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DYWIDAG-Systems International (DSI) is an internationally operating network of wholly-owned subsidiaries and associated companies.

DSI consolidates business activities in the expanding tunneling market
Consolidation of the existing DSI tunneling activities in Europe and Australia with the newly acquired companies
- ALWAG Tunnelausbau Ges.M.B.H. (ALWAG), Austria,
- DSI-SOPROFINT, Santiago de chile, Chile and
- American Commercial Incorporated (ACI), USA

DSI's key focus is on developing, manufacturing and supplying qualitatively high-grade products and systems for the tunneling market. DSI successfully concluded two strategically important acquisitions in 2006 to further strengthen this trade segment.

As a single-source provider, ALWAG Tunnelausbau Ges.m.b.H. (ALWAG) located in Pasching near Linz, Austria, has held a strong position on the European market with its patented products and systems for a long time. ALWAG's most important systems and products include AT casing systems, lattice girders and anchorage drilling systems that are continuously being developed by intense R&D activities.

Almost at the same time, DSI acquired American Commercial Incorporated (ACI) located in Bristol, VA, USA. ACI is one of the leading providers of tunneling products and systems in the North and Central American markets. One of ACI's competitive advantages is its customer-specific system solution for tunneling and its manufacturing capability to produce steel arches, liner plates as well as a large range of other market leading products and equipment. Both aforementioned acquisitions sustainably enhance the business activities of the DSI Group on the tunneling market.

As a result of the integration of the market leading companies ALWAG and ACI, DSI combines its global tunneling activities including its Tunneling activities in Australia that serves the Asia Pacific Region, into a new specialist tunneling division with its headquarters located at the offices of ALWAG in Austria. From there all tunneling activities of the DSI Group in the American, European and Asia Pacific markets are controlled.

All R&D activities of DSI Tunneling will now be coordinated by the new tunneling division. This will result in more effective service for customers who will undoubtedly benefit from the transfer of technology between DSI companies that have developed an expertise in all aspects of strata control technology.

DSI with its headquarters in Munich, Germany, has over 2,000 employees worldwide, with operations across Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. As a result of consolidation of its tunneling activities into a new business division, DSI is in a position to provide to global markets a full range of strata control products backed with technical support and innovation.

The DSI business philosophy is based on the establishment and cultivation of a trustworthy business relationship with its clients. Irrespective of circumstances, we are committed to fulfilling the tasks entrusted by its clients with local presence and global competence.