IUB Engineering

What IUB Engineering does

IUB Engineering AG, operating jointly with IM Maggia Engineering SA under the Engineering Gruppe brand, is a privately held Swiss engineering consulting group headquartered in Bern and Locarno. Founded approximately 50 years ago, the group employs 101-250 people across 12 Swiss office locations and provides multidisciplinary engineering services to federal and cantonal authorities, energy utilities, railway operators, and municipal clients. The service portfolio is organized across technical disciplines — hydropower and hydraulic engineering, underground construction, civil and structural engineering, railway infrastructure, traffic technology and tunnel equipment, telecommunications/FTTH, and automation/IT — supplemented by project management, expert assessments, due diligence, and physical/numerical model testing conducted partly in collaboration with ETH Zurich's VAW Laboratory. The group functions as a total planner (Gesamtplaner), covering projects from feasibility studies and conceptual design through construction supervision and commissioning.

The group's core methodology is Building Information Modelling (BIM), implemented since 2014, using a Single Source of Truth approach across multi-discipline projects with software including Allplan, REVIT, Civil 3D, Solibri, and BIMPlus. Revenue is generated through professional engineering services fees contracted primarily via Swiss public tendering processes for government infrastructure (ASTRA, Swissgrid, SBB/CFF, cantonal authorities) and via direct commissioning from enterprise clients such as Axpo subsidiaries, KW Schächen AG, and EnBAG AG. Landmark project references include the Kraftwerke Linth-Limmern pumped storage plant (1000 MW, CHF 1.8 billion project value), the Sihl flood protection Lake Zurich spillway (CHF 160 million), A8 ASTRA tunnel rehabilitation (CHF 101 million), and the Substation Winkeln 220 kV replacement for Swissgrid (CHF 22 million, 2024-2030). The group has selectively expanded internationally into the Balkans (Albania Fangut hydropower, 65 MW), Turkey, and Georgia, while domestically broadening into FTTH/telecommunications planning and electromechanical systems integration.

Name

IUB Engineering

Legal name

IUB Engineering AG

Website

https://engineering-group.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

IUB Engineering (Engineering Gruppe) is a privately held Swiss engineering consultancy with 101-250 staff across 12 Swiss offices, providing total planning services in hydropower, underground construction, water engineering, and civil/structural infrastructure for federal, cantonal, and utility clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Infrastructure Engineering Consulting

NAICS

Engineering Services (54133), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Engineering Services (541330)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Energy Systems & Power Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial & Process Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAF), Construction Management & Delivery (EPCM/CMAR/Design-Build Oversight) (EUANALAE), I&C / Controls & Automation Commissioning (DCS/PLC/SCADA) (EUAEAJAD), DER & Microgrid Interconnection / Grid Edge Integration Services (EUAEANAF), Maintenance & Reliability (RCM, Work Management, Spares) (EUANALAH)

Keywords

• Hydropower engineering services
• Underground construction engineering
• Infrastructure planning consulting
• Water engineering services
• Civil structural engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

Bern

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: Professional engineering services revenue generated through consulting, planning, project management, construction supervision, and expert assessments for infrastructure projects. Services are provided across hydropower, underground construction, water engineering, and civil engineering disciplines.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

IUB Engineering AG (together with IM Maggia Engineering SA) provides comprehensive engineering consultancy and total planning services for infrastructure projects in hydropower, underground construction, hydraulic/water engineering, and civil/structural works. The firm delivers end-to-end project services from feasibility studies, design, and BIM-based coordination through construction supervision and commissioning for clients such as Swissgrid AG, ASTRA, SBB/CFF, Kraftwerke Linth-Limmern AG, and cantonal authorities across Switzerland. Services also extend to electromechanical equipment planning, FTTH fiber optic networks, railway infrastructure, automation/IT systems, expert assessments, and physical/numerical model testing in collaboration with ETH Zurich.

Product overview

IUB Engineering AG, together with its parent company IM Maggia Engineering SA, operates as an engineering group offering comprehensive civil engineering and infrastructure consulting services across Switzerland. The portfolio consists of core engineering service lines organized by technical discipline (hydropower/hydraulic engineering, underground construction, civil/structural engineering, railway infrastructure, traffic technology, telecommunications, automation/IT) complemented by project delivery services (BIM-based planning, project management, expert assessments, and numerical analyses). The company functions as a traditional engineering consultancy rather than a software product company, providing services through multidisciplinary teams across multiple Swiss office locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hydropower and Hydraulic Engineering Services
• Underground Construction Engineering
• Civil and Structural Engineering
• River Engineering and Revitalisation
• Railway Infrastructure Engineering
• Traffic Technology and Tunnel Equipment
• Telecommunications and Telematics
• Control Technology, Automation and IT
• Building Information Modelling (BIM) Services
• Project Management and Client Support
• Expert Opinions, Design Assessments and Due Diligence
• Pilot Projects and Numerical Analyses

Quantifiable outcome

• BIM methodology reduces unforeseen construction changes and improves project quality through Single Source of Truth approach
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 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 minor and core.

• Swisscom (Schweiz) AGminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Swisscom acts as cooperation partner for FTTH infrastructure construction in Upper Valais. IUB Engineering develops FTTH concepts for EnBAG AG in coordination with Swisscom's network expansion.
• IG AlpenstromcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2007Engineering consortium formed for the Limmern pumped storage plant project. IUB Engineering and IM Maggia Engineering participated alongside other partners to deliver the 1000 MW facility under the IG Alpenstrom consortium.
• Kraftwerke Linth-Limmern AG (KLL) c/o Axpo Power AGcoreOthersClient relationship for the Limmern pumped storage plant project. IUB Engineering and IM Maggia Engineering delivered engineering services as part of the IG Alpenstrom consortium for this approximately CHF 1.8 billion project.
• Federal Roads Office ASTRAcoreOthersFederal Roads Office ASTRA is the client for the A8 maintenance project covering tunnel rehabilitation work. IUB Engineering operates in consortium for this CHF 101 million infrastructure maintenance project.
• DANET AGminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDANET AG is responsible for planning, construction, and operation of fiber optic networks owned by Upper Valais municipalities. IUB Engineering provides FTTH planning services in coordination with DANET's network development.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• AFRY (formerly ÅF and Pöyry): Large Nordic-origin engineering consultancy with deep hydropower, tunneling, and infrastructure practices across Europe. Competes with IUB on large Swiss hydropower and public infrastructure tenders, but operates at vastly greater scale across multiple sectors.
• ILF Consulting Engineers: Austrian-origin international engineering consultancy active in hydropower, tunneling, and transportation infrastructure. Comparable to IUB on large international hydropower and tunnel projects.
• Tractebel (ENGIE): Large European engineering consultancy with hydropower, infrastructure, and energy practices. Competes with IUB on major international hydropower and dam mandates such as Fangut-class projects.
• Fichtner: German-headquartered engineering consultancy with strong hydropower and energy infrastructure practice. Competes with IUB on European hydropower, substation, and grid mandates.

Direct peers

• Stucky (formerly Stucky SA / Gruner Stucky): Swiss engineering consultancy with a long heritage in hydropower, dams, and water engineering. Closest direct competitor to IUB on hydropower and hydraulic engineering work in Switzerland and internationally.
• Amberg Engineering: Swiss engineering consultancy specializing in underground construction, tunneling, and rail infrastructure. Directly comparable to IUB on tunnel and rail mandates, often competing in the same consortium arrangements.
• Pini Group: Swiss engineering firm with multidisciplinary infrastructure and tunneling capabilities. Direct domestic competitor to IUB on tunnels, rail, and complex public infrastructure programs.
• Basler & Hofmann: Swiss engineering group with comparable multidisciplinary infrastructure practice covering civil, structural, energy, and transportation. Strong domestic headcount and competes with IUB across Swiss public tenders.
• Emch+Berger: Swiss engineering firm active in civil, structural, and infrastructure engineering with comparable regional presence. Overlaps with IUB on cantonal road, rail, and structural engineering mandates.

Regional players

• Nippon Koei: Japanese engineering consultancy with one of the world's largest hydropower practices. Comparable to IUB on international hydropower and dam mandates, but with a primarily Asian geographic focus.

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

Subsidiaries11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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