Industrial Companies in Kloten

What Industrial Companies in Kloten does

Industrielle Betriebe Kloten AG (ibk), founded in 1903 and headquartered at Flughafenstrasse 25 in Kloten, Switzerland, is a regulated municipal multi-utility that supplies electricity, water, and natural gas within the city of Kloten. The company is incorporated as a Swiss Aktiengesellschaft (AG) under commercial register CH-020.3.020.579-7 and operates as a private entity effectively owned by or affiliated with the municipality. Its customer base spans private households, commercial and industrial businesses, builders/architects, and — most notably — Flughafen Zürich AG (Zurich Airport), identified as a primary long-term strategic customer. ibk also operates a fiber optic network for businesses and runs an emergency/picket service (Pikettnummer) for continuous infrastructure support. The workforce is small (11-50 employees), with active hiring in commercial, electrical control, and water-supply technician roles.

The technical core of the business is owned distribution infrastructure: electricity lines, water pipelines, and a gas distribution network, augmented by an intelligent metering (smart meter) rollout, an innosolvenergy-based energy data management (EDM) system for quarterly billing, and a self-service customer portal at my.ibkloten.ch. Reporting and operational technology are standard utility IT — there is no indication of proprietary AI/ML modeling. Around the regulated core, ibk has built an adjacent decarbonization product surface: photovoltaic electricity sourced locally (ibkmypvstrom), plug-and-play and balcony PV systems, self-consumption and energy-community frameworks (ZEV, vZEV, LEG), public EV charging stations, multi-family-building EV-charging advisory, and a free energy-consulting service for private customers.

Revenue is generated through regulated network-usage fees and volumetric charges for electricity, water, and gas, billed either quarterly (smart meter customers) or via two advance payments plus two consumption-based invoices per year (standard customers). Component-based billing separates energy consumption (kWh) from network-usage charges, and 2025/26 published tariffs indicate electricity price decreases in Kloten. The go-to-market is direct service delivery through owned infrastructure — there are no intermediaries, and the customer relationship is managed through the website, customer portal, on-site technical staff, and the customer-service center. Additional revenue lines include usage-based water and gas charges, e-mobility charging, energy-consulting services, and an Ökofonds environmental levy supporting local sustainability projects. Financial scale is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Industrial Companies in Kloten

Legal name

Industrielle Betriebe Kloten AG

Website

https://ibkloten.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1903

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Industrielle Betriebe Kloten AG (ibk) is a Swiss municipal multi-utility that supplies electricity, water, and natural gas to households, businesses, builders, and Flughafen Zürich AG within its exclusive Kloten service territory, supplemented by PV products, EV charging, and energy-community services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Kloten

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Electricity Distribution and Supply: Supply of electricity to population, commercial businesses, industry, and Flughafen Zürich AG. Revenue from energy sales and network usage fees. Component-based billing separating energy consumption (kWh) from network usage charges.
2. Water Supply: Water distribution to households and businesses in Kloten. Quarterly billing based on metered consumption.
3. Natural Gas Distribution: Responsible for the gas pipeline network in Kloten. Revenue from network usage and gas distribution services.
4. Energy Consulting Services: Fee-free energy advice services for private customers, including energy-saving tips, electricity consumer identification, and consultation on optimizing energy consumption
5. E-Mobility Charging Infrastructure: Public E-charging stations operated by ibk for electric vehicles

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Industrielle Betriebe Kloten AG (ibk) supplies electricity, water, and natural gas to private households, commercial businesses, industrial companies, and Flughafen Zürich AG through its owned distribution networks in Kloten, Switzerland. The company also offers energy consulting, photovoltaic electricity products, plug-and-play and balcony solar systems, public EV charging stations, smart meters, and a fiber optic network. Revenue is generated through component-based billing separating energy consumption from network usage charges, with quarterly invoicing for smart meter customers.

Product overview

Industrial Companies in Kloten (ibk) is a regional energy utility company operating as a multi-utility provider. The company offers a portfolio of core utility services: electricity (Strom), water (Wasser), and natural gas (Erdgas) supply for private customers, businesses, and the Zurich Airport. Supporting services include energy consulting, photovoltaic products (ibkmypvstrom), public EV charging stations, balcony/plug-and-play solar systems, and self-consumption solutions including energy communities (ZEV, vZEV, LEG). The company also provides a customer portal (my.ibkloten.ch) for accessing consumption data and managing accounts, operates fiber optic infrastructure, and is implementing smart meter rollout. The offering is structured as traditional utility services rather than a unified software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ostral: Energy services brand mentioned under the 'Mehr' (More) section of the company website

Products and services

• Strom (Electricity) Supply Electricity distribution and supply services for private households, commercial businesses, industrial companies, and Flughafen Zürich AG in Kloten, billed using component-based pricing that separates energy consumption from network usage charges, with quarterly invoicing for smart meter customers and annual advance/consumption invoicing for standard customers.
• Wasser (Water) Supply Water distribution services to households and businesses in Kloten via the owned water supply pipeline network, with quarterly billing based on metered consumption.
• Erdgas (Natural Gas) Supply Natural gas distribution and gas pipeline network management for the city of Kloten, with revenue from network usage and gas distribution services to households and businesses.
• Energieberatung (Energy Consulting) Free energy consulting services for private customers, including energy-saving tips, electricity consumer identification, household energy audits, and measurement bag/equipment loans to optimize energy consumption.
• Photovoltaikstrom aus Kloten (ibkmypvstrom) Photovoltaic electricity product for private customers and businesses using solar energy generated locally in Kloten, supporting local renewable energy consumption.
• Plug & Play and Balcony Photovoltaic Systems Ready-to-use and balcony photovoltaic system offerings that enable customers to easily install small solar systems for self-consumption of solar power.
• Eigenverbrauch, ZEV, vZEV, LEG (Self-Consumption and Energy Communities) Solutions for self-consumption of solar electricity, energy communities (ZEV), virtual energy communities (vZEV), and local energy groups (LEG) that enable shared use of locally generated solar electricity.
• Public E-Charging Stations Public electric vehicle charging stations operated by ibk for EV drivers in Kloten, with usage-based pricing for charging sessions.
• Intelligente Zähler (Smart Meters) Intelligent metering infrastructure with smart meters for electricity customers, enabling quarterly billing with exact consumption data, automatic meter reading, and supporting energy data management.
• Glasfasernetz (Fiber Optic Network) Fiber optic network infrastructure managed by ibk to provide connectivity services to businesses in Kloten.
• Kundenportal (Customer Portal - my.ibkloten.ch) Online customer portal for ibk customers to access electricity, water, and gas data, view consumption and costs, and manage contracts and service interactions.
• Ökofonds (Eco Fund) Environmental fund mechanism supporting sustainable energy projects in Kloten, administered according to the city of Kloten's public lighting levy regulation (VOGL).
• Laden im Mehrfamilienhaus (EV Charging in Multi-Family Buildings) Electric vehicle charging solutions and consultation for apartment buildings (multi-family homes), supporting the installation of EV charging infrastructure for residential tenants.
• Planauskunft (Plan Information) Infrastructure plan information service for builders, architects, and installers to access utility network plans for construction and planning purposes in Kloten.

Quantifiable outcome

• Decreasing electricity prices in Kloten

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Flughafen Zürich AGcoreOthersPrimary strategic customer and long-term reliable partner. ibk provides electricity supply and energy services to the airport infrastructure. The company aims to be a long-term reliable partner for Flughafen Zürich AG and supports the city of Kloten in implementing decarbonization.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Energie Wasser Bern (ewb): Bern municipal utility operating electricity, water, gas, and heat networks with comparable municipal ownership, integrated multi-utility billing, and significant investment in renewable energy and e-mobility.
• Stadtwerk Winterthur: Municipal multi-utility serving Winterthur with electricity, water, gas, and telecom, with a similar size band, captive Swiss municipality footprint, and energy-transition offerings including PV, heat, and e-mobility.
• ewz (Elektrizitätswerk der Stadt Zürich): Municipal utility of the city of Zurich operating electricity, telecom (fiber), and district-heating networks with comparable regulated multi-utility model, smart metering programs, PV and e-mobility offerings, and direct customer portal - the closest larger Swiss analog to ibk.
• IWB Basel (Industrielle Werke Basel): Basel's municipal multi-utility (electricity, water, gas, heating, telecom) operating in an adjacent Swiss-German market with comparable multi-utility model and renewable/electrification initiatives.

Broad incumbents

• BKW Energie AG: Large Swiss integrated energy group spanning generation, distribution, networks, and energy services across multiple cantons - broader incumbent that overlaps with ibk's distribution and energy services business.
• Axpo Holding AG: Switzerland's largest electricity producer and one of the largest distribution groups, operating across multiple cantons - relevant as the dominant incumbent in Swiss distribution and wholesale energy markets.
• Repower AG: Swiss energy utility with generation, distribution, and energy services across Graubünden, Ticino, and neighboring markets - comparable integrated utility with renewable generation and grid operations.

Regional players

• Groupe E: Western Swiss multi-utility (electricity, gas, heat, e-mobility) covering Fribourg and neighboring cantons - comparable multi-utility and energy transition offerings in a different Swiss geography.
• AEW Energie AG: Regional energy utility in northeastern Switzerland providing electricity, telecom (fiber), and energy services to municipalities and businesses - comparable mid-sized Swiss utility with similar municipal-customer orientation.
• Energie Thurgau: Cantonal energy utility in Thurgau offering electricity distribution, energy services, and fiber networks - comparable regional Swiss utility with similar B2B/B2C municipal service model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/industrielle-betriebe-kloten-ag

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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