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  • Avobis builds business location in Hombrechtikon

    Avobis builds business location in Hombrechtikon

    The industrial area in Hombrechtikon’s Eichtal Park is taking its next step in site development: from 2024, the Avobis Group and its two companies Avobis and Rimaplan will build the new OakTec business location there. Around 29,000 square metres of land and 20,000 square metres of usable space will be available for commercial and production operations. An information event will be held on 15 June in Hombrechtikon’s small community hall.

    According to a press release, the concept is based on the idea of offering companies attractive, well-lit and flexibly divisible space. Access and deliveries are possible from an inner courtyard on two accessible levels. This is evidence of a “particularly economical use of land”.

    In general, the building is planned in a sustainable manner, according to David Belart, the client’s representative: “By carefully embedding the building in the terrain, the excavation volume is reduced, all roof surfaces are either greened or use solar energy, the entire energy concept is based on renewable energies, and the green belt in which the site is integrated promotes biodiversity

    Municipal President Rainer Odermatt is behind the project: “We support ‘OakTec’ and would like to further strengthen the Eichtal Park as an important generator of jobs in the region. To this end, we offer an attractive infrastructure and, together with the VZO, very good transport connections.”

    According to information, the project planning work for the building application is currently underway. In addition, according to Avobis, there are currently considerations for a further investment programme on the sub-areas further to the east with the striking existing buildings. They are to be further developed in a sustainable manner.

  • AMAG produces more solar power

    AMAG produces more solar power

    The AMAG Group has further expanded its solar power capacity: It has commissioned a new photovoltaic system on the roof of its garage operations in Cham. The 312 solar modules produce around 138,000 kilowatt hours of electricity on just under 570 square meters. According to a media release, this will cover a maximum of 30 percent of the company’s own electricity needs.

    The automotive retailer wants to increasingly produce its own electricity. It is to be used for personal use in the garages and for the operation of the electric vehicles sold. Therefore, according to the data, about 75,000 square meters will be equipped with solar panels by 2025. This corresponds to an area of ten football fields. Further expansion potential of around 100,000 square meters is still being investigated. From 2025, the company aims to operate in a climate-neutral manner.

    In addition, the roofs of AMAG Chur will be thermally insulated and fitted with translucent domes. “Thanks to the natural light, we save some of the costly and electricity-intensive lighting,” the managing director of AMAG Chur, Jan Giger, is quoted as saying. “Insulation helps lower energy costs and reduce gas consumption for heating.”