Implenia

Implenia is a Swiss construction and construction services company. Implenia, with its headquarters in Dietlikon near Zurich, employs more than 10,000 people in Europe and posted revenue of over CHF 4.4 billion in 2019.

Implenia
TypePublic
ISINCH0023868554
IndustryConstruction: Development, Buildings, Civil Engineering, Specialities
Founded2006
HeadquartersDietlikon, Switzerland
Key people
Hans-Ulrich Meister (Chairman)[1]
André Wyss (CEO)[2]
RevenueCHF 4,4 billion (2019)[3]
Number of employees
10,000 (2019)[3]
Websitewww.implenia.com

History

Implenia was created out of a series of mergers between Swiss regional construction companies. In mid-1997 Preiswerk Holding AG merged with Schweizerische Strassenbau- und Tiefbau-Unternehmung AG (Stuag) / Stuag Holding AG and Schmalz AG Bauunternehmung / Schmalz Holding AG to form Batigroup Holding, which was domiciled in Basel. Batigroup’s core competencies centred on traditional construction activities, including road building, poured asphalt, civil works, tunnelling and building construction.[4]

Zschokke Holding’s roots dated back to 1872 and the founding of Aktiengesellschaft Conrad Zschokke by Conrad Zschokke (1842–1918) in Aarau. In addition to building construction, Zschokke focused on general planning, general contracting and property management.[5]

Having acknowledged the complementary nature of their businesses, Zschokke and Batigroup began talks about a possible merger in summer 2005. Following these discussions, the intention to merge to form Implenia was announced publicly on 15 November 2005.[6] Finally, the shareholders of Zschokke and Batigroup approved the merger at simultaneous AGMs held on 2 March 2006.[7] It successfully fought off a takeover by the UK hedge fund, Laxey Partners in 2008.[8]

Implenia bought Betonmast Anlegg, a Norwegian infrastructure specialist, in 2010.[9] German company Bilfinger Construction, which operates in Germany, Austria, Romania and Sweden, became part of the Group in March 2015.[10] The acquisition of Bilfinger Hochbau followed in 2016.[11]

Major projects

Major projects involving the company include the Roxburgh Dam completed in 1953,[12] the Dinorwig Power Station completed in 1984,[13] the Sunniberg Bridge completed in 1998,[14] the Stade de Genève completed in 2003,[15] the Pont de la Poya completed in 2014,[16] the Swissmill Tower completed in 2016,[17] the Gotthard Base Tunnel (Sedrun Section) completed in 2016[18] and the Nant de Drance Hydropower Plant, Finhaut, completed in 2018.[19]

Projects under construction include:

Sources
  • Gray, Tony (1987). The Road to Success: Alfred McAlpine 1935 - 1985. Rainbird Publishing.

References
  1. "Wahl von Hans-Ulrich Meister zum neuen Mitglied und Präsidenten des Verwaltungsrats". Implenia. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  2. "André Wyss - das ist der neue Implenia-Chef". Handleszeitung. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  3. "About us". Implenia. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  4. "Die Batigroup kommt ans Licht". Neue Burcher Zeitung. 6 April 2002. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  5. Whiteside, R M; Wilson, A; Blackburn, S; Hörnig, S E; Wilson, C P (1990). Major Companies of Europe 1990/91 Volume 3: Major Companies of Western Europe Outside the European Economic Community. Springer. p. 317. ISBN 978-1853334023.
  6. "Zschokke/Batigroup: In vier Wochen gebaut". Handelszeitung. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  7. "Zschokke/Batigroup: Spatenstich für die Implenia". NZZ. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  8. Hedge fund ends Implenia bid Swiss Info, 2008
  9. "Implenia AG acquired majority stake of Betonmast Anlegg AS". Global Scope Partners. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  10. "Implenia is acquiringBilfinger Construction". Tunnel omline. 1 January 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  11. "Implenia schliesst Übernahme von Bilfinger Hochbau Aktivitäten ab". Finanzen. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  12. "Sign advertising Cubitts and Zschokke, and the Roxburgh Hyro-electric power project, Roxburgh Hydro". Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  13. Gray, p. 14
  14. Sunniberg Bridge on the Structurae database
  15. Stade de Genève on the Structurae database
  16. "le financement du pont de la Poya assuré". 20 Minutes. 10 July 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  17. "Dubai und Schanghai können einpacken: In Zürich steht der höchste Kornspeicher der Welt". Watson. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  18. "Between A Rock And A Hard Place". New Civil Engineer. 27 January 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  19. "The Nant de Drance Hydropower Scheme – brief overview of the civil works". Engineers' Journal. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  20. "Semmering Base Tunnel: Implenia, Hochtief and Thyssen to build Tunnel Gloggnitz". Tunnel Online. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
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