B+S

What B+S does

B+S AG is a privately held Swiss engineering and planning firm founded in 1997 and headquartered in Bern, with additional offices in Zürich and Luzern. The company operates across three core business divisions — Verkehrsanlagen (Traffic Infrastructure), Areale und Gebäude (Areas and Buildings), and Umwelt, Energie und Wasser (Environment, Energy and Water) — delivering comprehensive planner and engineer services in approximately 30 specialized technical fields. Its client base is anchored in the Swiss public sector, including federal agencies such as ASTRA (Federal Roads Office) and BBL (Federal Buildings and Logistics), cantonal governments (notably Kanton Luzern), municipalities, and major railway operators including SBB (Swiss Federal Railways) and BLS, with select private-sector engagements such as Migros Aare.

The firm's technical backbone is built on Building Information Modeling (BIM) and digital planning methodologies applied across the project lifecycle. Notable capabilities include a dedicated BIM management and overall coordination role on complex infrastructure programs, as well as BIM2LCA — a proprietary application integrating BIM models with Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and CO₂ calculations under the SNBS (Swiss Sustainable Building Standard) Infrastructure framework. These digital tools support sustainability reporting, interoperability across disciplines, and lifecycle evaluation for tunnels, railway stations, highways, and water infrastructure. The firm emphasizes interdisciplinary teams spanning traffic engineering, structural engineering, environmental science, hydrology, and civil/hydraulic engineering.

B+S AG operates a professional services revenue model, earning fees through project-based contracts, framework agreements, and consortium commissions. Go-to-market is concentrated on competitive bidding and long-term direct relationships within Switzerland — notably as a member of multiple engineering consortia (IG) including IG Nuovo Gottardo (Gotthard Second Tube), IG Bahn+ (SBB track renewal framework), IG 3B+ (Gümligen Süd decongestion), IG Bümpliz, and the Planergemeinschaft Generalplaner Bern verbindet. The firm is registered as a Swiss Aktiengesellschaft (AG), is privately held with no disclosed external investors or parent company, and currently employs 251–500 staff. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, consistent with its B2B public-sector contracting model.

Name

B+S

Legal name

B+S AG

Website

https://bs-ing.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

B+S AG is a Swiss engineering and planning firm delivering infrastructure, building, and environmental services across approximately 30 technical disciplines. The company serves Swiss federal, cantonal, and municipal governments and railway operators from offices in Bern, Zürich, and Luzern.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Berne

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 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 and Planning Services: B+S AG generates revenue through providing comprehensive engineering and planning services for infrastructure projects including railways, roads, buildings, and environmental works. Services include project leadership, planning, design, construction management, and environmental consulting across approximately 30 specialized technical fields.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

B+S AG is a Swiss engineering and planning firm providing interdisciplinary consulting and design services across three core areas: traffic infrastructure (rail and road), areas and buildings, and environment, energy and water. The company supports public and private clients from feasibility and concept studies through detailed design, project execution and lifecycle-oriented operations support, applying BIM-based digital planning and interdisciplinary coordination.

Product overview

B+S AG is a Swiss engineering and planning firm offering comprehensive planner and engineering services across three core business fields: Verkehrsanlagen (Traffic Infrastructure), Areale und Gebäude (Areas and Buildings), and Umwelt, Energie und Wasser (Environment, Energy and Water), along with specialized solutions in approximately 30 technical disciplines. The company operates as a unified engineering services provider rather than a software product company, delivering integrated project planning, consulting, and realization services. Core capabilities include BIM/digital planning, sustainability assessment, and specialized technical services spanning railway construction, bridge engineering, tunnel construction, environmental engineering, water management, and traffic planning. The company maintains offices in Bern, Zürich, and Luzern.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Verkehrsanlagen (Traffic Infrastructure)
• Areale und Gebäude (Areas and Buildings) Planning and engineering services for site/area development and buildings, including structural and infrastructure aspects of public and private construction projects. Target clients include public-sector building owners such as BBL and private real-estate owners such as Migros Aare.
• Umwelt, Energie und Wasser (Environment, Energy and Water) Environmental, energy and water engineering services, including environmental impact assessment, water and wastewater planning, hydraulic engineering, and BIM2LCA-based life-cycle assessment. Target clients are public authorities and private operators needing sustainability, water and environmental compliance support.
• BIM-Management / BIM-Coordination Independent Building Information Modeling management and coordination services across disciplines and project partners, including model-based design, digital twins, and BIM2LCA integration. Sold primarily to public infrastructure clients running complex, multi-stakeholder projects.

Named customers7 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

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• IG Nuovo GottardocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerB+S AG is a member of the IG Nuovo Gottardo consortium responsible for detailed planning of the Gotthard second tube project, one of Switzerland's largest infrastructure projects.
• IG Bahn+coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerB+S AG is a member of the IG Bahn+ engineering consortium holding SBB framework contracts for rail track renewal projects across Switzerland.
• IG 3B+coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerB+S AG is a member of the IG 3B+ consortium responsible for general planning services for the SBB AS25 Gümligen South decongestion project.
• IG BümplizcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerB+S AG is a member of the IG Bümpliz consortium providing overall construction management for Bern Bümpliz Nord station modernization.
• Planergemeinschaft Generalplaner Bern verbindetcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerB+S AG serves as a shareholder in the planning consortium for Bern main station expansion project.

Scale indicators3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• AFRY: Major Nordic-headquartered engineering consultancy with deep rail, road, and infrastructure practices that competes against B+S on large SBB and federal procurements in Switzerland.
• WSP: Global professional services firm with a significant transport and infrastructure practice and established Swiss presence, competing with B+S on major infrastructure tenders.
• Stantec: Global engineering and consulting firm with transportation, water, and environmental practices that increasingly compete for European federal and rail infrastructure work, including Switzerland.
• Rambøll Group: Global engineering, architecture, and consultancy group with a transport/infrastructure practice actively bidding Swiss federal and railway programs where B+S competes.
• Arcadis: Global design and consultancy firm with mobility, water, and environmental expertise that bids on European public infrastructure programs adjacent to B+S's Swiss federal work.

Direct peers

• CSD Ingenieure AG: Swiss engineering and consulting group active in infrastructure, environment, water, and buildings — comparable service breadth and Swiss public-sector focus to B+S AG.
• F. Preisig AG: Swiss engineering consultancy with similar combined transport, tunnel, building, and environmental practices, frequently partnering on or competing against B+S for SBB and ASTRA work.
• Amstein + Walthert AG: Swiss engineering firm combining building services, infrastructure, and environmental disciplines; comparable 'full-service under one roof' positioning to B+S in the Swiss market.
• Basler & Hofmann AG: Swiss engineering consulting firm headquartered near Zurich with transport, environment, and building divisions that closely mirror B+S AG's three-line practice and Swiss public-sector client base.
• Emch+Berger AG: Swiss engineering firm offering planning and consulting in infrastructure, transport, environment, and buildings — direct overlap with B+S on rail/road projects and federal-cantonal tenders.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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