Cornerstone laid for new Gümligenfeld commercial and recreation centre
Dietlikon, 15 June 2016 – Yesterday, Implenia joined the investor UBS Fund Management, Muri-Gümligen Mayor Thomas Hanke, representatives of the future tenant Cinetrade (cinemas) and JYSK (interior design business), the developers from the company Erwin Stebler and further project partners to lay the cornerstone for Gümligenfeld Centre, a new commercial and recreation centre. The project encompasses ten cinema halls, a bowling alley, two restaurants, offices and shops. The centre sets a new urban-planning accent in the south of Berne and enhances the attractiveness of the community of Muri-Gümligen. The special technical challenges include mainly the concrete work in the cinema halls due to the inclined concrete ceilings and the large spans in the rooms, which are up to twelve meters high. Implenia was involved in the project from the outset as project developer. At the end of April 2016 Implenia secured the CHF 40 million project as total contractor from UBS Fund Management (Switzerland) Ltd landed. In his speech today, Anton Affentranger emphasized the following point: “This project is a fine example of our 'One Company' corporate philosophy: Here, we are applying the comprehensive expertise of Implenia across the board, from project development through civil engineering and master builder work all the way to engineering.” The centre is scheduled to open in March 2018.
Laying of cornerstone for new Gümligenfeld commercial and recreation centre. (Picture: Implenia)
From left to right: Alexander Arnold (Projektleiter Implenia), Anton Affentranger (CEO Implenia), Andreas Bähler (Geschäftsstellenleiter Buildings Bern Implenia), Jürg Herzog (Architekt, Gaschen Partner AG), Thomas Isemann (Architekt, Gaschen Partner AG), Thomas Hanke (Gemeindepräsident Muri-Gümligen), Thomas Marti (Leiter Umwelt + Verkehr Gemeinde Muri-Gümligen), Marius Baumann (UBS Fund Management Switzerland AG), Dr. Daniel Brüllmann (UBS Fund Management Switzerland AG), Gregoire Schnegg (CT Cinetrade AG), Erwin Stebler (Real Estate & Retail Facility Management). (Picture: Implenia)
Media contact at Implenia:
Philipp Bircher
Head of Communications Group
Telephone: +41 58 474 74 77
Implenia, Switzerland’s leading construction and construction services company, also has a strong position in the German, Austrian and Scandinavian infrastructure markets. Established in 2006, Implenia can look back on around 150 years of construction tradition. It brings the expertise of its highly skilled sectoral and regional units together under the roof a company active throughout Europe. With its integrated business model and specialists operating in all areas of construction, the Group can manage a building project through its entire lifecycle and deliver work that is economical, integrated and customer-centric. The focus is on striking a sustainable balance between financial success and social and environmental responsibility.
Implenia, with its headquarters in Dietlikon near Zurich, currently employs more than 8000 people around Europe and posted revenue of around CHF 3.3 billion in 2015. The company is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (IMPN, CH0023868554). More information can be found at www.implenia.com.
