Etraxa

What Etraxa does

Etraxa AG is a Swiss vacuum excavation services company headquartered in Hünenberg, Switzerland, founded in 2007 as a spin-off from the Saugmaster service division of a construction company. The company operates Switzerland's largest fleet of 16 specialized suction excavator trucks (Saugbagger) plus one compact Power VAC-Trailer (Sauganhänger), performing high-precision material removal at distances up to 100 metres via radio remote-controlled hydraulic arms. Services span seven verticals: civil engineering (utility line maintenance, pipe rehabilitation), rail and track construction (ballast removal for SBB and operators, including active-rail work), building construction and renovation, industrial cleaning, emergency and disaster response, municipal administration, and agriculture.

Name

Etraxa

Legal name

Etraxa AG

Website

https://etraxa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Etraxa AG is Switzerland's largest vacuum excavation services provider, operating a fleet of 16 specialized suction excavator trucks and serving construction, rail, municipal, industrial, and agricultural clients nationwide with 24/7 emergency response since 2007.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vacuum Excavation Services

NAICS

Waste Collection (5621)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Construction Debris Removal (C&D Hauling) (HSAKALAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Commercial Junk Removal & Hauling (HSAKALAB), Demolition Debris & Light Tear-Out Cleanouts (HSAKALAN), Debris Removal & Access Restoration (Roads/Sites) (EUAEAIAK)

Keywords

• Vacuum excavation services
• Suction excavator fleet
• Civil engineering services
• Underground utility maintenance
• Emergency response services

Headquarters

HQ city

Hünenberg

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Vacuum Excavation Services (Saugbagger-Dienstleistungen): Primary revenue stream from providing suction excavation services to construction, industrial, municipal, and agricultural clients across Switzerland. Charged on an hourly or per-job basis. The company emphasises that despite sometimes slightly higher hourly rates, total project costs are lower due to efficiency, speed, and avoidance of damage and follow-up costs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Etraxa AG provides professional suction excavation (Saugbagger) services to construction, municipal, industrial, rail, agricultural, and emergency-response clients across Switzerland. Using Switzerland's largest fleet of 16 specialized vacuum excavator trucks plus a compact Power VAC-Trailer, the company removes bulk materials such as earth, mud, gravel, sand, ash, ballast, slurry, and demolition debris at distances up to 100 metres, with on-site disposal and 24/7 nationwide coverage.

Product overview

Etraxa is a market-leading provider of professional suction excavation services in Switzerland, operating the country's largest fleet of 16 specialized suction excavator trucks (Saugbagger) under the PowerEtraxer™ brand. The company also offers the compact Power VAC-Trailer (Sauganhänger) for tight-access areas. Core services include suction excavation, material removal, and emergency response available 24/7 via their Pikettdienst. The fleet serves multiple industry verticals: civil engineering (Tiefbau), rail/track construction (Bahn & Gleisbau), building construction and renovation (Hochbau & Umbau), industrial cleaning, agricultural services, municipal administration, and disaster/emergency response. The fleet features 8m3 collection containers and lateral dump capability, with suction reach up to 100 meters. All operators are ETR-certified. The company was founded in 2007 as a spin-off and maintains approximately 30 employees across Switzerland.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Saugbagger Suction Excavator Fleet Service Core on-site suction excavation service using 16 specialized trucks to remove soil, debris, sludge, gravel, sand, ash, ballast, slurry, and other bulk materials with 8m³ containers, lateral dumping, and remote-controlled hydraulic arms. Sold to construction, municipal, rail, industrial, agricultural, and emergency-response customers across Switzerland.
• Power VAC-Trailer (Sauganhänger) Service Compact, autonomously operated suction trailer (Height 3.735m, Length 5.225m, Width 1.840m) with crane-lift capability and a closed Big Bag system for dust-free disposal. Sold for confined-access sites such as underground car parks, low-clearance buildings, and mountain regions where standard trucks cannot operate.
• Pikettdienst 24/7 Emergency Suction Service

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 60% cost savings compared to conventional manual excavation
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Tozzo GruppecoreStrategic or Co-development Partneretraxa is structurally integrated into the Tozzo Gruppe of northwest Switzerland but acts independently and is primarily accountable to its clients. This constellation makes etraxa a long-term reliable, substantively strong partner with broad expertise and service spectrum for its customers.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Vermeer Corporation: US/Netherlands-headquartered manufacturer of vacuum excavators and horizontal directional drills. Not a service competitor but the principal equipment supplier to the vacuum excavation industry that Etraxa operates in; comparable as the upstream technology provider for this category.
• GapVax: North American manufacturer of industrial vacuum trucks and hydro excavators used in the same end markets Etraxa serves. Comparable as the equipment-side enabler of the vacuum excavation service category rather than as a direct service competitor.
• Tozzo Gruppe: Swiss construction and services conglomerate that owns Etraxa. Not a peer in the services market but the parent entity whose capital allocation and strategy directly shape Etraxa's growth path.

Broad incumbents

• Clean Harbors: Large North American environmental and industrial services company offering vacuum truck services, hazardous waste handling, and emergency response. Comparable to Etraxa's industrial-cleaning and emergency-response segments as a broad incumbent offering overlapping capabilities within a much wider portfolio.
• Republic Services: Major US waste management company operating collection fleets and providing commercial/industrial services. Comparable to Etraxa as a broad incumbent in refuse/waste collection that could theoretically add specialized vacuum excavation services alongside its core portfolio.

Direct peers

• Mammoth Environmental Services: US-based vacuum excavation and industrial cleaning services company with a national fleet. Highly comparable operating model to Etraxa: truck-mounted vacuum excavation serving construction, utility, rail, and emergency-response end markets on a project-basis.
• McVac Environmental Services: US-based hydro and vacuum excavation contractor serving utility, municipal, and industrial customers. Comparable to Etraxa in core service offering (vacuum excavation for underground utility clearance, daylighting, and emergency response) and B2B/government client mix.
• MTS Mobile Tiefbau Saugservice: German vacuum/suction excavation service provider operating Saugbagger trucks across southern Germany. Directly comparable to Etraxa in service model (hourly/per-job suction excavation for civil engineering, construction, and industrial clients) and equipment fleet, serving as the closest DACH-market direct peer.

Regional players

• Saur (Suez): France-headquartered water and waste services group operating across Europe. Comparable to Etraxa as a regional water/waste infrastructure services provider with municipal contracts; relevant peer for evaluating scale benchmarks in European municipal services.
• Saugbagger Scholz: German vacuum excavation specialist serving construction and civil-engineering clients. Closely comparable to Etraxa in equipment (Saugbagger trucks) and service menu, but operates regionally in Germany rather than nationwide Switzerland.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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