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Successful symposium! Pöyry presents PPP model for bridge constructions

New addresses

Change of company name

Pöyry Infra GmbH - exhibitor at PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE 2006

Promotion of sidings - direct access to the railway system

Pöyry Infra presents the final design for the motorway Morine - Merdare to Kosovo´s President Rugova

Combined Media Crossing has recently successfully passed the patent approval procedure at the German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA)

Construction price of Mecklenburg Western Pomerania 2004: Honour for Pöyry Infra

Successful symposium! Pöyry presents PPP model for bridge constructions

Solutions for civil engineering structures were discussed under the subject of "Municipal infrastructure and Public Private Partnership (PPP)" on 17.01.2007

On Wednesday, 17.01.2007, about 120 participants gathered at the Maritim pro Arte Hotel in Berlin to discuss the highly charged subject of required investments for civil engineering structures of public authorities together with representatives of all stakeholders, i.e. public principals, contractors, scientists, consultants and banks. Dr Heiko Stiepelmann, deputy manager of the Main Association of the German Construction Industry, presided over a program of interesting contributions.
For Mr Malte Müller-Wrede, lawyer and manager of the Müller-Wrede & Partner law firm, and Mr Johann Schmieder, manager of the consulting and engineering firm, Pöyry Infra GmbH, PPP constitutes a good alternative procurement option worth considering. For this reason, they developed the Basic Renewal Model for Bridges (G-Model - German: Grunderneuerungsmodell) which comprises planning, financing, construction and upkeep of operation and thus all life cycles of a bridge. The goal is to preserve and secure existing bridges. Federal funds from a special program for bridges could be envisaged. Quite apart from that, the economic efficiency and a respective availability model safeguard a bridge pool. One or several responsible authorities could be considered for the pool and/or jointly transfer this assignment to a third party. The bridge pool consisting of different bridges and respective preservation conditions is tendered under PPP criteria for a period of 25 to 30 years.
The developers are sure that the G-Model, which is easily handled, will provide an important contribution to traffic safety by facilitating irrefutable investments of the authorities responsible for bridges and helping to guarantee the safety of beneficiaries. The event also offered extensive opportunities for the exchange of ideas and facilitated personal contacts in a pleasant atmosphere.

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New addresses

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Change of company name

The Finnish Pöyry Group - with its three business areas Energy, Forest Industry and Infrastructure and Environment - ranks among the leading consulting companies worldwide. By the end of 2006 the group will have finished the unification of its worldwide market entry under the name of Pöyry.

Due to this change the German subsidiaries BPI- Consult GmbH, GKW- Gruppe and Elektrowatt Enkono GmbH will have "Pöyry" in their company name.

In detail the companies will operate under the following names:

BPI Consult GmbH	Pöyry Infra GmbH
HB-Verkehrsconsult GmbH	Pöyry Infra Traffic (estimated August 2006)
GKW Holding GmbH	Pöyry GKW Germany GmbH
GKW Ingenieure GmbH	Pöyry GKW GmbH
ibs Schwerin GmbH	Pöyry ibs GmbH (estimated September 2006)
GKW Consult GmbH	Pöyry Environment GmbH
Electrowatt-Ekono GmbH	Pöyry Energy GmbH (estimated August 2006)
	The intention of this unification is to strengthen the market appearance of the Pöyry Group, to improve the collaboration among the several group-subsidiaries and to combine the advantage of a worldwide network with the proximity to customers and the regional competence of 1.400 employees at 25 German-speaking locations to an efficient overall concept.

E-Mail contact:
Dr. Eckard Lindner

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Pöyry Infra GmbH - exhibitor at PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE 2006

This year PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE - a comprehensive knowledge and contact platform for the public and private infrastructure sectors - took place for the first time.
From September 12-14, 2006 the Convention Centre (exhibition ground Hanover) opened its doors to welcome policy-makers out of the private sector and public authorities. The combination of congress with a specialist trade fair offered numerous contact and networking opportunities to discuss about planning, financing, construction, maintenance and operation of public infrastructure projects. Next to well-known building companies, operating companies, consulting companies, law firms as well as commercial- and investment banks Pöyry Infra GmbH presented itself at its own booth.
As a general contractor for infrastructure projects Pöyry Infra can look back on more than 15 years of experience in the area of PPP-Consulting. Experts out of the business-, legal- and engineering sector were available at the info booth to consult, inform and discuss with interested parties, associates and customers.
Especially against the background of the change of company name in July 2006, it was very important for Pöyry Infra (formerly BPI-Consult GmbH) to present its new name and corporate identity accordingly.

Extraction of the list of exhibitors: · Bauunternehmung Gebr. Echterhoff GmbH & Co. KG · German Railways Station & Services · EBRD · Ernst & Young · Galileo Joint Undertaking · gibGREINER GmbH · Hochtief Construction AG · Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH · Nord LB · Pöyry Infra GmbH · Roland Berger Strategy Consultants · Verband der Bauindustrie Niedersachsen/ Bremen

E-Mail contact:
Steffen Warmbold

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Promotion of sidings - direct access to the railway system

The German Federal Ministry of Transport intends to increase the number of companies using rail freight transportation. The guideline for the promotion of new and upgraded private sidings as well as their reactivation which will run initially up to 2009 is supposed to contribute to this goal. About 30 representatives of companies and business promoters from the whole Weser-Ems region were informed on the program, the technology and the costs of sidings at a special workshop at the CCI Osnabrück-Emsland. As outlined by the speaker, Christian Ziehank of Pöyry Infra GmbH Hanover, the guideline primarily addresses shippers desiring direct access to the German railway system via a private siding. If permanent usage of the new infrastructure is foreseeable, start-up financing of up to 50 percent of the investment costs is possible via the Federation. The program makes a total of about 32 million Euros annually available. The competent authorising authority is Eisenbahn-Bundesamt (EBA) in Bonn. The EBA Internet pages (http://www.eba.bund.de, search word: Gleisanschlussförderrichtlinie) contain further information concerning the application procedure. Source: Wirtschaft Osnabrück - Emsland, IHK No. 1/January 2006, H 4803, P. 23

E-Mail contact:
Christian Ziehank               

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Pöyry Infra presents the final design for the motorway Morine - Merdare to Kosovo´s President Rugova

At an official meeting on Thursday, 27th October 2005 in Prishtine, Mr Dietrich Rudolph as representative of Pöyry Infra GmbH together with the Minister of Transport and Communication, Mr Qemail Ahmeti presented the detailed design for the 117 km long motorway Morina - Prizren - Prishtine - Merdare. As essential part of route 7 and as future part of the South-East European Core Road Networt, this motorway will connect Kosovo to the Port of Durres in Albania and the Pan European Road Corridor X in Serbia near Nis with planned extension to Sofia in Bulgaria.

"It´s an event for us and this shows that we are able to have our state, to make our state and we deserve the independence, which should be done as soon as possible", said President Rugova on Thurday and emphasized again the high importance of this project for Kosovo.
In particular he is very proud of the fact that the motorway was planned according to International and European standards. Therefore he congratulated Pöyry-representative Dietrich Rudolph for this effort.

The official beginning of the construction period of the motorway is planned for spring 2006, but Mr Rudolph told already that the section will lead through the mountain area of Carraleva in the south of Prishtine. Here, three tunnels (two longer than 2 km) and 15 bridges and viaducts will be constructed.
Planning period: 2004 - 2005, Volume: approx. 3.2 Mio. €

E-Mail contact:
Dietrich Rudolph               Download: Fisnik Musa: "Final Design for Motorway Prishtine - Durres is finished"

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Combined Media Crossing has recently successfully passed the patent approval procedure at the German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA)

Rising steel and falling concrete prices have led to higher demand of cost-effective solutions in the market and an innovative idea: The Combined Media Link. This invention has recently successfully passed the patent approval procedure at the German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA).

Combined Media Crossing concerns a kit of prefabricated steel concrete elements which serve both as carrier pipe crossing for surface and waste water and/or protective conduit crossing for lines under traffic routes and traffic areas.
Apart from an increase in flexibility - since the prefabricated elements can be used both in drainage construction and underground cable construction as well as a combination of both and since there is nothing comparable in the market - there are also advantages for construction logistics and plant operators.
In addition, Combined Media Crossing optimises the frequently required substantial cover and can be applied without any special machines in open construction.
A considerable reduction in planning, production and maintenance costs can be achieved, as well as a substantial reduction in construction time due to the simplified production process in combination with type statics.

Being purely a service company Pöyry Infra GmbH offers planning and consulting services but no building materials.
In case of interest in the invention or licensing, please contact our staff member and inventor at the Hanover branch: Dipl.-Ing. Christian Ziehank Phone 0511 92975-27 or any other staff member of Pöyry Infra GmbH you already know.

E-Mail contact:
Christian Ziehank               Decision of the German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA)

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Construction price of Mecklenburg Western Pomerania 2004: Honour for Pöyry Infra

Pöyry Infra GmbH together with the sub-contractor netzwerk.architekten is awarded with the national building prize 2004 for the constructrion project "underground passenger station of the city of Rostock, Germany". For the reconstruction and new construction of this main station of Rostock it was necessary to construct underground transport facilities and structural engineering. Underground facilities often cause the problem that artificial lighting in tunnels and underground stations can create a depressing atmosphere. Preliminary the challenge was to arrange the station user friendly. This contain a lightening with much as possible daylight. To increase the buildings permeability to air the so called "light trap" was accessible vitrifications of the platforms have been installed. Its glass roofing gives a maximum of light permeability and provides by the optic a high recognising value of the station of Rostock - a really convincing engineering achievement!

Design: 1999 - 2001
Construction works: 2001 - 2003
Costs: 37 million Euro Description:
The centre reception building of the station has been designed to act as a continuous airspace. It allows all levels of the building from the tram station on the lowest level to the Deutsche Bahn platforms on the highest level to relate spacially. To increase the light permeability of this building called "light trap", the highest floor was built with glass platforms under a glass roofing.

e-mail contact:
Karlheinz Kaufeld

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