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civity is now part of Ramboll Management Consulting!
One era comes to an end, a new one begins: After an emotional farewell to civity’s offices in Berlin and Hamburg and a recap of 14 successful years as civity Management Consultants on Friday, August 23, the start at Ramboll Management Consulting followed directly on the Monday after.
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civity supports the European Commission in the development of the PRIME Benchmarking Report for the seventh time
With the support of civity, the Platform of Rail Infrastructure Managers in Europe (PRIME) has released its seventh benchmarking report. This report provides a comprehensive overview of the safety, performance, revenues, and expenditures of 21 European rail infrastructure managers, covering the years 2018 to 2022. This period was marked by significant challenges for the railway sector, including the COVID-19 pandemic and the onset of Russia's war against Ukraine. Are these challenges visible in the report? On which fields have they had an impact? The report delves into these questions, providing detailed insights into the state of the rail infrastructure sector during these years.
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Intelligent maintenance – civity supports Banedanmark in the development of a new maintenance and servicing strategy
European infrastructure managers (IM) face major challenges and decisions in asset management: Ageing infrastructure and extreme weather events significantly increase maintenance cost. Funding budgets are tight. New data-technology emerges, offering solutions to just these economic problems. Sensors, drones, cameras on trains, current & voltage measurements, lidar, radar, all collect data more easily than traditional inspection ever did. Rapidly improving analytical and algorithmic data processing and data-decision supports the paradigm shift in maintenance. A shift to more cost-efficient maintenance and condition-data-driven maintenance is facilitated and a way to optimise asset lifetime and increase the infrastructure resilience at the same time seems tangible.
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EU rail network of the future: Benchmarking study for condition-based maintenance as the key to efficiency and cost-effectiveness
Maintenance of rail infrastructure has always been, and remains, critically important for ensuring good network condition . However, with the current emphasis on expansion projects and the constraints of tight budgets, maintenance often gets sidelined. To shed more light on this challenge, civity conducted a deep dive study to explore various methods of assessing network conditions and their link to a more preventive approach to maintenance and renewal (M&R). As part of the PRIME benchmarking group formed by the European Commission Europe-wide infrastructure managers (IM) provided detailed insights for the conduction of this study. The study reveals the key learnings and approaches to assess network condition which enables a long-term oriented M&R strategy.
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Publication of the 8th Rail Market Monitoring Survey Report
The European Commission’s Rail Market Monitoring Survey (RMMS) reports on the evolution of the rail market and services supplied by railway undertakings, the framework conditions of the railway market, the state of the railway network in the European Union, the utilisation of access rights as well as barriers and limitations for services and infrastructure. civity supported the preparation of data and figures and has also drafted the accompanying Staff Working Document.
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civity becomes part of Ramboll Management Consulting
Over the past thirteen years, we have built something very special with civity. Together, we have invested a lot of work, heart and soul, as well as passion. Thanks to the trust you have placed in us time and again, we can now proudly call ourselves market and thought leaders in our core sectors. During this time, our team of excellent and highly dedicated consultants has also grown continuously – to almost 50 “civitians” by now. Today, as an owner-managed company, we have reached a size that requires a fundamental decision for further growth, which we also want to achieve together with you in the coming years: do we wish to accomplish this on our own, or should we rather look for a partner with whom we can complement each other and thereby create new opportunities for further joint development?
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Analysis of software solutions for strategic asset management
With strategic asset management getting more and more complex, software-based solutions have become an integral tool for many railway infrastructure managers. To assess, which tools are the right fit for Banedanmark, civity has supported the Danish railway infrastructure manager in identifying suitable software solutions for strategic asset management and long-term planning of maintenance and renewal activities in particular.
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Keeping Your Cool: Crisis Management in Urban Transport Systems
The amount and variety of crises has intensified over the past years, thereby increasing the stress level on urban transport systems. In an international study on behalf of GIZ, civity analysed appropriate concepts for stakeholders in urban transport to increase their resilience against crises.