News and Media Releases

February 2021

Expo 2020 Dubai: Structural Work on German Pavilion Now Complete

With eight months to go until Expo 2020 Dubai opens on 1 October 2021, structural work on the German Pavilion site is almost finished, bringing the Federal Republic of Germany one key step closer to the completion of its showcase for the world exhibition. “Reaching this stage is always a major milestone. In the past few months, we’ve been confronted with challenges we’d never have even considered,” says Dietmar Schmitz, Commissioner General of the German Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai, discussing how construction has progressed during the pandemic. “I’m deeply impressed by how everyone involved has pushed on with the structural work in such a professional and reliable manner – despite all the difficulties facing them.” An average of 166 construction workers have been on the site every day since August 2019, clocking up around 472,000 hours as they erected CAMPUS GERMANY under the supervision of construction firm NUSSLI Adunic.

October 2020

Shell construction of the Philharmonic Hall in Gasteig Sendling completed

On October 15th, the construction of the shell of the Interim Philharmonic Hall Gasteig Sendling in Munich was celebrated. Due to the circumstances connected to Corona, only a limited number of guests were invited to the construction site in order to celebrate the tradition of placing the topping-out crown and inaugurating the new structure with a topping-out speech. NUSSLI is responsible for the turnkey philharmonic hall.

October 2020

Gold and Silver! Two-Time Winner at the XAVER Award Ceremony

The evening could hardly have been any better: Two submissions led to no fewer than two awards in the Best Supplier Services category; gold for the arena at the Fête des Vignerons and silver for the arena at the Federal Wrestling and Alpine Festival.

August 2020

Sustainable Interim Cultural Building To House Orchestra

The Gasteig cultural center in Munich will continue to offer its usual diverse and lively program during an approximately five-year renovation phase – in an interim structure with a new philharmonic hall in the Sendling district. Based on the plans by gmp International, NUSSLI will be constructing the temporary concert hall using a modular timber construction technique. Acoustics expert Yasuhisa Toyota will be handling the audiospatial design.

July 2020

Construction of a multi-functional sports and events hall in Nuremberg

The city of Nuremberg is receiving a new multi-functional sports and events hall at Tillypark. The completion of the hall, the two functional buildings as well as the outdoor facilities is planned for the winter of 2020/21. As the general contractor, NUSSLI is responsible for the structural implementation of this major project.

March 2020

Topping-Out Ceremony for the CAMPUS GERMANY in Dubai – German Pavilion Begins to Take Shape

Today saw yet another milestone in the construction phase of CAMPUS GERMANY, the German Pavilion at Expo 2020 in Dubai, with a traditional topping-out ceremony taking place less than a year after the groundbreaking ceremony. With less than eight months to go until the Expo opens its doors, construction on the pavilion is moving to the next stage. The exhibition design team are now all set to start finalizing the content, and Koelnmesse are busy selecting staff for the pavilion.

January 2020

Andy Böckli becomes CEO of the NUSSLI Group

Hüttwilen, January 7, 2020 - The Board of Directors of the NUSSLI Group has appointed Andy Böckli (52) as CEO. He will take over from Fred Gamper on January 1, 2020, who will again concentrate on his responsibilities at the management consultancy ARTUS Outperformance.

November 2019

Belarus Shows the Connection between Nature and Technology at Expo 2020

The design of the Belarusian Pavilion replicates the primeval Belarusian forests. As general contractor, NUSSLI Adunic is responsible for the construction of the entire pavilion and its operation during the exhibition period.