IVU

What IVU does

IVU Ingenieurbüro für Versorgungs- und Umwelttechnik GmbH is a privately held German engineering consultancy founded in 1994 and headquartered in Bernau bei Berlin, with a secondary office in Mühlenbeck bei Berlin. The firm delivers HOAI-compliant planning, project management, and construction supervision services across four core domains: urban gas infrastructure (Berlin supply area, HOAI phases 2-8), regional gas infrastructure (the ONTRAS overregional network across all new German federal states, HOAI phases 3-9), traffic facilities (roads, pedestrian and bicycle paths, bus stops, surface drainage), and settlement water management (drinking water supply, sewage and rainwater disposal, pumping stations, retention and infiltration systems, plus rehabilitation concepts for canals). The firm grants crossing agreements with Deutsche Bahn AG as part of its municipal infrastructure work.

The company's business model is professional services, with revenue generated through project-based consulting fees governed by HOAI (Honorarordnung für Architekten und Ingenieure) fee structures and individual project negotiations. IVU serves a vertical mix of municipal and public clients (primary), private sector developers, and energy sector clients — most notably ONTRAS Gastransport GmbH, a core strategic partner. The firm operates a sales-led, direct-engagement go-to-market, winning work through public tenders and direct client relationships. Marketing is minimal, with the corporate website (ivu-online.de) serving as the primary digital presence. The firm is led by Managing Director Tim Arminger (Dipl. Ing. (FH)), remains privately held with no external investors, and operates with 11-50 employees — a small, regionally focused consultancy without disclosed subsidiaries, M&A activity, or external funding.

Name

IVU

Legal name

IVU Ingenieurbüro für Versorgungs- und Umwelttechnik GmbH

Website

https://ivu-online.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

IVU Ingenieurbüro für Versorgungs- und Umwelttechnik GmbH is a German engineering consultancy founded in 1994 providing HOAI-compliant planning, project management, and construction supervision for gas, water, wastewater, and traffic infrastructure across the new German federal states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering Consulting Services

NAICS

Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (23711), Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures Construction (237120), Engineering Services (54133), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Construction Management & General Contracting (EPCM, Scheduling, QA/QC, HSE) (EUAMAFAJ)

Keywords

• Engineering consulting services
• Gas infrastructure planning
• Water management consulting
• Traffic facility engineering
• Municipal infrastructure design

Headquarters

HQ city

Mühlenbeck

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Engineering and Planning Services: IVU generates revenue through providing comprehensive consulting and planning services across all phases of HOAI (German fee structure for architects and engineers) for municipal infrastructure projects including gas infrastructure, water supply, sewage systems, and traffic facilities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

IVU is a German engineering consultancy that provides planning, project management, and construction supervision services for municipal and private infrastructure projects. Its work covers gas pipeline networks (urban and supra-regional), drinking water supply, sewage and rainwater disposal, and traffic facilities, delivered in accordance with HOAI (Honorarordnung für Architekten und Ingenieure) fee and phase structures.

Product overview

IVU is an engineering consulting firm offering specialized planning and project management services across four core areas: urban gas infrastructure (Berlin area), regional gas infrastructure (ONTRAS network, all new federal states), traffic facilities, and settlement water management (drinking water, sewage, rainwater). The company serves municipal clients, private developers, and the energy sector with consulting, planning, and construction supervision services following HOAI (German fee structure for architects and engineers).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gas innerstädtisch (Urban Gas Infrastructure) Planning and construction supervision for development, expansion, and renovation of urban gas infrastructure in the Berlin supply area, covering HOAI phases 2-8, including network connection planning for new house connections in phases 3-5.
• Gas überregional (Supra-regional Gas / ONTRAS) Planning and construction supervision for supra-regional gas infrastructure across all new federal states of Germany, covering HOAI phases 3-9. Includes feasibility studies, property agreements, and coordination with Deutsche Bahn AG for the ONTRAS gas transport network.
• Verkehrsanlagen (Traffic Facilities) Engineering services for traffic facilities including inner-city roads, pedestrian and bicycle paths, traffic-calmed areas, bus stops, and associated surface drainage systems.
• Siedlungswasserwirtschaft (Settlement Water Management) Comprehensive consulting and planning services across all HOAI phases for drinking water supply, sewage and rainwater disposal, pumping stations, retention tanks, infiltration systems, canal dimensioning, rehabilitation concepts, and Deutsche Bahn AG crossing agreements.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ONTRAS (Ontras Gastransport GmbH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIVU works on planning and construction supervision for ONTRAS's overregional gas infrastructure across the new German federal states. This is a core strategic relationship for their regional gas operations, with IVU providing services in HOAI phases 3-9.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• KREBS+KIEFER Ingenieure GmbH: Mid-size German engineering consultancy offering planning and supervision across civil, traffic, and supply infrastructure projects. Comparable to IVU as a competing German engineering services firm for municipal and public-sector tenders.
• Schüßler-Plan Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH: German engineering consultancy specializing in infrastructure planning for roads, rail crossings, and urban utilities. Directly comparable to IVU's traffic and Deutsche Bahn crossing agreement work in the German public infrastructure market.
• BPR Dr. Schäpertöns Consult GmbH: German civil engineering consultancy focused on infrastructure planning including municipal water, gas, and traffic projects. Directly comparable to IVU's service portfolio across the new federal states.
• INROS LACKNER SE: German engineering consultancy providing planning and project management for infrastructure, water, and environmental projects. Directly comparable to IVU in terms of mid-size German engineering services for public-sector infrastructure across water and gas-related scopes.
• ICL Ingenieur Consult GmbH: German engineering consultancy providing infrastructure planning services in transport, water, and supply systems. Comparable mid-size competitor to IVU in the eastern German public-sector engineering market.

Broad incumbents

• Sweco GmbH: Subsidiary of Swedish engineering group Sweco, providing broad infrastructure and environmental engineering services across Germany. Larger incumbent operating in many of the same water, gas, and transport infrastructure domains as IVU.
• Arcadis Germany GmbH: German operations of global design and engineering consultancy Arcadis, active in water, mobility, and infrastructure projects. Broader, larger-scale incumbent that overlaps with IVU's municipal infrastructure scope.
• AFRY Deutschland GmbH: German subsidiary of AFRY (formerly Pöyry), providing engineering services across energy, infrastructure, and water. Larger incumbent active in gas transmission planning, overlapping with IVU's ONTRAS-related work.
• Ramboll Deutschland GmbH: German arm of international engineering consultancy Ramboll, offering broad infrastructure, water, and environmental services. Larger incumbent that competes for the same municipal infrastructure tenders as IVU.

Others

• GASCADE Gastransport GmbH: German gas transmission operator running long-distance pipeline networks in Germany. Comparable not as a competitor but as the type of operator that commissions the kind of planning and construction supervision work IVU performs for ONTRAS.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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