Drees & Sommer is Germany's leading company in project management, real estate consulting and engineering.
Project Management
Drees & Sommer has been setting the standard for project management in building construction, infrastructure and transportation since 1970. The experts coordinate all partners involved and ensure that costs, deadlines and quality are met. To this end they develop a suitable project strategy and assume project management of the entire planning and building process, as well as the superordinate contract management. Long-term profitable concepts benefit Drees & Sommer customers through development management for brownfields, locations or sites. Experts analyze the local situation for this purpose, develop a marketable concept, accompany legal building procedures and the procurement of subsidies, and support marketing. From preparing the project to clarifying the requirements for use, and from specifications to selecting architects, customers receive a full service package. If building projects involve particular risks, then Drees & Sommer, with years of experience in risk management, ensures that problems are eliminated in the forefront. Process consulting streamlines the processes and reduces waste on building sites and in construction-related companies. Using the internet-based PCS Project Communication Software, the experts ensure the specific and complete data exchange between the project parties.
Real Estate Consulting
Our real estate experts have systematically expanded the core competence project management by real estate consulting, including services such as technical due diligence and technical asset management. Drees & Sommer demonstrates the optimum operation of existing properties and establishes new methods in concepts for financing, for instance for PPP projects.
Facility management consulting secures permanently profitable buildings for contractors. The experts assure ecological and economic sustainability with Green Building consulting. In organizational consulting, Drees & Sommer shows how a tailor-made innovative working environment increases employees' efficiency.
Engineering
Continuous development and the use of innovative technologies is one of Drees & Sommer's key competences. System planning and simulation make it clear at an early planning stage how a building will perform. In the field of advanced building technology using services such as Green Building design Drees & Sommer ensures the use of forward-looking technologies for optimum operation, both economical and ecological. This includes long-term optimization of life-cycle costs. Using general technology planning, the experts include the entire area of technology in planning and form a competent team with the architects. Construction management ensures that deadlines and budgets are met. In addition, the experts provide management support to the contractors throughout the entire project.
Company information (as of June 2008)
Formation 1970
Employees 950
Group turnover in 2007 120.4 million euros
German offices: Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Cologne, Leipzig, Munich, Nuremberg and Stuttgart
International Offices: Italy, Luxembourg, Austria, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Russia/CIS, United Arabian Emirates, Qatar, China and Vietnam
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