What SPEGA does

SPEGA operates as the building automation brand of SafeSquare GmbH, a privately held German GmbH founded in 2000 and headquartered in Radevormwald, Germany. The company focuses exclusively on room automation for commercial buildings in the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland), serving building owners, investors, specialist planners, and system integrators through a managed partner channel and direct sales. With 11-50 employees, SPEGA is positioned as a Mittelstand specialist in a defined niche rather than a broad-line automation provider.

The company's core product is the e.control room automation system, which integrates HVAC, lighting, and sunblind control through multiple open protocols — BACnet/IP at the management level, LON at the automation level, and DALI, SMI, MP-Bus, and EnOcean at the field device level. The system is engineered to achieve GA efficiency class A per DIN EN 15232 without programming, using pre-tested, parameterizable software objects whose function is guaranteed at the device level. The portfolio spans universal room controllers (clima DL-110, RCM, RO, LCD series), modular actuators across M-, R-, and D-series, fire damper modules (clima BSK), multisensors (lumina MS4), weather sensors (ombra series), touch room control devices (tactio S/M/L), and system distributors, alongside supporting software (e.control Designer for graphical room management, ALEX 4 for LON network planning, dialog Web for web/IP-phone-based room control).

Revenue is generated primarily through hardware sales on a project-based, quote-driven basis, with secondary streams from one-time software licenses (e.control Designer, ALEX 4) and professional services (project planning and technical support). Distribution is handled through a system partner network in DACH supported by a direct sales team of electrical engineering and building automation specialists, with tender specifications (Ausschreibungstexte) downloadable from the corporate website. The company's only disclosed named enterprise reference is the ThyssenKrupp headquarters project, and its most recent public recognition is the Building Efficiency Award 2011 for best automation system. Martin Mentzel serves as authorised managing director of SafeSquare GmbH.

Name

SPEGA

Legal name

SafeSquare GmbH

Website

https://spega.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SPEGA, a brand of SafeSquare GmbH, is a German Mittelstand provider of the e.control room automation system for commercial buildings in the DACH region, integrating HVAC, lighting, and sunblind control via open protocols and selling hardware and software through a system partner network to building owners and integrators.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Room Automation Systems

NAICS

Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use (334512)

SIC

Auto Controls For Regulating Residential & Comml Environments (3822)

akta.pro primary industry

Building Automation Systems (BAS/BMS) Integration & Controls (BPABAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Controls, Thermostats, Sensors & Building Automation (HVAC Controls) (IMADANAH), Building Automation & Controls (BAS/BMS, HVAC Controls) (IMAIABAD), HVAC Controls & Optimization (Smart Thermostats, VAV, Chillers/Boilers Controls) (BPABAGAB)

Keywords

• Room automation systems
• Building automation controls
• HVAC controls
• Lighting control systems
• Smart building controllers

Headquarters

HQ city

Benhausen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. e.control Hardware Products: SPEGA generates revenue primarily through the sale of its e.control room automation hardware product line, including room controllers, actuators, sensors, touch panels, system distributors, weather stations, and related devices across the M-series, R-series, D-series, and RC-series product families. Products are sold project-specifically (B2B) through system partners and direct sales.
2. e.control Designer and ALEX 4 Software Licenses: The company sells engineering and project planning software tools — e.control Designer for graphical room management and ALEX 4 for LON network project planning — which may be bundled with hardware projects or sold separately as software licenses.
3. Project Planning and Technical Support Services: SPEGA provides technical support and system partner network management alongside its product sales, with the sales team and technical support assisting with system design and commissioning.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SPEGA designs, manufactures and sells the e.control room automation system for commercial buildings, integrating HVAC, lighting, and sunblind controls via open protocols (BACnet/IP, LON, DALI, SMI, MP-Bus, EnOcean). The system comprises universal room controllers, digital and analog actuator modules, multi-sensors, weather stations, touch room control devices, system distributors, configuration software (e.control Designer, ALEX 4), and a web/IP-phone room control server (dialog Web). Project planning, technical support, and a system partner network in the DACH region support deployment and operation.

Product overview

SPEGA offers the e.control room automation system as its core product, a comprehensive building automation solution for commercial buildings. The system integrates HVAC, lighting, and sunblind control through multiple open protocols (BACnet, LON, DALI, SMI, MP-Bus, EnOcean). The portfolio includes e.control Designer (graphic room management software) and ALEX 4 (LON network project planning software), supported by dialog Web for web/IP phone-based room control. Hardware products span universal room controllers (clima DL-110, RCM, RO, LCD series), actuator modules in D-Series, M-Series, and R-Series configurations, fire protection modules (clima BSK), multi-sensors (lumina MS4/MS4/RC), weather sensors (ombra W1/W2/WS series), network infrastructure (power supplies, LON controllers, IP routers), and touch room control devices (tactio S/M/L). System distributors (R and S variants) enable decentralized installations. The company has operated since 2000 and is headquartered in Germany (SafeSquare GmbH).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• e.control: Room automation system developed by spega, described as the most comprehensive and functional room automation system of its kind, supporting BACnet, LON, DALI, SMI, MP-Bus and EnOcean protocols.

Products and services

• e.control Room Automation System Comprehensive building automation system integrating HVAC, lighting, and sunblind controls via open protocols (BACnet/IP, LON, DALI, SMI, MP-Bus, EnOcean) for commercial buildings, achieving GA efficiency class A per DIN EN 15232 without programming.
• e.control Designer Graphical room management software enabling room floor plan creation, layout modification, and automation changes via mouse, automatically grouping data points as BACnet objects.
• ALEX 4 Professional project planning software for LON networks; runs as local LNS application, LAN client or LON network client with data point browser and product database.
• dialog Web Server Web server enabling browser or IP telephone access to virtual room control devices for setting temperature, fan level, lighting, sunblind and window controls, supporting up to 150 virtual devices per server.
• clima DL-110 Universal Room Controller Universal LON room controller with all connections for maximum energy efficiency; supports wall modules with temperature/humidity sensors, multi-sensors and connections for thermal, motor or continuous actuators.
• clima RCM / RCM-CC / RCM-FC Room Controller Family Family of LON room controllers (RCM, RCM-CC, RCM-FC, RO, RO-CC, RO-FC variants) with digital inputs and analog or Fancoil-Box outputs for HVAC and room automation in standard switch designs.
• clima LCD Room Controllers LON LCD room controllers with digital inputs and LCD display for potential-free contacts, available in pure white and aluminum variants.
• clima Actuator and I/O Module Family Comprehensive family of LON digital TRIAC output modules (AA4/AA8/AA16/RAA4/RAA8/RAA12/RAA16/RAA32), analog 0-10V I/O modules, and MP-Bus controllers (AA4-MP, AA8-MP, AA16-MPL, RAA16-MP, RAA32-MPL) for controlling thermal, motor and ventilation actuators.
• clima FCB Fancoil-Box Fancoil-Box for controlling fan coil units, connecting to clima RCM-FC and RO-FC series room controllers.
• clima BSK Fire Damper Modules Modules for monitoring and controlling fire dampers with integrated monthly function test, fulfilling maintenance requirements without additional servicing; based on LonMark 'Fire and Smoke Damper Actuator' profile.
• lumina MS4 and MS4/RC Multi-Sensors Multi-sensor family with adaptive presence detection (PIR + DSP), dual brightness measurement (spot and integral), software-learnable artificial light correction; MS4/RC variant adds EnOcean wireless receiver and integrated room controller supporting HVAC, lighting and sunblinds.
• dialog RC-E EnOcean Wireless Receiver EnOcean wireless receiver supporting up to 32 wireless sensors, converting radio signals to LON telegrams, available with optional magnetic-foot antenna.
• ombra BST Slat Tracking Controller Automatic slat angle controller that calculates exact sun position and cyclically adjusts blind position for maximum daylight with glare protection, including shadow correction for surrounding buildings.
• ombra Weather Sensor Family (W1-K, W1-R, W1-Wh, W2, W7-C, WS8/WS12) Decentralized facade-mounted weather sensors and LON weather stations measuring brightness, wind, precipitation, temperature and humidity to drive automatic solar control and twilight functions.
• tactio Touch Room Control Devices (S, M, L) Family of LON touch room control devices with capacitive 3.5\" or 4.8\" TFT colour touchscreens for intuitive operation of room climate, lighting, blinds and scenes; tactio L adds 8 additional capacitive touch fields.
• sistema System Infrastructure (Power Supplies, Controllers, Routers) System infrastructure family including 24V DC power supplies (PS45, PS75, PSL10/30/60/100, SV15/SV25), LON application controllers (RC2, MC), LON/IP routers (OX-xLO), LON LP and FT devices, BACnet floor controller (LGATE952), and LON repeater (RT-33).
• Systemverteiler S / R System Distribution Boxes Sheet steel distribution enclosures with quick-release covers for accommodating e.control devices in decentralized suspended-ceiling or raised-floor installations, with pluggable terminal blocks for quick connection.
• Project Planning and Technical Support Services Technical support and system partner network management services assisting with system design, commissioning, and tender specification of e.control room automation projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 50% energy savings in lighting through constant light control
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

AI capability2 records

Feature19 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Loytec (Delta Electronics): Austria-based building automation specialist with deep LON and BACnet expertise, now part of Delta. Highly comparable as a DACH-native competitor in room and building automation using the same core protocols SPEGA supports (LON, BACnet, DALI, EnOcean).
• WAGO Kontakttechnik: German manufacturer of building automation controllers, I/O systems, and field devices (BACnet, KNX, LON) for commercial buildings. Closely comparable as a DACH-based vendor of open-protocol BAS hardware and controllers targeting the same integrator/specifier channel.
• Beckhoff Automation: German automation company offering PC-based controllers, I/O terminals (EtherCAT), and building automation solutions with open-protocol support. Comparable as a German engineering-driven automation vendor with overlapping building and HVAC automation product lines.
• Weinzierl Engineering: German specialist in KNX, LON, and BACnet building automation gateways, sensors, and actuators. Comparable as a smaller, protocol-agnostic DACH building automation vendor competing for the same integrator-driven project channel.

Broad incumbents

• Honeywell Building Technologies: Global building automation incumbent offering BMS, HVAC controls, and energy management for commercial real estate. Comparable as a broad incumbent competing for the same enterprise building projects in DACH and globally.
• Schneider Electric (EcoStruxure Building): Global building automation and energy management vendor with EcoStruxure Building Operation platform. Comparable as a broad incumbent in BACnet-based BMS, room controllers, and HVAC controls serving the same commercial building end market.
• Siemens Smart Infrastructure: Global incumbent offering Desigo CC, BACnet-based building automation, and HVAC controls across commercial buildings. Comparable as a large-scale competitor whose portfolio overlaps e.control in HVAC, lighting, and room automation, though at vastly greater scale and broader scope.
• ABB Building Solutions: Global player in KNX-based building automation and ABB i-bus controls for commercial buildings. Comparable as a broad incumbent in room and building automation with overlapping protocol stack (KNX, BACnet) and integrator channel.

Regional players

• Gira: German manufacturer of KNX-based building automation, including room controllers, sensors, and touch panels. Comparable as a DACH-focused building automation vendor with overlapping product categories (touch room controllers, sensors) and similar regional market focus.

Emerging players

• Loxone: Austrian smart home/building automation vendor offering proprietary controllers and a growing commercial presence in DACH. Comparable as a DACH-based, automation-focused competitor pursuing similar energy-efficiency and integrated-control value propositions, particularly in hotels and offices.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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