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 industry Cities & Utilities. The Haselhorst Smart-City-Ranking will also continue as part of H&Z.
Following the legal merger with H&Z, the Urban Transformation team of Haselhorst Associates has been integrated into the H&Z Industry Cities & Utilities.
For the first time since the Haselhorst Smart City Ranking was launched in 2018, the ranking positions of individual cities will not be actively communicated this year. “In our view, the focus on listing the placement of cities leads to a misunderstanding of the core concept of a smart city,”…
Together with the city of Mönchengladbach, we have developed a systematic approach to measuring the impact of smart city initiatives and identified ways in which these measures can be sustainably embedded. The results can be found on the Smart City Dialog website.
The groundwork for sustainable transport planning must be laid today. With our practical guide, we offer municipal authorities not only an overview of the current situation but, above all, practical solutions. After all, only those who keep track of all costs and make data-driven decisions can shape…
We have three important events coming up in April: the Annual Restructuring Conference and the Annual Municipal Utilities Conference, both organised by Handelsblatt, as well as a webinar on optimising overhead costs for private and public utility companies. We look forward to meeting you!