iwb Ingenieure

What iwb Ingenieure does

iwb Ingenieure (legal entity: iwb Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH, "iwb Engineers") is an independent German engineering consulting and planning firm headquartered at Kajen 12, Hamburg. Founded in 1993, the firm delivers planning and project management services across five competency areas: architecture (Architektur), construction and project management (Bau- & Projektmanagement), construction ground/geotechnical (Baugrund), energy and technology (Energie & Technik), and civil engineering (Ingenieurbau). iwb operates through eight offices across Germany — Hamburg (HQ), Berlin, Braunschweig, Dortmund, Kaiserslautern, Kiel, Magdeburg, and Pinneberg — and four wholly-owned subsidiary entities (iwb Ingenieure Infrastruktur GmbH & Co. KG; iwb Ingenieure Generalplanung GmbH & Co. KG; iwb Ingenieure Energie GmbH & Co. KG; and iwb Ingenieure Beratung GmbH & Co. KG), each with personally liable partners managing their respective practices.

The firm's technical platform is centered on Open-BIM and CAD-supported design workflows conforming to VDI 2552 standards, enabling synchronized, interdisciplinary planning across architecture, structural engineering, geotechnical services, technical building equipment, and project management. iwb covers all HOAI (Honorarordnung für Architekten und Ingenieure – the German fee ordinance for architects and engineers) performance phases, from feasibility studies through construction supervision, and holds specialist certifications including KfW-40, KfW-55, Passive House (Passivhaus), LEED Gold, and BREEAM for sustainable building design, alongside DIN EN 14675 for fire alarm planning, VDI 6022 for ventilation, and DIN 4020 for geotechnical reporting. Notable delivery areas include contaminated-site remediation (Altlasten) and explosive ordnance clearance planning (Kampfmittelräumung), executed for clients such as HPA Hamburg Port Authority on the 3.7-hectare Steinwerder Hafen site.

Revenue is generated through project-based professional services fees structured under HOAI, acquired via direct enterprise sales, competitive public procurement, and repeat institutional relationships. The firm serves three primary customer segments — real estate developers and property owners, public sector and government entities, and industrial and infrastructure companies — with marquee references spanning Airbus Operations GmbH (continuous engagement since 2006 at Hamburg-Finkenwerder), Volkswagen Immobilien GmbH, Flughafen Hamburg GmbH, IKEA Verwaltungs-GmbH, E.ON edis AG (Berlin Brandenburg Airport energy centers), Deutsche Telekom (LEED Gold office in Hamburg City Nord), HPA Hamburg Port Authority, TenneT (380-kV underground cable in Lower Saxony, under Arbeitsgemeinschaft with Schüßler Plan), and multiple state and municipal authorities. The firm pursues a sales-led go-to-market, participating in flagship industry events such as EXPO REAL in Munich. Ownership is concentrated in managing directors Dipl.-Ing. Wolfgang Bredehöft and Tyll Pape M.Sc., with no external investors or parent company present in the source data.

Name

iwb Ingenieure

Legal name

iwb Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH

Website

https://iwb-ingenieure.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

iwb Ingenieure is a Hamburg-based independent German engineering consultancy delivering Open-BIM-enabled architecture, civil/structural, geotechnical, energy/technical, and project management services across eight German offices for real-estate, public-sector, and industrial clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering Consulting Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (54133), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Architectural Services (54131)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Compliance, Risk & EHS Management (BPABAAAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Digital Engineering & Project Delivery Tools (BIM/Digital Twin, Scheduling, Document Control) (EUAKAAAO), Mine Action & Explosive Ordnance Risk Reduction (EOD/ERW) (BPADAFAH)

Keywords

• Engineering consulting services
• Construction project management
• Building information modeling
• Technical building equipment
• Civil engineering planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: Professional engineering services including architectural planning, structural engineering, geotechnical consulting, technical building equipment (TGA), and project management. Services are delivered across all HOAI (Honorarordnung für Architekten und Ingenieure) performance phases for construction and infrastructure projects.
2. General Planning Services: Full-service general planning for complex construction projects, including coordination of all specialist trades and disciplines from initial feasibility studies through to construction supervision.
3. Project Management and Control: Project steering, control, and construction management services for major infrastructure and building projects, including contract management and claims management.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

iwb Ingenieure is an independent German engineering consultancy that provides interdisciplinary planning, consulting, and project management services for complex construction and infrastructure projects. The firm delivers general planning, structural engineering, geotechnical services, technical building equipment (TGA), energy concepts, and construction supervision across all HOAI performance phases, operating through eight offices throughout Germany.

Product overview

iwb Ingenieure is an engineering consulting firm offering comprehensive services across five core competency areas: Architecture, Construction & Project Management, Construction Ground, Energy & Technology, and Civil Engineering. The company operates through various subsidiary entities (iwb Ingenieure Infrastruktur GmbH & Co. KG, iwb Ingenieure Generalplanung GmbH & Co. KG, iwb Ingenieure Energie GmbH & Co. KG, and iwb Ingenieure Beratung GmbH & Co. KG) providing specialized services in their respective domains. Services include building and structural planning, geotechnical consulting, energy concepts and technical equipment, harbor and water construction, infrastructure planning, and project management across residential, commercial, industrial, and public sector projects throughout Germany.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture (Architektur)

Named customers11 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Schüßler PlancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partnership for planning documentation of 380-kV underground cable route in Lower Saxony for TenneT. iwb and Schüßler Plan collaborate as a working group (Arbeitsgemeinschaft) for this major infrastructure project.
• E.ON edis AktiengesellschaftcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with E.ON edis for the Berlin Brandenburg Airport energy centers project. Together with E.ON/edis, iwb won the Europe-wide contracting tender for airport energy supply and delivered complete general planning from LP 3 onwards.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• HPP Architekten: Düsseldorf-headquartered German architecture firm with integrated engineering and project management capabilities. Comparable to iwb in offering architecture-led, full-service general planning for complex buildings (offices, public, healthcare).
• Werner Sobek: Stuttgart-based engineering firm focused on structural design, facade engineering and sustainable building — overlapping strongly with iwb's Ingenieurbau and Energie & Technik service lines and its sustainability certification expertise (LEED, Passivhaus).
• Bollinger + Grohmann: Frankfurt-based structural and building services engineering consultancy with comparable size and service mix across architecture, structural engineering and sustainability — competing for the same complex-building tenders in the German market.
• OBERMEYER: Munich-based German engineering consultancy providing planning and project management for transport, buildings and energy infrastructure. Overlaps with iwb on civil/infrastructure engineering and multidisciplinary HOAI project delivery.
• Schüßler Plan: German engineering consultancy of comparable size offering general planning, structural and infrastructure services. Directly comparable — iwb and Schüßler Plan operate as an Arbeitsgemeinschaft on the TenneT 380-kV cable route in Lower Saxony and compete for the same HOAI-regulated tenders.
• Assmann Beraten + Planen: Hamburg-based architecture and engineering firm delivering integrated planning for buildings, interiors and infrastructure. Directly comparable to iwb on geography, full-service general planning model, and public-sector / industrial client base.

Broad incumbents

• Sweco: Nordic-headquartered engineering consultancy with growing German presence across buildings, transport and energy. Comparable to iwb on integrated planning for sustainable infrastructure, though significantly larger and internationally diversified.
• Arcadis: Global design and consultancy firm with a substantial German practice covering buildings, mobility and resilience. Competes with iwb on large infrastructure and public-sector tenders but at much greater scale and geographic breadth.
• WSP: Global engineering consultancy with significant German operations following the Wood E&IS acquisition. Competes with iwb for major infrastructure and energy-transition mandates but at much broader portfolio scale.
• Drees & Sommer: Germany's largest privately-held engineering consultancy, offering integrated building, infrastructure, energy and project management services. Larger and broader than iwb, but competes directly for the same full-service general planning mandates across public and private sectors.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/kulturimzelt

Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries4 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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