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The EU co-chaired the International Conference for Reconstruction of Iraq which was held in Kuwait on 12 -14 February 2018 and which Dr. Khaled Emam, Managing Director of bw engineers Emirates, attended.

The conference was the first of its kind and aimed to achieve security and stability in Iraq through a developmental start in the reconstruction of Iraq and the achievement of the effective participation of the international community in all its sectors.

The purpose of this conference was to mobilize renewed international support for Iraq’s reconstruction and development plans and to enhance collaboration between bilateral donors, multi-lateral development institutions and private sector investors as part of this process.

Germany’s development minister Gerd Müller (CSU) promised a prospective sum of 350 Million Euro to support the reconstruction.

bw engineers representative Dr. Khaled Emam made use of this exceptional event to explore opportunities for the future engagement of the bw-e cluster. This includes program and project related activities, responsible public bodies as well as contacts to local consultants as potential cooperation partners.

For more information about the conference visit http://kicri.gov.kw/en/

Kuwait International Conference for Reconstruction of Iraq

The Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour and Housing  Baden-Wuerttemberg has granted a total sum of 4 million Euro from the funds “Strategy of Digitalization” (digital@bw) to support medium-sized businesses in their efforts towards digitalization.

The funding for the ambitious programme of bw engineers is a result of an ideas competition initiated by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour and Housing. It was set up to develop and to experiment with innovative event formats for the transfer of technology and knowledge and to show how new ambits and business areas can be opened up. An internet-based approach for this transfer as well as innovative methods of linking research facilities and business companies was asked for. Out of 55 projects that have been sketched by research- and transfer-institutions, industrial regulatory bodies, educational institutions, cluster-initiatives and regional networks from Baden-Wuerttemberg, 15 projects have been nominated to submit their funding application.

bw engineers is proud to be one of the nominees with their following project:

“BIM Open Source – Implementation Network”.  It links the set-up of a platform for transfer and cooperation in regard to Building Information Modeling (BIM) with accompanying measures of training and transfer.

For more information please visit

https://www.wirtschaft-digital-bw.de/service/pressemitteilungen/detailseite/4-millionen-euro-fuer-digitalisierungsvorhaben-der-mittelstaendischen-wirtschaft/

https://www.wirtschaft-digital-bw.de/massnahmen/ideenwettbewerb-transferprojekte/

Ghorfa 11th Arab-German Health Forum, 16th to 17th April 2018 © Ghorfa, by Marcus Schoft

As member of the Ghorfa, bw-engineers established contact with new business partners in the Middle East in the healthcare sector. With its offices in Riyadh and Abu Dhabi, bw-engineers is already delivering services to the Ministry of Health in Riyadh and developing a Health Park for the private sector.

For more information, please visit https://health.ghorfa.de/

Together with the Chamber of Engineers and the Chamber of Architects in Baden-Württemberg we took part on the Trade Deligation in Saudi Arabia and UAE on 02-07th December 2017 as a cluster-initiative, to discuss future opportunities and ways of cooperation.
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As an issue of the cross clustering activities of bw-engineers this seminar was held on 19 September 2017 in the premises of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. Twenty participants enjoyed full presentations covering standardization issues, the combination of BIM with virtual reality tools, and practical aspects along implementation of BIM in manufacturing companies as well as its beneficial use in refurbishment of existing buildings. (mehr …)

Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,

die Cluster-Initiative bw-engineers und der ena Wirtschaftsverband e.V. laden am 19. September 2017 zum Praxisseminar “Cluster-Dialog BIM in der Praxis” im Wirtschaftsministerium in Stuttgart ein. (mehr …)

2. Informationsveranstaltung Starkregen-Risiko-Management

Datum:
01.06.2017 12.30 Uhr – 16.30 Uhr

Ort:
Donauhallen
An den Donauhallen 2
78166 Donaueschingen

Während der Veranstaltung am  1. Juni wurde umfassend über das Thema Starkregen-Risiko-Management informiert und diskutiert. (mehr …)

bw-engineers took part at the 10th Saudi Travel & Tourism Investment Market (STTIM) conference in Riyadh. bw-engineers was invited to present its “health park” concept for opportunities in health tourism (picture): a unique destination concept combines preventive healthcare, rehabilitation, medical and diet consultation, hotel and fitness amenities. An agreement for economic and site appraisal is currently carried out with a local partner.

BW-Engineers hosted its BIM Open House 2016 in Riyadh with selected industry and embassy representatives. Following presentations by its international experts in that field the Q&A session (pictured) revolved around the construction industry’s developments in digitalization and the opportunities with view to the Saudi Vision 2030 & National Transformation Program 2020. 160818_BWE-BIM-Open-House-2016

On 13th June 2016 we signed the registration of bw-e Emirates in Abu Dhabi with the local managers Hammad Al Mansoor and Dr. Khaled Emam. bw-engineers Emirates Engineering Consultancy L.L.C. operates in United Arab Emirates with their active and fast growing cities of Abu Dhabi and Dubai. bw-engineers Emirates offers the complete spectrum of engineering and architect services for building construction, infrastructure and environment.  and UAE with its two centers Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

Lecturers at the Arab-German Business Forum on May 27^th 2016 with bw-engineers Stuttgart Managing Director Dr. Thomas Ertel on the right

Managing Director Dr. Thomas Ertel was present at the 19^th Arab-German Business Forum from 25^th to 27^th May in Berlin. More than 600 leading experts and decision makers from business, politics and science attended the high-ranking conference that presents the essential networking platform to create new and enhance existing business relationships. Current and perspective cooperation in fields of e.g. Infrastructure Megaprojects between the Arab world and Germany that traditionally share close business ties was addressed. Accordingly, Dr. Thomas Ertel held a lecture about recent experiences in facility management and design of infrastructure projects in Saudi Arabia.

This year, Germany joins the Saudi Arabian National Festival for Heritage and Culture “Janadriyah” as the guest of honor. Close links have been established between companies like bw-engineers from the Southwest of Germany and partners from Saudi Arabia. Based on this close relationship, the state of Baden-Württemberg took the opportunity to participate as a partner for the German pavilion at the Janadriyah festival 2016, providing the platform to key companies from Southwest Germany.
According to the motto “innovation as tradition”, Baden-Württemberg features small-and medium-sized trading, industrial and craft enterprises as well as engineering service providers to present projects and solutions that will foster the continuous development of the Kingdom. bw-engineers as one of the leading consultant engineers from Germany active in the Kingdom are part of this Baden-Württemberg presentation.
At the opening ceremony Feb 3rd we took the opportunity to network with the high level delegations from the Kingdom and Germany.

Our Saudi partner and General Manager of bw-e Riyadh Mohammed AlGuwaihes and bw-e Stuttgart manager Dr. Thomas Ertel in midth of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Ministers Adel Al-Jubeir

The Ministry of Finance and Economy promotes the cluster project “Meta-Cluster Engineering“ of the cluster initiative bw-engineers from Stuttgart. For the three-year project about 190.000 Euro are provided by the European Fund for Regional Development (EFRE).

When handing out the grant agreement on 23 September 2015 in Stuttgart the Secretary of State Peter Hofelich stressed the importance of viable cluster and innovation platforms (CLIP). The bw-engineers consortium provides engineering services with interfaces to environmental technology, resource efficiency and lightweight construction. As a key innovation driver the cluster initiative is entitled for project funding within the Operational Programme “Innovation and Energy Transition”.

The Meta-Cluster initiative from bw-engineers is supposed to gradually pave the way for medium-sized engineering firms in Baden-Württemberg into the Arab market. Especially the Gulf States are an attractive future market for the SMEs in Baden-Württemberg. Thereby, the Meta-Cluster project allows them not only to extend their activity abroad, but, at the same time, to intensify their regional ties with partner firms on the national level.

As part of the support programme a joint contact point in Riyadh for the engineers from bw-engineers and bw-construction will be established. Combining engineering design with handcraft and construction services is supposed to extend the service spectrum of both cluster initiatives. It is now the task of the cluster management to coordinate the cooperation with the general aim to so strengthen the excellent reputation and image of Baden-Württemberg on the international scale. A further priority is given to the implementation of innovative BIM-concepts (Building Information Modelling).

bw-engineers had the honor to host a delegation of five managers of its Saudi Arabian client Ministry of Health. With view to strengthen ongoing and future cooperation, medical manufacturers and reference projects were visited across Germany (picture: Ellwangen Clinic).

bw-engineers was invited by the Saudi Umra Society to hold a lecture on “Healing Environments in Childrens Care” at the 3rd Saudi Forum for Planning and Design of Hospitals. The lecture was held by Mr. Marc Eggert.

The Ministry of Health appointed bw-engineers to design prototype Forensic Centers. With the medico-legal death investigation system in the KSA being unique in the world, bw-engineers will design a show case holistic forensic center for the Middle East.

Press Release Saudi students are trained in the German South West

press release Juli 2014

At a reception in the German Embassy in Riyadh in early December bw -engineers CEO Dr. Thomas Ertel and Engineer Mohammed Al Guwaihes signed their joint venture agreement in the presence of Baden-Württemberg Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs Nils Schmid and the Saudi Economic and Planning Minister Muhammad al – Jasser.  Thus bw -engineers is permanently present in Saudi Arabia.

For several years engineers from Baden-Württemberg have been active in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. As an initiative of the Chamber of Engineers  and the Ministry of Economy Baden- Württemberg , the consortium “bw – engineers GmbH ” was founded in 2008. Bw -engineers bundles planning offices of different sizes and technical disciplines to act jointly under this brand in foreign markets. The network with over 800 planners and engineers operates in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with a big success: bw- engineers GmbH together with their Saudi partner , Mohammed Al Guwaihes are establishing an engineering company in Saudi Arabia, the “bw -engineers Arabia” . Engineer Mohammed Al Guwaihes spent over 30 years as an engineer and head of department in the Ministry of Water and the Ministry of Health and he was a member of the Shura Council for 12 years. Since 4 years he has been running his own engineering consultancy focused in project management and construction. He is also a board member of the Saudi Council of Engineers.

Signing the Joint Venture Agreement: bw -engineers CEO Dr. Thomas Ertel and Mohammed Al Guwaihes at the German Embassy in Riyadh under the eyes of the Ambassador Dieter W. Haller, Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs of Baden Württemberg Nils Schmid and representatives of the two Chambers of Engineers .

At this reception also the Baden-Württemberg Chamber of Engineers and their Saudi Arabian equivalent, the Saudi Council of Engineers concluded a partnership agreement. Engineers from Baden -Württemberg engineers can now start working in Saudi Arabia without any time consuming procedures for approval.

Minister Nils Schmid, who politically supported the establishment of the agreements on its trip to Middle East, said: “These activities of the Baden-Württemberg Chamber of Engineers are remarkable. This agreement is a tremendous success for engineers from the Southwest of Germany . “

The friendly bilateral relations between Germany and Saudi Arabia facilitate the increasing engagement of bw-engineers in the Kingdom. Saudi Arabia is the largest economy in the Arab region and the world’s largest oil producer. A current development plan of the Saudi government provides substantial investments of about 385 billion USD in construction and infrastructure, health, transportation, education and energy. Bw-engineers will participate in the implementation of these infrastructural investments.

The 16th GEF was organized at Jeddah, KSA, by Saudi Council of Engineers, to discuss the issue of the hour “The Environment in GCC Region”, which aims at:
Exchange of experiences and expertise.
Understanding the knowledge transfer and its means of activation.
Development and updating to address the future challenges.
More than 600 representatives participated in the conference and the accompanying exhibition. bwe participated at the exhibition and presented its activities to the engineering community of the Gulf States.

Dr. Thomas Ertel

In its fourth year of engagement in Saudi-Arabia, bw-engineers with its 23 partners will nearly reach an annual turnover of about 2.000.000 €. Dr. Thomas Ertel, who entered the bw-engineers team as a managing director, introduced himself to the partners in course of the annual general meeting held in Stuttgart. With his long time experience in managing European and international projects and networks, he will steer further expansion and the installation of a permanent local representation. In addition to the activities hitherto mainly in the fields “water management” and “regional and urban planning / transportation and traffic”, bw-engineers now strives for further expanding its order backlog also in the other fields such as “surveying and geo informatics”, “geotechnics”, “environment & energy”, “structural engineering” and “architectural design”. Interested companies are invited to join the network.

Dr. Manfred Brenner and Josef Linder

From the very beginning, Josef Linder has been solely responsible for all management duties of bwe. On behalf of all partners, Dr. Manfred Brenner, one of the initiators of bwe, cordially thanked Josef Linder for the tremendous efforts spent in these years and the success achieved.

A delegation of bw-engineers supports initiation of new projects by the help of a local network

In the mid of September a small group of experts from Baden-Württemberg visits a hugh number of intended projects. Mr Josef Linder is accompanied by Klaus Bitter (Business Development KSA) and Elias Abu-Aksa (Business Development).

Dr. Manfred Brenner and Josef Linder

Four big urban and infrastructure projects offer chances to get involved

Large-scale projects not only exist in Stuttgart. The City of Mekka has currently four big urban and infrastructure projects comparable to the Stuttgart 21 project Dimension. Two of these projects will be realized by the help of engineering companies of Baden-Württemberg.

BWE member Joachim Gass was officially accredited by the Saudi Council of Engineers. The profile of Joachim Gass in short:
Studies at the Technical University of Stuttgart, building engineering faculty, graduation 1988
Establishment Reck+Gass engineering company
Approved by the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Economics as review engineer for structural engineering.
SAUDI COUNCIL OF ENGINEERS MEMBER NUMBER 102673
Cost-efficient QUALITY ASSURANCE and enhancement with the help of experts OFFICALLY LICENSED and APPROVED by GERMAN and SAUDI AUTHORITIES.

The visit of urban city development Planners from Mekka promotes them to become supporters of the railway project Stuttgart 21.

During the protest against Stuttgart 21 enforces in this country, the project impresses urban city development Planners from Mekka. They all promote the large-scale project. Khalid Abdulhafiz Feda, construction chief executive of Mekka belongs to them. “It is a beautiful project” was his statement after his visit in Stuttgart in July. Feda and a delegation of urban city development Planners from Mekka attended on a tour that shows all details about the project. Josef Linder leads the groupe of experts through the permanent exhibition of Stuttgart 21.

The Comprehensive Transportation Masterplan for Makkah was finalized by bwe June 2012. The results of the analysis of the traffic conditions for the various future scenarios 2020 and 2028 within the region of Makkah were presented to representatives of the Holy City of Makkah and the involved stakeholder of the Ministries and Authorities June 19^th 2012 in Jeddah.

The two member companies Dr. Brenner Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH and KARAJAN Ingenieure GmbH were responsible for the model development and evaluation of the future scenarios and worked together with the local partner ZFP in Saudi Arabia.

The results of traffic and public transport passenger assignments generally confirm the planning concepts pursued by Makkah Municipality for the future development of the Makkah region and indicate how to engross and further develop these concepts in order to ensure sustainable traffic conditions in the future.