The company's purpose is to plan and execute works and services in the areas of sanitation and heating. The company may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other domestic and foreign companies, acquire or merge with similar or related companies, and enter into all transactions and contracts that are suitable to promote the company's purpose or are directly or indirectly related to it. It is authorized to acquire, encumber, sell and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad. The company may acquire, manage, encumber and sell intellectual property rights and licenses of all kinds. Furthermore, it may provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, grant securities for liabilities of affiliated companies, and enter into guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties.