africa: Businessguide 2010


Business Guide Germany Africa 2009/2010

For African readers the Business Guide Germany Africa 2009/2010 offers insight into the competence areas of German companies that are in search of business partners in Africa. Furthermore, they will find highly topical contributions containing information on the market entry in Germany, work related migration, and further training opportunities. The introduction of all the German federal states provides an overview of the conditions and possibilities of investments.




Selection of company portraits

ILV - Fernerkundung GmbH

Sectors: Services

Key aspects: geo-information, geodesy, geo-technology, mining

Keywords: Remote sensing, Mining, Aerial photography, GIS applications, Research and development

Ecolog

Sectors: Services

Key aspects: service provider in maintenance, operations and logistics support for insti

Keywords: Maintenance support services, Operations in crisis-ridden areas, Transportation support services, Food support services, Construction services, Operation and maintenance of base camps, Hazardous material handling services

RAIL.ONE GmbH

Sectors: Transport, transit and logistics

Key aspects: Rail infrastructure, concrete sleepers, heavy goods transit, facilities con

Keywords: Facility construction, Rail infrastructure, Concrete sleepers, Railways, Mine railways, Heavy goods transit



Selection of success stories

Nigerian Population Census with FrontCollect®

The Challenge

Nigeria, Africa’s most populated country was in the need of new census data as a trusted basis for creating national development plans. The task of evaluating the questionnaires of the Nigerian census was awarded to Beta Systems Software AG owing to their comprehensive process and application know-how in the area of digitizing and analysing bulk data. The project was funded by the European Union.

The Approach

The FrontCollect® document management solu...

Road Traffic Safety, a Challenge for Many African Countries

The Company

Since its establishment in 1872, TÜV Rheinland stands for the protection of people as well as the environment from the hazardous impacts of technology. With more than 13,500 employees at 490 locations worldwide, the TÜV Rheinland Group is one of the largest providers of technical and environmental safety and quality assurance today. For more than 130 years, the company significantly contributes to road traffic safety through periodic vehicle inspection and driving lic...

Sustainability within the Lufthansa Group

Lufthansa soared to new record heights in 2008, achieving the best result in the history of the company. This encouraging development was considerably boosted by joining forces with SWISS International Airlines. In 2008, almost 63 million passengers flew with the airlines of the Lufthansa Group.

While there is every necessity for economic success, all business segments, whether it is the passenger business, Catering, MRO, IT Services or Logistics focus on sustainability. Env...