Family portrait Six strategic acquisitions helped swell SYSTRA’s numbers in 2023, consolidating its expertise across several markets and key segments. Here is an overview of them. Atkins’ teams – Scandinavian assets Located in Sweden, Denmark and Norway, these three Scandinavian subsidiaries of the Canadian group SNC-Lavalin (now AtkinsRéalis) have become leading rail infrastructure and consultancy companies, and now play a key role in a region where transport infrastructure investment is on the increase. By joining SYSTRA, they have become perfectly integrated into an adventure that began more than ten years ago with a number of iconic projects, such as the Östlanken high-speed line (Sweden), the Folloban high-speed line (Norway), the electrification of the Danish railway network, Copenhagen’s automatic metro and the Uppsala tramway (Sweden). Today, there is a total of 300 experts in Sweden, 330 in Denmark and 80 in Norway – they are on hand to deliver on the Group’s aims in the region. acquisitions countries regrouping Bamser, tunnel employees engineering support Bamser is a consultancy firm based in Australia that is well-known for its underground engineering expertise. The company and its 65 employees have developed a range of multidisciplinary services for complex tunnel and infrastructure digging projects both in Australia and overseas. This commitment to excellence and cutting-edge expertise naturally fits in with SYSTRA’s aims on the Australian market. Numerous infrastructure projects are being developed in a region that is firmly committed to building its future and ensuring its resilience with the help “A successful integration is not just the technical of public transport systems. By pooling their strengths, SYSTRA merger of several systems or the deployment and Bamser have bolstered their value proposition at a key of adapted processes. It is a global transformation moment. The Australian teams have also joined the international designed to bring cultures and operational Bridges and Tunnels Group community to support SYSTRA activities closer together. The companies acquired projects throughout the world. by SYSTRA are also selected for their natural tendency to subscribe to the teams’ values and share their mindset – a highly favourable foundation.” Alana Newbrook new employees CEO of SYSTRA Australia and New Zealand based in Brisbane 18 SYSTRA Where countries are moving forward