Working people are only too aware of the problem. After a busy working day, the housework is still waiting for them when they get home. It would be great if some fairy godmother could just take care of it. This little wish has already come true on a major scale for twelve companies with 1 450 employees at Industriepark Gersthofen. Industriepark Gersthofen Servicegesellschaft mbH (IGS), a subsidiary of MVV Energie Gruppe, takes care of the burdensome “housework” for them. By drawing on the services offered by IGS, the location operator, the companies can channel all of their energies into their actual businesses. Not only that, as they don‘t have to invest any of their own money in infrastructure facilities, they also help their pockets.

IGS offers an all-round services package to companies on site at the industry park, mainly chemicals manufacturers, as well as to external companies in the Augsburg region. Supplying energy accounts for the lion‘s share of these services, as energy costs are a significant production factor for the companies. Since July 2009, a new industrial power plant at Gersthofen has helped to reduce energy prices and enhance energy efficiency. The power plant on location, which MVV Energiedienstleistungen invested around Euro 30 million to build, uses the environmentally-friendly cogeneration process to generate electricity and steam from refuse-derived fuel.

As well as supplying energy, IGS offers a variety of services to make life easier for the companies and to free up their time and financial resources for them to focus on their core businesses. Some examples of the services are plant safety, waste management, occupational health and safety, fire service, railway system, facility management and personnel management services. And there is a good reason for the fact that 130 of IGS‘s 320 employees are trainees – the all-round service package at IGS includes offering training for all companies at the industrial park. With eight training vocations on offer (focusing on the chemicals industry), IGS is the largest trainer in Augsburg district.