Weighing around 10,000 tonnes when full, the trough was hoisted slowly and smoothly to its upper position for the first time – a major milestone as the lift is prepared for commissioning. Henning Schrewe, Head of Civil Germany at Implenia, who was making a site visit, was impressed: “This is an extremely demanding project of gigantic proportions. One particular challenge is to […]

Dietlikon, 31st January 2012 – The Infra-Prize is awarded every year by the Infra Professional Association (Fachverband Infra) to companies or to individuals who champion a good image of infrastructure works among the public and whose projects are of an exemplary character. With the project for the underground construction of the Lucerne central railway line, Implenia – […]

Dietlikon, 28 January 2014 – René Zahnd, until now Head of the Buildings Business Unit, is becoming Head of the Modernisation & Development Business Unit with effect from 1 February 2014. Reimer Siegert, who was in charge of the Business Unit, is leaving the company by mutual consent. The Board of Directors and the Group Executive Board thank him for all the good work he has […]

Dietlikon, 13 January 2016 – Implenia is a committed member of the new “Digital Construction Switzerland” (“Bauen digital Schweiz”) umbrella organisation, which was officially constituted and introduced to the public at the “BIM - Evolution or Revolution?” event on Tuesday at Swissbau in Basel. Dr. Jörg Kaiser, Head of the Technical Center at Switzerland’s leading construction […]

Dietlikon, 12 September 2014 – The Norwegian Public Roads Administration has awarded the contract for a major road safety construction project in the west of the country to Implenia Norge. The contract is worth almost CHF 15 million (NOK 98 million). The project in the municipality of Meland mainly involves widening the existing E39 European highway to make it safer for all […]

Dietlikon, 12 April 2017 – Implenia has received an order from the Swedish Transport Authority (Trafikverket) to refurbish railway tracks, bridges and tunnels in the heart of Stockholm. Much of the railway infrastructure in Sweden’s capital was built in the 1950s and needs renovating over the next few years. The section in Stockholm Getingmidjan acts as the gateway for all […]

Dietlikon, 28 August 2017 – Implenia has put succession arrangements early in place for the planned departure at the end of the year of Hans-Dieter Steinbrücker, Head of its Business Unit Buildings Germany. Dr. Matthias Jacob will be taking over responsibility for the Business Unit. With a doctorate in civil engineering, Matthias Jacob has many years of experience in the […]

Dietlikon, 9 November 2018 – The municipality of Lidingö near Stockholm has commissioned Implenia to build a new bridge over the Lilla Värtan strait and then demolish the old bridge. At 730 metres, the new “Lilla Lidingö” bridge will be one of the longest in Sweden. Built of concrete, it will carry pedestrians, cyclists and trams between Ropsten and Lidingö. The contract is […]

Dietlikon, 17 August 2018 – The German Property Federation (Zentraler Immobilien Ausschuss, ZIA) has just published its second Innovation Report for the real estate industry. Implenia is the only company to be mentioned twice, receiving two separate awards for its customer-focused digital solutions. The report, which highlights best practice innovations from all parts of the […]