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  • Growth continues with office opening in Cologne

    Growth continues with office opening in Cologne

    VELLOWS is further expanding its network. Founded in 2023, the consulting firm for projects and organisational development in the construction and real estate industry has been operating a new location in Cologne since 1 September 2025, according to a press release. According to the statement, VELLOWS is continuing its growth trajectory with the opening of the new office. The company is based in Hergiswil and also operates from an address in Zurich, Basel and Berlin.

    “Cologne is a central location for us, both in terms of our customer structure and our service portfolio,” explains the new location manager Stephan Hintzen. The industrial engineer specialising in civil engineering has more than ten years of experience in project management, client representation and property consultancy.

    VELLOWS founder Prof Jürgen M. Volm speaks of an experienced and well-connected colleague: “As a partner and managing director, he will play a central role in further expanding our market presence in Germany.”

  • New facility management branch opened in St.Gallen

    New facility management branch opened in St.Gallen

    Hälg Facility Management AG will also have a presence in St.Gallen from the new year. The Zurich-based company, which was founded in 2000, is thus expanding its network to eastern Switzerland. It already has branches in Zurich, Bern, Münchenstein BL and Rotkreuz ZG. The company is part of Hälg Holding AG, based in St.Gallen. With 1144 employees at 27 locations in Switzerland, the group is active in building technology and property management.

    Markus Haldimann, the long-standing Managing Director of Hälg Facility Management AG, will take over the strategic management of the new branch, according to a company press release. Daniel Weber will be responsible for operational management as site manager. After training as a polymechanic, Weber completed a degree in facility management and continued his training in new energies. He will be responsible for providing services on site and further developing the St.Gallen team.

    “The expansion of our range of services here in St.Gallen not only strengthens our regional presence, it also offers our customers real added value,” Marcel Baumer, co-owner of the Hälg Group, is quoted as saying. “In addition to services in the area of building technology, we can now also offer our high service quality and expertise in the area of facility management.”

  • Educational institution moves to new location in Rotkreuz

    Educational institution moves to new location in Rotkreuz

    XUND is opening a location on the Suurstoffi site in Rotkreuz. This is the Central Switzerland Health Education Centre’s response to the limited space available for its health training courses in Alpnach. According to a press release, the XUND site there can no longer fulfil the requirements in the long term due to the expected growth and changing training models. It will therefore be replaced by the new Suurstoffi 45 building. It is scheduled to be occupied in 2028. The Lucerne site will remain unaffected.

    According to its own announcement, Zug Estates AG will construct the new building from the end of 2024 and complete it by mid-2027. The real estate company has signed a 30-year lease agreement with XUND for over 6,000 square metres of space. Alain Baumgartner, Head of Portfolio Management at Zug Estates, is quoted as saying that the company has found an “ideal partner in XUND, which fits in very well with the existing tenants on the Suurstoffi site”.

    XUND President Josef Widmer is convinced that the Rotkreuz site will strengthen XUND’s regional roots in Central Switzerland and significantly improve accessibility for many students and trainees: “It will enable synergies with other educational partners such as Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts on site and open up opportunities for collaboration with practitioners and researchers. Thanks to the modern location and the innovative environment on the Suurstoffi site, training in the healthcare sector is becoming more attractive and is helping Central Switzerland’s training companies to secure the next generation of talent.”