Coplan

What Coplan does

COPLAN AG is an independent German architecture and engineering firm headquartered in Eggenfelden, Bavaria, operating as a Generalplaner (general planner) with over 200 employees across 10 German regional offices and international subsidiaries in New York (COPLAN Inc.) and Bucharest (COPLAN C.A.I. SRL), plus associated entities AU Consult GmbH and Dr.-Ing. Steinle GmbH. The firm provides integrated planning services across the full construction lifecycle, covering architecture, structural engineering (Tragwerksplanung), building services engineering (electrical, supply, measurement/control, automation), infrastructure (roads, bridges, squares), water and wastewater management, environmental and waste management, and energy planning. Underlying methods include Building Information Modeling (BIM), Lean Construction/Design, and Integrated Project Delivery (IPA / Integrierte Projektabwicklung), positioning COPLAN as a single point of contact that consolidates all planning trades under one roof rather than requiring clients to coordinate separate specialist firms.

The company generates revenue through project-based professional service fees, serving a client base that spans public sector (state construction offices, counties, municipalities such as Stadt Eggenfelden and Landkreis Tirschenreuth), industrial and manufacturing clients (Müller Milch, Goldsteig dairy, MAN Truck & Bus, BMW-related road infrastructure), healthcare (Kliniken Nordoberpfalz AG, a multi-decade relationship since 1998), and commercial developers. Projects are acquired through public tendering, direct procurement, and recurring client relationships, with regional offices enabling local market coverage across Bavaria, Saxony, and adjacent regions, while international subsidiaries pursue US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and other cross-border engagements. The firm operates as a Mitarbeiter-AG (employee-owned stock corporation), structurally aligning employee interests with company performance and preserving independence from external capital.

Name

Coplan

Legal name

COPLAN AG

Website

https://coplan-online.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

COPLAN AG is a German employee-owned architecture and engineering general planner with 200+ staff across 10 German offices and subsidiaries in the US and Romania, providing integrated BIM-based planning across architecture, structural engineering, building services, infrastructure, water/wastewater, and energy for public sector, industrial, healthcare, and commercial clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architecture & Engineering Services

NAICS

Nonresidential Building Construction (2362), Industrial Building Construction (23621), Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540), Water Supply (4941)

akta.pro primary industry

Design-Build / EPC General Contracting (IMAFAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial/Process Plant General Contracting (IMAFAAAH), Commercial General Contracting (New Build) (IMAFAAAA), Infrastructure Planning, Capital Programs & Project Delivery Offices (PMOs) (BPAIALAJ)

Keywords

• Architecture engineering services
• General planning services
• Building information modeling
• Infrastructure engineering design
• Industrial construction planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Eggenfelden

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - Architecture and Engineering: Project-based fees for comprehensive planning services across architecture, structural engineering, building technology, infrastructure, water/wastewater, environmental engineering, and energy. Services span from initial planning through construction supervision.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

COPLAN AG is an independent architecture and engineering general planner (Generalplaner) providing integrated planning services across object construction, industrial construction, building technology, infrastructure, water/wastewater, environmental, and energy disciplines. With over 200 specialists across 10 German offices plus international subsidiaries in the US and Romania, the firm delivers projects from initial planning through construction supervision for public-sector clients, industrial manufacturers, healthcare providers, and commercial developers, applying BIM, Lean Construction, and Integrated Project Delivery methodologies.

Product overview

Coplan AG operates as a unified architecture and engineering services firm (Generalplaner Architekten Ingenieure) offering integrated planning services across multiple disciplines. The company provides general planning, object construction, industrial construction, building technology, infrastructure, water and wastewater management, environmental services, and energy planning. A subsidiary operation, the Kopier- und Druckzentrum (Copy and Printing Center), provides printing, copying, plotting, scanning, and finishing services to both internal and external customers. The offerings are organized as a full-service planning firm with in-house specialists covering all planning trades in the construction sector.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Generalplanung (General Planning) Comprehensive project planning covering Hochbau (above-ground construction), Tiefbau (civil engineering), and Gebäudetechnik (building services engineering), delivered as a general contractor for planning to public-sector, industrial, and commercial clients.
• Objektbau (Object / Building Construction) Planning services for public buildings, office and administration facilities, residential buildings, and interior spaces.
• Industriebau (Industrial Construction) Structural planning, operational buildings, production facilities, and logistics buildings for industrial clients such as food processing, automotive, and pharmaceutical manufacturers.
• Gebäudetechnik (Building Technology) Electrical engineering, supply engineering, measurement and control (MSR) technology, and building automation planning services.
• Infrastruktur (Infrastructure)

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Merrick and CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partner in COPLAN MERRICK JV LLP, a joint venture established for US government contracting. COPLAN Inc. serves as the US entity for formal procurement by US government agencies, partnered with Merrick and Company based in Greenwood Village, Colorado.
• Roske & AssociatesminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerNew York-based firm handling business administration, accounting, and firm headquarters functions for COPLAN Inc. in the United States.
• Dr.-Ing. Steinle GmbHminorOthersSubsidiary/partnership specialized in wastewater technology. Collaborated on projects such as planning of machinery technology for Kläranlage Johanniskirchen.
• AU Consult GmbHminorOthersSubsidiary company within the COPLAN Group.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Ramboll: Large global engineering, architecture, and consultancy firm with deep Nordic and German presence. Comparable in water/wastewater, environment, and infrastructure planning, though significantly broader in scale and geography.
• Sweco: European engineering and architecture consultancy with strong German and Nordic operations. Comparable across water, environment, infrastructure, and building design, though at substantially larger scale.
• WSP Germany: Global engineering professional services firm operating in Germany across property, transport, environment, and water — comparable in service mix, particularly Wasser/Abwasser and Infrastruktur, but at much larger scale.
• Arcadis: Global design and consultancy firm with significant German footprint covering buildings, water, environment, and infrastructure. Comparable in service breadth though not in scale or Mittelstand positioning.
• HOCHTIEF Engineering: Major German-headquartered construction and engineering group with internal design/planning capabilities for complex infrastructure and industrial projects. Comparable in industrial and infrastructure planning scope, though operating as a contractor-led incumbent.

Direct peers

• Drees & Sommer: Stuttgart-headquartered German engineering and consulting firm with a comparable Generalplaner-style offering across building, infrastructure, and sustainability. Strong overlap in DGNB-certified sustainability advisory, BIM delivery, and industrial/real-estate clients.
• Ingenieurbüro Grassl: German engineering firm specialized in structural engineering, bridge design, and infrastructure — a relevant peer in COPLAN's Infrastruktur and Tragwerksplanung service lines.
• Sellhorn Ingenieurconsult: Hamburg-based engineering consultancy providing integrated planning across buildings, infrastructure, and environmental projects. Overlaps with COPLAN in multi-disciplinary German general-planning work.
• KREBS+KIEFER Ingenieure: Mid-sized German engineering firm offering architecture, structural, and infrastructure planning. Comparable in scale (~10 offices) and in serving public-sector infrastructure clients across multiple German Länder.
• Schüßler-Plan: German full-service engineering consultancy covering infrastructure, structural engineering, and project management. Directly comparable in its multi-discipline Generalplaner model serving public-sector clients across Germany.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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