Implenia joins client and officials to celebrate ground-breaking ceremony at the major Pont-Rouge development
Dietlikon, 23 June 2016 – Implenia, together with the client SBB AG, prominent representatives of the cantonal and municipal authorities, and other partners involved in the project, attended the official ground-breaking ceremony today for the largest real estate project currently underway in the Geneva region. The client has commissioned Implenia, as total contractor, to build the first stage of the development (“Plot B1”), which involves a total investment of CHF 250 million.
The major project is creating a new urban centre around what will be the new Lancy – Pont-Rouge railway station, less than two kilometres from Geneva city centre. There will be offices and commercial premises, restaurants, cafes, shops, leisure facilities and public institutions, plus around 600 new residential units, with a good mix of non-profit and collective homes and owner-occupied property.
The project gives Implenia another opportunity to deploy its comprehensive skills. CEO Anton Affentranger is enthusiastic: “Pont Rouge is another great example of our ‘One Company’ approach: we are combining the expertise of our Geneva civil engineering unit with our skills in foundation engineering and our many years of experience as a total contractor on major projects.”
Plot B1 is due for completion in autumn 2018.
Implenia press contact:
Reto Aregger
Communications Manager
Tel.: +41 58 474 74 77
From left to right: Andreas Meyer (CEO SBB AG), Luc Barthassat (Regierungsrat Kanton Genf), Stéphane Lorenzini (Gemeindepräsident von Lancy), Anton Affentranger (CEO Implenia). (Source: Implenia)
One of the Geneva region’s largest real estate projects is being built around the Lancy – Pont-Rouge railway station. (Source: SBB)
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 8,000 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.
