Vienna‘s Central Railway Station Officially Opened
October 10, 2014
Federal President Heinz Fischer, National Council President Doris Bures, Infrastructure Minister Alois Stöger, Vice Chancellor Reinhold Mitterlehner, Mayor Michael Häupl und ÖBB (Federal Austrian Railroad)-CEO Christian Kern, officially opened the new railway station in Vienna on October 10, Auxiliary Bishop Franz Scharl blessed the central railway station in place of Cardinal Schönborn who was attending a family synod in Rome. During the festivity speeches and honorable mention was made that the large-scale project was completed according to schedule, within the budget and without any scandals.
Thousands of Vienna's natives took the opportunity to get to know the new central train station by attending the grand opening ceremony festivities.
WERNER CONSULT was responsible for project management and project coordination, public relation activities, planning coordination in accordance with construction KG, railway planning, civil engineering statics and general planning in consortium in this project.
Project Information Central Railway Station Vienna
Homepage Central Train Station Vienna (german)
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EXPO in Milan: Transfer of Property to Austria
August 19, 2014
Austria officially took over the 2.000 m² property for its EXPO-pavilion on August 19, 2014. The pavilion will be located in close proximity to the two main-hubs of the EXPO site as the Italian and German pavilions. The main focus point of the Austrian project "Breathe Austria" is a 560 m² forest, which focuses on air as the primary nutrient. This "green lung" is surrounded by a multi-level pavilion constructed of wood and steel, which will serve as a platform for numerous economic and cultural initiatives.
WERNER CONSULT handled the process organization to obtain design suggestion for the Austrian presence at the Milan EXPO on behalf of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce. The team "Breathe Austria", terrain architecture I, Prof. Klaus Loenhart won the competition. WERNER CONSULT was also contracted to manage the project.
The EXPO will be held from 05/01/ to 10/31/2015. The primary topic is "Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life". Approximately 20 million visitors are expected throughout the duration of the EXPO.
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Kart-Race
July 1, 2014
Several WERNER CONSULT-employees met to participate in cart-race at Daytona Raceways in Langenzersdorf on July 1, 2014. After a brief introduction, they proceeded to the track for the qualifying process, which determined the start-grid. They fought hard but fair during the fifteen minute race and the lucky victors emerged. Markus Werner (1st place), Hermann Schütz (2nd place) and Márton Eördög (3rd place) made it to the podium.
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5th Lower Austrian Water Biathlon
June 13, 2014
The WERNER CONSULT Hydraulic Engineering department staff participated in the Lower Austrian water biathlon (Barge Race- and Running Competition) for the fifth time; this time with 4 teams of three, who participated based on the motto "being there is what counts". The young staff did not hesitate to leave their athletic department managers in the dust during the run.
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65th WERNER CONSULT Anniversary Celebration
June 03, 2014
WERNER CONSULT celebrated its 65th anniversary with an event at the headquarters’ gardens in Vienna. Managing Directors, h.c. Dipl.-Ing. Helmut Werner, Dipl.-Ing. Markus Werner und Dipl.-Ing. Georg Kichler welcomed the following important personalities, who participated in a discussion circle moderated by Mrs. Regina Preloznik:
Mr. DI Wolfgang Gleissner, Managing Director Federal Real Estate Cooperation
Mr. Mag. Andreas Matthä, Board of Directors, ÖBB Infrastructure AG
Mr. Dr. Klaus Schierhackl, Board of Directors
Mr. DI Hans-Peter Hasenbichler, Managing Director VIA Donau - Österr. Wasserstraßengesellschaft (Austrian Water Way Association)mbH
Mr. Ing. Karl-Heinz Strauß; CEO, PORR AG
Mr. Hofrat, Univ.Prof.DI Dr Friedrich Zibuschka, Amt der NÖ Landesregierung (Lower Austrian Government)
Mr. Arch. Gerhard Wittfeld, Kadawittfeld Architeture, Germany
Approximately 500 participants, including business-and commercial partners, as well as friends and employees celebrated the happy event in the beautiful gardens featuring a large fest tent, with upper management. The “Vanguard Quartett” provided the pleasurable musicals entertainment.
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