What Scheidt & Bachmann does

Scheidt & Bachmann GmbH is a privately-held German industrial technology group founded in 1872 and headquartered in Mönchengladbach. The company operates four vertically-organized business divisions—Signalling Systems, Energy Retail Solutions (under the SIQMA brand), Parking Solutions (under the entervo brand), and Fare Collection Systems—each delivering proprietary hardware-software platforms to mobility infrastructure operators including municipal transit authorities, railway infrastructure managers, fuel retailers, and parking operators. Core technical assets include the SIQMA Nova.HOS forecourt control platform with modules for PAY@PUMP (SIQMA CRID), point-of-sale, self-checkout (SIQMA Smoove), price optimization, cloud hosting, and AI-powered analytics (SIQMA FlowMax.AI); the entervo parking management suite; and a signalling portfolio spanning ETCS-compliant train control, the iBS interlocking system, level crossing protection, the LeiDis-FI operations information system, the ZNP801 decentralized train describer, and the BEST simulation and training systems.

The company sells primarily through a direct enterprise field sales motion with regional subsidiary offices across 17+ countries in Europe, North America, North Africa, and the Middle East, targeting B2B procurement processes with custom-configured, multi-year contracts. Revenue derives from three streams: (1) project-based hardware sales (fuel dispensers, fare gates, signalling equipment, ticket dispensers); (2) software licenses and recurring SaaS subscriptions for forecourt management, parking, fare collection, and operations control; and (3) professional services spanning implementation, integration, remote diagnostics, training, and managed hosting. Pricing is opaque and quote-based, consistent with infrastructure-scale enterprise sales. The group maintains nine wholly-owned operating subsidiaries (one per business division plus service and international entities) and is controlled by its founding family with no disclosed external institutional ownership.

Name

Scheidt & Bachmann

Legal name

Scheidt & Bachmann GmbH

Website

https://scheidt-bachmann.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1872

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Scheidt & Bachmann is a 150+ year-old German family-owned technology group operating four mobility infrastructure divisions—rail signalling (ETCS, iBS), fuel retail (SIQMA platform), parking (entervo), and fare collection—selling proprietary hardware-software systems to transit authorities, rail operators, fuel retailers, and parking operators worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mobility Infrastructure Systems

NAICS

Support Activities for Rail Transportation (488210), Switchgear and Switchboard Apparatus Manufacturing (335313), Computer Terminal and Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing (334118)

SIC

Railroad Equipment (3743), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Signaling, Train Control & Communications Construction (CBTC, Interlockings, SCADA) (IMAFAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Concessionary, Student & Employer Pass Programs (THAIAMAI), Rail SCADA & Power/Electrification Control (Traction Power, Substations, OCS) (TLAJAEAF)

Keywords

• Railway signalling systems
• Fuel retail solutions
• Parking management systems
• Fare collection systems
• Mobility infrastructure technology

Headquarters

HQ city

Mönchengladbach

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Hardware Systems Sales: Sale of proprietary hardware including fuel dispensers with integrated payment terminals (SIQMA CRID), parking ticket dispensers, fare gates, validators, railway signalling equipment (signals, axle counters, level crossing systems, interlocking systems), and related electronic components. Hardware sales involve project-based procurement with custom configuration.
2. Software Licenses and Subscriptions: Software solutions for forecourt management (SIQMA Nova.HOS, SIQMA Hosted BOS), parking management (entervo), fare collection, railway operations control, and simulation systems. Revenue includes perpetual licenses and cloud-based Software-as-a-Service subscriptions.
3. Professional Services: Implementation, integration, commissioning, and ongoing maintenance services for deployed systems across all business divisions. Services include installation, training, remote diagnostics, and system hosting.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Scheidt & Bachmann develops and supplies integrated mobility infrastructure systems combining proprietary hardware and software across four business divisions: railway signalling and operations control (ETCS, iBS interlocking, level crossing technology, BEST simulation, train describer and operations information systems), energy retail forecourt management (SIQMA family of forecourt control, PAY@PUMP, POS, payment, hosted back-office and AI analytics), parking management (entervo infinite and entervo.core modular platforms), and public transit fare collection (software, sales devices, gates and validators). The company sells these systems and associated implementation, training, monitoring, hosting and maintenance services directly to transit authorities, railway infrastructure operators, fuel retailers and parking facility operators.

Product overview

Scheidt & Bachmann operates as a multi-divisional technology company offering integrated system solutions across four business units: Signalling Systems, Energy Retail Solutions, Parking Solutions, and Fare Collection Systems. The Energy Retail Solutions division centers on the SIQMA product family, led by the SIQMA Nova.HOS forecourt control system as the core platform, complemented by specialized modules for payment (SIQMA CRID, SIQMA PowerPay), point-of-sale (SIQMA POS, SIQMA Smoove self-checkout), pricing optimization (SIQMA OPT 2.0, SIQMA Promote), cloud connectivity (SIQMA Cloudlink Plus, SIQMA Hosted BOS), and AI-powered analytics (SIQMA FlowMax.AI). The Parking Solutions division offers entervo infinite and entervo.core as modular parking management platforms. Signalling Systems provides interlocking technology (iBS, ETCS, Stellwerkstechnik), level crossing systems, operations control (LeiDis-FI, ZNP801), and simulation/training systems (BEST Planning System, BEST Training System). Fare Collection Systems delivers end-to-end transit fare management including software, hardware, and services. The company positions these products as an integrated, modular ecosystem designed for mobility infrastructure operators.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SIQMA: Product brand for Energy Retail Solutions including payment terminals, POS systems, and forecourt management (SIQMA Nova.HOS, SIQMA POS, SIQMA PowerPay, SIQMA Smoove, SIQMA CRID, SIQMA Connect, SIQMA FlowMax.AI, SIQMA OPT 2.0, SIQMA Promote, SIQMA Sign, SIQMA Courtmaster, SIQMA Cloudlink Plus, SIQMA Hosted BOS)
• entervo
• BEST
• LeiDis-FI
• ZNP801
• SWAP

Products and services

• SIQMA Nova.HOS Forecourt control system for energy retail operations, enabling management of fuel dispensers, payment processing and real-time price synchronization across petrol forecourt and convenience retail locations.
• SIQMA CRID (PAY@PUMP) PAY@PUMP payment terminal enabling direct payment at the fuel dispenser with a 7-inch multimedia display, voice guidance, coupon scanning, and remote diagnostics capabilities.
• SIQMA POS Point-of-sale system for energy retail enabling payment processing and transaction management at convenience retail locations within fuel stations.
• SIQMA FlowMax.AI AI-powered analytics solution for energy retail operations providing intelligent flow optimization and predictive capabilities for fuel retail management.
• SIQMA Hosted BOS Cloud-hosted back office solution for energy retail operations providing scalable management without on-premise infrastructure.
• entervo infinite Comprehensive parking management system platform offering modular, scalable solutions for parking space management across airports, event venues, cities, supermarkets, hotels, hospitals, shopping centres and truck parking facilities.
• entervo.core Core parking management system providing essential parking operations including ticket issuing, payment processing and access control.
• Fare Collection Systems Comprehensive fare management solutions for public transit including software platforms, sales devices, fare gates and validators for efficient passenger fare collection.
• ETCS (European Train Control System) European standard for train control and protection systems providing interoperable signalling for rail networks compliant with European railway standards.
• iBS (interlocking Building System) Modular interlocking system for railway signalling enabling centralized control of switches, signals and route setting for modern railway operations control.
• Stellwerkstechnik (Interlocking Technology) Comprehensive interlocking solutions including signal control, switch machine control, axle counting and route management for railway operations.
• Bahnübergangstechnik (Level Crossing Technology) Level crossing protection systems including barrier control, road signals, monitoring signals and vehicle/axle sensors for safe railroad crossings.
• Betriebsleittechnik (Operations Control Technology) Operations control systems for mainline and local public transport including train describer, operations information and VDV-based data pooling.
• BEST Planning System Planning system for railway interlockings that accelerates planning processes through standardized data management, interlocking simulation and statistical modules.
• BEST Training System (Stellwerkssimulation) Operating and interlocking simulation system for training railway personnel, providing realistic simulation of all interlocking functions with configurable train movements and operational disruptions.
• LeiDis-FI (Operations Information System) Area information system providing intelligent information management for infrastructure operators, collecting and analyzing train run data, timetable information and transmitting operational updates.
• ZNP801 Train Describer System Decentralized train tracking system for railway operations eliminating manual train announcing and providing train number displays, track diagrams and movement protocols.

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SOLUMcoreTechnology or Integration · 23 February 2026Strategic partnership to integrate SOLUM's Newton electronic shelf labels (ESL) and AIMS SaaS platform with Scheidt & Bachmann's SIQMA Nova.HOS forecourt control system. The integration enables centralized management of in-store price information and real-time price synchronization across petrol forecourt and convenience retail locations. Forecourt operators can synchronize price updates across multiple sites using open API architecture. Both companies showcased integrated solutions at EuroShop 2026, positioning the collaboration toward cloud-based, data-driven retail operations.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Thales Transportation: Thales provides ETCS signalling, interlockings, fare collection and ticketing solutions for mainline rail and urban transit. It overlaps with both the Signalling Systems and Fare Collection Systems divisions of Scheidt & Bachmann across European tenders.
• Wabtec Corporation: Wabtec supplies rail equipment, signalling and digital solutions through GE Transportation and other units. It competes with Scheidt & Bachmann in North American freight signalling and is a much larger publicly-listed peer.
• Hitachi Rail: Hitachi Rail (including former Ansaldo STS) is a major signalling and rail control vendor with ETCS and CBTC capabilities. It competes with Scheidt & Bachmann in mainline and urban signalling projects across Europe and the Middle East.
• Alstom: Alstom is a global rail OEM and signalling provider following its acquisition of Bombardier Transportation. It competes with Scheidt & Bachmann on signalling, interlockings and rail control and is a Tier-1 European incumbent with comparable safety-certified product lines.
• Siemens Mobility: Siemens Mobility is a division of Siemens AG offering rail signalling (ETCS, CBTC), interlockings, fare collection and rolling stock. It competes head-to-head with Scheidt & Bachmann's signalling division in ETCS tenders and is significantly larger, but does not specialize in fuel-retail forecourt systems like SIQMA.

Direct peers

• Flowbird (Parkeon / Cale): Flowbird Group combines the former Parkeon and Cale Wayfarer businesses, providing parking management and public transport ticketing solutions. It directly competes with Scheidt & Bachmann in both parking management and transit fare collection in Europe.
• SKIDATA: SKIDATA (part of Assa Abloy) provides parking management systems, access control and revenue management for airports, cities and event venues. It directly competes with the entervo parking solutions of Scheidt & Bachmann across European parking operators.
• Cubic Transportation Systems: Cubic Transportation Systems provides fare collection and ticketing solutions for public transit, including the NextWave account-based platform and back-office systems. It is one of the most direct global competitors to Scheidt & Bachmann's Fare Collection Systems division.

Emerging players

• Hectronic: Hectronic is a mid-sized European vendor of fuel retail management systems, payment terminals and forecourt automation. It is a smaller but direct competitor to Scheidt & Bachmann's SIQMA division in DACH and broader European markets.
• INIT Innovation in Transportation: INIT provides integrated ITS solutions for public transit including CAD/AVL, planning, ticketing and fare collection. It overlaps with Scheidt & Bachmann's Fare Collection Systems division, particularly with bus and multimodal transit operators.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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