P3 group
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| Industry | Management consulting, management and engineering services in the automotive, aerospace, energy and telecommunications industries |
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| Founded | 1996 |
| Headquarters | Aachen |
Key people |
Marc Peter Althoff Christof Horn Lars Karsten Tim Moog Thomas Prefi Christoph Theis (Spokesperson) Michael Tobias |
| Revenue | approx. 280 million euros (December 2014)[1] |
Number of employees | approx. 2.700 (Dezember 2014)[1] |
| Website | www.p3-group.com |
The P3 group, (formerly also P3 Ingenieurgesellschaft), is a global management consultancy with headquarters in Aachen, Germany. Based on the company’s data, approximately 2700 employees worked for the company in 2014, generating revenues of approximately 280 million euros. The P3 group draws its clients primarily from the automotive, energy, aerospace, and telecommunications industries.[1]
Formation
P3 Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH is a spin-off company of the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology (IPT) and was founded in 1996 in Aachen by Thomas Prefi, Christoph Theis and Thomas Weingarten. The formation of the company was the result of the successful development of a quality management system for the Daimler-Benz AG.
The mentor and doctoral advisor of the three founders was Prof. Tilo Pfeifer, the head of production measurement technology and quality management at the RWTH Aachen and chairman of the scientific advisory committee of the German Society for Quality (DGQ).
Subsidiaries and international development
In order to specialize in specific industries, P3 Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH began to establish subsidiaries in 2001, which together form the P3 group. Some of these subsidiaries include:
- P3 Communications GmbH: Technology consulting and testing services for mobile networks, services and devices since 2001. Formed in 2009 from a merger of P3 Solutions GmbH and P3 Networks GmbH, with main offices in Aachen and Belgrade
- P3 Voith Aerospace GmbH: Project management, design services (electrical and mechanical), calculations and technical documentation for international aerospace projects since 2002. Since 2012 as a joint venture between P3 Digital Services and the aerospace division of Voith Engineering Services, with main offices in Hamburg, Toulouse, Montreal and Bangalore
- P3 North America Inc.: Management consulting, project management and electrical /electronics testing services for automotive and aerospace industries since 2005; headquarters in Detroit
- P3 Automotive GmbH: Management consulting, project management and design services for the European automotive and supplier industry since 2006; headquarters in Stuttgart
- P3 Aviation GmbH: Quality management, configuration and project management for the aerospace industry and for non industry-specific SMEs since 2006; headquarters in Hamburg
- P3 Systems GmbH: Testing services for telematics and electrical/electronics systems for the automotive industry since 2006; headquarters in Stuttgart
- P3 Ingénieurs SAS: Configuration and project management for the French aerospace industry since 2007; headquarters in Toulouse
- P3 Energy GmbH: Management and technology consulting for the German energy supply industry, and testing services for electricity networks and storage systems since 2010; headquarters in Aachen
In summary, the P3 group is represented at 36 locations around the world, with a total of 30 companies scattered in 14 countries.
Services and products
- Management consulting: technology consulting, quality management
- Management support: project management, configuration management, cost management, complexity management
- Engineering services:
- Telecommunications: testing services for mobile networks, services and devices
- Automotive: testing services for telematics systems and design services
- Energy: testing services for electricity networks and storage systems
- Aerospace: design services (electrical and mechanical), calculations and technical documentation
Partnerships and collaborations
Industry and politics
Longstanding customers of the P3 group include virtually all leading technology companies in the automotive, aerospace and telecommunications industries, as along with public services. In this regard, P3 Voith Aerospace was the only German company to be awarded the status of “A-Supplier” by the world’s second largest aerospace company, EADS.[2] In addition the P3 group advises and assists the public authorities in major security-critical projects dealing with communications (mobile communications for German police forces, fire brigades, hospitals, and the technical relief agency THW).
Universities and international consultation network
The P3 group networks closely with several universities. The groups roots lie in the Rheinisch-Westfälischen Technischen Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen, one of Germany’s major universities for technical study programmes. This is clearly evident from the particularly large number of joint research and industry projects, such as the “Streetscooter”.[3] P3 group fosters the development of young talent through its membership in the German student association, Bonding Studenteninitiative e.V., and by sponsoring the Delta Racing Team of the University of Mannheim and the GreenTeam of the University of Stuttgart.[4] In order to leverage the advantages of local consultants to successfully implement major international projects, the P3 group has collaborated with Eurogroup Consulting since 2008, a consultancy network with offices in 21 countries.[5]
Media and social responsibility
The largest claim to fame of the P3 group is the annual mobile communications network test for the telecommunications magazine “connect”. This test measures, compares and evaluates aspects such as network coverage, voice quality and data transmission of the competing network providers.[6]
The individual P3 group subsidiaries are involved in a variety of community outreach projects. Examples include the group’s support for socially oriented educational projects through the donation platform “betterplace.org.”, along with supporting health projects with their own developments and knowledge transfer. The “Light for India” (Licht für Indien) project aims to develop an economical solar light for mass production, as a safer alternative to the kerosene lamps currently used in Indian slums.[7]
References
- 1 2 3 Homepage of the P3 group: P3 group
- ↑ P3 group und EADS: http://crystal-cabin-award.com/index.php?id=26&no_cache=1&L=0&tx_ttnews%5BpS%5D=1235862000&tx_ttnews%5BpL%5D=2674799&tx_ttnews%5Barc%5D=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=2656&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=98&cHash=eaa48c1c47
- ↑ Streetscooter http://www.autobild.de/artikel/elektrotransporter-streetscooter-fuer-dhl-4215174.html
- ↑ Bonding Studenteninitiative e.V.: http://www.bonding.de, Delta Racing Team: http://www.delta-racing.de, GreenTeam Stuttgart: http://www.greenteam-stuttgart.de
- ↑ Eurogroup homepage: http://www.eurogroupconsulting.de
- ↑ Connect network test: http://www.connect.de/ratgeber/mobilfunk-netztest-2012-1427666.html
- ↑ http://www.betterplace.org; http://soreko.com/licht-fur-indien