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.
The “fiber optic pie” has not yet been completely divided up. Municipal utilities in particular could benefit significantly from taking over the provision of digital services in the long term. But to do so, they must take action NOW and strategically position themselves in the fiber optic business.
How exactly can successful cooperation between cities and municipal utilities be achieved in the context of a smart city? In his latest article for "Stadt + Werk", Jürgen Germies has devoted himself to answering this question.
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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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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.