The construction industry is facing profound change: rising cost pressure, a shortage of skilled workers, volatile supply chains, growing sustainability requirements, and increasing complexity in planning, construction, and operation. At the same time, digitalization, industrialization, and new cooperation models are opening up enormous potential.
UNITY supports companies in the construction industry in systematically overcoming these challenges – from strategic realignment and industrial transformation to operational implementation. Our approach combines consulting, engineering, and implementation along the entire value chain: from planning and construction to operation and demolition.
Whether you are a general contractor, system provider, planner, or industrial prefabricator, the demands placed on companies in the construction industry are changing fundamentally. Many companies still work with fragmented processes, media breaks, and isolated applications. This is exactly where we come in.
UNITY pursues an end-to-end approach that consistently brings together strategy, processes, IT, and organization. We don't think of construction as an individual project, but as a scalable, industrial system.
Our consulting is based on four integrated service levels:
The digitalization of the construction industry must be thought through consistently and implemented pragmatically. UNITY supports companies in the construction industry in digitally connecting planning, construction, and operation and making data usable throughout the entire life cycle. The focus is on BIM, digital twins, and integrated IT architectures that bring together project management, production, and operations. This results in transparent, controllable construction processes, less friction, and a reliable basis for efficient projects and scalable business models.
Productivity and quality are key factors in competitiveness in the construction industry today. UNITY helps companies in the construction industry to measurably improve processes on the construction site, in prefabrication, and in organization. We optimize processes, material flows, and supply chains, increase the predictability of projects, and strengthen the performance of production and location networks. The goals are shorter throughput times, more stable deadlines, lower costs, and consistently high execution quality.
Serial, modular, and industrial construction is a key lever for controlling costs, quality, and speed. UNITY supports companies in the construction industry in developing modular product and platform concepts and in designing efficient production and assembly processes. The close integration of planning, prefabrication, and construction results in scalable solutions that enable a wide range of variants while remaining economically manageable.
Sustainability has long been an economic success factor in the construction industry. UNITY supports companies in systematically integrating sustainability into products, processes, and projects. The focus is on resource-saving construction methods, energy-efficient buildings, and transparent CO₂ and ESG indicators. This makes sustainability plannable, controllable, and compatible with economic efficiency—from planning to operation.
Lufthansa Technik operates workshops on the Frankfurt Airport site for the purposes of maintaining and overhauling aircraft wheels and brakes. The degree of utilization in the production environment, which has grown over time and is fragmented across the site, has now exceeded the capacity limit. To increase competitiveness and involvement in market growth a new factory is being constructed. The objective is to use this for the industrial reorientation of maintenance activities, including the introduction of collaborative production principles and the increase of the automation level. New IT functionality for autonomous production control will be implemented as part of Industry 4.0 to optimize value creation and reduce waste.
Increased productivity and reduced lead time
Simulation of processes for high planning and investment security
integrated optimization
In the role of the factory planner, UNITY developed target processes and the layout as the basis for the implementation of the project together with the project team. UNITY’s specific tasks were:
“UNITY helped us plan the ‘greenfield’ reorientation of Wheels & Brakes. Due to innovations in the use of resources and IT the preconditions for a considerable increase in productivity are being created. Industrial best-practice knowledge and material flow simulations, together with the active involvement of our employees, formed the foundation of successful planning.”
Frank Zimmermann
Project Manager New Construction of Wheels & Brakes Services
Partner, Business Area Team Lead
Partner, Business Area Lead
This enables us to offer holistic solutions that address interfaces and bridge silos.
Partner, Head of Smart Factory & Operational Excellence
Business Area Lead
