Haselhorst Associates and H&Z are growing even closer. In August 2026, Haselhorst Associates GmbH was legally merged into H&Z Unternehmensberatung GmbH. The merger does not affect ongoing projects and clients. The people behind our projects and our long-standing client relationships, as well as our expertise, remain unchanged.
However, we are expanding the expertise available to you with our new business unit H&Z Performance & Restructuring.
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Cities in Germany face a multitude of challenges: from demographic change and its impact on infrastructure to advancing global warming. If local authorities want to avoid this toxic confrontation, they must act now!
What are the most important ingredients for smart urban development? In a joint interview with Jens Seedorff, plant manager at Stadtwerke Norderstedt, our managing partner Jürgen Germies provides exciting insights into the smart city market.
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A recent survey by the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DIHK) highlights the extent to which the energy crisis is impacting business in numerous industrial sectors. The automotive industry has been particularly hard hit by the effects – an overview of the situation.
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Jürgen Germies is convinced that if municipalities want to remain attractive places to live and work in the long term, they must push ahead with intelligent and resource-efficient development. In his latest article, he explains how smart change can be achieved.
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"Smart City is THE key to ensuring the long-term livability of our cities” – our Managing Partner Jürgen Germies is sure of that. In an interview with Germany’s public utility sector newspaper “Zeitung für kommunale Wirtschaft,” he explains what is now needed for the intelligent transformation of…