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Restructuring in the executive suite | March 12, 2024

3S Swiss Solar Solutions AG recently opened a second production site near Bern, and the organization is growing at the same time. With the realignment of the management team and the establishment of companies in Germany and Austria, the company is optimally positioned for growth.

Christian Bartholet strengthens the 3S management as CSO Sales and Marketing. Photos: zvg

As of March 1st, Christian Bartholet took over responsibility for global sales and marketing, the company announced. As CSO, he is a member of the 3S management. With more than 25 years of experience in the international construction supply industry, Christian Bartholet was most recently responsible for the global role as CSO Sales and Marketing at Jansen, a leading international manufacturer of building systems. He also has consulting and managing experience and worked for many years at Geberit in various international roles in sales, product management and marketing.

Christian Bartholet has extensive experience in transformation processes that lead to customer-centric cultures and organizations with profitable growth. «I am looking forward to working closely with the management and the entire 3S team as well as with our customers and partners. It is a privilege to be able to support 3S in this crucial growth phase in my role as CSO Sales and Marketing,” says Christian Bartholet.

Dominique Studer focuses on sales activities in the domestic market.

Restructuring

Dominique Studer, who was previously responsible for overall sales for 3S, will in future concentrate specifically on the rapidly growing Swiss market. This step is important and necessary to ensure consistent and optimal support for the significantly increased number of specialist partners and at the same time to bring further innovations onto the market. “In addition to developing building-integrated solar systems, we will increasingly offer digital solutions and services. The 3S Designer for planning 3S solar roofs, which we are launching shortly, is just a first step in this direction. We see great potential in digitalization and would like to support our specialist partners and solar system users even better in the future with various tools,” explains Dominique Studer.

With the founding of two national companies in the first quarter of 2024, the expansion of 3S Swiss Solar Solutions is also taking concrete shape. In order to ensure the necessary customer proximity, the company is currently building a powerful team in Germany and Austria. “The expansion into new markets and our growing presence continue to drive customer demand for modules manufactured in Switzerland,” says Dr. Patrick Hofer-Noser, CEO and founder of 3S. “With the highly efficient production facility in Worb (BE), which is unique in Europe, we have created the conditions to meet this demand for our premium product beyond the borders of Switzerland and thus make a decisive contribution to the energy transition,” adds the solar pioneer of Switzerland.

About 3S Swiss Solar Solutions

The Swiss company 3S Swiss Solar Solutions AG has been developing and producing building-integrated solar systems for over 20 years. With the aim of sustainably supporting the construction industry in the required energy transition, 3S produces with a Swiss understanding of quality and taking Swiss Label guidelines into account.

3S solar roofs, facades, railings and overhead solutions replace other roofing or building materials with homogeneous solar systems. Best quality, durability and very special resistance to environmental influences such as hail are top priorities at 3S and are the basis of the company vision “Solar aesthetics for the future”.

2024-03-12 17:33:54
#Swiss #Solar #Solutions #continues #expand

City of Bern | January 18, 2024

People affected by poverty can now seek advice on finding or keeping an apartment. The city is also launching insurance for rental deposits. This is intended to reduce the financial barriers to access to the housing market.

The city of Bern wants to provide support in finding accommodation and rent deposits. Photo: Keystone

It is not uncommon for landlords to require up to three months’ rent to be deposited as security when concluding a rental agreement. This is often difficult or even impossible for people affected by poverty.

The insurance is intended to offer property management companies security similar to that of a bank deposit, the local council wrote in a statement on Thursday. Various foundations are to finance the insurance, one has already agreed, others are still being clarified.

Pilot testing lasts four years

With a new advisory service, the city is aimed at people affected by poverty or at risk of poverty. As part of a four-year pilot project, the Salvation Army Switzerland Foundation will support and advise people in finding accommodation or maintaining their living situation. The advisory center will begin operations in February.

For the two offers, the local council concluded service contracts with the Salvation Army Switzerland Foundation and granted a commitment loan of 180,000 francs.

2024-01-18 19:04:03
#Assistance #finding #accommodation

Marco Odermatt is also the best in the first run of the first of two giant slaloms in Alta Badia. The world champion leads the intermediate rankings ahead of Croatian Filip Zubcic.

Marco Odermatt was once again the fastest. Photo: Keystone

Odermatt doesn’t seem to have any problems switching to the shorter skis after his participation in the speed races on the three previous days in Val Gardena. He was 31 hundredths faster than Zubcic, who focuses on the technical disciplines. Apart from the Croatian, only Marco Schwarz was able to keep up with the man from Nidwalden. The Austrian lost 36 hundredths.

The Slovenian Zan Kranjec in fourth place already has a share of almost nine tenths with him into the second run, while everyone else is already over a second and a half behind in a ranking with considerable gaps.

The next best Swiss are Gino Caviezel and Loïc Meillard in eleventh and 16th place. However, they are already 2.15 and 2.45 seconds behind. Thomas Tumler was over three seconds slower, which was enough for 21st place. Fadri Janutin is also involved in the decision. The Grisons driver, who started with number 55, is in 27th place.

Justin Murisier and Sandro Zurbrügg missed qualifying for the second round. The remaining Swiss-Ski drivers were eliminated.

2023-12-17 16:03:46
#time #Marco #Odermatt

Erlenbach community meeting | December 9, 2023

110 voters took note of the silent general election on December 7th. They approved both the slightly deficit 2024 budget and a loan for bed erosion in the Simme.

The outgoing mayor and new councilor Andreas Brügger.

The new mayor of Erlenbach, Markus Messerli.

With 110 voters present and a voter turnout of 8.32 percent, the municipal meeting of Erlenbach im Simmental “approved by a large majority all transactions,” the municipality announced.

Because no more proposals were received than seats to be filled in the general renewal elections from 2024 to 2027, silent elections took place. The outgoing mayor and “new” local councilor Andreas Brügger, as chairman of the meeting, declared the following people elected in a silent election process to applause from the meeting:

Municipal council: Markus Messerli, mayor (new); Walter Mani, municipal vice president (new).

Municipal council presidency: Thomas Klossner (previously).

Municipal council: Hansjörg Bühler (previously), Yvonne Fritsche (previously), Andreas Brand (new), Andreas Brügger (new), Jonas Gafner (new), Barbara Schütz (new).

They will resign from the local council at the end of 2023: Andres Schütz (Vice President of the Municipal Council and Head of the Transport Department), Oswald Dubach (Head of the Construction, Planning, Agriculture Department), Martin Steiner (Head of the Finance, Real Estate, Culture, Tourism Department) and Walter Mani (Head of the Education Department) ( from left).Photos: available

Budget approved with deficit

The 2024 budget shows a surplus of 112,100 francs in the general budget and a surplus of 197,400 francs in the general budget. The balance sheet as of January 1, 2023 shows a balance sheet surplus of around 1.4 million francs and a financial policy reserve of around 1.985 million francs, which had to be created by law.

The investment calculation shows investment expenditure of 2.243 million francs and investment income of 30,000 francs, resulting in a result of 2.213 million francs. The investments burden the income statement with follow-up costs (capital costs, i.e. interest expenses, depreciation, operating costs such as additional personnel expenses, maintenance subscriptions, material expenses). The community can financially afford other large projects, such as road renovation.

The municipal assembly approves the budget, which expects a tax system of 1.64 units and property taxes of 1.50 per thousand of the official value.

Financial plan 2024 to 2028

Investments for the coming years will amount to 2.213 million francs in 2024, 288,000 francs in 2025, 20,000 francs in 2026 and 2027 and zero francs from 2028. On the income side, the expected tax revenues and the tax unit of 1.64 for natural and legal persons in the current economy were taken into account.

It is said that the investments at this level and in this scale are still barely manageable for the community of Erlenbach im Simmental. Assuming all expectations come true as forecast, the balance sheet surplus will be around 0.9 million francs at the end of 2028. This corresponds to 3.94 tax investment tenths. «The municipality of Erlenbach im Simmental is no longer in the green zone to absorb future surpluses and finance new investments. Due to the investment requirements for the next few years, a high level of borrowing must be expected.” The financial plan for 2024 to 2028 will be noted by the municipal assembly.

Commitment loan sole erosion Simme

On the bottom of the Simme, in the section between the SKW (BKW) weir and the railway bridge, there has been increased deepening in recent years. As a result, some bank protection devices became unstable and slipped into the Simme. This in turn causes an even narrower drainage profile, which further increases the tendency for erosion. This process endangers buildings and factory lines locally.

As part of the “Sohlenerosion Simme Erlenbach” concept study, it emerged that the sole in the area of ​​the railway bridge is stable. The present construction project therefore concentrates on the area between the SKW dam and 260 meters below the Wydi Bridge.

The developer of the project is the municipality. Since subsidies for hydraulic engineering projects are only paid out to the municipality, the municipality acts as the developer and must approve the gross credit accordingly. Simmentaler Kraftwerke AG (SKW) is contributing to the construction costs as a concessionaire. Swisscom will bear the costs associated with dismantling the pipe block. The costs for protecting the bridge are borne by the bridge owner (municipality). The project is subsidized as a repair project by the federal and cantonal governments.

The municipal assembly approved the project and the commitment loan of 408,000 francs by a large majority.

Loan statement for road renovation

On November 28, 2013, the municipal assembly approved the periodic rehabilitation (PWI) of the Wydi-Wiler road section. A loan of 298,000 francs was approved for this purpose. The work was completed and the bills were paid. Around 305,000 francs had to be spent on the PWI Wydi-Wiler project. The approval of the credit overrun of 3.29 percent is the responsibility of the local council. The community meeting took note of the settlement of the loan.

Commission elections

School commission: Daniela Di Camillo (previously), Simon Hodler (previously), Heinz Kunz (previously), Andreas Sena (previously), Daniela Beetschen (new), Anja Pieren (new).

The following people were elected to the commissions by the local council through a silent election process:

Building commission: Christoph Feuz (previously), Matthias Mani (previously), Michael Gafner (previously).

Fire Commission: Adrian Stucki (previously), Sandro Messerli (previously), Christoph Brügger (previously), Stefan Gafner (previously), Daniel Neuhaus (previously), Fabian Wiedmer (previously).

Cemetery Commission: Alexandra Gafner (previously), Ruth Zimmermann (previously), Markus Zürcher (previously).

Cultural Commission: Esther Andres (previously), Maureen Argentino (previously), Florian Dubach (previously).

Market commission: Annemarie Brügger (previously), Ruth Burkhard (previously).

Water and Waste Management Commission: Erwin Maurer (previously), Markus Meister (previously), Stefan Ryser (previously).

2023-12-09 17:32:50
#Markus #Messerli #mayor