What Lanner does

Lanner is a UK-headquartered specialist in predictive simulation software and digital twin solutions, founded in 1996 and now operating as part of Royal HaskoningDHV under the Twinn brand. Its core product, the Witness Simulation Software, applies discrete event simulation (DES) to build dynamic virtual models of existing and planned facilities and operations, enabling enterprise customers to validate capital and operational decisions in a risk-free environment before physical implementation. The broader portfolio includes the Predictive Simulation Suite, a Digital Twins service, the L-Sim and LNG Logistics Simulator products, the Witness Apps add-on ecosystem, and a Witness Academic Partnerships program, all targeted at industrial and process-oriented customers.

The company serves enterprise clients across nine verticals — aerospace, automotive, aviation, contact centers, food and beverage, healthcare, manufacturing, nuclear, and supply chain — with publicly cited engagements including Ford Valencia (AGV strategy), Safran Aircraft Engines (predictive digital twin directing millions in investment), and Britvic (site logistics). Revenue is generated through enterprise software licensing and subscriptions, supplemented by professional training and consulting services delivered by an in-house team of trainers, consultants, and product experts. Go-to-market is direct enterprise sales with regional offices in Birmingham, UK and Houston, USA, supported by a quote-based annual subscription pricing model with no publicly disclosed price points. Following acquisition by Royal HaskoningDHV, the legal entities are Haskoning UK Ltd. and Haskoning USA Inc., and the operating model is that of a subsidiary within a global engineering and project management conglomerate.

Name

Lanner

Legal name

Haskoning UK Ltd.

Website

https://lanner.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Lanner (now part of Royal HaskoningDHV's Twinn brand) provides discrete event simulation software and digital twin solutions, led by the Witness platform, to enterprise customers in manufacturing, aerospace, logistics, and related industrial verticals for risk-free validation of operational decisions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Simulation Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Twins & Scenario-Based Systems Training (Equipment/Process Simulators) (EDAFAJAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Modeling, Simulation, Digital Twins & Mission Rehearsal Systems (IMABAOAL), Digital Engineering & Project Delivery Tools (BIM/Digital Twin, Scheduling, Document Control) (EUAKAAAO)

Keywords

• Discrete event simulation
• Digital twin software
• Predictive simulation suite
• Operations modelling
• Simulation consulting services

Headquarters

HQ city

Warwick

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses and Subscriptions: Revenue generated from Witness Simulation Software licenses and Predictive Simulation Suite subscriptions for enterprise clients
2. Training and Consulting Services: Professional simulation modelling training and consulting services delivered by professional trainers, consultants and product experts

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Lanner develops and sells predictive simulation software and digital twin solutions built around its Witness discrete event simulation platform. The offerings enable enterprises to model existing and planned facilities, processes, and operations in a virtual, risk-free environment to validate decisions, optimize productivity, and build operational resilience. The portfolio is complemented by professional simulation modelling training and consulting services delivered by in-house experts.

Product overview

Lanner is now part of Haskoning under the Twinn brand, offering a unified portfolio of predictive simulation and digital twin solutions. The core offering includes the Predictive Simulation Suite for building dynamic operational models, Witness Simulation Software for discrete event simulation in risk-free virtual environments, and Digital Twins for business resilience. Additional specialized products include L-Sim and the LNG Logistics Simulator, with Witness Apps as add-on extensions. The portfolio is complemented by Simulation Modelling Training and Consulting services, serving industries including aerospace, automotive, aviation, contact centers, food and beverage, healthcare, manufacturing, nuclear, and supply chain logistics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Predictive Simulation Suite Suite of predictive simulation software that builds dynamic models of processes and operations to improve productivity and maximise profitability, sold to enterprise clients across multiple industries.
• Witness Simulation Software Discrete event simulation software that validates decisions in a risk-free environment using virtual models of existing and planned facilities and operations, used across aerospace, automotive, manufacturing and other industries.
• Digital Twins Digital twin solutions that drive value and build business resilience by enabling meaningful and valuable operational change across facilities and processes.
• L-Sim Simulation product within the Twinn portfolio providing simulation capabilities for various industry applications, including logistics.
• LNG Logistics Simulator Specialized simulator for LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) supply chain and operations modeling.
• Simulation Modelling Training Comprehensive, customisable training service led by professional trainers, consultants and product experts to build customer capability in simulation modelling.
• Modelling Support and Consulting

Quantifiable outcome

• Ford Valencia shaped AGV strategy through simulation
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature6 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Siemens Digital Industries Software (Tecnomatix): Siemens' Tecnomatix portfolio is a leading industrial simulation and digital manufacturing suite directly comparable to Lanner's Witness, targeting factory layout, material flow, and production optimization in the same enterprise manufacturing customers.
• Dassault Systèmes (DELMIA): DELMIA, part of Dassault's 3DEXPERIENCE platform, offers digital manufacturing and discrete event simulation that overlaps directly with Witness in factory logistics, AGV strategy, and production planning.
• Rockwell Automation (Arena Simulation): Rockwell's Arena Simulation is a discrete event simulation tool directly comparable to Witness, used for process improvement in manufacturing and logistics — sold as part of Rockwell's broader industrial automation suite.
• Honeywell UniSim: Honeywell's UniSim is a process simulation suite used in oil & gas, refining, and LNG — directly comparable to Lanner's LNG Logistics Simulator and process-industry modeling offerings.
• Aspen Technology (Aspen Plus / HYSYS): AspenTech provides process simulation software used across chemicals, energy, and LNG — overlapping with Lanner's industrial process and LNG logistics modeling work.
• ANSYS: ANSYS is a broad engineering simulation platform whose digital twin and systems simulation capabilities compete with Lanner's Twinn digital twin and Witness simulation offerings in industrial and aerospace accounts.
• PTC (ThingWorx / Creo): PTC provides digital twin and industrial IoT software (ThingWorx) that overlaps with Lanner's digital twin business in manufacturing and product lifecycle contexts.
• Hexagon (MSC Software / Hexagon PPM): Hexagon's MSC Software and asset lifecycle offerings include CAE and digital twin capabilities that compete with Lanner's simulation and digital twin portfolio in industrial asset-intensive customers.

Direct peers

• AnyLogic: AnyLogic is a specialist multi-method simulation platform (DES, agent-based, system dynamics) competing head-to-head with Witness in supply chain, manufacturing, and logistics use cases at enterprise customers.
• Simio Software: Simio is a focused discrete event and 3D simulation vendor competing with Witness in manufacturing, healthcare, and logistics use cases at mid-market and enterprise customers.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Xx.com/lanner

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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