BSB Partners, Engineers and Planners

What BSB Partners, Engineers and Planners does

BSB + Partner Ingenieure und Planer AG is a privately held Swiss engineering and planning consultancy founded in 1942 and headquartered in Solothurn, with approximately 190–200 employees across nine offices spanning the cantons of Solothurn, Bern, and Basel-Landschaft. The firm delivers multidisciplinary engineering and planning services across 12 specialist disciplines, including structural engineering (Tragwerksplanung), traffic and mobility, water management and hydraulic engineering, water supply and waste disposal, surveying (Vermessung), geoinformatics, event engineering, environmental planning and energy, spatial development, nature/landscape/agriculture, materials and recycling, and public participation processes. Project work is executed through CAD and BIM platforms (cadwork, lexocad, Allplan) with GIS-based geoinformatics, supporting roughly 2,500 projects per year for municipal, cantonal, and federal government clients as well as selected private enterprises.

The firm operates a project-based professional services model, winning work primarily through Swiss public-sector competitive tendering and long-term client relationships, with disclosed contract values ranging from sub-CHF 1 million municipal studies to an CHF 80 million role in the A1 highway renewal consortium for ASTRA. Named customers include the Swiss Federal Roads Office (ASTRA), the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (BAFU), BLS Netz AG, Bernmobil, and numerous Einwohnergemeinden, alongside private clients such as Kästli Bau AG. Revenue is not publicly disclosed and the firm is independently owned with no parent company or institutional investors, consistent with the partnership structure typical of established Swiss engineering practices.

Strategic activity centers on public-sector infrastructure, mobility transition (including e-bus charging infrastructure), environmental and energy planning (municipal energy plans, heat network concepts), and digital construction methods via the Bauen digital Schweiz initiative, supported by an apprenticeship and academic partnership pipeline with BFH and FH OST. Competitive positioning rests on regulatory expertise in Swiss federal-cantonal-municipal frameworks, multidisciplinary depth, and regional office density, though no proprietary technology product or AI/ML capability is evidenced in the source material.

Name

BSB Partners, Engineers and Planners

Legal name

BSB + Partner Ingenieure und Planer AG

Website

https://bsb-partner.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1942

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

BSB + Partner is a Swiss engineering and planning consultancy founded in 1942, employing approximately 190–200 staff across nine offices, delivering multidisciplinary infrastructure, mobility, environmental, and spatial planning services to Swiss municipalities, cantonal agencies, and federal authorities on over 2,500 projects annually.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Liebefeld

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Engineering Services: One-time professional service engagements for civil engineering, infrastructure planning, environmental planning, and consulting projects. Revenue is project-based with contracts ranging from small consultancy assignments to large infrastructure projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

BSB + Partner is a Swiss engineering and planning consultancy delivering project-based professional services across 12 specialist disciplines, including structural engineering, traffic and mobility, water management, surveying, geoinformatics, environmental planning, spatial development, and public participation. The firm engages in over 2,500 projects annually for Swiss municipalities, cantonal agencies, federal authorities, and private clients, with capabilities spanning preliminary studies through construction supervision.

Product overview

BSB + Partner operates as a professional services firm offering integrated engineering and planning services across 12 specialized disciplines. Rather than a software product platform, they deliver project-based consulting services to public and private clients throughout Switzerland. Their core offering combines structural engineering, transportation and mobility planning, environmental planning, hydraulic engineering, geoinformatics, surveying, and spatial development. Services are delivered through interdisciplinary project teams serving over 2,500 projects annually across municipal infrastructure, transportation, environmental, and land development sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tragwerksplanung (Structural Engineering) Structural engineering services for buildings and infrastructure, including load-bearing structure design, reinforcement planning, and construction supervision.
• Verkehr und Mobilität (Traffic and Mobility) Transportation planning and mobility solutions including road design, public transport infrastructure, cycling facilities, and traffic management systems.
• Ver- und Entsorgung (Supply and Disposal) Water supply and waste management infrastructure planning including reservoir design, pipeline systems, and drainage networks.
• Wasserbau (Hydraulic Engineering) Water engineering including river revitalization, flood protection, and ecological watercourse design.
• Vermessung (Surveying) Geodetic surveying and monitoring services for infrastructure including bridge deformation measurements and construction surveys.
• Geoinformatik (Geoinformatics) GIS systems development and geographic data management for municipalities and utilities.
• Event-Engineering Planning and operational support for large-scale events including traffic management, infrastructure layout, and safety coordination.
• Umweltplanung und Energie (Environmental Planning and Energy) Environmental impact assessments, municipal energy planning, and sustainability consulting including heat supply concepts and renewable energy potential analysis.
• Raumentwicklung (Spatial Development) Spatial planning including municipal master plans, design planning, zoning revisions, and participation processes for community development.
• Natur, Landschaft und Landwirtschaft (Nature, Landscape and Agriculture) Ecological consulting including biodiversity networking projects, nitrate reduction programs, soil protection, and agricultural land management.
• Steine und Erden, Recycling (Construction Materials and Recycling) Construction materials and recycling services including demolition waste processing and material recovery.
• Partizipation und Prozesse (Participation and Processes) Public participation and process facilitation for municipal planning projects including workshops, conferences, and stakeholder engagement.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 2,500 projects annually across Switzerland
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• SIA (Schweizerischer Ingenieur- und Architektenverein)minorOthersProfessional association membership providing industry recognition and adherence to Swiss engineering and architecture standards
• suisse.ingminorOthersSwiss engineers professional association membership
• FSUminorOthersProfessional association membership for engineering professionals
• Berner Fachhochschule (BFH)minorOthersUniversity partnership for knowledge exchange and professional development
• Bauen digital SchweizminorOthersMembership in Swiss digital construction initiative promoting BIM and digital planning methods
• geoimpact agminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject collaboration partner for Kommunale Energieplanung Zuchwil project
• GUNEP AGminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProject collaboration for construction management on Wärmeverbund Hohrain project in Urtenen-Schönbühl
• Hunziker Betatech AGminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGeneral planner on ARA Falkenstein expansion project; BSB + Partner as sub-planner responsible for structural assessment and structural engineering
• Fachhochschule OSTminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic collaboration on village center development project in Winznau, with approximately 45 students participating in urban planning module
• werk1 architekten und planer agminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject collaboration on multiple municipal planning projects including Starrkirch-Wil and Eppenberg-Wöschnau
• bfb AG, Amstein + Walthert AG, HHM Bern AGminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSpecialist engineering partners on Kästli Service Center Rubigen project (CHF 26 million)
• IG ABBA (Aegerter & Bosshardt, Bächtold & Moor, BG Ingenieure und Planer)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEngineering consortium for A1 highway renewal project (CHF 80 million) between Kirchberg and Kriegstetten
• Rudolf Keller & Partner Verkehrsingenieure AGminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTraffic engineering partner on Gangloff Areal project in Bern

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ernst Basler + Partner (EBP): Swiss planning and engineering consultancy active in infrastructure, mobility, environment, and spatial development. Comparable in offering integrated planning services to Swiss public-sector clients.
• Hunziker Betatech AG: Swiss engineering firm covering water, wastewater, infrastructure, and environment. Partnered with BSB on the ARA Falkenstein wastewater expansion; directly comparable in municipal water/infrastructure work.
• F. Preisig AG: Swiss engineering consultancy covering civil, traffic, environment, and spatial planning. Comparable regional peer serving public-sector clients in German-speaking Switzerland.
• Basler & Hofmann: Large Swiss engineering consultancy with similar multi-disciplinary coverage (structural, mobility, environment, water) and a public-sector client base across Swiss municipalities and federal agencies. Most direct comparable in scale and service mix to BSB + Partner.
• Holinger AG: Swiss engineering firm specializing in water, environment, infrastructure, and energy. Overlaps with BSB's Wasserbau, Ver-/Entsorgung, and Umweltplanung service lines.
• Amstein + Walthert: Swiss engineering consultancy active in building services, infrastructure, and environment; named as a project partner on BSB's Kästli Service Center project. Directly comparable in scale and multi-disciplinary offering.
• bfb AG: Swiss engineering consultancy active in civil/structural, infrastructure, and environmental planning. Named as a specialist partner on BSB's Kästli Service Center project; comparable in scale and regional Swiss focus.
• Emch+Berger: Swiss engineering firm covering civil/structural, transportation, environment, and surveying with multiple regional offices. Direct comparable to BSB in service breadth and public-sector focus.

Broad incumbents

• AFRY Switzerland: European engineering and design consultancy (formerly Pöyry / ÅF) with significant Swiss operations across infrastructure, environment, and energy. Competes for the same public-sector mandates but operates at much larger scale and globally.
• WSP in Switzerland: Global professional services firm with Swiss engineering offices covering infrastructure, environment, and mobility. Overlaps with BSB's portfolio and competes for large federal mandates, though at much larger scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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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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