02.07.2024
Essen-based GNS Gesellschaft für Nuklear-Service mbH, leading international provider of nuclear decommissioning and waste management solutions, is taking over Aachen Institute for Nuclear Training GmbH (AiNT). The specialist for nuclear technology and training services will continue to grow with its experienced team in an unchanged corporate and organizational form together with the GNS Group.
AiNT's portfolio includes a wide range of nuclear technology services such as radiation measurement technology, the simulation of nuclear physical processes, the radiological and material characterization of radioactive waste as well as concepts for residual material and waste management through to waste conditioning suitable for final disposal. AiNT also offers modular training programs for targeted basic and advanced training in the field of nuclear technology and the associated qualification and licensing procedures.
The sale by the previous owners Andrea Havenith and Prof. Dr. Bruno Thomauske secures the expertise and preservation of the company with its two locations and around 20 jobs in Stolberg near Aachen. Andrea Havenith and Prof. Dr. Bruno Thomauske agree: "We are delighted to have found a strong partner in GNS for the preservation and continuation of AiNT. AiNT is not only in good hands in this strong group of companies, but can also continue to develop excellently in cooperation with the other GNS units."
With the acquisition of AiNT, GNS is continuing its growth story. Daniel Oehr, CEO of GNS Group, puts the takeover in strategic terms: "AiNT is an excellent addition to our growing group of companies. With the expertise of its highly specialized team, we are further expanding our position as the leading nuclear service provider in Germany and strengthening our technology development and innovative power. AiNT's training programs, which are unique in Germany, are a perfect fit for our shared vision: Excellence for Nuclear."
Prof. Dr. Thomauske and Andrea Havenith will step down from their positions as Managing Directors at the end of the ongoing takeover process.
Their successor as Managing Director of AiNT GmbH will be Dr Luc Schlömer, who will initially take on this role alongside his function as Head of Decommissioning Planning at the GNS subsidiary WTI Wissenschaftlich-Technische Ingenieurberatung GmbH in Jülich. The management team will be completed by the Scientific Director of AiNT, Dr. Dominik Winter. Together they will drive forward the rapid integration of AiNT into the GNS Group and lead the company into the future.
Picture: (left to right) Christoph Kohn (Director Legal GNS), Dr Jens Schröder (CTO GNS), Prof Dr Bruno Thomauske, Andrea Havenith, Daniel Oehr (CEO GNS) and Dr Linus Bettermann (CEO WTI)