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  • Turiner Geodata becomes part of the Pini Group

    Turiner Geodata becomes part of the Pini Group

    The Pini Group based in Lugano takes over the geotechnical company Geodata based in Turin. According to a press release by the Pini Group, both companies are characterized by the fact that they started out as family businesses and have developed into global players in the engineering sector. With this acquisition, its CEO, Andrea Galli, wants to “strengthen all the values that have enabled this company to write engineering history”. According to Pini, it enables access to the renewable energy sector, especially hydropower.

    The company now has 700 employees. The acquisition will greatly accelerate the development plans of the engineering and consulting service provider, which was founded 70 years ago, and will strengthen its position “as a leading company in planning, construction management and consulting services,” the statement said.

    Geodata is mainly engaged in the planning of underground and hydraulic works. The company was founded in 1984, has 16 branches in Europe, North and South America, India and Malaysia and is active in 20 countries. With this strategic acquisition, the Pini Group wants to benefit from the expertise of a company that has planned and supervised the construction of more than 4000 kilometers of tunnels and more than 3500 projects worldwide, according to the Pini Group.

  • HighStep delivers new lift generation to customers

    HighStep delivers new lift generation to customers

    HighStep Systems AG , based in Dietikon, has delivered up to seventeen units of the latest generation of its service lift to customers. These include the transmission system operator 50Hertz from Berlin, the Dutch technical service provider SPIE and the Swiss wind turbine company Agile Wind Power . According to the CEO of Systems AG, Alexander Luft, further deliveries to China, for example, are to take place in the coming months. He emphasizes: "We are pleased that after intensive development work we have brought the first lifts of the new generation onto the market. This is a fundamental further development in close cooperation with TÜV Süd in order to meet the increased requirements in terms of standards and quality.”

    The HighStep Lift is considered the world's first mobile, battery-powered service lift for buildings and masts of all kinds. It is intended to enable efficient, safe and ergonomic ascent and descent, thereby drastically increasing the safety and productivity of employees. The capacity is 3000 meters altitude, people or material weighing up to 150 kilograms can be transported. Among other things, the new generation brings an even higher level of safety thanks to a separate fall protection runner and other new safety functions.

    The system consists of two components: an aluminum rail as a system carrier and a selectable climbing device, the HighStep Easy and the portable HighStep Lift. In terms of application, the focus is on electricity pylons, wind turbines, transmission towers and industrial plants. A total of several thousand installations are in operation worldwide – primarily in Europe and also in Asian countries. Customers include the Swiss transmission grid operator Swissgrid , the European high-voltage grid operator TenneT and the Chinese energy company State Grid Corporation of China . yvh

  • Strengthen Switzerland as a location for innovation and expand the lead

    Strengthen Switzerland as a location for innovation and expand the lead

    The Swiss economy is characterized by an enormously high level of innovation and has been able to secure its leading position worldwide in recent years despite the strong Swiss franc. The vocational training system, the close interaction between research and business, start-ups and corporations as well as the high willingness to found new companies are the cornerstones of the recipe for success. The pandemic and the associated restrictions have put great pressure on the economy in all European countries.
    This is a valuable opportunity for Switzerland to further expand its lead in key areas through targeted funding with existing or new instruments.