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  • Platform strategy strengthens construction and environmental expertise

    Platform strategy strengthens construction and environmental expertise

    TIC Holding Schweiz AG, based in Baar, has acquired HSE Conseils from Laténa. According to a press release, its managing director Marc Dutoit will remain in his position. TIC Holding is a construction and technology platform financed by Winterberg Investment X and managed by Winterberg Advisory GmbH in Munich.

    HSE Conseils is the leading specialist in the industrial, building materials, construction, environmental and occupational safety sectors in the canton of Neuchâtel and at six other locations in the cantons of Vaud, Valais, Geneva, Fribourg and Jura, the press release continues. It offers a comprehensive portfolio of services for construction companies, real estate managers, planners, businesses and public institutions. These include Swiss Accreditation Service (SAS) accredited pollutant diagnostics and analyses (including asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls and lead), environmental and waste management, safety and health concepts, and indoor air quality measurements. Its remit also includes safety consulting, training and advice on construction safety, from risk assessment to remediation concepts.

    “With HSE, we now cover the industrial, building materials, construction, environmental and occupational safety sectors,” said Ralph Nowak, member of the board of directors of TIC Holding Switzerland and partner at Winterberg, in the announcement. “This is an important step in the further development of our TIC Holding Switzerland – the three platforms underline our position as the leading independent group in these areas throughout Switzerland.” Marc Dutoit is banking on strong growth for HSE Conseils and many synergies with other group members as a result of the merger. “Our structure, the entire team and all contact persons for our customers will remain in place, and we will continue to deliver the highest quality and reliability,” says Dutoit.

  • Digital building solutions company receives top marks for climate protection

    Digital building solutions company receives top marks for climate protection

    KONE has received an A grade from the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) for outstanding environmental transparency and climate protection measures. The global manufacturer of lifts, escalators and automatic doors, which is based in Espoo, Finland, and has its Swiss headquarters in Brüttisellen, is one of the few companies out of a total of 25,000 to receive a top grade, KONE announced in a press release. In addition, CDP has awarded the company an A or A- rating for the twelfth time in a row. KONE sees this as confirmation of its consistent sustainability and environmental management.

    “It is an honour for us to receive a place on CDP’s prestigious A-list for climate protection,” Kirsi Simola-Laaksonen, Senior Vice President Sustainability and Environment at KONE, is quoted as saying in the press release. “We are accelerating our efforts to reduce our carbon emissions and help our customers decarbonise.” For example, KONE’s technologies help to reduce the energy consumption of lifts, explains the KONE manager.

    In its own operations, KONE has committed to halving its operational emissions (Scope 1 and 2) by 2030 compared to 2018. Indirect emissions from the value chain (Scope 3) are to be reduced by 40 per cent over the same period. Last year, KONE’s operational emissions were already 29 per cent lower than in the base year 2018. At the same time, Scope 3 emissions were reduced by 12.8 per cent. In addition, KONE was “the first company in the industry” to achieve “carbon-neutral production units worldwide” as early as summer 2023, according to the press release.