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Namestring
VLB Engineering
Legal namestring
VLB Engenharia
Websiteurl
vlb.com.br
Company typeenum
Private
Founded yearint
1993
Short descriptiontext

Brazilian engineering design and consulting firm, founded 1993, delivering project engineering for hydroelectric, wind, solar, thermal, and infrastructure clients across nine Latin American and African countries, with proprietary DELCAR and AUTOCON software tools.

Operating statusenum
Operating
Ownership categoryenum
Headcount rangeband
101–250
akta.pro rankint
HeadquartersBelo Horizonte, Brazil
HQ citystring
Belo Horizonte
HQ countrystring
Brazil
HQ regionstring
Latin America
Markets served

Serves global market

Offices2 records

Each record includes

City, Country, Type, Description, Source

Keyword5 values
engineering consulting services, hydropower engineering, renewable energy projects, infrastructure design, project management services
Industry4 codes
1Construction Management & General Contracting (EPCM, Scheduling, QA/QC, HSE)
CodeEUAMAFAJPrimaryNo
2Engineering design services (line design, substation design, civil/structural)
CodeEUADAKAGPrimaryNo
3Wind Farm EPC & Balance of Plant Construction (Civil, Electrical, Substations)
CodeEUAMACAFPrimaryNo
4Civil & Site Works EPC (Earthworks, Roads, Drainage, Foundations)
CodeEUAEADAAPrimaryNo
NAICS code1 code
  • Engineering Services54133
SIC code1 code
  • Services-Engineering Services8711
Product category
Engineering Consulting Services
Social media profiles1 record
GTM motion2 records

Each record includes

Type, Description, Source

Revenue model1 record
1Engineering Project Services
TypeProfessional Services
Description

Project engineering and consulting services including pre-projects, executive projects, construction supervision, and project management. Revenue generated through project-based engagements with energy and infrastructure clients.

vlb.com.br
Distribution channels1 record

Each record includes

Title, Type, Scope, Target buyer, Description, Source

Cost components5 values
Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales
Pricing details1 tier
1Custom project-based pricing
ModelOtherBilling cadenceMulti-year contract
Notes

Project fees determined based on scope, complexity, and client requirements. No standard pricing tiers publicly available.

vlb.com.br
GTM typeB2B
B2B
Offering typeServices
Services
Core offering1 text field

VLB Engenharia is a Brazilian engineering design and consulting firm providing pre-project services (geological and geotechnical investigations, topographical and bathymetric surveys, technical reports, inventories, preliminary designs, cost estimates, and budgets) and executive project services (technical specifications, construction supervision, project management, owner engineering, and construction inspection). Projects span hydroelectric, wind, solar, thermal power generation, water supply, airports, mining, transportation infrastructure, industrial installations, and buildings.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Product and service2 records
1Engenharia de Pré-projetos (Pre-project Engineering Services)
CategoryEngineering Consulting — Pre-project Services
Description

Pre-project engineering services for energy and infrastructure clients, including geological and geotechnical investigations, topographical surveys, bathymetric surveys, technical reports, inventories, preliminary designs, cost estimates, and budgets. Intended for utilities, power generators, infrastructure developers, and industrial operators initiating new engineering projects.

2Projetos Executivos (Executive Project Services)
CategoryEngineering Consulting — Executive Project Services
Description

Executive project design services including technical specifications, construction supervision, project management, owner engineering, and construction inspection (fiscalization). Delivered to energy utilities, power generators, infrastructure developers, and industrial operators across hydroelectric, wind, solar, thermal, water supply, airport, mining, transportation, and building projects.

Scale indicator2 records

Each record includes

Type, Value, Description, Source

Peers10 records
1Intertechne
TypeDirect peer
Description

Brazilian engineering consultancy specializing in hydroelectric and infrastructure projects. Head-to-head competitor to VLB on Brazilian hydro design (VLB lists Intertechne among its customers, evidencing direct overlap on joint project work).

2Artelia
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

International engineering consultancy with energy, water, and infrastructure practices. Comparable to VLB in multi-sector engineering design and project management services for power and infrastructure clients.

3Voith Hydro
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Global hydro equipment manufacturer and engineering services provider. VLB lists Voith as a customer (executive project for UHE Água Vermelha), evidencing close working overlap on hydro project engineering.

4Stucky (Gruner)
TypeDirect peer
Description

Swiss engineering consultancy specialized in hydropower and water infrastructure design. Highly comparable to VLB on hydro project engineering services and dam/hydraulic structure design.

5PCE Engenharia
TypeDirect peer
Description

Brazilian engineering firm providing design and consulting across power generation, transmission, and infrastructure. Directly comparable to VLB on renewable energy engineering services and project consulting.

6Enerconsult
TypeRegional player
Description

Brazilian energy consulting and engineering firm serving power generation and transmission clients. Comparable to VLB on technical due diligence, owner engineering, and renewable project consulting.

7Leme Engenharia
TypeDirect peer
Description

Brazilian engineering consultancy focused on hydroelectric power and infrastructure design. Closely comparable in size, geography, and service mix to VLB, competing for the same Brazilian utility and IPP clients.

8AFRY (formerly Pöyry)
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Global engineering and consulting firm with a strong hydropower and renewable energy practice in Latin America. Comparable to VLB on hydro and renewable project design, but at significantly larger scale.

9Norconsult
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Norwegian engineering consultancy with global energy, hydropower, and infrastructure practices. Comparable to VLB on renewable energy project engineering and multi-disciplinary design services.

10Tractebel (Engie)
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Global engineering consultancy and Engie subsidiary with a large hydropower, renewables, and T&D practice. Directly comparable to VLB on hydro and renewable engineering design and project management, but with vastly deeper resources and a broader geographic footprint.

Market position
Customer concentration

Classification, Details

Named customers18 records

Each record includes

Name, Industry, Type, Use case, Source, UUID

Segment3 records

Each record includes

Title, Type, Primary, Description, Pain point addressed, Use case, Source

Ideal customer profile3 records

Each record includes

Profile, Firmographic size, Sales motion, Sales cycle length, Buying structure, Purchase trigger, Buyer persona, Geography, Industry vertical, Primary use case, Description, Pain points, Evidence proof points, Target buyer

Technology focused
No
API detail
Has APIbool
No

Docs URL, Description

AI maturity
App detail

Has app

Feature2 records

Each record includes

Title, Differentiator, Description, Source

Core technology
Revenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Number of profiles
No data
Compliance1 record

Each record includes

Name, Class, Description

Funding overview

Funding stage, Last funding date, Total funding USD

Funding rounds

Each record includes

Round, Amount USD, Date, Pre money valuation, Total investors, Investors, News

Investors

Each record includes

Name, Type, Date of entry, Rounds participated, Website

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

M&A

Each record includes

Name, Acquisition type, Announced date, Completed date, Status, Website, News

Investment

Each record includes

Name, Round, Announced date, Lead investor, Website, News

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

VLB Engineering

Engineering Consulting Servicesvlb.com.br

Brazilian engineering design and consulting firm, founded 1993, delivering project engineering for hydroelectric, wind, solar, thermal, and infrastructure clients across nine Latin American and African countries, with proprietary DELCAR and AUTOCON software tools.

VLB Engineering firmographics

Firmographics
Name
VLB Engineering
Legal name
VLB Engenharia
Website
https://vlb.com.br
Company type
Private
Founded year
1993
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
101–250 employees
Short description
Brazilian engineering design and consulting firm, founded 1993, delivering project engineering for hydroelectric, wind, solar, thermal, and infrastructure clients across nine Latin American and African countries, with proprietary DELCAR and AUTOCON software tools.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Where VLB Engineering is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Belo Horizonte
HQ country
Brazil
HQ region
Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

VLB Engineering business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

  1. Engineering Project Services: Project engineering and consulting services including pre-projects, executive projects, construction supervision, and project management. Revenue generated through project-based engagements with energy and infrastructure clients.

Pricing tiers

ModelBillingPrice
OtherMulti-year contractCustom project-based pricing

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

VLB Engineering product offering

Product offering

Core offering

VLB Engenharia is a Brazilian engineering design and consulting firm providing pre-project services (geological and geotechnical investigations, topographical and bathymetric surveys, technical reports, inventories, preliminary designs, cost estimates, and budgets) and executive project services (technical specifications, construction supervision, project management, owner engineering, and construction inspection). Projects span hydroelectric, wind, solar, thermal power generation, water supply, airports, mining, transportation infrastructure, industrial installations, and buildings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • Engenharia de Pré-projetos (Pre-project Engineering Services) Pre-project engineering services for energy and infrastructure clients, including geological and geotechnical investigations, topographical surveys, bathymetric surveys, technical reports, inventories, preliminary designs, cost estimates, and budgets. Intended for utilities, power generators, infrastructure developers, and industrial operators initiating new engineering projects.
  • Projetos Executivos (Executive Project Services) Executive project design services including technical specifications, construction supervision, project management, owner engineering, and construction inspection (fiscalization). Delivered to energy utilities, power generators, infrastructure developers, and industrial operators across hydroelectric, wind, solar, thermal, water supply, airport, mining, transportation, and building projects.

Companies that use VLB Engineering

Customer profile

Named customers18 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

VLB Engineering technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

VLB Engineering partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Scale indicators2 records

VLB Engineering competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

  • Intertechne: Brazilian engineering consultancy specializing in hydroelectric and infrastructure projects. Head-to-head competitor to VLB on Brazilian hydro design (VLB lists Intertechne among its customers, evidencing direct overlap on joint project work).
  • Stucky (Gruner): Swiss engineering consultancy specialized in hydropower and water infrastructure design. Highly comparable to VLB on hydro project engineering services and dam/hydraulic structure design.
  • PCE Engenharia: Brazilian engineering firm providing design and consulting across power generation, transmission, and infrastructure. Directly comparable to VLB on renewable energy engineering services and project consulting.
  • Leme Engenharia: Brazilian engineering consultancy focused on hydroelectric power and infrastructure design. Closely comparable in size, geography, and service mix to VLB, competing for the same Brazilian utility and IPP clients.

Broad incumbents

  • Artelia: International engineering consultancy with energy, water, and infrastructure practices. Comparable to VLB in multi-sector engineering design and project management services for power and infrastructure clients.
  • Voith Hydro: Global hydro equipment manufacturer and engineering services provider. VLB lists Voith as a customer (executive project for UHE Água Vermelha), evidencing close working overlap on hydro project engineering.
  • AFRY (formerly Pöyry): Global engineering and consulting firm with a strong hydropower and renewable energy practice in Latin America. Comparable to VLB on hydro and renewable project design, but at significantly larger scale.
  • Norconsult: Norwegian engineering consultancy with global energy, hydropower, and infrastructure practices. Comparable to VLB on renewable energy project engineering and multi-disciplinary design services.
  • Tractebel (Engie): Global engineering consultancy and Engie subsidiary with a large hydropower, renewables, and T&D practice. Directly comparable to VLB on hydro and renewable engineering design and project management, but with vastly deeper resources and a broader geographic footprint.

Regional players

  • Enerconsult: Brazilian energy consulting and engineering firm serving power generation and transmission clients. Comparable to VLB on technical due diligence, owner engineering, and renewable project consulting.

Market position

Customer concentration

VLB Engineering social profiles

Digital presence

VLB Engineering compliance and trust

Trust signal

Compliance1 record

VLB Engineering financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

VLB Engineering leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

VLB Engineering funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

VLB Engineering M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

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

Frequently asked questions about VLB Engineering

What does VLB Engineering do?

VLB Engenharia is a Brazilian engineering design and consulting firm providing pre-project services (geological and geotechnical investigations, topographical and bathymetric surveys, technical reports, inventories, preliminary designs, cost estimates, and budgets) and executive project services (technical specifications, construction supervision, project management, owner engineering, and construction inspection). Projects span hydroelectric, wind, solar, thermal power generation, water supply, airports, mining, transportation infrastructure, industrial installations, and buildings.

Is VLB Engineering a public or private company?

VLB Engineering is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.

When was VLB Engineering founded?

VLB Engineering was founded in 1993. It employs 101 to 250 people.

Where is VLB Engineering based?

VLB Engineering is headquartered in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, in the Latin America region.

How does VLB Engineering make money?

One revenue line is on record: engineering Project Services.

Who are VLB Engineering's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Intertechne, Stucky (Gruner), PCE Engenharia and Leme Engenharia. Broad incumbents are Artelia, Voith Hydro, AFRY (formerly Pöyry), Norconsult and Tractebel (Engie). Enerconsult is listed as a regional player.

Does VLB Engineering have an API?

No public API is recorded for VLB Engineering.

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