RUAG Real Estate Ltd news

We at RUAG will discontinue the "Army Liq Shop" we operate at the end of 2025. We are therefore withdrawing from the sale/disposal of military equipment and vehicles. The reason for this decision is to focus more strongly on our core business.

Bern, June 3 – RUAG Real Estate AG has granted building rights for two plots of land in the Canton of Uri. With these leasehold agreements, the subsidiary of RUAG MRO Holding AG is pursuing its real estate sub-strategy and further committing itself to Uri as a location.

In view of the increased training and continuing education requirements for skilled workers and the mutual provision of specialists to handle aviation MRO services, RUAG and Pilatus have concluded a strategic partnership.

The annual event of the federal initiative "Exemplary Energy and Climate" took place recently. RUAG was represented by Daniele Malnati, Environment / RUAG Real Estate. The initiative welcomed new members and presented its 2022 annual report. RUAG has been part of this initiative since 2020.

On Saturday, August 19, 2023 the annual "Aare cleaning" took place. The clubs Flusssurfen Thun and the Pachtverein Thun jointly organized the event and, with numerous helpers, cleared the Aare of garbage. RUAG Real Estate participated with a sponsoring contribution.

The groundbreaking ceremony for the new Hangar 1 at the Lodrino Air Base marked the traditional official start of construction on 30 May 2023.

The RUAG Collaboration Lab in Bern has been nominated for the Swiss Location Award. Our premises are thus among the most beautiful and best event locations in Switzerland.

On April 4, Energie Wasser Luzern (ewl) opened its new heating center at the RUAG site in Emmen. When completed, ewl currently expects annual heat sales of around 22 gigawatt hours. This corresponds to the heating requirements of around 2,200 four-person households. This will save a total of around 4,600 tons of CO2 per year in the region.

Repair work on a wastewater pipe led to smoke development in the RUAG wind tunnel in Schiltwald in Emmen. The company fire department, which was alerted, was on site immediately and was able to stop the smoke development. The staff was evacuated as a precautionary measure; no persons were injured. In the meantime, the building has been reopened.