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IABG broke ground on its new Technology Centre. With this EUR 28 million
project, the high-tech Ottobrunn company is investing in its long-term
sustainability. Hans Spitzner, State Secretary for Economic Affairs,
Infrastructure, Transport and Technology in Bavaria, gave an address
on the occasion of the official start of construction.
 Around
500 IABG employees will move to the new building, primarily from
the “Defence & Security” and “Information & Communication”
divisions. Extensive simulation and test areas for IT systems will
form an integral part of the new building. As this involves particularly
sensitive areas, the new complex will be equipped with tap-proof
rooms and other security equipment.
“Our
new building will be a real Technology Centre, “says CEO Prof. Rudolf
F. Schwarz. The new building will bundle state-of-the-art technology
and the latest knowledge under one roof. Experts will be in closer
contact, enabling IABG to provide more effective and efficient services
in the future. Furthermore, the move will allow the high-tech company
to vacate most of its rented office space. “We would no longer have
been able to make the required renovations there. We have tried
to harmonise a pleasant working environment with military security
interests, “says Thomas Dittler, also a managing partner of IABG.
 The
IABG Technology Centre was designed by Munich-based WSSA
Architekten GmbH, which won a competition for this purpose.
Their design envisages a trapezoidal building with six floors and
two lower garage levels. A unique feature is the roof-covered atrium,
which will incorporate a cafeteria. There will also be a modern
conference centre and an integrated, simulation-assisted planning
practice centre. The gross floor area of the new building is approx.
18,000 square metres. As general contractor, Dipl.-Ing. Wilhelm
Markgraf GmbH from Munich is responsible for the completion of the building, due to be finished
by December of this year.
For
IABG mbH, established in 1961, it was clear from the outset that
its Technology Centre would be built in close proximity to its existing
analysis and test centres. Furthermore, at the so-called technology
and innovation park (TIP) in Ottobrunn/Taufkirchen they have good
company, namely the many other firms in the aerospace industry located
here. “In the future, we don't want to miss out on the synergies
we have leveraged from this set-up in the past,” says Prof. Schwarz:
“You just don't walk away from a location like this.”
The
State Government of Bavaria welcomes this move. Hans Spitzner, State
Secretary for Economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Transport and Technology
in Bavaria sees IABG
as a ‘beacon' in the TIP. “We are preparing for the positive
effects generated by regional and national cooperation between businesses
from one sector or field of competence, between renowned universities
and research institutions, between competent suppliers and demanding
customers,” says Spitzner.
However,
for IABG the Technology Centre is just the first step. A second
construction phase has already been planned and approved. However,
this will not to be implemented for a few more years.
01/19/05
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