Swarco expands in Switzerland

Swarco has acquired the majority shareholding in Bergauer Holding. The Switzerland based company develops and integrates intelligent traffic guidance and control systems as well as guidance systems for infrastructure and security projects. For the medium term, the project planning, installation and services activities of Bergauer Signalbau and Swarco will be merged into Swarco Schweiz as part of a strategy to achieve a better service for clients. Bergauer will continue to manage the project planning
April 13, 2018 Read time: 2 mins

129 Swarco has acquired the majority shareholding in Bergauer Holding. The Switzerland based company develops and integrates intelligent traffic guidance and control systems as well as guidance systems for infrastructure and security projects.

For the medium term, the project planning, installation and services activities of Bergauer Signalbau and Swarco will be merged into Swarco Schweiz as part of a strategy to achieve a better service for clients. Bergauer will continue to manage the project planning, development and maintenance of central guidance systems as well as the development of traffic controllers.

Swarco has been present with its own subsidiary in municipality Oberentfelden (Canton Aargau) and delivers and maintains central systems and traffic light controllers for urban, interurban and parking management.

Michael Schuch, Swarco executive board member for ITS, said: “With this step, we reinforce our position in the Swiss traffic project business, expand our performance portfolio and achieve a better geographical coverage of the market.”

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