TBF and Partner

What TBF and Partner does

TBF + Partner AG is a Swiss engineering and consulting firm founded in 1974, operating as a general planner (Gesamtplaner) across the full lifecycle of complex infrastructure projects — from project development and project management to engineering and organizational consulting. The firm employs over 400 multidisciplinary experts across eight offices in Switzerland (Zürich, Bern, Geneva, Lugano), Germany (Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart), and Italy (Milan, via wholly-owned subsidiary TBF + Partner S.r.l.), serving primarily municipal governments, energy utilities, transportation operators, and environmental services clients. Its delivery model is organized around flexible, cross-disciplinary project teams assembled by required competency rather than traditional hierarchy, and is monetized via project-based fee-for-service contracts quoted per engagement.

The firm's service portfolio is anchored on five core offerings — Project Development, Project Management, Engineering, Corporate Consulting, and General Planning — applied across four domains: Infrastructure, Mobility, Energy, and Environment. Notable clients include SBB (Swiss Federal Railways), Stadt Zürich, Kanton Bern, ewb (Energie Wasser Bern), BLS, and AVAG Umwelt AG, with active engagement on district heating expansion, wastewater treatment, rail accessibility, and flood-protection projects. The integrated single-source model is positioned as the primary differentiator, reducing coordination complexity for public-sector clients relative to multi-vendor procurement.

TBF + Partner AG is a privately held Swiss Aktiengesellschaft with no disclosed external funding, no parent company, and a partner-managed ownership structure (Thomas Vollmeier serves as Verwaltungsratspräsident / Board President). The firm celebrated its 50-year anniversary in 2024, underscoring continuity rather than rapid scaling. Revenue is not publicly disclosed; based on headcount and DACH professional-services benchmarks, annual revenue is estimated in the $50M–$100M range.

Name

TBF and Partner

Legal name

TBF + Partner AG

Website

https://tbf.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

TBF + Partner AG is a Swiss engineering consultancy founded in 1974, delivering integrated project development, project management, engineering, and corporate consulting as a general planner to municipalities, utilities, and infrastructure operators across Switzerland, Germany, and Italy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering Consulting Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Construction Management & Delivery (EPCM/CMAR/Design-Build Oversight) (EUANALAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Corporate & Voluntary Procurement Policy (PPAs, Green Tariffs, 24/7 CFE) (EUAMANAH)

Keywords

• Engineering consulting services
• Infrastructure planning services
• General planning
• Project management consulting
• Mobility energy consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Zürich

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering and Planning Services: Fee-for-service professional services including project development, project management, engineering, and organizational consulting. TBF acts as a general planner (Gesamtplaner) providing comprehensive services from a single source for complex infrastructure, energy, mobility, and environmental projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

TBF + Partner AG is a Swiss engineering and consulting firm operating as a general planner (Gesamtplaner) that delivers all services from a single source for complex infrastructure, energy, mobility, and environmental projects. Its offering combines project development, project management, engineering, and organizational/business consulting, with more than 400 multidisciplinary experts assembled in flexible project teams across offices in Switzerland, Germany, and Italy.

Product overview

TBF and Partner AG is a Swiss engineering consulting firm operating as a unified platform for multidisciplinary project services. The company offers an integrated portfolio of five core services: Project Development, Project Management, Engineering, Corporate Consulting, and General Planning (Gesamtplanung). These services are delivered across four key domains—Infrastructure, Mobility, Energy, and Environment—by over 400 experts working in flexible network organizations across eight locations in Switzerland, Germany, and Italy. As a general planner (Gesamtplaner), TBF provides comprehensive services from a single source, combining technical engineering, organizational consulting, and project coordination for complex societal projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Project Development (Projektentwicklung)
• Project Management (Projektmanagement)
• Engineering (Engineering)
• Corporate Consulting (Unternehmensberatung)
• General Planning (Gesamtplanung)
• Infrastructure Services
• Mobility Services
• Energy Services
• Environment Services

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Basler & Hofmann: Swiss engineering and consulting firm offering infrastructure, energy, mobility, and environmental planning services across multiple offices. Most directly comparable to TBF given overlapping service portfolio, Swiss base, and similar general-planner positioning with public-sector clients.
• Holinger: Swiss engineering consultancy focused on water, energy, environment, and infrastructure. Comparable to TBF in its integrated consulting-plus-engineering model and strong presence with Swiss municipal and utility clients.
• Gruner: Swiss engineering group operating across buildings, infrastructure, and energy with a multi-office presence. Directly comparable to TBF as a DACH-based multidisciplinary engineering firm serving public infrastructure and energy clients.
• BG Consulting Engineers: Swiss engineering consultancy with offices across Switzerland and Europe covering infrastructure, environment, and energy. Closely comparable to TBF in DACH-centric multi-disciplinary infrastructure consulting.
• Emch+Berger: Swiss engineering firm with broad infrastructure, environmental, and energy competencies. Comparable to TBF in service scope and Swiss public-sector client base.

Broad incumbents

• AFRY: Nordic-headquartered global engineering, design, and consulting firm with significant DACH operations across infrastructure, energy, and environment. Overlaps with TBF's service portfolio but at substantially greater scale and geographic breadth.
• Ramboll: Denmark-based global engineering, consulting, and project management firm active across energy, transport, water, and environment. Comparable to TBF in core service lines and public-sector client base but with global footprint and larger project scale.
• Arcadis: Global design, engineering, and consulting firm with strong European presence in mobility, water, and energy infrastructure. Overlaps with TBF's general planner / program management positioning on major public infrastructure programs.
• WSP: Global professional services firm with deep European infrastructure, environment, and energy practices. Competes with TBF for large public infrastructure programs across DACH and brings greater scale and digital tooling.
• Sweco: Nordic-headquartered European engineering and architecture consultancy active across water, energy, transport, and environment. Comparable to TBF in core disciplines and European public-sector client base, but with significantly larger scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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