What Imtech Traffic & Infra does

Imtech Belgium NV designs, realizes, and maintains technical installations for buildings and industry in Belgium, operating as a multi-technical subcontractor across HVAC, electrical, sanitary, industrial automation, building management, and energy systems. It is organized into four service lines — Smart Buildings (BMS and intelligent energy management), Building Technics (HVAC, electricity, sanitary, small jobs), Building Maintenance (long-term service contracts), and Industrial Solutions (process automation, process engineering, MES via its proprietary ImPlant platform, E&I engineering, in-house panel building, and hardware engineering / piping). Customers are enterprise and institutional: hospitals (AZ Diest, CM Hasselt, Revapolis), pharma and life-sciences (Sanofi Ghent, KU Leuven Bio-Incubator 4&5), government and military (Royal Military Academy 10-year contract, European Commission / Montgomery Parc, Brandweerzone Oost-Limburg), logistics and port operators (Port of Antwerp-Bruges, including Belgium's first hydrogen boiler pilot and e-tug charging), real estate (Luxia/AXA-BNPP, D'Ieteren Immo Mobilis), industrial process operators (Boortmalt, Nerta, Brady), and leisure (Pairi Daiza Edenya). Underlying technology combines BIM-based design coordination (Revit), in-house panel building, BMS integration with Honeywell / Johnson Controls / Belimo / LabControl components, ATES geothermal, four-pipe heat pumps, VAV control, and the ImPlant V6.0 MES used to run Boortmalt's maltings (the world's largest). Revenue is generated through project-based design-build fees, DBFM (Design-Build-Finance-Maintain) contracts via its parent Cordeel Group, and multi-year maintenance agreements; the company is B2B only, project-quoted, and operates exclusively through direct enterprise field sales across seven Belgian offices. Approximate scale is €170M annual turnover with 650+ employees and ~1,000 active customers, making Imtech one of the larger Belgian multi-technical installation specialists, with a recent August 2025 SDM-led capital reinforcement designed to professionalize and scale the business further.

Name

Imtech Traffic & Infra

Legal name

Imtech Belgium NV

Website

https://imtech.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

1860

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Imtech Belgium NV designs, installs, and maintains multi-technical building and industrial systems (HVAC, electrical, sanitary, automation, BMS) for enterprise and institutional customers across Belgium, with proprietary ImPlant MES for industrial batch control.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Building Technical Installation Services

SIC

Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Automation Software (SCADA, HMI, MES, Historian) (IMAHAHAJ)

Keywords

• HVAC installation services
• Building technical installations
• Industrial automation solutions
• Building maintenance services
• Energy management systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Drongen

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Design, Realization & Maintenance of Technical Installations: Imtech generates revenue through project-based fees for the design, installation, and ongoing maintenance of HVAC, electrical, sanitary, industrial automation, and building management systems for buildings and industrial sites. Revenue comes from both new construction projects and long-term maintenance contracts (e.g., 10-year Royal Military Academy maintenance contract).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Imtech Belgium NV is a multi-technical installation company that designs, realizes, and maintains technical installations for buildings and industry. Its core offering spans four service areas: Smart Buildings (building management and intelligent energy management), Building Technics (HVAC, electricity, sanitary, small jobs), Building Maintenance, and Industrial Solutions (process automation, process engineering, MES, E&I and panel building, hardware engineering and piping). The company also develops ImPlant, a proprietary Manufacturing Operations Management System (MOMS/MES) used to control batch-oriented industrial processes.

Product overview

Imtech is a multi-technical installation company that designs, realizes, and maintains technical installations for buildings and industry. The company operates four main service areas: Smart Buildings (building management and energy management systems), Building Technics (HVAC, electricity, sanitary, and small jobs), Building Maintenance, and Industrial Solutions. Within Industrial Solutions, ImPlant is their proprietary Manufacturing Operations Management System (MOMS/MES) product for batch control and production optimization. The company serves diverse sectors including offices, healthcare, education, logistics, data centers, and industrial segments such as pharma, food & beverage, and automotive. Imtech is part of Cordeel Group and employs over 650 people across 7 locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Smart Buildings Integrated solutions combining building management systems (BMS) and intelligent energy management for office buildings, public buildings, healthcare, logistics, data centers, and education customers seeking optimized building performance, comfort, and sustainability.
• Building Technics Multi-technical installation services covering HVAC, electricity, sanitary installations, and small jobs for offices, public buildings, healthcare facilities, commercial buildings, data centers, and culture/leisure venues.
• Building Maintenance Technical maintenance, ongoing management and ad-hoc service for installed building systems (HVAC, electrical, sanitary), delivered through multi-year contracts (e.g., 10-year maintenance contracts and 20-year maintenance agreements).
• Industrial Solutions Comprehensive industrial automation and engineering services including process automation, process engineering, MES implementation (ImPlant), electrical & instrumentation (E&I), in-house panel building, and hardware/piping engineering for animal & compound feed, food & beverage & fine chemicals, pharma, automotive, environment, and bulk liquid storage sectors.
• ImPlant MES Proprietary Manufacturing Operations Management System (MOMS/MES) developed by Imtech for batch-oriented industrial production. Provides real-time data-driven insights, PLC/SCADA integration, E&I engineering, and installation services. Deployed to control the world's largest maltings (Boortmalt) and to optimize batch production at Nerta.

Quantifiable outcome

• EcoVadis score improvement from 60 (2022) to 68 (2024), ranking top 8% in industry.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Elektrotechniek Van Hecke (EVH)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 December 2021Imtech Belgium acquired Elektrotechniek Van Hecke (EVH) in Evergem in December 2021. EVH provides industrial electrical installations and panel building in the North Sea Port/Ghent-Zeehaven/Terneuzen region since 1993. Approximately 40 employees joined Imtech, led by CEO Peter Van Hecke.
• Cordeel GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerImtech is a subsidiary of Cordeel Group, an independent family-owned Belgian construction group with 1,600 employees and €800M annual turnover. Cordeel Group remains the reference shareholder following SDM Corporate Finance Group investment in 2025. Imtech retains its management team, culture and autonomy while benefiting from R&D support, Legal, IT, and facilities. Projects are frequently co-developed (e.g., Revapolis with Cordeel and Hooyberghs, Mobilis with D'Ieteren Immo).
• SodexocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerImtech and Sodexo jointly deliver facility management for the Royal Military Academy in Brussels. Imtech handles all building-related technical maintenance while Sodexo provides soft services under a 10-year partnership.
• Damen ShipyardsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerImtech worked directly with Damen Shipyards on the Port of Antwerp-Bruges project to install the charging station and cabling between container, charging arm, inverter, and high-voltage cabin for the Volta 1 electric tugboat.
• C-concreteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerC-concrete (part of Cordeel Group) supplied the concrete base for the charging station at Port of Antwerp-Bruges.
• C-guardminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerImtech collaborated with C-guard for intrusion detection, camera surveillance, fire detection, aspirating units, access control and videophony systems at the Brady Zele production site.
• TractebelminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTractebel acted as the design team for the hydrogen boiler pilot project at Port of Antwerp-Bruges, part of the Horizon 2020 PIONEERS initiative.
• CollignonminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCollignon handled electrical engineering for the Edenya Pairi Daiza project, working alongside Imtech which managed HVAC and sanitary installations.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Unica Belgium: Unica is a Dutch/Belgian multi-technical installation specialist with strong overlap in HVAC, electrical, and building automation services. A close peer to Imtech in scope, customer type, and project complexity.
• Spie Belgium: Spie is a leading European multi-technical services provider with a substantial Belgian operation offering HVAC, electrical, and industrial automation services. Directly competes with Imtech for the same large institutional and industrial multi-technical contracts in Belgium.
• VINCI Energies Belgium: VINCI Energies operates across Belgium in electrical installations, HVAC, and industrial automation through its Axians, Cegelec and Omexom brands. Directly competes for the same multi-technical installation contracts as Imtech, with comparable end-market exposure.
• ENGIE Solutions (Equans) Belgium: Equans/ENGIE Solutions is one of Belgium's largest multi-technical installation and facility management providers, covering HVAC, electrical, and energy services. Competes head-to-head with Imtech on large DBFM projects and long-term maintenance contracts.

Broad incumbents

• Cegelec (VINCI Energies): Cegelec is a major European multi-technical contractor specializing in electrical and HVAC installations across building and industrial markets. Part of VINCI Energies and competes with Imtech on larger industrial and infrastructure projects.
• Siemens Smart Infrastructure: Siemens Smart Infrastructure provides building automation, energy management and industrial automation at global scale. Overlaps with Imtech on automation/BMS components across larger installations.
• Honeywell Building Technologies: Honeywell is a global building management system and automation vendor; Imtech integrates Honeywell BMS as a partner. Relevant as a competitor in BMS/automation scope and a partner/incumbent on projects like Sanofi Ghent.
• Johnson Controls: Johnson Controls is a global HVAC and building automation provider whose BMS platform Imtech integrates (e.g., AZ Diest hospital). A broad incumbent overlapping with Imtech's BMS/HVAC scope.
• Schneider Electric (Belgium): Schneider Electric provides building management, electrical distribution and industrial automation solutions. Overlaps with Imtech on the equipment and automation layer of multi-technical projects.

Others

• Cordeel Group: Cordeel Group is Imtech's parent company and a Belgian general construction group with €800M turnover. Not a direct competitor but the most economically linked peer, providing referral pipeline and integrated DBFM project opportunities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ImtechBelgium
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/imtech-belgie

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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