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At Bilfinger Berger Industrial Services,
innovation assumes many different guises,
all of which have the same purpose: to
develop viable solutions for the customer.
One of the key factors in the Bilfinger
Berger Industrial Services Group’s success
story is its ability to network its skills
across Europe. In doing so, it pools and
channels the impetus coming from its
operating business by means of strategic
management targeted at getting the job
done so as to provide the market with
practical solutions aligned to future needs.
As one of the leading industrial service
providers in Europe, BIS is continuing to
widen its innovative lead.
For the past four years or so, the Bilfinger Berger
Industrial Services Group has been pursuing
a clear strategy in line with its “Solutions for
Industrial Services” mission statement aimed at
systematically extending its market position as a
provider of industrial services. Today, it is one
of the European market leaders for industrial
services in the process industry. Innovativeness,
problem-solving skills, high quality in the performance
of its activities, reliability and systematic
efforts to widen its portfolio have been forming
the basis for its dynamic business growth over the
past few years. Above all else, the Group owes its
ongoing success to its ability to network existing
skills and expertise as a means of unlocking crucial
impetus for innovations.
Innovations arise wherever work is constructively
performed on solving customers’ specific problems.
In recognition of this fact, BIS is focusing
on rendering this knowledge transparent across
the entire Group (see page 9) to make it directly
available to the customer. At the heart of this
is the synchronisation of innovative problemsolving
skills in day-to-day business using new
technologies. The Central Technical Department
plays a key role in this process. “We size up
the innovation potential which we receive as
input from our operating companies and the
customer as a basis for developing efficient
maintenance methods for the market,” explains
Thomas Töpfer, CEO of BIS AG. “In doing so, we
combine innovative methods with the latest
solutions to derive efficient solutions and new
standards.” The extensive market penetration
which BIS has achieved in Europe gives it an
additional competitive edge. Customers receive
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Strengthening innovativeness through networking
Innovation management links
new methods with technology
for the future
North West not least of all due to the fact that
Lower Saxony holds Germany’s main gas
reserves. Roughly 20-25 % of national requirements
are covered here. EMPG has a complex
pipeline system for distributing and storing
gas. Extremely high safety precautions are
applied to the maintenance of these facilities.
Accordingly, it also insists on very stringent
safety, health, environment and quality (SHEQ)
standards for its service partners as they are
partly responsible for ensuring plant availability
and reliable supplies.
Plant expertise and experience count
E.M.S. has been working for EMPG (and its
predecessor BEB) for around 32 years, meaning
that it has amassed unrivalled technical expertise
in this area. In numerous projects including
the organisation and execution of shutdowns
at EMPG, the BIS
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best-practice solutions under a single roof
and benefit from proven models aligned to
future requirements. “We pursue many different
approaches in supporting our customers
efficiently,” Thomas Töpfer adds. “These range
from audits for identifying potential for improvement
to the implementation of specific maintenance
strategies and the deployment of certain
software tools which we as a Group are able to
provide.”
BIS not only supports the customer’s industrial
services requirements but also anticipates its
future needs. For this reason, resource and
materials management has been playing a
crucial role within the Group for a long time.
“Our goal is to sustain the relations with our
customers on a long-term basis. We are not only
working on increasingly extending our tech-
nological lead in maintenance strategies but
also ensuring the availability of high-quality products
and services,” stresses Thomas Töpfer.
“We have laid the foundations for this as well.
Central Procurement constitutes a key element
in our efforts to heighten plannability with
the intention of strengthening the long-term
strategic partnership with our customers.”
Thus, it can be seen that the Group is responding
to the challenges of the future from several
different angles as a basis for continued
growth.
BIS subsidiary E.M.S. signing outline contract with ExxonMobil Production Germany GmbH (EMPG)
Top priority given to safety at EMPG
The gas industry is one of the strongest pillars of the German energy supply system. Roughly 20-25% of gas requirements are covered by
reserves located in Lower Saxony. Stringent safety, health, environment and quality (SHEQ) requirements are applied to ensure reliable
supplies – and this also includes maintenance activities. BIS subsidiary R&M E.M.S. GmbH, Cloppenburg, has enjoyed an excellent reputation
in the gas sector for many years. With its technical skills, experience and reliability it has also earned EMPG’s trust. Further proof of the
confidence which EMPG has in E.M.S. as a result of the many projects executed over the years can also be seen in the five-year outline
contract covering a comprehensive package of maintenance services which was signed in the first half of 2007.
ExxonMobil, the largest US oil group, engages
in gas and oil exploration, production and
marketing activities all around the world. In
Germany, its main activities are based in the
In addition to EMPG’s subterraneous storage units (Dötlingen plant shown here), E.M.S. is also looking after
the pipeline system and the compression stations.
Industrial Services
Central Europe
Page 4 Plant modernisation at Westphalian
cooking oil producer
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BIS arnholdt
Eastern Europe
Page 3 New desulphurisation plant for
Romanian OMV subsidiary Petrom
Page 11 BIS Multiserwis providing insulation
for 240 tank wagons
Western Europe
Page 2 Cryogenic temperature insulation for
French LNG terminal
Page 12 New CCPP in Tarragona
Holding
What counts is the customer’s
long-term success
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subsidiary has earned its customer’s trust particularly
thanks to its technical skills and its
responsible approach to ensuring compliance
with the strict SHEQ requirements. All this
prompted EMPG to sign a five-year outline
contract with E.M.S. covering all maintenance
work for machinery and equipment in the
compressor and storage facilities. The package
of services to be provided by E.M.S. covers
all core maintenance activities including
mechanics and process instrumentation as well
as ancillary insulation and scaffolding work
and further special tasks. The facility comprises
the gas pipeline with a length of some 3,200
km, seven compressor stations for regulating
the pressure in the pipeline system and four
storage units. The system which E.M.S. is
required to look after stretches from Denmark
to Paderborn and from the Dutch border to
Salzwedel in Saxony-Anhalt.
Greater transparency thanks
to safety pass
Eight years ago, E.M.S. introduced the safety
pass in order to render the efforts taken to
ensure compliance with safety standards more
transparent. The safety pass takes the form of
a small book which is carried by each employee
and documents his or her permits, authorisations
and qualifications. In this way, it is
possible to determine the people qualified to
perform specific tasks at the site at all times.
“Given the complexity of the facility and our
day-to-day activities, we are responsible for
ensuring that our employees have the
necessary permits. The safety pass has proved
itself as an excellent means of achieving this.
It is a very efficient controlling system which
simultaneously heightens each employee’s
sense of responsibility,” explains managing
director Masood Azadpour. “In this way, we are
able to impress on our customer once more the
fact that we take SHEQ training very seriously
within the Group.”
Bilfinger Berger Industrial
Services extending its
Executive Board
Bilfinger Berger Industrial Services AG is
responding to the dynamic growth in
the industrial maintenance market by
extending its Executive Board.
Effective 1 March 2007,
Dr. Ing. Rudolf K.
Jürcke (51) assumed
executive responsibility
for the Eastern and
Western Europe Divisions
of Bilfinger Berger
Industrial Services AG,
Munich. The holder of
a doctorate degree in
engineering, he was previously chairman of the
management board of DSD Steel Group GmbH,
Saarlouis.
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Joachim Rödiger (45)
was also appointed to
Bilfinger Berger Industrial
Services AG’s Executive
Board effective
1 July 2007 and will be
holding the position of
Chief Financial Officer
(CFO). After many years
at DaimlerChrysler and
EADS, most recently as commercial director at
Airbus Germany, Joachim Rödiger replaces Heinz
K. Schmitt in his new function. Heinz K. Schmitt,
for his part, will be retiring in the course of the year
after holding the position of CFO since 1 July 1999
and working for over 34 years for the Company.
An LNG terminal is currently being built in Fos Cavaou in South France on a site measuring 75 hectares.
BIS OKI Insulation focusing on safety with rail transport system
Cryogenic temperature insulation
for French LNG terminal
BIS OKI Insulation GmbH’s skills in cryogenic temperature insulation have gained international
recognition. Since October 2006, the Oberhausen-based specialists have been
working on the Methanier gas terminal in Fos Cavaou near Marseille. They are being
assisted by Portuguese affiliate BIS Prefal Lda., which has assigned up to 100 employees
to the site.
With a total investment volume of € 600 million
and covering an area of 75 hectares, the LNG
(liquefied natural gas) terminal is currently one of
the largest industrial construction projects in
Europe.
A project of superlatives
The dimensions of the contract which BIS OKI
Insulation received last year from Sofregaz S.A.,
itself a subcontractor of French utility Gaz de
France, are huge. The company is responsible
for all the cryogenic temperature insulation for
the entire pipeline system and the container at
the terminal site. The surface to be insulated
measures around 50,000 m 2 . In fact, the insulation
material alone is enough to fill 100 trucks
with a capacity of 90 m 3 each. The customer has
specified multi-layer PIR systems for the insulation
of the Fos Cavaou LNG terminal. Short for
polyisocyanurate, PIR is rigid foam board insulation
which is considered to be particularly
effective thanks to its high thermal performance
and is designed for use with cryogenic temperatures
down as far as –193 °C.
Covered rail transport system
proving its merits
The dimensions of the site, the high material
requirements and the local conditions call for
special site organisation. Transportation, storage
and assembly had to be integrated in a reliable
schedule, with BIS OKI Insulation factoring in all
possible eventualities, including the Mistral
wind, which can sweep across the country at
speeds of up to 150 km per hour and impede
work considerably. “With winds of that strength,
we had to take special precautions to protect the
materials and, of course, the people working on
the site,” explains Harald Stöhr, managing director
of BIS OKI Insulation. “Materials such as metal
panelling or insulation can be lifted off the
ground in such winds, posing a major risk. In
addition, if the material is soiled, this impairs the
quality of execution, while poor visual conditions
as a result of swirling sand constitute an additional
hazard.” BIS OKI Insulation has made
the best of this situation. Project managers Ralf
Kleinwegener and Jürgen Evers decided to
construct a 50 x 20 m hall directly adjacent to
the facilities in which the piping was fabricated.
This hall was fitted out with its own rail system.
Using individually produced wagons, the piping is
transported into the hall, where the PIR insulation
is pre-assembled. Each of the three railways
can accommodate pipeline elements with a
length of up to 18 m. For BIS OKI Insulation, the
hall has resulted in a substantial improvement
in planning capabilities, flexibility and safety as
well as heightened quality in the execution of the
activities.
Logistics planned right down
to the last detail
During construction of the hall, key attention was
paid to structural rigidity and a solid base to allow
for the extreme wind speeds of the Mistral. This
also applies to the warehouse which BIS OKI
Insulation has built onto the hall to ensure immediate
access to the materials required and to
protect them from wind and rain. “However, the
warehouse alone is not sufficient to handle
the high material capacities involved in this project,”
explains project manager Jürgen Evers.
“What is equally as important is problem-free
communications and close consultation between
engineering, procurement and the construction
site, not to mention carefully planned logistics
right down to the very last detail. This is possible
only with superb supplier management.”
In addition, the customer had high demands with
respect to quality management. Ahead of the
commencement of work on the project, processes
were agreed upon with Sofregaz and each individual
step documented exactly. This also entailed
an extensive inspection schedule specifying which
quality checks have to be performed after the
completion of which steps – normally in the
presence of the customer. “All this is recorded in
detail,” says Ralf Kleinwegener. “This ensures a high
degree of transparency throughout the project.”
Top priority given to safety
Yet, there are also very demanding safety
requirements in force in France. Even before
work on the project commenced, it was necessary
to attend to and document a whole series of
safety precautions. This included completing
questionnaires on the material utilised, the use
of safety glasses, the provision of information
on storage of the materials and the allocation of
marked areas for hazardous substances. Depending
on its size, each team must also report to its
own safety coordinator as well as to two safety
officers, who work with the BIS site managers to
meticulously ensure that the safety regulations
are observed. BIS OKI Insulation was supported
by a French company specialising in this area
with whom it has worked together on several projects
in France in the past. The BIS project
team has already received a number of awards
acknowledging its dedication to complying
with the French site safety requirements. Among
other things, it received the “team of the month”
award twice, with each employee given a bonus.
The project is scheduled for completion in
September 2007.
A specially constructed hall fitted with a bespoke rail system ensures that work can continue
on the pipeline even when the Mistral is blowing outside. The pipe elements are
transported on wagons.

Implementation of EU environmental protection standards
New desulphurisation system for
Romanian OMV subsidiary Petrom
Following Romania’s admission to the EU at the beginning of the year, the strict European
environmental production standards are forcing the local oil and gas industry to modernise
its production equipment. Petrom is also responding to this need by building a new
hydro-desulphurisation system at its Petrobrazi refinery near Bucharest. The purpose is to
substantially reduce the sulphur content in diesel fuels in line with EU requirements.
With an annual refinery capacity of 8 million tons,
Petrom S.A. is one of the largest oil and gas
companies in Romania. Since mid 2004, OMV, a
leading Austrian oil and gas group, has held
a 51 % majority stake in this company. This investment
together with the country’s admission to the
EU in 2007 has decisively driven forward plans to
modernise the Petrom Petrobrazi and Arpechim
refineries. Thus, at the moment, efforts at Petrobrazi
are concentrating on desulphurising diesel fuel using
HDS (hydro-desulphurisation) technology.
The HDS process not only requires a large energy
input but also calls for sophisticated technical
equipment. This is reflected in the complexity of
the construction of the hydro-desulphurisation
facility, which Dutch plant engineering company
Fluor Engineering is assembling for Petrom.
Romanian company BIS Nimb is playing a crucial
role in the construction work and is executing all
the steel structures for the compressor building,
the pipe bridges and piping as well as the reactor
structures. Romanian company Dinafit Services is
responsible for assembling the compressors. This
company specialises in maintenance, service,
overhauling and assembly activities for rotation
equipment such as turbines, pumps, compressors,
contact seals etc.
No effort spared to procure materials
Around 700 tons of material are required for the
steel structures used in the HDS system. It was not
only the enormous volumes required which posed a
considerable challenge but also the variety of the
steel beam structures, which were not available from
a single source. Thanks to BIS’s good international
network, however, it was possible for all material to
be shipped to the Romanian workshops within the
requisite time. The parts were prefabricated at the
BIS Nimb facilities. The Romanian BIS company is
benefiting from the fact that it modernised its work-
Crucial importance is attached to safety during the assembly of the steel structures for the HDS system.
Pharmaceuticals group investing in production facilities
Gedeon Richter relying on
BIS Hungary Kft. service
BIS Hungary Kft., Budapest, has been working for pharmaceuticals group Gedeon Richter for many years. Numerous successfully
completed projects testify to the solidity of the close business relations. Most recently, the Hungarian industrial services provider has
been involved in a major capital spending project at Gedeon Richter AG’s Budapest site, helping it to build two cooling plants at the new
energy facility.
The Hungarian-based BIS company offers a wide
range of different services: as well as specialising
in insulation, it particularly also handles
mechanical work and equipment assembly,
especially apparatus and steel construction, valve
servicing and pipe building. It primarily serves
customers in the chemicals and petrochemicals,
refinery and power production sectors and, not
least of all, the pharmaceuticals industry, where
it has been involved in various capital spending
projects over many years.
New cooling plants for facilities in
Budapest and Dorog
Last year, Gedeon Richter awarded BIS Hungary
Kft. a contract for the assembly of two cooling
plants and the construction of a subterranean
pipe tunnel. The top operator in the Hungarian
pharmaceuticals industry, Gedeon Richter was
established in 1901 and produces over 100
pharmaceutical products, which it sells around
the world. Medicines, additives and semi-finished
products are researched, developed, produced
and marketed in Hungary as well as in other
countries. The main areas of specialisation
include treatments for disorders of the central
nervous system as well as cardiovascular and
gastrointestinal conditions. Gedeon Richter’s
contraceptives also enjoy high renown. Over
many years, the company has amassed considerable
expertise in organic chemistry.
Gedeon Richter has production operations in
Budapest and Dorog and has recently been
spending heavily on modernising both sites, with
the production facilities as well as process automation
to be updated and extended. Last year,
work commenced on extensions to the central
energy facility in Budapest with a total of five
cooling plants.
Extensive assembly work
In a preliminary step, BIS Hungary assembled
the first two cooling plants complete with the
necessary components and connections, each
with an output of 3 MW and weighing around
50 tons apiece. In addition to supplying these
components, it was also required to assemble the
pumps and the related cooling towers as well
as building two spray water tanks. On top of this,
it prefabricated three cylindrical tanks with a
volume of 8 m 3 required for cooling purposes.
This called for considerable assembling skills
as such a tank has a capacity of 180 m 3 . With
a diameter of 6 m and a height of 7.5 m,
the containers must be suitably manoeuvred
and supported. A rail system leading into the
machinery house was built to transport the heavy
cooling machinery, ensuring that they could be
moved to their final position.
Strict quality control for pipes
in the tunnel
A pipe of around 3,500 m with a wall thickness
of between 2 and 12 mm was prefabricated and
assembled. The 300 m long pipe tunnel with a
width of 4 m and a height of 3 m was also built
on the premises of BIS Hungary. Here, BIS
Hungary built pipes from high-carbon steel for
transporting cooling and condensed water,
steam and compressed air as well as austenite
pipes for sterile steam, deionised water and
nitrogen. Process industry experts are aware of
how sensitive welding seams are and for this
reason Gedeon Richter assigned these activities
to BIS, whom it knew to be a consistently reliable
partner from previous jobs. Roughly 4,500
welding seams were necessary to assemble
and connect the piping system. X-ray testing of
the seams testified to the high quality of the
welding work.
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shop facilities two years ago and now has a production
capacity of 250 – 350 tons per month. The
modern CNC production machinery ensures highly
efficient and material-sparing handling of the sheet
metal. As the cuttings are calculated with great
precision, there is substantially less waste, allowing
material volumes to be reduced by around 6 %.
As well as this, the steel beams are sand-blasted
and primed at the workshop. “Priming in particular
is no triviality,” explains BIS Nimb project manager
Gabriel Mitu. “As the corrosion layer is only a
few nanometres thick, coating is very difficult. The
procedure requires a high degree of sensitivity and
must take account of such ambient conditions as
temperature and air humidity.”
Maximum safety precautions inside
the reactor
The assembly of the steel components for the
reactor also calls for extremely careful execution.
“The steel structure must be designed in such a way
as to ensure safe and simple access to the reactor
for later maintenance and repair work,” says BIS
Nimb site manager Ion Dinita. As well as this,
stringent safety rules must be observed on the site.
In addition to formal requirements such as daily site
entry and work permits for staff, this entails regular
training and instruction as well as checks of the
compulsory protective clothing required for specific
activities and the personal protection equipment.All
high-altitude work on the steel structures is performed
with rope protection. “Observance of these
strict rules forms part of our day-to-day work as
well as being an element of our corporate philosophy.
Our customers expect high standards of
safety and our staff are suitably trained to ensure
this. This is not least of all the reason why we have
gained the confidence of such a major group,” says
Doru Paraschiv, managing director of BIS Nimb.
The new hydrodesulphurisation system in Petrobrazi
is to go into operation in 2008 and will help to
increase the refinery’s diesel fuel production
capacity. More importantly, however, it will ensure
that the residual sulphur content in the diesel fuel
is reduced to meet the EU stipulations. The system
is to be commissioned during the scheduled refinery
shutdown in 2007.
Welders bear great responsibility. The quality of
the welds is determined by x-raying them.
Tank construction and equipment assembly
are two of BIS Hungary’s specialties.
BIS installed tanks, pumps, valves and pipelines
for Gedeon Richter.

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BIS going new ways with Alstom Switzerland
Modular structure helping
to cut maintenance costs
Motorists know only too well that even minor repairs and servicing can run up hefty bills. The
reason for this is that the individual components are often installed in such a complex way
that the main expense arises from efforts to gain access to them. This is no different with
industrial plant equipment. Accordingly, advantages can be gained by taking account of
maintenance accessibility during the construction phase. With this in mind, BIS is working with
plant engineering company Alstom to come up with an intelligent new solution which takes
account of maintenance requirements during the design phase.
The GT26 is currently the largest gas turbine
produced by Alstom and is also to be used in
Malaga in the future. Alstom Switzerland awarded
BIS Gerber GmbH, Dortmund, and BIS Gas
Turbine Systems GmbH, Bremen, a contract to
supply the enclosure for that project. The enclosure
also includes the encasement for the
generator and the steam turbine as well as a
steel structure for the auxiliary area. One characteristic
of the project is that it is being engineered
using 3D CAD software to significantly
heighten efficiency and precision. By investing
in the necessary software, BIS Gerber has been
able to secure a good position for the future as
well. “The use of modern IT tools is increasingly
becoming a necessity,” says BIS Gerber project
manager Bernd Eichler. “Utilising the software,
we are able to create 3D-PDMS models, which
PERSONNEL
On 1 February
2007, Dr. Petra
Schwemann (42)
assumed responsibility
for the newly
created Central Procurementdepartment
at Bilfinger
Berger Industrial
Services AG. Prior to
taking on this function, she held similar
positions elsewhere and possesses extensive
industry knowledge and experience.
BIS Industrieservice West GmbH, Düsseldorf, has adopted a successful course by assuming
responsibility for multiple activities. This service integration has also proved itself in
connection with the construction of a new extraction facility for cooking oil producer
Brökelmann + Co. in Hamm on behalf of Harburg-Freudenberger Maschinenbau GmbH.
The demanding project took around six months to complete and was handled in conjunction
with BIS IKR. A peak number of 120 BIS specialists were working on the site.
With headquarters in Hamm in the German region
of Westphalia, Brökelmann + Co. has been producing
cooking oil for households, restaurants and
purveyors of gourmet foods since 1854. Steeped in
tradition as it is, the company makes oil from rape,
sunflower seed, thistle, walnut and maize, among
other things. At the heart of the production system
is the mill, which has hitherto processed around
1,000 t of seeds a day. For this purpose, the seeds
are cleaned, milled and then pressed in modern
screw extruders. In this way, it is possible to gain
two thirds of the oil, while the remaining third
is derived from extraction. The ensuing refining
process produces high-quality cooking oils.
Long-standing close relations
Last year, the extraction system was to be
extended as part of the plant modernisation
efforts in Hamm. For this purpose, the old facility
was replaced by a new construction. The project
was planned and executed by Hamburg-based
company Harburg-Freudenberger Maschinenbau
GmbH, Hamburg, which specialises in the tech-
not only exclude interface conflicts in the design
phase but also ensure swift and precise planning
of the modular components.”
Simple maintenance from the outset
A further challenge with this project was
that Alstom Switzerland requested a modular
structure for the ventilation system fitted to the
enclosure. This system comprises four ventilators
each with a capacity of 64,800 m 3 /h in parallel
alignment on the roof of the gas turbine. All the
individual components of the ventilation system,
such as the connecting pieces, flaps and mufflers,
are designed as modules. This makes it easier
for Alstom to perform maintenance work later
on. The modular structure speeds up repair and
auditing work as the individual parts can be
easily dismantled, while swift accessibility is
ensured in the event of any disruptions or during
shutdowns. BIS HIMA GmbH in Heinsberg is
producing and pre-assembling the ventilation
system modules and creating the electrical
connections. This will be followed by thorough
on-site testing by Alstom. The entire steel
structure is also being produced in Heinsberg.
“As an innovative industrial services provider, we
focus on solutions for the future. This project is a
perfect example of this in two respects. The high
precision achieved during the planning phase
through the use of software and the modular
structure are solutions which provide substantial
benefits for customers,” stresses Carsten Haritz
of BIS Gerber, Dortmund, who holds overall
responsibility for the project. “A high degree of
nology for producing cooking oil. One of its
subcontractors was BIS Industrieservice West. As
a long-standing partner of Brökelmann + Co.,
having performed insulation, electrical trace
heating and scaffolding services at the company’s
site for many years, it was assigned responsibility
for multiple activities in a package solution. In
fact, it was already involved in the project during
the planning phase.
Facility already up and running
Specifically, BIS Industrieservice West assembled
components weighing up to 100 t, built and
assembled the piping, provided the scaffolding,
carried out surface protection and insulation
activities and implemented the process instrumentation.
Executed between August 2006 and
January 2007, the activities were performed in
close collaboration with the piping specialists at its
affiliate BIS IKR GmbH, Bitterfeld. On average, 40
people were working on the site, with this figure
rising to 120 in peak times. The extraction facility
went into operation in February 2007.
Prestigious award for BIS Salamis
BIS Salamis Ltd. is the recipient of a prestigious
health and safety award. The UK BIS company
received one of the RoSPA Occupational
Health & Safety GOLD Awards for 2007 in
recognition of its intensive efforts to heighten
health and safety management. The awards are
presented by the Royal Society for the Prevention
of Accidents (RoSPA) each year. They are not just
about reducing the number of accidents and
cases of ill health at work. In addition, they help
to ensure that organisations have good health
and safety management systems in place. During
the award ceremony, David Rawlins, RoSPA
Awards Manager said: “BIS Salamis have
demonstrated how seriously they take health and
safety management and are a fine example to
many other companies. We would like to see
more organisations following their lead.” David
Nickerson, BIS Salamis Managing Director said:
“This award highlights our continued focus and
commitment to a world class performance
in Health & Safety. Through continual training
and development of our employees, and a robust
standardisation not only results in cost advantages
in the planning and design phase but also
helps to reduce maintenance costs during the
entire life cycle of the plant.”
The 3D software used to design
the enclosure for the Alstom GT26 gas
turbine permits swift and precise
planning of the modular structures.
BIS was one of the recipients of the coveted
RoSPA Occupational Health & Safety GOLD
Awards for 2007. From left Tom Mullarkey,
Chief Executive of RoSPA, David Nickerson,
Managing Director of BIS Salamis Ltd., Peter
Carrier, HSEQ Manager at BIS Salamis Ltd.
health and safety management system, we
are able to meet and maintain the highest
standards.”
Plant modernisation for Westphalian cooking oil producer
BIS’s integrated services finding strong market acceptance
With the support of BIS, a new extraction facility was built at the Brökelmann + Co. plant last year, going
into operation in February 2007.

Position in onshore market reinforced following the acquisition of O'Hare Engineering
BIS on course for market leadership in the UK
Less than a year ago, the BIS Group entered the UK market for the first time. Now, following its second major acquisition, the Group is
already resolutely on course to becoming the leading player in the UK market for industrial services for the process industry. O’Hare
Engineering, a recent addition to the BIS Group, is a renowned provider of industrial services in the onshore sector with additional engineering
expertise. Together with BIS Salamis, the Group now serves a large portion of the local onshore and offshore industry.
With the acquisition of O’Hare Engineering, the
Group has acquired a potent provider of maintenance,
capital investment and repair services for production
equipment. Established in 1967 and hitherto
run as a family company, O’Hare has built up a solid
customer basis over many years and enjoys an
excellent reputation in the marketplace thanks to its
skills and the dependable quality of its services. From
its headquarters in Runcorn near Manchester, it
handles around 80 percent of its business in the
form of main contracts and long-term framework
contracts. With some 600 employees and total
revenues of over € 60 million, O’Hare serves
renowned companies in the chemical and petrochemical
industry. Indeed, its customer list reads like a
veritable “Who’s Who” of the process industry,
including as it does international oil, gas and chemical
majors such as Ineos, Exxon, Basell, Conoco,
Millennium Chemicals, Total and BHP, all of whom
receive a diverse range of services from O’Hare. The
company specialises in mechanical, civil, structural,
process and electrical engineering as well as process
control systems.At the same time, it concentrates on
detailed engineering and project management, particularly
the planning and design of plant
equipment, with around 100 specialists assigned to
these tasks. One factor in the company’s success is
its ability to combine planning, engineering and execution
services under a single roof.
Growing demand
for integrated services
With its wide range of services, O’Hare integrates
various activities to provide its customers with
bespoke solutions. This also forms the basis for the
company’s planned future growth. Currently
primarily active in the industrial centres of North
West England and Humberside as well as South
Insulation work on pipe-laying ship requiring athletic skills
Audacia now ready for deployment
Submarine pipelines are increasingly being used to transport gas from offshore reserves.
They ensure swift transportation and avoid the need for expensive rigs. However, highly
specialised ships are required to lay these pipelines. Construction periods are long quite
simply because the shipyards can hardly keep up with the strong demand and are booked
out for many years in advance. This situation prompted the Swiss Allseas Group to convert
an ore freighter, with the insulation work performed by Dutch company BIS Industrial
Services Nederland B.V.
Special ships such as the new Audacia are used to lay submarine pipelines for transporting gas
from offshore reserves.
O’Hare Engineering has access to top companies in the chemicals and refinery industry and is, thus, BIS’s
second major pillar in the UK market. Ineos ChlorVinyls in Runcorn, United Kingdom (photo) is also one
of its customers.
Wales and Southern England, O’Hare possesses
expertise which ideally matches the range of
services offered by Scotland-based affiliate BIS
Salamis. The aim is to achieve a broader customer
base and also to enter new industrial segments.
Synergistic benefits will be harnessed by working
with other companies in the European-wide BIS
technology network. “We have noted a general
increase of interest in integrated services within
our process industry markets across the United
Kingdom. Via the BIS Group, we are confident we
will substantially reinforce our competitive basis
and assemble even more attractive solutions for
new and existing customers. It is important to
realise that many of the process industry majors
operate on an international level. Recently, these
global players have started considering the possibility
of working with partners who are able to offer
international solutions and provide the necessary
capacity to meet future needs. With the links that
have now been forged with Bilfinger Berger Industrial
Services, our appeal has grown appreciably and we
see great potential for future growth,” explains Steve
Waugh, managing director of O’Hare Engineering.
Some of the steps in this direction are already
emerging. The company’s primary target markets
include the gas and energy sector as well as the
pharmaceuticals and food industry.
Top priority for safety
The corporate values also match in many respects.
As a well-run family company, O’Hare has an estab-
Allseas is a specialist in laying offshore pipelines.
Over the past 20 years it has executed over 180
contracts entailing a total pipeline length of some
11,000 km. For this purpose, Allseas now has four
special ships in service: Lorelay, Tog Mor, Solitaire –
and since spring 2007 – the Audacia, which is
225 m long and 32 m wide and travels at speeds
of 16 knots. It can be used for installing pipelines
with a diameter of up to 44 inches including
coating and in all water depths. The Audacia was
originally an ore freighter which was converted at
the Van Keppel Verolme shipyard in Rozenburg,
Netherlands. During this process, the ship
underwent a complete metamorphosis. The holds
which had previously been used for transporting
ore were turned into a machine and equipment
room as well as providing space for the pipes. The
upper deck now includes a helicopter platform as
well as a production line. This is necessary as the
individual pipes are welded on board the vessel
and then laid out on the seabed in a single line.
Difficult working conditions
The services of BIS Industrial Services Nederland
B.V. were retained to perform the extensive
insulation work. This initially entailed 25,000 m 2 of
thermal and fire-protection insulation for the walls
and ceilings. At the beginning of the year, BIS was
then awarded an additional contract to insulate
8 km of piping. These activities were preceded by
detailed planning in close consultation with the
customer and other specialists involved. On average,
around 1,500 people were working on the
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lished and firmly entrenched corporate culture in
which quality, safety and health are seen as key
aspects of the company’s success. Les O’Hare, the
previous owner of the company, was at the helm for
over three decades. Following a successful career, he
has now retired. In his search for a suitable new
owner, he attached particular importance to ensuring
his company’s continued success. “I wanted to find a
new owner who would continue to safeguard the
interests of our customers, employees and suppliers.
In terms of its entire corporate philosophy and
strategy, Bilfinger Berger Industrial Services is the
ideal partner to continue and heighten our success,”
says Les O’Hare.
O’Hare’s management (from left): Steve Waugh,
managing director, Duncan Hall, commercial
director, and Paul Ashcroft, financial director.
The importance which O’Hare attaches to safety
and health is also reflected in the numerous
awards which it has received from the Royal
Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).
Indeed, it has been receiving constant praise for its
health and accident prevention efforts over the
past twelve years. The existing management under
Steve Waugh will ensure that this track record as
well as the company’s many areas of excellence
will continue in the future: “The observance of the
high safety and health requirements in our sector
forms a vital basis for business with our customers.
For this reason, we go to great lengths to provide
our staff with regular training and instruction.”
ship, meaning that it was crucial to carefully
coordinate their activities. The installation of
the insulation plates, which are affixed with
welded pegs pushed BIS assembly staff to the
limit. “With such a project, insulation is generally
the final link in the chain of events. This renders
the work more difficult in many respects,” explains
construction manager Luuk Feunekes. “The time
pressure was only one aspect. As well as this,
we had to execute the assembly work in a very
tight space. By the time we commence our work,
most of the installations are already in place on
board, meaning that we have very little room to
move or store things. As a result, our staff must
work in the smallest nooks and crannies or crawl
beneath pipes and cable channels to install the
insulation.” A total of some 50 BIS specialists
were assigned to the project, with this number
increased to 100 for insulation work on the
pipelines.
A logistic challenge
Organising the logistics was no easy task, either.
Says project manager Richard Hildenbrant: “We had
planned to supply the insulation in containers and
to load it onto the ship in this way.” However, the
lack of space rendered this plan impossible. “Instead,
the containers were located on the quay,
with the material brought on board by hand,” he
adds. “This entailed long routes. In addition, it is not
particularly easy to move about on a ship.” Yet, the
team overcame all obstacles brilliantly, completing
the project in the usual high quality.

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BIS Industrieservice Mitte making great strides in application development and process technology
High-quality plastic lining incorporating years of experience
Fitting process tanks with high-quality plastics is a demanding and complex task calling for great care in the planning and execution stages.
This necessitates detailed knowledge coupled with extensive manual skills. BIS Industrieservice Mitte GmbH, Frankfurt, has been specialising
in this area for some 30 years now. Looking forward, Ludwigshafen-based chemicals group BASF is set to benefit as BIS Industrieservice Mitte
is currently fitting several large containers with PFA lining for it.
Since the beginning of the seventies, process
containers used in the chemicals and pharmaceuticals
industry have increasingly been lined or
coated with plastics to maximise surface protection.
Yet, it is only with the development of
fluoropolymers with their thermoplastic properties
that this type of lining has gained importance.
These materials and, particularly the highly
fluorinated types such as FEP (fluorinated
ethylene-propylene) and PFA (perfluoroalkoxy
polyer resin), possess numerous outstanding properties,
such as chemical/thermal resistance, ultrapure,
smooth and anti-adhesive surfaces, a very
A tank fitted with PFA lining. The plastic panelling must fit the share of
the base material perfectly.
25 years with the Company:
2006
Schimanski, Heribert 1 Jan
Arnoldt, Torsten 1 Jan
Heinbücher, Karl 12 Jan
Naeve, Hans-Helmut 19 Jan
Bossow, Hans-Joachim 19 Jan
Scheelken, Thomas 26 Jan
Pucel, Frank 2 Feb
Iodice, Antonio 2 Feb
Keser, Ramazan 10 Feb
Voßman, Hans-Peter 16 Feb
Werner, Jochen 17 Feb
Berndt, Heiko 1 March
Nagel, Werner 1 March
Hosh, Basem
Valencia-Jimenez,
2 March
Fernando 16 March
Schulmerig, Klaus 23 March
Turel, Maximilian 23 March
Wabnitz, Willy 1 Apr
Klenk, Peter 1 Apr
Frenzel, Helmut 1 Apr
Feichtinger, Heinrich 1 Apr
Aydogan, Hasan 2 Apr
Kaya, Hueseyin 13 Apr
Cornelius, Helmut 27 Apr
Bosch, Jacqueline 1 May
Osterkamp, Heinrich 4 May
Harreither, Walter 11 May
Freter, Helmut 11 May
Roos, Hubert 11 May
Amrhein, Walter 18 May
Thole, Ernst Josef 18 May
Funk, Eckhard 1 June
Kreis, Klaus 24 June
Verhoef, Albertus 29 June
Stuhlmann, Thomas 1 July
Frahm, Manfred 1 July
Risch, Werner 1 July
Spallek, Marek 15 July
Traber, Ludwig 27 July
Kücher, Werner 27 July
Sander, Robert 27 July
Wisskopp, Volker 1 Aug
Thierfelder, Klaus 1 Aug
Lehmann, Thomas 1 Aug
Behring, Dirk 1 Aug
Kratz, Detlef 1 Aug
Kosch, Michael 1 Aug
Sawierucha, Holger 1 Aug
Yavuz, Ahmet 3 Aug
Rodegro, Hendrik 3 Aug
Kiehlmann, Volker 17 Aug
Hoffmann, Alfons 17 Aug
Hajrulai, Sait 19 Aug
Kreis, Klaus 24 Aug
Haeßer, Rainer 31 Aug
Galla, Wilhelm 31 Aug
Ackermann, Frank 1 Sept
Alamillos-Hinojosa,
Manuel 1 Sept
Aschenbrenner, Jörg 1 Sept
Augustin, Mathias 1 Sept
Christ, Hans Günther 1 Sept
Grams, Clemens 1 Sept
Hübner, Andreas 1 Sept
Karpucelj, Janez 1 Sept
Kohl, Matthäus 1 Sept
Kubetschek, Thomas 1 Sept
Pomplun, Bernd 1 Sept
Preisendörfer, Rainer 1 Sept
Reichardt, Michael 1 Sept
Sagadin, Frank 1 Sept
Schneider, Harald 1 Sept
Schauer, Peter 1 Sept
Wall, Eduard 1 Sept
Müller, Lothar 1 Sept
Kazanci, Huseyin 1 Sept
Gnodtke, Ralf 1 Sept
Schuster, Herbert 1 Sept
Zetzsche, Matthias 1 Sept
Zarmer, Andreas 1 Sept
low friction coefficient and high wear resistance,
suitability for use with foodstuffs in accordance
with FDA and GMP standards and outstanding
resistance to UV, beta and gamma radiation,
amongst other things. In this way, it complies with
even the most stringent demands made by the
chemicals, life sciences, pharmaceuticals and
semiconductors industries.
Specialists few and far between
However, painstaking planning and execution are
crucial for utilising the special properties of these
new plastics. The selection and combination of
materials, the design and
the method of applying
them must be determined
on an individual basis in
the light of the requirements
of the specific
application. Different types
of fluoropolymers are
used depending on the
corrosivity of the medium
and the process used. At
the same time, top-quality
execution is vital. There
are not many specialists
in this field. Fortunately,
BIS Industrieservice Mitte
has staff with some
three decades of experience
and expertise at
their fingertips. At the
same time, the experts
from Frankfurt are playing
a crucial role in devel-
oping new applications
for plastics as well as the
BIS LONG-SERVING STAFF
Dogan, Ufuk 1 Sept
Wenat, Peter 1 Sept
Burr, Mathias 1 Sept
Maaß, Heiko 1 Sept
Murr, Andreas 1 Sept
Schubert, Mathias 1 Sept
Walther, Michael 1 Sept
Zander, Ingo 1 Sept
Licciardo, Vito 7 Sept
Kopka, Alois 7 Sept
Demirci, Nadir 14 Sept
Deisenroth, Stefan 21 Sept
Fuhrmeister, Uwe 21 Sept
Beer, Wolfgang 1 Oct
Franzen, Karl-Friedrich 5 Oct
Kolitsch, Erich 5 Oct
Sartorius, Gerhard 12 Oct
Waschk, Wolfgang 26 Oct
Maier, Franz 26 Oct
Meljanac, Pavo 27 Oct
Reckert, Manfred 2 Nov
Pantelic, Simo 2 Nov
Rasic, Blago 5 Nov
Stojanovic, Vaso 9 Nov
Pieper, Bernhard 16 Nov
Pieper, Helmut 16 Nov
Bazairi, Mohamed 19 Nov
Schober, Wolfgang
2007
14 Dec
Mainz, Axel 1 Jan
Theile, Uwe 1 Jan
Ständecke, Wilfried
Hartmann,
1 Jan
Horst-Rainer 4 Jan
Kühnold, Klaus-Dieter 12 Jan
Noveski, Micko 12 Jan
Eckhardt, Heinrich 14 Jan
Kücük, Eyyup 16 Jan
Dunkel, Karl-Heinz 18 Jan
Wittor, Frank 25 Jan
Biedermann, Bärbel 1 Feb
necessary processing and welding technology as
part of the “Korrosyst” initiative.
BASF AG has also been benefiting from BIS’s
expert knowledge since the end of last year. when
it tasked the specialists at BIS Industrieservice
Mitte with producing three steel stirring containers
complete with highly corrosion-resistant PFA
interior lining. “It is fairly rare for the customer to
submit such detailed specifications,” explains
Werner Mieschke, head of plastics technology
at BIS Industrieservice Mitte. “Frequently, our
advice is sought in decisions to determine which
materials and processes are the most feasible in
technical and economic terms.”
Guaranteed pure materials
As a matter of principle, there are two different
processes involving the use of plastic as a means
of protecting surfaces: lining and coating. In the
case of lining, fluoropolymer panels or strips are
applied to the base material, e.g. steel. These plastic
panels are highly diffusion-resistant. With a
thickness of 2 or 3 mm, the plastic shields the steel
from active agents, thus protecting it from
damage. “At the same time,” adds Werner
Mieschke, “the panel possesses a homogenous
structure ensuring even lining.” Frequently, the
lining is also used in cases such as BASF in which
the materials to be transported or stored exhibit a
high degree of purity and must be protected from
contamination with iron ions for example.
The lining is applied in three steps. First of all, the
panels are moulded, then stuck together and
finally welded. Each step is highly complex. Thus,
for example, the plastic panels must exactly match
the curvature of the formwork. To this end, the
In 2006 as well as in the first few months of 2007, we were able to again congratulate numerous employees who have been with our Company for 25 or 40 years. We thank them
for their many years of loyalty and look forward to a continuation of our beneficial partnership with them.
Stocki, Günter 1 Feb
Schubert, Michael 1 Feb
Gregor, Rolf 2 Feb
Grunwald,
Heinz-Michael 8 Feb
Maiwald, Rainer 22 Feb
40 years with the Company:
2006
Tolić, Dalibor 12 Jan
Gülker, Reinhard 1 March
Nötzel, Detlef 1 Apr
Schenk, Harald 1 Apr
Beinenz, Dieter 1 Apr
Belz, Volker 1 Apr
Euller, Heinrich 1 Apr
Frasch, Peter 1 Apr
Horn, Kurt 1 Apr
Marienfeldt, Karl 1 Apr
Weck, Klaus 1 Apr
Weigel, Dieter 1 Apr
Döpp, Franz 1 Apr
Kirchner, Wolfgang 1 Apr
Sauer, Reinhold 1 Apr
Schumann, Harry 1 Apr
Müller, Horst 4 Apr
Keller, Josef 1 Mai
Postrach, Alfred 2 Mai
Kolbe, Jürgen 1 Aug
Pollok, Ewald 26 Sept
Schwarzfischer, Albert 3 Oct
Feuerbach, Alois 3 Oct
Rizzo, Lorenzo 13 Oct
Lindemaier, Klaus 17 Oct
Artner, Günter 17 Oct
Grosse, Karl-Heinz 1 Nov
Glisczynski, Heinz 1 Dec
Döring, Horst 1 Dec
Berger, Helmut 1 Dec
Hastrich, Gerd 1 Dec
Horn, Wolfgang 1 Dec
Jäger, Klaus 1 Dec
Müller, Michael 1 Dec
Neumann, Werner 1 Dec
Schnabel, Otto 1 Dec
Schumer, Willy 1 Dec
Schwarz, Herbert 1 Dec
Trömer, Klaus 1 Dec
Lang, Herbert 1 Dec
Rath, Manfred 1 Dec
Wiegand, Klaus-Dieter
2007
1 Dec
Erdel, Erich 2 Jan
Patzer,Ewald Waldemar 16 Jan
Wölki, Heinz 9 Feb
Hammer, Hans-Werner 27 Feb
We also have a large number
of loyal employees outside
Germany:
25 years
2006
Belgium
Rijckx de, Patrick 23 March
Lauryssens, Marc 1 Apr
Caluwé, Danny 6 Apr
Rooy van, Monique 1 Mai
Brijs, Albert 12 Mai
Brinkworth, Norman 18 Mai
Speek, Ludovicus 25 Mai
Laeken van, Marcus 29 June
Windey, Patrick 11 Aug
Oranges, Nevio 18 Aug
Poland
Pajkowski, Michał 17 March
Janiszewski, Sylvester 30 June
Bondar, Sławomir 13 July
containers are divided into segments of which
laminate casts (moulds and countermoulds) are
taken. Then, the panels are fabricated by means of
thermoelastic methods using these casts to ensure
a snug fit with the container segment.
Like Teflon ® , perfluorated plastics are extremely
anti-adhesive. On the downside, however, normal
gluing is not sufficient to achieve a firm link
between the base and the plastic. The panels,
which are made of glass and plastic material, are
anchored on the base material using a special
adhesive. “What is important in this connection,”
says Werner Mieschke, “is that the adhesive must
be applied extremely evenly. This calls for a great
deal of experience as the base material frequently
has a three-dimensional curvature.” Finally, the
panels are “sucked” onto the base using a vacuum
until the glue has set.
Special welding qualifications necessary
The welding activities are no less difficult than
gluing the high-quality plastic panels. A welding
temperature of up to 450 °C is required. The
welding additives and basic material are placed in
a thermoplastic state and linked using the joining
pressure applied by the welder. As highly toxic
gases are given off, a very efficient exhaust system
must be used, while the welder must wear
breathing apparatus.
Special welding qualifications are required for
working with fluoropolymers. Here as well, BIS
Industrieservice Mitte is committed to ensuring
top quality and has been training welders for
years. At the same time, it is an acknowledged
testing authority for welding courses. This means
that is authorised to hold welding examinations
in accordance with the German Association of
Welding and Related Technology. This is no mean
feat given that training is provided on 30 different
welding techniques depending on the material
used.
Opalach, Wiesław 15 July
Dybowski, Wiesław 5 Aug
Goz´ dzik, Zbigniew 31 Aug
Siemieńczuk, Wiesław 2 Sept
Uzdowski, Roman 16 Sept
Lewandowski, Bogdan 18 Sept
Pawłowski, Mariusz 16 Oct
Zaśko, Marian 23 Nov
Marczak, Piotr 25 Nov
Nowakowski, Ryszard 27 Nov
Jabłoński, Jan 30 Nov
Z˙ yz˙yński, Michał 11 Dec
Stefański, Zbigniew 17 Dec
Sweden
Grip, Sten-Arne 1 July
2007
Poland
Goscimski, Jacek 30 Jan
Sweden
Samuelsson, Stefan 16 Jan
40 years
2006
Poland
Kuchczyński, Lech 26 Feb
Michalski, Jacek 27 Aug
Jabłonowski, Jerzy 8 Sept
Motyliński, Andrzej 22 Oct
Sweden
Swills, Lars 20 Sept

Repairs to the F60 conveyor bridge in Lausitz
Vattenfall extending relations with BIS arnholdt
BIS arnholdt is one of the companies within the Bilfinger Berger Industrial Services
Group that has been operating successfully in the market for many years thanks to
its high degree of specialisation and focus on core competence. The Number 1 in
scaffolding, it has been building up activities in surface protection for a number of
years now as a further string to its bow. In this area, the company has highly qualified
staff of its own who have also qualified for work for Vattenfall in this area. In the
Welzow-Süd open pit lignite mine in the German Lausitz region, BIS arnholdt executed
major surface protection activities on an F60 conveyor belt alongside extensive
scaffolding work during a shutdown last year. The eastern regional branch of BIS
arnholdt under the supervision of project manager Thomas Hildebrandt held overall
responsibility for this demanding job.
Lignite has been mined in Lausitz for over 100
years. Located between the Rivers Elbe and
Neisse in the German states of Brandenburg and
Saxony, this region is estimated to have lignite
reserves of around 13 billion tons. Colossal technical
facilities are required to strip the 100 m
thick cover comprising sand, pebbles and clay
which conceals the lignite. Whereas bucket wheel
excavators and bucket dredgers are used to
remove the first 40 m, the remaining 60 m require
the utilisation of F60 conveyor bridges. A total of
three F60 conveyor bridges are in use in the entire
Lausitz lignite mining region, at the Jänschwalde,
Welzow-Süd and Nochten mines.
Surface protection work on the “horizontal
Eiffel Tower”
Conveyor bridges are amongst the largest mobile
technical facilities and constitute an engineering
triumph. The biggest of its type, the F60 is known
jokingly as the “horizontal Eiffel Tower” in reference
to its size and design. Indeed, with a length of 502
m, it is 182 m longer than its Paris namesake. The
F60 is up to 80 m high and 240 m wide. When
operational, it has a weight of up to some 13,600
t and is capable of moving more than 500,000 m 3
of excavated material and exposing 100,000 t of
coal per day. Last year, scaffolding and surface protection
work was required on the F60 conveyor
bridge during the shutdown at the Welzow-Süd
mine near Cottbus. The operator Vattenfall Europe
Mining AG in Cottbus awarded this job to a task
force specially established for this purpose. It
operated under the supervision of BIS
arnholdt GmbH’s eastern regional office,
which handled scaffolding work as well
as extensive surface protection work. The
task force comprises a further two companies
which contributed their specialist
skills in the area of mobile machinery as
well as additional personnel resources for
surface protection.
Quality requires flexibility
The surface requiring treatment measured
a total of some 6,000 m 2 and particularly
entailed a cross frame in the
main load-bearing structure. For this
reason, some of the work had to be performed
above the drive facilities at a
height of 70 m. “We did not have much
time to plan and prepare the project. In fact, there
was barely a week between the award of the contract
and the date on which work was to
commence,” says Ingo Halfter, head of BIS
arnholdt’s eastern regional office. To complicate
matters, there is hardly an activity which is more
dependent on weather conditions than surface
protection. Whereas the rust removal activities
can be completed more or less in any weather, the
coating and paint work requires certain ambient
conditions as both the temperature and humidity
as well as the dew point have a direct impact on
the quality of the surface protection. “We had to
measure the temperature and air humidity several
times a day in some cases to make sure that the
protective coatings did not dry too quickly or too
slowly in order to guarantee the permanent
consistency of the surface and to prevent corrosive
substances from permeating it,” explains Ingo
Halfter. This meant that staff had to work flexibly,
interrupting their work and resuming it at a later
hour or on the weekend to make the most of
favourable conditions.” Even so, the surface protection
was completed on time and within budget
to the customer’s full satisfaction.”
Vattenfall adding surface protection to
outline contracts
As a reward for all these efforts BIS arnholdt’s
eastern regional office was awarded outline con-
New materials and components required to cope with higher temperatures and pressure
Protecting the climate with new
power station technology
Global warming is calling for enormous efforts to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide. One measure being applied by the electricity
industry involves heightening the efficiency of thermal power stations. Thus, in the medium term, highly efficient coal-fuelled power stations
are to operate with steam temperatures of 700 °C and a pressure of 350 bar to achieve utilisation coefficients of over 50 %. This, in turn,
requires the use of new materials capable of withstanding the high temperatures. Such materials are currently being tested at
the Comtes700 pilot system at the E.ON Scholven coal-fuelled power station. Insulation specialists from BIS Industrieservice Nordwest
GmbH, Dortmund, were also involved in the construction of the facility.
At the moment, the average utilisation coefficient of
the thermal power stations operated in Germany
stands at 38 % with steam temperatures of around
550 °C, well above the global average of 31%.
Coal-fuelled power stations can achieve a figure
of up to 45 %. Now, however, the operators want
to push this up to over 50% in the foreseeable
future. “This is of crucial importance for climate protection,”
says Dr. Günther Kasparek, Bilfinger Berger
Industrial Services, “because carbon dioxide emis-
Insulation for the valves during and after assembly.
sions can be cut by around 2 % for every percentage
point by which the utilisation coefficient
is increased.”
Important findings from pilot system
Both higher temperatures and greater pressure
are necessary to boost the efficiency of coalfuelled
power stations. The new generation of
coal-fuelled power stations will operate at steam
temperatures of 700 °C and pressure of 350 bar.
However, this will
be possible only by
using new nickelbased
materials
able to withstand
such temperatures
in tandem with
new developments
in the production
methods and periods
for pipelines
and valves as well
as the underlying
construction prin-
Some of the surface protection work on the F60 conveyor belt was performed at heights of 70 m.
ciples. Such findings are being derived during
the installation and start-up of a pilot system
in Block F of the E.ON Scholven coal-fuelled power
station. It will be operated at a temperature
of around 700 °C until 2009 under the EU
Comtes700 project. As part of this project, pipe
systems and components are being tested under
production conditions. Among other things, this is
necessary for qualifying the suppliers of large
components as well as assembly companies. The
pilot system was installed and put into operation
during a shutdown lasting several weeks at the
E.ON Scholven power station. This resulted in a
tight schedule for all concerned – including BIS
Industriesevice Nordwest, which had been tasked
by E.ON with planning and executing the piping
insulation.
Double-layer insulation
The Dortmund-based insulation specialists opted for
a double-layer system. The inner layer was assembled
using light calcium-magnesium-silicate (CMS)
wool to reduce the temperature to meet the permissible
temperature for the mineral wool.The outer
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tracts by Vattenfall Europe Mining for scaffolding
and surface protection activities as part of ongoing
maintenance work on the heavy equipment at
the Jänschwalde, Welzow-Süd and Nochten
mines. This was supplemented with an outline
contract for surface protection at the “Schwarze
Pumpe” site, Europe’s largest lignite processing
plant close to Welzow-Süd. “A surface protection
hall is located on the ‘Schwarze Pumpe’ site and
individual components, small equipment as well
as full-scale rolling stock such as locomotives are
brought here for coating.” All outline contracts
have a term of five years. Work was also successfully
completed in a further shutdown project
at the beginning of the year.
layer comprised wire-netting mats made of mineral
wool and covered in aluminium sheeting. A doublelayered
structure was also used for the supports. In
order to minimise heat build-up in the metal struts
of the supports as far as possible, the inner part was
made of pressure-resistant calcium silicate insulation,
which is known for its low heat conducting
properties. Given the very high temperatures, the
insulation layers have an above-average thickness of
between 160 mm and 300 mm depending on the
pipe diameter. For this reason alone, it is important
to ensure that the insulation material used weighs
as little as possible.
High space requirements
The pilot system yielded valuable findings with
respect to the pipeline planning and the structure of
coal-fuelled power stations operating at steam temperatures
of 700 °C. Thus, insulation for high temperatures
requires substantially more space. This fact
also posed problems with the Comtes700 pilot
system as it was necessary to fit the components in
an existing building with limited space.What is more,
the location of the pipes had to be changed as a
result of the strong thermal expansion. Sufficient
space must be factored in to prevent collisions with
other pipe systems or components.The greater thickness
of the insulation also has considerable ramifications
for the constellation of the temperaturesensitive
parts of components such as valves.
These must be designed in such a way that they
remain outside the insulation. The Dortmund-based
BIS insulation experts were required to fit around
5,000 m 2 of high-temperature insulation within
roughly four weeks.Although time was at a premium,
the work was completed properly and on schedule
under the supervision of Werner Krajewski, Rudi
Groos and Udo Beddies from BIS Industrieservice
Nordwest in close consultation with E.ON.
Source: Vattenfall Europe Mining and Generation

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Central Europe
CURRENT PROJECTS INDUSTRIAL SERVICES
BIS arnholdt GmbH, Großräschen branch
Surface protection and scaffolding for the F60 at
the Reichwalde open-cut mine ARGE BIS
arnholdt/Massenberg, Lausitz, Germany
BIS’s job: 20,000 m 2 of surface protection and 110,000 m 3
of scaffolding
Customer: Vattenfall Mining
Construction schedule: 05/2007 to 10/2007
BIS arnholdt GmbH, Frankfurt branch
OMV Burghausen Construction of a new furnace,
Burghausen, Germany
BIS’s job: Approx. 30,000 m3 of scaffolding
Customer: Rohrer/IMO
Construction schedule: 05/2007 to 10/2007
Overhauling of ceiling at Terminal 1 departures at
Frankfurt/Main airport, Frankfurt am Main,
Germany
BIS’s job: Approx. 5,000 m2 of suspended scaffolding
Customer: Firma Uhlke
Construction schedule: 05/2007 to 02/2008
BIS arnholdt GmbH, Northern regional branch
Shutdown at Holborn 2008, Germany
BIS’s job: Approx. 50,000 m3 scaffolding
Customer: ERMO
Construction schedule: 07/2008 to 11/2008
Hamburg airport, renovation of aircraft halls,
Germany
BIS’s job: Approx. 1,000 m2 of suspended scaffolding,
approx. 2,000 m2 of facade scaffolding, approx. 4,000 m3 of
sealing, approx. 5,000 m2 of protective nets, two tens of
6,000 m3 each
Customer: Köster AG
Construction schedule: 05/2008 to 08/2008
BIS arnholdt GmbH, Rhineland branch
Aramon power station, renovation of boiler,
Aramon, France
BIS’s job: Approx. 40,000 m 3 of scaffolding
Customer: Babcock Borsig Service GmbH,
Oberhausen
Construction schedule: 07/2007 to 04/2008
BIS HIMA GmbH, Heinsberg
Aluminium sulphate containers, Düren, Germany
BIS’s job: Production and assembly of 100 m3 aluminium
sulphate containers
Customer: Akzo Nobel Chemicals GmbH
Construction schedule: 02/2007 to 08/2007
Muffs for C furnaces, Heinsberg, Germany
BIS’s job: Production and replacement of muffs
for C furnaces 1 and 2
Customer: Toho Tenax Europe GmbH
Construction schedule: 03/2007 to 08/2007
BIS IKR GmbH, Bitterfeld and
BIS Industrieservice Ost GmbH, Leuna
Waste incinerator EVZA Straßfurt,
Germany
BIS’s job: Delivery and assembly of steam piping
and piping scaffolding
Customer: Von Roll Umwelttechnik AG
Construction schedule: 02/2007 to 08/2007
BIS IKR GmbH, Bitterfeld
HP, IP/LP piping systems CHP Stevens Croft,
Lockerbie, Great Britain
BIS’s job: Delivery and assembly of steam piping
and piping systems in turbine interior
Customer: Siemens AG/Siemens plc.
Construction schedule: 02/2007 to 08/2007
Waste incinerator Fynsvaerket,
Odense, Denmark
BIS’s job: Delivery and assembly of piping systems and
steam and water piping, high pressure and compressed
air pipes, NH3 pipes
Customer: FISIA Babcock Environment GmbH
Construction schedule: 06/2007 to 08/2007
CHP Paper Mill Palm, Eltmann, Germany
BIS’s job: Assembly of piping system
Customer: EHR GmbH, Stuttgart
Construction schedule: 04/2007 to 10/2007
CHP EVI Europark, Emmlichheim, Germany
BIS’s job: Assembly of piping system
Customer: EHR GmbH, Osterode
Construction schedule: 07/2007 to 02/2008
BIS Industrieservice Mitte GmbH,
Assembly of IACH E/I&C LKE 2, Frankfurt am Main,
Germany
BIS’s job: Assembly of a full E/I&C system for a biotechnical
pharmaceuticals plant
Customer: Sanofi Aventis, Frankfurt a.M.
Construction schedule: 02/2007 to 10/2007
Cladding of tanks (using fluoropolymers),
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
BIS’s job: Production and delivery of three steel process
tanks with highly corrosion-resistant interior lining
Customer: BASF Ludwigshafen
Construction schedule: 10/2006 to 08/2007
MPA P3 extensions, Lahr, Germany
BIS’s job: Delivery and assembly of piping including
planning, assembly of E/I&C, construction of console
Customer: Uetikon
Construction schedule: 03/2007 to 01/2008
BIS Industrieservice Nordwest GmbH, Dortmund
Tunnel for Boulevard Peripherique Secteur porte de
Vanves, Paris, France
BIS’s job: 14,000 m2 of inflammable tunnel lining;
delivery and assembly
Customer: Eiffage TP
Construction schedule: 01/2007 to 10/2007
LMJ, Laser Megajoule, Le Barp, France
BIS’s job: 7,500 m2 of inflammable lining for air channels;
delivery and assembly
Customer: OMEGA Concept (Cofathec Group);
Tunzini (GTIE company)
Construction schedule: 01/2007 to 10/2007
Tunnel Rueil-Malmaison “La Jonchere”
Nanterre, France
BIS’s job: 2,000 m2 of inflammable tunnel lining;
delivery and assembly
Customer: Dirif 4
Construction schedule: 05/2007 to 08/2007
BIS Industrieservice Ost GmbH, Leuna
Biodiesel plant, Rotterdam, Netherlands
BIS’s job: 30,000 m 2 of thermal insulation, delivery
and assembly
Customer: Lurgi AG
Construction schedule: 07/2007 to 11/2007
BIS Industrieservice Süd, Puchheim
ISAR, Germany
BIS’s job: 40,000 m2 of thermal, refrigeration
and fire-protection insulation
Customer: Bayern Oil
Construction schedule: 10/2007 to 06/2008
Poly 7 silicon production, Germany
BIS’s job: 20,000 m2 of thermal, refrigeration
and noise-control insulation
Customer: Wacker Chemie
Construction schedule: 10/2007 to 10/2008
Shutdown, Germany
BIS’s job: Maintenance, insulation, approx. 100 employee
Customer: Bayern Oil
Construction schedule: 04/2008 to 06/2008
BIS Industrieservice West GmbH, Düsseldorf
Shutdown activities on S03/S04 (cracker) and KSP
project, Cologne, Germany
BIS’s job: Complete overhaul of a pipe bridge (approx.
180 m) and 500 m 2 of ultra low-temperature insulation for
tanks and pipes; shutdown work: scaffolding, insulation,
surface protection and pipe construction; approx. 500
employees and 2,500 t of scaffolding
Customer: INEOS Köln GmbH
Construction schedule: 09/2007 to 10/2007
BIS OKI Insulation GmbH, Pforzheim
Insulation work on lignite power station
Neurath/Grevenbroich, Germany
BIS’s job: Noise and thermal insulation for new Blocks F & G
of the power station, electro-filter insulation, engineering,
scaffolding, welding and surface protection
Customer: Hitachi Power Europe GmbH/
Alstom Power GmbH
Construction schedule: 02/2008 to 12/2009
BIS Prozesstechnik GmbH, Frankfurt am Main
Lantus extensions, Yanbu, Saudi Arabia
BIS’s job: Package units, process analysis technology
Customer: ENG Global, USA
Construction schedule: 02/2007 to 11/2007
R&M E.M.S. GmbH, Cloppenburg
Epe gas dehydration plant, Germany
BIS’s job: Planning, assembly, delivery and start-up
of three gas dehydration plants with a flowthrough rate
of 150,000 Nm3 /h each
Customer: Trianel Gasspeichergesellschaft Epe
Construction schedule: 01/2007 to 10/2008
KSAU GTA T-6900, Auersthal, Austria
BIS’s job: Planning, assembly,delivery and start-up of a gas
dehydration unit with flowthrough rate of 70,000 Nm3 /h
Customer: OMV, Austria
Construction schedule: 03/2007 to 02/2008
Nuegas 2006 (Nüttermoor gas tank – extensions
to operations site 1), Nüttermoor, Germany
BIS’s job: Planning, delivery and assembly of the
pipeline for two compressors
Customer: MAN, Switzerland
Construction schedule: 11/2006 to 12/2007
Nüttermoor gas tank – extensions to operations
site 1, Nüttermoor, Germany
BIS’s job: Planning, assembly, delivery and start-up
of four gas dehydration plants with a flowthrough
rate of 220,000 Nm3 /h
Customer: EWE AG, Oldenburg
Construction schedule: 04/2007 to 09/2008
R&M Industrial Services Swiss AG
Full-service tube production process,
Oberdiessbach, Switzerland
BIS’s job: Maintenance, tooling and machine component
production
Customer: Hoffmann Neopac AG
Construction schedule: 09/2005 to 08/2011
Eastern Europe
BIS Hungary Kft., Budapest, Hungary
Claus VI, Százhalombatta, Hungary
BIS’s job: 2,800 pipe isometrics (460 t), NW max. 900 mm,
110 t steel construction, 32,000 welding seams
Customer: Siirtech Nigi
Construction schedule: 02/2007 to 08/2007
Gas separator furnace, Burghausen, Germany
BIS’s job: Approx. 250 t of steel construction and
400 t of equipment
Customer: Selas-Linde
Construction schedule: 04/2007 to 11/2007
BIS Izomar Sp. z o.o., Warsaw, Poland
Lagisza power station, Poland
BIS’s job: Approx. 35,000 m2 of insulation, thermal
insulation for boiler
Customer: Foster Wheeler Energie Polska
Construction schedule: 11/2007 to 09/2008
Modernisation of power station block 3,
Bełchatów power station, Poland
BIS’s job: Approx. 35,000 m2 of insulation, dismantling
and assembly of thermal insulation
Customer: Babcock Borsig Service GmbH
Construction schedule: 03/2007 to 11/2007
CHP Zeran, Warsaw, Poland
BIS’s job: Renovation of lining for CFB boiler
Customer: ZREW S.A.
Construction schedule: 04/2007 to 08/2007
BIS MainServ Sp. z o.o., Warsaw, Poland
Overhaul of boiler at Siekierki power station,
Poland
BIS’s job: Overhaul of 3 boilers with an output of
430 t/h and 380 t/h.
Customer: Vattenfall Heat Poland S.A.
Construction schedule: 03/2007 to 11/2007
“Black-out”, Warsaw, Poland
BIS’s job: Investment in 3 power stations operated
by Vattenfall Heat Poland S.A - Siekierki, Żerań and
Kawęczyn; maintenance work in the event of a
black-out 110 jV to protect the main process equipment
from destruction
Customer: Vattenfall Heat Poland S.A.
Construction schedule: 04/2007 to 08/2008
Overhaul of OFZ-450B boiler at Z˙ erań power station,
Warsaw, Poland
BIS’s job: Overhaul of two steam fluid bed gasifiers at
the Żerań power station with an output of 450 t/h. Work
includes the mechanical area, boiler locking, electrical
engineering, process instrumentation
Customer: Vattenfall Heat Poland S.A.
Construction schedule: 07/2007 to 10/2007
BIS plettac Sp. z o.o., Poland
Lagisza power station, Poland
BIS’s job: Assembly, dismantling and servicing
of modular scaffolding
Customer: Energomontaż Południe S.A.
Construction schedule: 02/2007 to 12/2007
EUROMONT GROUP a.s.,
Most, Czech Republic
Replacement of combustors in NRL furnaces for
LOW Nox Litvínov-Záluzˇí, Czech Republic
BIS’s job: Main activities: replacement of combustors, new
connections, adjustments and repairs to floors and clamps
including furnace lining
Customer: KG Process Innovations s.r.o.
Construction schedule: 08/2007
Western Europe
BIS Industrial Services Nederland B.V.,
Zwartewaal, Netherlands
Pergen, Rotterdam, Netherlands
BIS’s job: 50,000 m2 of thermal insulation, delivery
and assembly and 150,000 m3 of scaffolding
Customer: Jacobs/Shell
Construction schedule: 10/2006 to 10/2007
Shutdown of DeNOx plant,
Maasvlakte, Netherlands
BIS’s job: 300,000 m3 of scaffolding
Customer: E.ON Maasvlakte
Construction schedule: 01/2006 to 07/2007
BIS Industriteknik AB, Gävle, Sweden
Outline contract, Forsmark, Sweden
BIS’s job: Service and maintenance work in the
mechanical, electrical and construction engineering
segments
Customer: Forsmark Kraftgrupp AB
Construction schedule: 08/2007 to 11/2007
BIS Isenta Väst AB, Kungälv, Sweden
Shutdown, Lysekil, Sweden
BIS’s job: Insulation work, approx. 25,000
person/hours
Customer: Preem Refinery
Construction schedule: 08/2007 to 11/2007
BIS Mixab AB, Uddevalla, Sweden
Shutdown, Lysekil, Sweden
BIS’s job: Extensive scaffolding work in connection with
shutdown, approx. 50,000 person/hours
Customer: Preem Refinery
Construction schedule: 06/2007 to 09/2007
BIS Multiservicios Industriales S.A., Madrid, Spain;
BIS Multiserwis Sp. z o.o., Krapkowice, Poland
Dow Tarragona outline contract, Spain
BIS’s job: Outline contract for scaffolding
and maintenance
Customer: DOW Chemical
Construction schedule: 2007 to 2010
Escatrón power station, Spain
BIS’s job: 22,000 m2 of insulation for
piping and equipment
Customer: Enel
Construction schedule: 04/2007 to 12/2007
Alcudia power station, Spain
BIS’s job: 17,500 m 2 of insulation for
piping and equipment
Customer: FISIA Babcock
Construction schedule: 08/2006 to 10/2007
BIS Prefal Isolamentos Termicos Lda.,
Lisbon, Portugal
Cordemais 4-5, France
BIS’s job: 20,000 m2 of thermal insulation
Customer: Alstom France
Construction schedule: 01/2007 to 01/2008
Pego desulphurisation plant, Portugal
BIS’s job: 10,000 m2 of thermal insulation
Customer: Alstom Italy
Construction schedule: 03/2007 to 10/2007
EDP desulphurisation plant, France
BIS’s job: 10,000 m2 of thermal insulation
Customer: Cobrai
Construction schedule: 03/2007 to 03/2008
BIS ROB Montagebedrijf N.V.,
Beveren-Melsele, Belgium
Installation of new H2 equipment,
Vlissingen, Netherlands
BIS’s job: Assembly of equipment, piping, insulation,
scaffolding, surface protection and crane work,
approx. 50,000 person/hours
Customer: Linde AG/Total Refinery Netherlands
Construction schedule: 03/2007 to 10/2007
Modernisation of NC3 furnace,
Antwerp, Belgium
BIS’s job: Modernisation of 5 furnaces, project coordination
and handing, scaffolding, heat treatment, materials
procurement, crane work and non-destructive testing,
approx. 30,000 person/hours
Customer: Total Refinery Antwerp
Construction schedule: 2006 to 2007
LHC2 shutdown activities,
Terneuzen, Netherlands
BIS’s job: Coordination and execution of LHC2
shutdown activities
Customer: DOW Terneuzen
Construction schedule: 2007 to 2008
Dowlex extension project, Terneuzen, Netherlands
BIS’s job: Project coordination and handling of
maintenance work, approx. 17,000 person/hours
Customer: DOW Terneuzen
Construction schedule: 05/2007 to 11/2007
BIS Salamis ( M&I) Ltd, Aberdeen, Great Britain
Maintenance and inspection services for
Britannia offshore rig, Great Britain
BIS’s job: Inspection, insulation, scaffolding, surface
protection, rope access, PFP, building/industrial cleaning
Customer: AMEC
Construction schedule: 2006 to 2007
BIS Salamis Inc., USA
Gas collection plant Venice and Johnsons Bayou,
production platform Gordon Banks 191 and
West Cam 509, Louisiana, United States and
Gulf of Mexico
BIS’s job: Maintenance, scaffolding, blasting and
surface protection
Customer: Enbridge
Construction schedule: 01/2007 to 01/2008
BIS Salamis Ltd., Suffolk, Great Britain
Onegas-Engineering and maintenance contract,
Offshore rig – southern North Sea and Bacton Gas
Terminal Norfolk, Great Britain
BIS’s job: Insulation, scaffolding, surface protection, rope
access, PFP, building/industrial cleaning
Customer: Shell/AJS
Construction schedule: 2006 to 2008
Maintenance contract, North West England
BIS’s job: Insulation, scaffolding, surface protection,
rope access, PFP
Customer: Innospec
Construction schedule: 2001 to 2009
Nyhammar Väst AB, Lysekil
Gas Oil Project, Lysekil, Sweden
BIS’s job: Assembly of equipment and piping in connection
with maintenance and shutdown work
Customer: Preem Refinery
Construction schedule: 09/2005 to 07/2007
Turbo Alternator, Stenungsund, Sweden
BIS’s job: Production and assembly of piping,
approx. 10,000 person/hours
Customer: Borealis Cracker
Construction schedule: 05/2007 to 08/2007
Technical Noise Control
BIS Gerber GmbH
El Qudas, Iraq
BIS’s job: Two units, engineering, delivery
of GT enclosure
Customer: General Electric
Construction schedule: 07/2007 to 12/2007

Bilfinger Berger Industrial Services: Uniform look throughout Europe
Umbrella brand and blue BIS lambda
to be used across the entire Group
Following the change of name from Rheinhold & Mahla to Bilfinger Berger Industrial Services (BIS) in October 2006, the operating companies
across Europe adopted the new brand in the first half of the year. Central Department Group Business/Corporate Communications went
innovative ways in rolling out the new corporate design swiftly.
Brand management forms a crucial aspect of
corporate communications for companies operating
at an international level.The brand represents
the quality and strength of the group and enhances
its enterprise value. Customers, suppliers, business
partners, staff and, not least of all, the market
can recognize the company at a single glance. The
brand is not merely pretty packaging but sets its
bearer apart from the masses and highlights the
aspects which make it unique.
Accordingly, the decision to change the corporate
colour from green to blue and to embed the new
BIS lambda in the corporate communications
strategy under the parent company’s Bilfinger
Berger umbrella brand constituted a crucial strategic
component of the change process. This change
was fundamental in nature and ultimately affected
all areas and communication levels within the
Group. Everything – from stationery to brochures,
the Intranet and the Internet, not to mention uniforms
– had to be redesigned and rolled out on a
Key importance being
attached to corporate
compliance
Corporate compliance comprises everything
that contributes to a company’s success on a
sustained basis: fair and responsible conduct
and observance of all statutory rules and
regulations. At this year’s leadership meeting
held in Berchtesgaden, CEO Thomas Töpfer,
who is responsible for corporate compliance
matters, impressed on the 100 international
managers present the importance of the
Group’s code of conduct. BIS’s dynamic growth
and ongoing internationalisation also entail
constant adjustments to the existing corporate
compliance system. Over the past few months,
individual elements of the corporate compliance
system have been analysed and
enhanced. The steps planned for the next few
months include, for example, extensions to the
training program for the principles of conduct,
the appointment of compliance officers at the
large non-domestic companies and the establishment
of a compliance committee. Headed
by Andreas Frey, who has held the position of
BIS Group compliance officer for several years,
together with central department managers
Detlev Fuchs/Internal Auditing, Robert Huber/
Legal and Dr. Christoph Maier/Personnel, this
committee will be responsible for reviewing
compliance-related matters, developing recommendations
for steps to be taken and working
on improvements to the existing standards.
“This also involves appointing compliance
officers at further non-domestic subsidiaries, a
step which has become necessary as a result
of our internationalisation process,” explains
Andreas Frey. “As a result, we will be able
to additionally enhance the efficiency and
potency of our compliance system.”
Photo: flohagena.com
Andreas Frey,
Compliance Officer
at Bilfinger Berger
Industrial Services.
broad base using a swift process. To achieve high
visibility, the Corporate Communications department
decided to use an appealing and practical
form of packaging for the new corporate design
guidelines. “The normal design manuals are quickly
cast aside never to be opened again and thus
lose their practical value. We wanted to prevent
this,” explains Bettina Gaebel, Corporate Communications.
“For this reason, we decided to use an
attractive box which can sit on the desktop and
help to ensure practical implementation of the new
design as a modular reference work”.
Quick access to the design box
The strategy worked. All basic visual elements and
examples illustrating the use of corporate design
are assembled in the handy design box. It was sent
The Intranet is now available in English and
German.
Groupwide networking philosophy assuming new dimensions
Practitioners have the final word in the BIS Networks
With the Group’s strategic orientation to “Solutions for Industrial Services”, cross-border collaboration between the individual companies
of Bilfinger Berger Industrial Services AG (BIS AG) has taken on a new meaning. Workshops at the executive level as well as the international
Junior Management Team are already generating impetus for intensifying networking activities within the Group. The newly created
BIS Networks covering specific subjects constitute a further key step in this direction. Their purpose is to encourage collaboration amongst
all BIS companies in specific thematic areas, service orientation, customer proximity and, not least of all, innovativeness in day-to-day
business.
One of the clear directives within the BIS Group
for quite some time has been to learn from each
other in networks. In this way, international as
well as multi and innerdisciplinary collaboration is
to be further optimised and the solution-oriented
philosophy entrenched even more deeply within
the Group. Now, the operational levels are to
be integrated more tightly into the networking
idea. Special forums for the core areas of BIS’s
range of services as well as the holding company’s
service departments provide the scope for
the optimum transfer of expertise and the
intensive sharing of ideas away from day-to-day
business. At CEO Thomas Töpfer’s initiative,
nine BIS networks have been established for
specific subjects, namely personnel, finance/
controlling, procurement, project management,
insulation, quality management/site safety,
scaffolding, electrical engineering, instrumentation
and mechanics. Structured as “communities
of practice”, these networks provide a forum
for practitioners from BIS companies in all
countries. They share ideas and develop common
procedures as well as the best possible solution
for customers.
Broad support via central departments
Each BIS Network has its own coordinator and
sponsor. The coordinator is responsible for the
to all Group companies at the beginning of the
year to ensure swift local implementation of
the design requirements. “The decentralised
structure of our operating companies is one of the
Group’s main strengths but does call for strict
brand management in the interests of effective
corporate communications. With the design box
and active support of the entire team during the
implementation process, we were able to assist our
operating companies in rendering the strategic
brand orientation visible on a swift and sustained
basis under a single roof,” explains Andreas Frey,
head of Central Department Group Business/
Corporate Communications. Accordingly, each BIS
company received not only the design box but also
a CD-ROM containing its individual BIS logo as
well as electronic templates. This was a further
The design box fits on any desk and with its clear
structure is easy to use.
content and organisation of the meetings,
maintains contacts with the participants between
meetings, which take place once or twice a year,
provides information on current or relevant subjects
and collates the results. The sponsor is
available to provide help on strategic issues, provide
impetus on the subject matter to be covered
and offer advice. The networks receive support
from Human Resources/Personnel Development
as well as the Central Technical Department. The
BIS intranet is also being extended to encourage
the online exchange of ideas within the Group
and to create short information paths.
Specific transfer of knowledge
At the three-day kick-off meeting in Frankfurt/
Main held at the beginning of February, CEO
Thomas Töpfer presented the idea and model
underlying the BIS Networks, the Networks
themselves and their coordinators and sponsors.
After this, the individual “communities”, for
which each BIS company was able to register
participants, met for the first time to discuss
practical issues and the activities to be taken.
Thus, for example, the BIS Human Resources
Network, which has already gained a lead with
a number of successful pilot events, focused on
the effects of demographic change with all its
opportunities and risks. At the operational level,
The BIS lambda can now also be seen on uniforms.
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service aimed at facilitating swift penetration of
the brand throughout Europe.
A further advantage for the future is that the file
card system can be effortlessly extended to aid the
integration of newly acquired companies in the
Group for brand management purposes.The starter
kit speeds up the process of adopting a uniform
Group-wide look.
Comprehensive overhaul for the Intranet
At the same time, the Intranet, which has been used
for many years as an internal information and
communications platform, was also overhauled.
Both the user interface and the technical underpinnings
were completely redeveloped and the entire
system given a bilingual structure. This also formed
a key basis for the adoption of the new design as
many marketing instruments are now also available
to domestic and non-domestic companies via the
Intranet. With the introduction of a modern authoring
and document management system, the Intranet
is now characterised by high consistency as well as
the ability to update content with minimum delay.
All told, the Group-wide roll-out of the new
brand was completed in the space of only a few
months. Just about all of the over 100 domestic
and non-domestic companies have now adopted
the colour blue.
scope for even closer collaboration was identified
in all areas as a means of unlocking potential
for innovations and improvements for the benefit
of the customer. In addition, Thomas Töpfer
presented BIS’s principles of conduct to the 172
participants from Germany and other countries.
Comprising principle and guidelines, this code
provides a clear basis for the conduct which is
required in relations with colleagues and business
partners. The crucial importance of this code of
conduct was expressly underscored alongside
the importance of complying with and observing
the rules strictly.
Further meetings planned
The Group-wide sharing of practical experience
and knowledge via the BIS Networks is meeting
with a very favourable response. Other networks
also dealt with numerous practical issues with
the result that follow-up meetings for this year
were agreed upon there and then. “The international
‘communities of practice’ mark a further
key step towards achieving even greater
customer proximity and quality as well as
optimum service integration,” says Thomas
Töpfer. “The intensive sharing of knowledge and
experience at the grass-roots level promotes
safety in specific projects and helps to eliminate
inefficiencies.”

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Plant availability is viewed as a material productivity factor today.
In many sectors, the need to focus on core competence, simplify processes and reduce costs
is leading to company functions and even entire departments being spun off to outside
specialists. The company then enters into far-reaching contracts with these specialists to
procure the services required. The employees concerned are generally sceptical about this.
Initially, this was no different with the staff of the maintenance departments of chemicals
company Almatis and construction materials producer Eternit AG, when they were taken
over by BIS Maintenance Südwest GmbH, Leimen, a few years ago. Looking back, however,
they are pleased with the results: secure jobs, career opportunities, professional working
conditions and a high level of mutual trust based on a partnership with their former
employer as well as other customers.
maintenance required for specific plant
components.”
Almatis’ expectations have risen as a
result of this close collaboration coupled
with the excellent quality of the project
work performed together with high
safety standards. The service, maintenance
and repair schedules have become
tighter. “In this respect, we benefit from
RKM, BIS’s regional cooperation management,”
says Manfred Biedermann.
“By tapping into these synergistic
benefits on a regional level, we not only
improve the quality of our maintenance
work but are also able to cut costs.
For example, we have swift access to
additional personnel resources whenever
we require them and do not have to
spend lots of money on hiring outside
service providers as we used to. There
were no layoffs as a result of the takeover
by BIS Maintenance Südwest.
Outsourced maintenance departments reporting favourable results
Making the most of new opportunities
Manfred Biedermann, deputy head of maintenance
in Ludwigshafen: “We achieve considerable
savings by managing our maintenance information
via SAP.”
Almatis maintenance staff:
consulting competence
sought
Almatis is a producer and supplier of high-quality
aluminium oxide materials, which, among other
things, are used for producing steel and cement as
well as in the petrochemicals and electrical engineering
industries. The company operates three different
production lines in Ludwigshafen: a sinter facility
with shaft furnaces, a calcination plant complete
with rotary kilns and a grinding centre. BIS Maintenance
Südwest assumed responsibility for fullservice
maintenance for all these facilities at Alcoa
Chemie, as the company was then known, including
all materials and the complete staff of the internal
maintenance department. “For us, this was initially
a great surprise. At first, there was the uncertainty
which inevitably arises with a new employer, even
though we already knew BIS Maintenance Südwest
(formerly R&M HIMA Südwest) from various projects,”
remembers Manfred Biedermann, who has
been with the company for 19 years and was deputy
shop floor supervisor at the time.Today, he is deputy
maintenance manager for all three Almatis facilities
at BIS Maintenance Südwest. He has thus been able
to develop his career in a way that he could not have
imagined at the time of the transfer.
Considerable adjustments were necessary in the
early days. “During the initial phase, we had to
document all plant components, the subcontractors
with whom we work and all maintenance contracts
using BIS Maintenance’s special SAP/R3 systems.
There were around one hundred maintenance
contracts alone,” says Manfred Biedermann. “We
first had to learn how to use the SAP system. Of
course, we had previously documented our
maintenance activities but it was not until this
professional solution was implemented that we saw
the benefits of systematically recording, processing
and handling data in electronic form.”
Heightened cost awareness
Yet, intensive training and, more particularly, handson
use of the system each day made it easier to
handle. Indeed, the former Alcoa/Almatis maintenance
staff became aware of the advantages of
professional maintenance management even
more quickly, including as this does simpler and
more straight-forward contract management,
precise resource allocation and a high degree
of cost transparency. “It is no secret that, while
maintenance departments must attend to disruptions
as quickly as possible, they are frequently
seen solely as a source of costs,” explains Manfred
Biedermann. “At BIS, the way we defined ourselves
underwent a fundamental change. We are now
part of the BIS’s core business and are able to clearly
see that we are making a considerable contribution
to our current customer’s productivity. At the same
time, transparency is heightened for all parties
involved.Today, maintenance expenditure at Almatis
is neatly documented, with clear auditing trails for
maintenance activities and cycles. This gives us an
objective information basis for capital expenditure
decisions and maintenance activities, while simultaneously
heightening our cost awareness.”
Almatis’ perception has also changed even though
it is still dealing with the same people. “As a service
department, we were a bit like the production
department’s ‘ugly stepdaughter’ as we did not
make any direct contribution to boosting productivity.There
was a fair amount of friction,” admits
Manfred Biedermann. “Today, however, we enjoy a
high degree of acceptance and work well together.
Our consulting competence is sought. When it
comes to sourcing spares, we sit down with Almatis
to discuss the various offers and are involved in
the decision-making processes. Our advice is also
requested with new constructions. For example,
we provide recommendations on the volume of
“On the contrary,” says Manfred Biedermann.
“New jobs were actually created. We are now
training welders again, something that we had
long since stopped doing when we were part of
Alcoa.” In his view, the decision to transfer the
maintenance department to BIS has clearly paid
off. “We have gained a new market value, possess
several business mainstays as some of our staff are
also deployed at other companies – and our jobs
are safe.”
Martin Scheitler, head of process instrumentation
and mechanics maintenance: “By structuring
maintenance processes professionally, we have
been able to increase plant availability at Eternit.”
Eternit maintenance staff:
training in service orientation
for all employees
Eternit AG, whose roots go back to the beginning
of the last century, is one of the best known
producers of construction materials for roofs and
facades in Germany. Effective 1 October 2000, it
spun off its maintenance department to BIS
Maintenance Südwest as part of its restructuring
efforts. “This came as a complete surprise to all of
us,” explains Martin Scheitler. “Some of us had
been with Eternit for 20 years and felt as if their
company were being taken away from them. It took
them quite some time to digest this news.” The
uncertainty felt by many in the Eternit team towards
their new employer gradually gave way to the
realisation that outsourcing meant protection
and continuity for them. Thus, while the structural
adjustments at Eternit continued and went as far
as including layoffs, the maintenance staff had
secure jobs at their new home with BIS Maintenance
Südwest. Even so, the transition marked
the beginning of a new chapter for them.
Greater availability
In addition to the introduction of SAP, the main
change for the former Eternit staff was the
resumption of investing in maintenance equipment.
This included systems for thermographic, vibration
and oil analyses, something which had been
unthinkable when they were still with Eternit. “This
had a clear impact on quality and pre-emptive
activities at Eternit as well as overall maintenance
levels,” explains Martin Scheitler. At the same
time, activities such as electrical engineering,
which had previously been bought in from outsiders,
are now being performed internally as we
have swift access to specialists thanks to the
BIS regional cooperation management system.
“All in all, we are able to achieve greater availability,”
says Martin Scheitler. “This is possible
thanks to various maintenance and inspection
scheduling systems which are automatically
managed by SAP R/3 as well as the scope for
pooling knowledge and skills amongst the
Group companies.”
In addition to technical and service skills, the
Eternit team are also expected to display sales
abilities. The core task is to provide maintenance
services at Eternit. Yet, the team also serves other
customers in the Leimen region. “Today, each
team leader must also handle organisational
tasks,” reports Martin Scheitler. “Not least of all,
this also includes training staff to hone their
service and customer orientation. Our benchmark
is customer satisfaction. As a result, our business
responsibility has grown considerably.” In fact,
Martin Scheitler has since been appointed head of
process instrumentation and mechanics maintenance,
a position which also entails additional
organisation and sales responsibilities. These
requirements are also re-flected in a broader range
of communications with the customers. “This goes
from maintenance discussions to status meetings
on general projects and strategies,” Martin
Scheitler explains. “All meetings are tightly
structured and confined to the task or problem at
hand.” Martin Scheitler is positive in his assessment
of the outsourcing-related move to BIS
Maintenance. “Needless to say, the transition was
not easy. Yet, today, we are able to work on a far
more solution-oriented and efficient basis than
before. This is because maintenance was previously
not clearly defined. Today, the individual
maintenance activities are defined as separate
entities.” He adds: “We have grown with our tasks
and broadened our expertise enormously. Today,
we not only have technical skills but are also fit
when it comes to organizational and sales
matters.”
New employee
representatives voted
to Supervisory Board
The method for electing members of the
Supervisory Board is highly complex.
The fact that Bilfinger Berger Industrial
Services not only operates efficiently in
its day-to-day business but also organises
its non-operating administrative matters
tightly was demonstrated once more
with this year’s election of the employee
representatives for the Supervisory Board.
On 8 May 2007, the delegates of Bilfinger
Berger Industrial Services AG and its
domestic German subsidiaries elected the
members of the Supervisory Board
representing the employees’ interests.
Under the supervision of the central
election committee comprising Stephan
Brückner (chairman), Volker Böhme, Peter
Burchardt, Andreas Frey and Jörg Sommer,
the election was conducted in close
collaboration with the employee representative
committees of the individual
companies. During the delegates’ assembly,
Stephan Brückner stressed the extraordinary
commitment of the members
of the central election committee, the
employee representative committees and
all staff. Stephan Brückner, Volker Böhme,
Andreas Harnack, Robert Huber, Friedhelm
Hundertmark and Lothar Müller were
elected to the Supervisory Board, which
met in its new composition on 28 June
2007 for the first time.

Polish company BIS Multiserwis going from strength to strength
Major insulation contract awarded by tank
wagon producer Wagony Świdnica
Polish company BIS Multiserwis Sp. z o.o. has achieved a further success with the receipt of
a major insulation contract. In May of this year, the internationally active BIS subsidiary was
awarded a comprehensive contract by Swidnica-based rolling stock manufacturer Wagony
Świdnica S.A.
Under the management of Marian Siwon, Kornelia
Tomala and Paweł Zieliński BIS Multiserwis is
currently one of the most successful companies
within the BIS Group. As recently as in May, Thomas
Töpfer, CEO of BIS AG, awarded it first prize at this
year’s Leadership Circle in Berchtesgaden in recognition
of its outstanding performance. The receipt of
a major contract for insulating tank wagons marks
the next main success for this insulation specialist.
Wagony Świdnica is one of Poland’s leading
producers of rolling stock, particularly tank
wagons for transporting liquid gases by rail.
For the past eight years, Wagony has repeatedly
turned to BIS Multiserwis to provide the
insulation for the tanks wagons. The Krapkowicebased
BIS company is well known not only in
its own country but also internationally for the
high quality of its work and the efficiency with
which it operates. Signed in May of this year, the
large-scale contract entails the provision of
insulation for 240 Wagony tank wagons, thus
additionally testifying to BIS Multiserwis capabilities.
Work will be commencing in October
2007 and is expected to be completed by August
2008. “Our staff are highly motivated as we
all derive pleasure from the success which
we achieve as a team and are dedicated to
working on the lead which we have gained
through quality and safety,” says Marian Siwon.
“For this reason, we are confident of also being
awarded the planned option for a further 240
units for Wagony.”
New company building for continued
growth
The company’s successful track record and
favourable prospects for the future are also
reflected in the construction of a new company
building in Krapowice. It was officially opened
in a ceremony taking place in May 2007 attend-
BIS Multiserwis is insulating 240 tank wagons for Świdnica Wagony. The BIS lambda is already shining from the prestigious new office building opened in May 2007.
Polish BIS syndicate under the leadership of BIS Izomar
for Vattenfall project
Modernisation of de-frosting
room at the Żerań power station
Swedish energy group Vattenfall is one of the largest investors in the Polish energy market. Its business primarily
entails producing, distributing and selling heat and electricity. Currently Vattenfall is the largest heat producer and
the seventh largest electricity producer in Poland. Since acquiring a stake seven years ago in EW S.A., which
operates power stations in Warsaw, the Vattenfall Group has been consistently investing in modernising the existing
facilities. New process technologies are being integrated, capacities extended and facilities upgraded step by step.
In this connection, Vattenfall Heat Poland S.A. awarded a contract to a syndicate of three BIS companies for the
complete overhaul of the de-frosting room at the Żerań coal-fuelled power station in Warsaw.
The Żerań coal-fuelled power station is one of
three units supplying the greater Warsaw region
with electricity and heat. The energy is generated
from coal mined in the South of Poland. The
distance which the coal must cover to reach the
power station is considerable. The coal is transported
by rail over a distance of up to 400
kilometres before it is used to fuel the power
station for the production of heat and electricity.
Transportation and processing must be ensured
throughout the entire year to meet the high
demands for energy in the region.
Energy supplies safeguarded in the
winter as well
In this respect, the de-frosting room at Żerań plays
a crucial role. In the winter, the coal, which is
transported on open railway wagons, freezes to
the wagon preventing it from being unloaded
for further processing. In order to avoid any risks
to power supplies, the wagons are initially moved
to a gigantic hall where the cargo is de-iced.
Last year, Vattenfall completely overhauled the
existing de-frosting room to maintain regular
operations even in harsh winter conditions and to
safeguard the availability of energy. Measuring
around 150 metres in length, the de-frosting room
is able to de-ice ten wagons simultaneously at a
temperature of 80 °C. The newly built modern control
and instrumentation systems ensure a high
degree of automation and reliability during the defrosting
process.
BIS competence in Poland combined
for the turn-key project
A syndicate of three BIS companies under the lead
management of BIS Izomar Sp. z o.o. was established
to submit a tender for this turn-key project
and to execute and manage everything from
the complete dismantling of the existing facility
through to the start-up of the new de-frosting
room under a single roof. The project entailed
a whole series of different activities. “Our advantage
was that our BIS companies in Poland were
able to offer Vattenfall all activities required for
the project,” stresses Waldemar Zwierzchowski,
syndicate manager and project coordinator. “Each
of the companies concentrated on their core
competence, working in close consultation with
the others. BIS Izomar initially handled the entire
dismantling and demolition activities. During the
construction phase, it completed the foundations,
steel structures, reinforced concrete ceilings, floors
and walls including insulation with stainless-steel
interior wall cladding. This was supplemented
with the assembly of fans, heating and blowers.
The entire pipeline system as well as the heating
channels and related insulation were the responsibility
of Izomar subsidiary Izomar Pomorze.
Finally, BIS MainServ Sp. z o.o., which has been
handling the entire maintenance of the Vattenfall
power stations in Warsaw for many years, oversaw
the installation and integration of all the electrical
control and instrumentation systems, the construction
of the switch cabinets and the fitting
of lifting equipment.
With this extensive range of activities, the
construction of the de-frosting room was the
largest project that the three Polish companies
had ever completed on a joint basis in their
country. However, this was not the first time
that BIS Izomar and BIS MainServ had worked
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ed by prominent political and business representatives.
Following the speeches held by Dr.
Rudolf K. Jürcke, a member of Bilfinger Berger
Industrial Services AG’s Executive Board, and
Marian Siwon, the archbishop of Opole, Alfons
Nossol, blessed the building and new technical
facility. “The new office building marks a further
milestone in our company’s successful 15-year
history in which our staff have played a crucial
role. For this reason, we are particularly pleased
to have created an environment here in which
they feel at home,” stressed Kornelia Tomala.
“We have always attached key importance to
good team relations and now this strategy is
enhancing our dynamic expansion. A pleasant
atmosphere and modern technical facilities will
provide additional support.”
The new de-frosting room at the Żerań power station permits 10 wagons to be
de-iced simultaneously at a temperature of 80 °C.
together on a project of this scale. Two years
earlier, they had completed a two-year turn-key
project for the modernisation of the coal transportation
system at the Żerań power station. This
time, BIS MainServ was the main contractor. Yet,
the de-frosting room was not the first job of this
magnitude that had been successfully completed
under the auspices of Waldemar Zwierzchowski.
He has been in this business for over 27 years,
during which time he has executed numerous
contracts for Vattenfall. “We approach each
project as if it were the first one we had received
as there are invariably new requirements and
constellations for which individual solutions
must be found depending on the economic, technical
or logistic conditions. The recipe for our
success is to focus on each project anew to
gain the optimum results for our customers. I
think that in this case we have been successful
again and are pleased to have gained a further
good reference for our Polish teams,” Waldemar
Zwierzchowski adds.

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International industrial maintenance fair taking place in October again
“MAINTAIN is a crucial forum for
decision-makers and experts”
Hall 1, Stand 501
GLOBE: Mr. Töpfer, what is your main reason for
taking part in MAINTAIN?
Töpfer: MAINTAIN has emerged as the leading
trade fair devoted to industrial maintenance and in
this role systematically focuses on maintenance
services and management. MAINTAIN is attended
by the top companies in a sector possessing
enormous potential for growth and development.
It attracts decision-makers and experts from the
national and international process and production
industry. Surveys taken at last year’s MAINTAIN
indicate that 89 percent of the visitors are involved
in decision-making processes. MAINTAIN is a
crucial forum for decision-makers and experts.
GLOBE: Mr. Bargmann, what were the factors
leading up to the decision to launch MAINTAIN?
Bargmann: Messe München’s strategy is to
detect trends and to create a suitable platform for
them. Ahead of the first MAINTAIN in 2005, we
performed extensive market research. In an online
survey of 8,600 companies in the process and
production industry – ranging from mechanical
engineering to chemicals – 44 percent of the interviewers
expressed strong or very strong interest
in a trade fair devoted to industrial maintenance.
This prompted us to go ahead with MAINTAIN.
At that stage, the maintenance sector was still
very fragmented. Since then, it has evolved into a
separate industry pointing the way for the process
Under the management of Técnicas Reunidas
S.A., a modern combined cycle power plant
(CCPP) comprising two power station blocks each
with an output of 400 MW was constructed in
Plana del Vent in the Catalan province Tarragona
at the end of 2006. In this connection, the
company relied once again on the assistance of
BIS Multiservicios Industriales S.A. (previously
Rheinhold & Mahla S.A.), with which it had
worked so effectively on earlier projects. The
Spanish company enjoys an excellent reputation
in thermal and low-temperature insulation as
well as technical noise control.
MAINTAIN will be taking place for the third time in Munich at
MOC-Veranstaltungscenter on 16 – 18 October 2007. After its
premiere in 2005, it immediately established itself as the leading
international trade fair for industrial maintenance and is very
popular with both exhibitors and visitors. GLOBE talked to
Thomas Töpfer, CEO of Bilfinger Berger Industrial Services AG, and
Norbert Bargmann, managing director of exhibition company
Messe München.
industry in all matters concerning maintenance.
Looking ahead, MAINTAIN will remain the forum
at which new trends are presented.
GLOBE: Mr. Töpfer, what can visitors to
MAINTAIN 2007 expect to see at BIS’s fair stand?
Töpfer: Generally speaking, MAINTAIN is devoted
to sustained value creation in maintenance. With
this philosophy, it is currently virtually unrivalled in
Europe. Last year, it provided us with an excellent
platform to present ourselves under our new
name Bilfinger Berger Industrial Services – or BIS
for short – as one of the leading providers
of industrial services in Europe. We reached a
large number of our customers and were able to
demonstrate to them our Group’s international
potency. This year, we will be concentrating on
special problem-solving skills reflecting the
core idea of maintenance as a strategic asset
which commences in the planning stage and
encompasses the entire life cycle of an asset.
Maintenance must be proactive rather than
reactive to cut costs. We will be demonstrating
this on the basis of specific examples.
GLOBE: Mr. Bargmann, what makes MAINTAIN
so attractive?
Bargmann: I think that it is the general concept
underlying MAINTAIN. Thanks to the close
relations between the exhibition organiser and
BIS Multiservicios Industriales had assembled a
comprehensive package of services for the
construction of the CCPP in Plana del Vent, which
will be operated by Spanish utility Gas Natural upon
completion. The Spanish BIS company executed the
acoustic and thermal insulation as well as passive
fire protection and also performed engineering
and project management activities. This package of
services, to which the customer Técnicas Reunidas
attached key importance, facilitated cost
optimisation and heightened the flexibility needed
to respond to changing requirements in the course
of the project. By simplifying interfaces and
Thomas Töpfer, CEO of
Bilfinger Berger Industrial Services AG.
the advisory council, we are able to ensure an
intensive exchange of ideas with industry,
corporate representatives and the trade media. In
this way, we as the fair organisers are closely
attuned to what is going on in the market. Trends
and opportunities in the maintenance service
sector are detected in close collaboration and
presented at the fair.
As well as this, it is backed up by a comprehensive
ancillary program, with exhibitor forums and
the accompanying “Summit Maintenance 2007”
conference providing visitors with additional
sources of information beyond the fair. Moreover,
we have combined MAINTAIN with an online
job exchange in specific response to the high
personnel requirements in the market.
GLOBE: Mr. Bargmann, what makes Munich the
right location for MAINTAIN?
Bargmann: Munich is one of the world’s top
venues for trade fairs. As a key economic and
The Spanish BIS company
performed extensive
insulation and engineering
services during the
construction of the CCPP
in Plana del Vent in the
province of Tarragona.
Top priority given to on-site safety during construction of the
new CCPP in Tarragona
Deriving advantages from integrated services
processes, the package of services particularly also
enhanced on-site safety.
The project made enormous demands of the
quality of execution as well as on-site safety.
The Spanish BIS company fulfilled all requirements
at a high level, excelling in the specialist areas
combined with engineering and project management.
As there is also a trend towards integrated
services in Spain, the Spanish BIS company
has gained an excellent basis for similar projects
in the future thanks to its activities in Plana
del Vent.
Norbert Bargmann, managing director of
Messe München
trade fair city, it offers the perfect conditions for
encouraging business development particularly
with a view to markets in Western and Eastern
Europe. As well as this, it has Germany’s second
largest airport with around 60 international flight
connections each day and an international railway
and motorway network, meaning that it is very
easy to reach for international guests.
GLOBE: Mr. Töpfer, what major trends will exert
a key influence on industrial maintenance in the
future?
Töpfer: I see two aspects in particular of crucial
importance for industry as a whole and hence also
for our business: climatic change and the shortage
of trained staff. We must already start preparing
for the fact that qualified human resources are set
to grow scarcer. As one of the leading industrial
service providers, we are therefore attaching key
importance to qualifications, junior management
training and personnel development covering
everyone from specialists to generalists. BIS is
known as a very attractive employer offering scope
for international career development. This is also
something about which we will be providing
information at MAINTAIN.
Over the past year in particular, debate on climatic
change has entered a new dimension. As a provider
of industrial services, we are crucially
affected by this. With our competent and plentiful
capacities, we are helping industry to implement
new technologies. At the same time, aspects such
as health, safety and environmental protection will
have a key place in our solutions.
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