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Walter Schmid
Walter Schmid (born 8 November 1944) is a Swiss entrepreneur. He is merited with the development of the Kompogas-Process around 1989, and the Kompogas company founded in 1991 (since 2011 Axpo Kompogas AG, since 2014 Hitachi Zosen Inova AG) both well-known in Switzerland. The seat of his construction company is Glattbrugg. Life and works Walter Schmid founded the construction business under his name in 1966, when he was 21 years old; he started with five employees when he took over the construction company G. Fumasoli in Glattbrugg. From an early age, Schmid pragmatically built everything technically feasible to save (fossil) energy, always in the hope that the solutions would also pay off economically. As early as 1975, Walter Schmid built one of the first vacuum solar collector systems in Switzerland, combined with a wood heating system. This was followed by earth collectors, deep water drilling and in 1988 his first building integrated photovoltaic system. Today, the const ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oberhelfenschwil
Oberhelfenschwil is a municipality in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of Toggenburg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. History Oberhelfenschwil is first mentioned in 882 as ''Helfoltiswilare''. In 1515 it was mentioned as ''Oberhelfenschwil''. Geography Oberhelfenschwil has an area, , of . Of this area, 61.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 33.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.5%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes). The municipality is located in the Toggenburg ''Wahlkreis'' between the Thur and Necker valleys. It consists of the village of Oberhelfenschwil and the hamlets of Wigetshof, Oberwil, Metzwil, Wasserfluh, Rennen, Winzlisau, Utenwil, Schwanden and Füberg. Coat of arms The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is ''Per pale Or a Tower Sable and Barry of Six Argent and Sable.'' Demographics Oberhelfenschwil has a population (as of ) of . , about 8.1% of the population was made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spreitenbach
Spreitenbach (High Alemannic: ''Spräitebach'') is a municipality in the district of Baden in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland, located in the Limmat Valley (German: ''Limmattal''). It lies southeast of the district center, directly on the border with the canton of Zurich. It is one of the smallest cities in Switzerland. In Switzerland, a city needs a population of 10,000 or more to be considered as a city. Geography The town lies between Baden and Zurich on the south side of the Limmat, located in the Limmat Valley (German: ''Limmattal''). The settled area stretches along a plain between the Heitersberg and the waterfront. The old town center, through which the Spreitenbach stream flows, lies to the south and has preserved its original character well. North of that is the modern city, with wide apartment buildings, industrial areas, and shopping centers. To the far north, across the highway and railway, in a bend in the Limmat, is the expanded industrial zone Neuhard. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Swiss Businesspeople
The 1st century was the century spanning AD 1 ( I) through AD 100 ( C) according to the Julian calendar. It is often written as the or to distinguish it from the 1st century BC (or BCE) which preceded it. The 1st century is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or historical period. The 1st century also saw the appearance of Christianity. During this period, Europe, North Africa and the Near East fell under increasing domination by the Roman Empire, which continued expanding, most notably conquering Britain under the emperor Claudius (AD 43). The reforms introduced by Augustus during his long reign stabilized the empire after the turmoil of the previous century's civil wars. Later in the century the Julio-Claudian dynasty, which had been founded by Augustus, came to an end with the suicide of Nero in AD 68. There followed the famous Year of Four Emperors, a brief period of civil war and instability, which was finally brought to an end by Vespasian, ninth Roman emperor, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Businesspeople In Construction
A businessperson, businessman, or businesswoman is an individual who has founded, owns, or holds shares in (including as an angel investor) a private-sector company. A businessperson undertakes activities (commercial or industrial) for the purpose of generating cash flow, sales, and revenue by using a combination of human, financial, intellectual, and physical capital with a view to fueling economic development and growth. History Prehistoric period: Traders Since a "businessman" can mean anyone in industry or commerce, businesspeople have existed as long as industry and commerce have existed. "Commerce" can simply mean "trade", and trade has existed through all of recorded history. The first businesspeople in human history were traders or merchants. Medieval period: Rise of the merchant class Merchants emerged as a "class" in medieval Italy (compare, for example, the Vaishya, the traditional merchant caste in Indian society). Between 1300 and 1500, modern accountin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Composting
Compost is a mixture of ingredients used as plant fertilizer and to improve soil's physical, chemical and biological properties. It is commonly prepared by decomposing plant, food waste, recycling organic materials and manure. The resulting mixture is rich in plant nutrients and beneficial organisms, such as bacteria, protozoa, nematodes and fungi. Compost improves soil fertility in gardens, landscaping, horticulture, urban agriculture, and organic farming, reducing dependency on commercial chemical fertilizers. The benefits of compost include providing nutrients to crops as fertilizer, acting as a soil conditioner, increasing the humus or humic acid contents of the soil, and introducing beneficial microbes that help to suppress pathogens in the soil and reduce soil-borne diseases. At the simplest level, composting requires gathering a mix of 'greens' (green waste) and 'browns' (brown waste). Greens are materials rich in nitrogen such as leaves, grass, and food scraps. B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swiss Industrialists
Swiss may refer to: * the adjectival form of Switzerland *Swiss people Places *Swiss, Missouri * Swiss, North Carolina *Swiss, West Virginia *Swiss, Wisconsin Other uses *Swiss-system tournament, in various games and sports *Swiss International Air Lines **Swiss Global Air Lines, a subsidiary *Swissair, former national air line of Switzerland *.swiss alternative TLD for Switzerland See also *Swiss made, label for Swiss products *Swiss cheese (other) *Switzerland (other) *Languages of Switzerland, none of which are called "Swiss" *International Typographic Style, also known as Swiss Style, in graphic design *Schweizer (other), meaning Swiss in German *Schweitzer, a family name meaning Swiss in German *Swisse Swisse is a vitamin, supplement, and skincare brand. Founded in Australia in 1969 and globally headquartered in Melbourne, and was sold to Health & Happiness, a Chinese company based in Hong Kong previously known as Biostime International, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schweizer Fernsehen
Schweizer Fernsehen (SF; "Swiss Television") is the German-language division of SRG SSR, in charge of production and distribution of television programmes in Switzerland for German-speaking Switzerland. It has its head office in Zürich. Schweizer Fernsehen. Retrieved on 1 November 2009. Its most viewed programme is ''Tagesschau'' (news), daily at 7:30 pm. It was formerly called SF DRS (''Schweizer Fernsehen der deutschen und rätoromanischen Schweiz''; "Swiss television of German and Romansh Switzerland") until 2005. On 1 January 2011, Schweizer Fernsehen and began the process of merging the two entities into < ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zurich Insurance Group
Zurich Insurance Group Ltd is a Swiss insurance company, headquartered in Zürich, and the country's largest insurer. As of 2021, the group is the world's 112th largest public company according to ''Forbes'' Global 2000s list, and in 2011 it ranked 94th in Interbrand's top 100 brands. Zurich is a global insurance company which is organized into three core business segments: General Insurance, Global Life and Farmers. Zurich employs 55,000 people, with customers in 215 countries and territories. The company is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange. As of 2012, it had shareholders' equity of $34.494 billion.ZIG profile , zurich.com; accessed 27 April 2014. Company history Zurich Insurance Company (1872–1998) The company was founded in 1 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIA Autocross
In Europe Autocross is car racing on a race track with unsealed surface (dirt, gravel or soil). Cars compete against the clock, and start at the same time. A well attended international series is the FIA European Championship for Autocross Drivers. History Autocross started in the end of the 1940s in the United Kingdom as a club competition. It took until 1968 when the first Autocross event was staged in continental Europe (Austria). In 1976 the FIA created standardized Autocross rules and started a European Autocross cup for specialized cross cars. In 1979 a cup for touring cars was added. In 1981 both categories were promoted to be a European Championship for Autocross Drivers. See also * Autograss * British autocross * Crosskart * Folkrace Folk racing or folkrace ( fi, jokamiesluokka; sv, folkrace; lv, folkreiss; da, folkeræs; no, bilcross) is a popular, inexpensive, and entry-level form of Nordic rallycross that originally comes from Finland, where it is also ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brütten
Brütten is a municipality in the district of Winterthur, in the Canton of Zürich, Switzerland. History Brütten is first mentioned in 876 as ''Pritta''. Geography Brütten has an area of . Of this area, 58.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 30.1% is forested. The rest of the land, (11%) is settled. housing and buildings made up 6.1% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (4.6%). 7.2% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction. The municipality is located on a high plateau west of the Kempt and Töss Valleys. It includes the village of Brütten along with the hamlets of Strubikon, Birch, Eich and since 1922 Obereich. Demographics Brütten has a population (as of ) of . , 5.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. the gender distribution of the population was 50.5% male and 49.5% female. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 9.7%. Most of the population () spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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