraft noise, then the canton of Thurgau and central Switzerland are part of it. Air traffic brings with it a certain amount of noise pollution – but also jobs and other advantages. In the future – perhaps in 20 years – aircraft will be significantly quieter. Then aircraft noise will no longer be an issue. I am firmly convinced of that.

    How is the airport doing at the moment and what are the future business prospects?
    The airport has had two difficult years due to the corona pandemic. However, we already had good numbers on certain days in autumn 2021. In October, for example, Edelweiss Air had an occupancy rate of 90 percent. The desire to travel increases. I reckon that the average occupancy this year will be over 70 percent. Of course, this depends on other regions, whether and to what extent the previous travel restrictions are relaxed due to the development of the health and safety situation. I am confident that in 2024 passenger numbers will return to pre-corona levels. The airport invests a great deal in its development, up to one million Swiss francs a day. The entire region benefits from this. Many companies from the airport region have worked on the construction of the circle.

    And what about the sustainability aspects?
    I hope that the path of sustainability will be consistently pursued. This is possible with more efficient aircraft and alternative fuels. It is very important to me that we as a network, as a region and as a society make our contribution to achieving the global climate goals.

    What goals is the FRZ pursuing with the 2022-2025 strategy?
    Within this strategy, information and communication technology (ICT) is very important. For example, we have HP, Isolutions, Microsoft and SAP in the region. Google has its largest location outside of the United States in Zurich. Many data centers are being built in the airport region, almost as many as single-family homes. My vision is that the airport region will become a global ICT hub.

    In February 2022 you launched a so-called "tracker certificate" for the Zurich Airport Region via ZKB. Why?
    There are several thoughts behind this. The airport region has many good and attractive companies, so issuing such a financial product makes sense. If you select 15 to 20 of these successful companies, this results in a very interesting growth profile. The companies contained in the financial product grow and perform above average. Furthermore, it is about advertising for the Zurich airport region. We are the only location and business promoter in Switzerland to have launched such an initiative. For these reasons, we dared to take this step together with the Zürcher Kantonalbank. Now, of course, there is some economic uncertainty because of the unrest in Ukraine. But when the markets have calmed down again, the companies in the ZKB tracker certificate will also show an upward trend.

    The FRZ will celebrate its tenth anniversary in 2022 (…)
    (…) We are very proud that we can celebrate this anniversary with our more than 750 members and the city and community representatives. We will organize something special on the occasion of the Economic Forum, which will again take place in the Salto Natale tent. We were able to win Roland Brack, a very successful guru in online trading, as a keynote speaker. Gian-Luca Bona, longtime CEO of Empa, will honor us as the second keynote speaker.

    Where will the FRZ be in ten years?
    We will continue to be the most personal and digital network in Switzerland. We want to continue to successfully develop the location so that it attracts companies and people. Should I pause for a moment when I am no longer current, I will certainly be happy to attend as many FRZ events as possible. FRZ Zurich Airport Region – that’s my big circle of friends. We want to successfully implement the already mentioned strategy 2022-2025 and of course also grow with the FRZ. For example in the area of sponsoring, where we currently earn around half a million Swiss francs a year. My goal for 2025 is to reach the million mark in this segment and then achieve a total turnover of between three and five million with FRZ. We are currently turning over two million Swiss francs.

    Where do you see room for further real estate projects?
    There are still a multitude of options. I'm thinking of Bachenbülach or the Glasi area in Bülach, as well as the towns and communities to the east of the airport region. There are 15 to 20 major construction projects in the region with a construction volume of over 100 million francs. Everything that is possible from the construction zone is being built over in the area. In Switzerland we have an annual population growth of 40,000 to 50,000. In a few years, Switzerland will have ten million inhabitants. Many of them want to live in an area that is easily accessible. This is particularly important for younger employees. The pressure on the conurbations remains unchanged, that can be clearly seen. Considerations must be made here in Switzerland: What are we going to do with the peripheral regions? It is important to me that the infrastructures in peripheral regions are preserved and are not threatened by emigration. One of my initiatives would be closer cooperation with the Lower Engadine region via the miaEngiadina organization. This is very strong in the digital field. This is an attractive area to work in and perhaps there is also an opportunity for more companies to settle in this unique region of Switzerland.

    Thank you, Mr. Lang, for the interesting discussion.

  • Dynamic growth uninterrupted

    Dynamic growth uninterrupted

    Ende 2021 zählten die 14 Städte und Gemeinden 189’000 Einwohnerinnen und Einwohner, das sind 8454 oder 4,7 Prozent mehr als Ende 2018. Dabei handelt es sich um das Kerngebiet der Flughafenregion. Die entsprechenden 14 Städte und Gemeinden sind Teil der FRZ Flughafenregion Zürich, Wirtschaftsnetzwerk & Standortentwicklung. Auch die Zahl der Beschäftigten hat sich erhöht: Sie wuchs seit 2018 um 5258 oder 3,6 Prozent, verglichen mit der letzten Erhebung Ende 2020. In der gleichen Zeitspanne stieg die Zahl der Wohneinheiten um 3,2 Prozent auf 88’541. Das bedeutet, dass die Flughafenregion auch als Wohnstandort attraktiv ist. In den vergangenen zehn Jahren ist die Zahl der Einwohnerinnen und Einwohner stärker gestiegen als die Zahl der Arbeitsplätze.

    Derzeit werden in der näheren Flughafenregion Zürich viele Bauprojekte von überregionaler Bedeutung realisiert, andere sind in Planung. In Dübendorf wurde Mitte 2019 das höchste Hochhaus für Mietwohnungen in der Schweiz bezogen (JaBee Tower). In den Jahren 2020 und 2021 entstand beim Flughafen Zürich eine moderne Destination mit über 6000 Arbeitsplätzen (The Circle). Zu den Mietern gehören unter anderem: Abraxas, Dufry, Edelweiss, Flughafen Zürich, Horváth, Hyatt, Inventx, Isolutions, Jelmoli, Kieser Training, Microsoft, MSD, Neuroth, Novo Nordisk, NTT Data, Omega, Raiffeisen Schweiz, Oracle, Raiffeisen, Sablier, SAP, Singapore Airlines, Totemo, Universitätsspital Zürich und Vebego.

    Der Bau von Rechenzentren beschleunigt sich. Zwischen 2019 und 2022 werden in der Flughafenregion Zürich Rechenzentren im Wert von über einer Milliarde Franken gebaut. Zu den Investoren gehören Green Datacenter AG, Interxion, NTT Data und Equinix. Ihre grössten Kunden sind Google, Microsoft und Amazon Web Services. Der Grossraum Zürich gehört mittlerweile europaweit zu den wichtigsten Datacenter-Hubs nach London, Frankfurt, Paris, Amsterdam, Dublin und Berlin. Die Forschung und Entwicklung soll mit dem geplanten Innovationsparks Zürich am Standort Dübendorf – Teil des Schweizerischen Innovationspark – vorangetrieben werden. Die Themenschwerpunkte für den Innovationspark Zürich sind wie folgt definiert: Life Science und Lebensqualität, Engineering und Umwelt, Digitale Technologien und Kommunikation. Der Park soll die Zusammenführung des Wissens der Zürcher Hoch- und Fachhochschulen mit der Praxis- und Markterfahrung führender Unternehmen fördern.

    USP
    Die Flughafenregion Zürich gehört zu den schnellstwachsenden Regionen der Schweiz. Die hervorragende verkehrstechnische Lage ist ein wichtiger Wettbewerbsvorteil. Hier haben viele internationale Konzerne ihren Sitz. Die Hochschulen und ihre Forschungseinrichtungen sind in unmittelbarer Nähe. Das gilt ebenso für Naherholungsgebiete und Shopping Centers. Seit einigen Jahren entwickelt sich erfolgreich ein ICT-Cluster – von Datacenter-Anbietern bis Kreativwirtschaft.

    Testimonials

    Remo Weibel
    Global Sana

    Der Richtsatz für 10-jährige Festhypotheken ist seit Anfang Jahr stark gestiegen. Grund dafür ist die Zinserhöhung der US-Notenbank. Wir gehen davon aus, dass die SARON-Hypothek nach wie vor attraktiv bleibt, da noch einige Zinsschritte der SNB nötig sind, bis die Zinssätze für SARON-Hypotheken steigen.

    Gregor Meili
    Kenny’s Auto-Center AG

    Die Flughafenregion zeichnet sich durch eine hohe Dynamik aus. Das ist der Verkehrsknotenpunkt der Schweiz und in der Mobilität spielt Kenny’s Auto-Center eine wichtige Rolle. Deshalb investieren wir hier und an weiteren Standorten. Wir bauen aus, um für die Herausforderungen der Zukunft vorbereitet zu sein.

    Patrick Angioy
    Seitzmeir Immobilien AG

    «Die Flughafenregion erweist sich als leistungsfähiger Wirtschaftsstandort mit maximaler Verkehrsinfrastruktur und bietet Unternehmen jeglicher Grösse hervorragende Voraussetzungen für ein erfolgreiches Business – regional, national wie auch international. Dank eines attraktiven Steuerfusses, einer unkomplizierten Ansiedlungspraxis und innovativen Neubauprojekten wie z. B. dem WestGate (www.westgate-zurich.ch), gehört Kloten meines Erachtens bei jedem erfolgsorientierten Unternehmen auf die Watchlist bei der Suche nach einem neuen Standort.»

  • Zurich airport region – digitization and development

    Zurich airport region – digitization and development

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    The event was moderated by Monika Schärer, who confidently guided the guests through the afternoon. After a brief welcome, Arun Banovi, owner of immo!nvest/immoTable, and Christoph Lang, managing director of FRZ Flughafenregion Zürich, were briefly asked about the economic region and the connection with immo!nvest.

    In addition, Fabian Streiff from the Zurich Business Development Agency gave the first presentation and presented the region in more detail. From this it emerged that the canton of Zurich is a globally significant hub for artificial intelligence (AI). He also introduced us to the innovation hubs in the Zurich airport region, including the Digital Health Center (Bülach), The Circle (Kloten) and the Zurich Innovation Park (Dübenorf).

    As the second speaker, Hans Egloff, President of HEV Switzerland, brought us closer to the topic of digitization in the real estate industry. Using various examples, he explained the opportunities and risks of digitization. For example, the AHV number serves as a personal identifier in the electronic land register and this entails a large group of authorized users and thus a large potential for misuse.

    Before the break, Tindaro Milone, Head of Large Plants, presented the EKZ and explained what is currently happening in the energy sector. For example, the scarcity of resources, climate change, politics and customer needs. He then presented the future of energy, it is mainly about decarbonization, digitization and decentralization. Of course, sustainability is also a topic that is very topical and will continue to occupy you in the future. He completed his presentation on the subject of electricity storage.

    After the first part of the program there was a break that was used for the first talks. There were also cool drinks, refreshing fruits and delicious cakes.

    This was followed by Dadvan Yousuf, who introduced us to his platform “Dohrnii”, where everyone can easily learn about cryptocurrencies in a playful way. The presentation also included the Dohrnii Markplace, the DHN Token and the Dohrnii DAO. Finally, he made the connection and opportunities between cryptocurrencies and the real estate industry.

    Then Christoph Axmann, Chartered Surveyor MRICS at Wüest Partner, came on stage. With overviews of the population and employment development, he showed the demand in the Glattal-Furttal region. Then he showed which offer can be used to cover inquiries. Below that are investments, quantities, supply in relation to inventory and prices. Finally, he showed the development potential in the airport region.

    The last speaker was René Götz from the business development department of the city of Bülach. He introduced the business location Bülach, showed the positioning, spoke about the goals and available development areas. The key sectors of the region, the space requirements of companies and the Digital Health Center Bülach were also included in the presentation.

    The crowning glory was the exciting panel discussion with Doris Meier (Mayor of Bassersdorf), Christoph Lang (Managing Director of the FRZ Zurich Airport Region), Fabian Streiff (Local Promotion Canton of Zurich) and Heinz Eberhard (Eberhard companies).

    During the aperitif with delicious appetizers and ice cream, there was a lot of networking. The atmosphere was very good and relaxed. Especially when the draw for the competition was due. You could win a trip to the Top of Europe – Jungfrau Joch with overnight stay and dinner for 2 people. This great prize was sponsored by eSMart, which celebrated its 10th anniversary last year. Monika Schärer made it exciting and presented the award to the delighted winner Markus Nussbaum.

    We would like to take this opportunity to thank all guests and speakers for the exciting afternoon. A big thank you also goes to the Eventalm for the great and flexible organization, the friendly service and the delicious treats. But we don’t want to forget our partners either, without you such an event would not have been possible! Thanks to EKZ, eternit, eSMART, Seitzmeir, Sunrise, SVIT Zurich, Rigips, PropTechMarket, Woonig and FRZ.

    We hope to see some of you in Lausanne on October 6th and in Basel on November 24th. Until then, we wish you a nice summer!

  • ZKB facilitates investments in the Zurich airport region

    ZKB facilitates investments in the Zurich airport region

    The Zürcher Kantonalbank now issues the tracker certificate FRZ Flughafenregion Zürich. This means that those willing to invest can simultaneously rely on 22 different companies that have a connection to the Zurich airport region. The financial product is now traded on the SIX Swiss Exchange .

    As the location developer FRZ Flughafenregion Zürich announced in a press release , the composition of the block of shares was determined by ZKB. They selected Swiss companies with a market capitalization of more than CHF 500 million that are based in the canton of Zurich and benefit from the airport. In addition, they must bear the ZKB rating “Market weight” or “Overweight” before admission.

    “The tracker certificate emphasizes the economic importance of the region,” says Peter Arnold, Head of Communications & Business Development at the FRZ Zurich Airport Region. FRZ is probably one of the first organizations in the world to promote locations to take such an initiative. The share package is an important element in ongoing location marketing.

    According to FRZ, the design of the financial product is based on the assumption that airport regions will grow at an above-average rate. Accordingly, the companies operating in this region should have above-average potential.

  • Bachenbülach joins Zurich airport region

    Bachenbülach joins Zurich airport region

    The municipality of Bachenbülach has decided to join the business and location development Zurich Airport Region ( FRZ ). This increases the number of participating cities and municipalities to 14, according to a press release . Most recently, Volketswil joined the FRZ network.

    According to the press release, the municipal council considers membership of the FRZ to be “beneficial for the municipality, the population of Bachenbülach and the entire economic region around Zurich Airport”. The community has “grown a lot” in recent years, to 4221 inhabitants.

    In addition to the cities and municipalities and their total of 185,000 inhabitants, around 750 companies belong to the FRZ network. They have around 250,000 jobs. The FRZ is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year.

  • 7. Real Estate Summit at Samsung Hall

    7. Real Estate Summit at Samsung Hall

    At the beginning, FRZ President André Ingold gave an overview of the organization. The network continues to grow: 730 members are now part of the FRZ Zurich Airport Region – Business Network & Location Development.

    Ingold also gave an overview of the largest development projects. It is forecast that the airport region will grow by 20 percent in terms of both population and jobs by 2030. He specifically mentions the Dübendorf Innovation Park, which is intended to increase the attractiveness of the location considerably. The same applies to the Digital Health Center Bülach.

    There were numerous opportunities for small talk and informal discussions in the spacious rooms. The 320 targeted “meet & match” discussions with Internet support were actively used.

    Claudio Saputelli , UBS Switzerland AG, said he did not see a turnaround in the real estate market. In the lecture entitled: “Home office as a game changer in the real estate market?” The upward trend in prices on the housing market continues and the office market remains under pressure. Incidentally, working from home had already been identified as a megatrend 50 years ago, at that time under the term “teleworking”.

    Patrick Eberhard , Eberhard Enterprises, pleaded for sustainability in the lecture “Off to the circular age”. An important element of this is recycling with the help of robots.

    Marloes Fischer , Madaster Services AG, CEO Madaster Switzerland – “Madaster – giving materials an identity” sees considerable savings potential if the materials used in construction are inventoried.

    Marc Walder , CEO Ringier AG & Founder digitalswitzerland, spoke about digitization as an opportunity for business and society. The media company, founded in 1833, decided in 2007 to transform itself into a digital company. In the meantime, Ringier has invested over two billion francs in the digital transformation and increased the digital operating profit from 0 to 65 percent. His maxims include: Constantly improving, thinking long-term and with a clear focus.

    “Creativity is the new currency – Startup and Corporate / SME Collaboration”. That was the title of Eva Wimmers , CEO ISS Facility Services Germany. She pointed out the different perspectives of startups and established companies. The environment brought her to the denominator VUCA: Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity. Anders Indset, economic philosopher, spoke about «The infected thinking – why we have to free ourselves from our old self-evident things». He amazed the guests with remarkable thoughts: Err dich happily. We need chaos and order. The art of being wrong. We should tell new stories. Anyone who is interested becomes interesting.

  • Real estate summit sheds light on change

    Real estate summit sheds light on change

    The topic of change was already the focus of this year's Real Estate Summit of Flughafenregion Zürich AG ( FRZ ) in the opening speech by André Ingold. Specifically, the newly elected President of the FRZ presented the around 20 major construction projects planned or under construction in the airport region, explained the FRZ in a communication on the event. Ingold had highlighted the planned Steinacker district in Kloten as an example. An urban area for 6,700 residents and 4,000 employees is to be created here along the Glattalbahn.

    The FRZ was able to win the longstanding Federal Minister and former German Vice Chancellor (SPD), Sigmar Gabriel, as the main speaker. The former top politician, who was elected to the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Bank in May, addressed the challenges for Europe such as Brexit, the coronavirus pandemic and the trade war between the USA and China. With regard to Switzerland, Gabriel stated that the development of Switzerland indicated that “the path this country has taken so far has been the right one”. The country has "developed so well precisely because of the close and relaxed relationship with the EU," said Gabriel.

    Tobias Straumann outlined his view of developments in the real estate market. "In the next one to two years the probability of a real estate crisis is zero," the economic historian is quoted as saying in the press release. According to him, there is no threat of an interest rate shock or “ruinous cutthroat competition”.

    In other presentations, entrepreneurs such as André Wyss, CEO of Implenia AG , Christine Novakovic, CEO of UBS Europe SE , Romeo Deplazes, Division Manager Solutions and member of the management of Energie 360 ° AG , and Rudolf Tschopp, Partner at Asia Green Real Estate , presented the strategies their companies in dealing with the global transformation processes.