Schnepf Planning Group

What Schnepf Planning Group does

SCHNEPF Planungsgruppe Energietechnik GmbH & Co. KG is a German engineering planning services firm founded in 1981 by Klaus Schnepf and headquartered in Nagold, Baden-Württemberg. The company specializes in Technical Building Equipment (TGA) planning across eight service areas: heating technology, ventilation and air conditioning, sanitary engineering, electrical engineering, process media, fire protection, cleanroom/laboratory/medical/hospital technology, and building automation. SCHNEPF serves enterprise clients in industrial manufacturing, pharmaceutical and healthcare, public sector, and commercial real estate, delivering full-lifecycle engineering planning through HOAI service phases 1-9 from concept design through construction supervision. Differentiated capabilities include GMP cleanroom planning (classes D/C/B for pharmaceutical facilities), proprietary renewable energy concepts (Solar-Ice-Storage-System, geothermal, heat pumps), and an award-winning headquarters serving as a live demonstration site achieving energy class A+.

The firm operates through a parent limited partnership structure with two wholly-owned subsidiaries: SCHNEPF Planungsgruppe Elektrotechnik GmbH (electrical engineering) and SCHNEPF RE.Solutions GmbH (renewable energy solutions). Three offices (Nagold HQ, Baunatal/Kassel since 2018, Nürnberg/Fürth for RE.Solutions since January 2024) serve a client base that includes B. Braun, Airbus, Viessmann, Arburg, Aesculap, Concept Laser, Marquardt, and FreiLacke, with project investments ranging from €1.4M to €50M. Recent strategic partnerships with ADS-TEC Energy (December 2025, municipal battery storage) and wattss AG (June 2025, energy transition solutions) extend the firm beyond traditional building-scale TGA into grid-adjacent infrastructure.

Revenue is generated exclusively through project-based professional services fees tied to engineering design, planning, and construction supervision. No standard pricing is publicly disclosed; quotes are project-specific. The firm employs approximately 90-95 engineers, technicians, CAD constructors, and site managers. Following a 2022 leadership transition, founder Klaus Schnepf transferred ownership to managing partners Alexander Schillsott, Alexander Schädel, and Adrian Schaufert, with Martin Palmer (25 years tenure) serving as Managing Director. The firm claims active engagements in 20+ countries through its network of partners, though primary operations remain concentrated in Germany.

Name

Schnepf Planning Group

Legal name

SCHNEPF Planungsgruppe Energietechnik GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://pg-schnepf.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

SCHNEPF Planungsgruppe Energietechnik is a German engineering planning firm founded in 1981 that delivers full-lifecycle Technical Building Equipment (TGA) design across heating, ventilation, cleanroom, electrical, and building automation systems for industrial, pharmaceutical, healthcare, and public sector clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Building Services Engineering

NAICS

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Heating Equip, Except Elec & Warm Air; & Plumbing Fixtures (3430)

akta.pro primary industry

Building Thermal Controls & Building Management Systems (HVAC BMS) (IMAHAKAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Building Automation & Controls (BAS/BMS) Contracting (IMAFALAE), HVAC Controls & Optimization (Smart Thermostats, VAV, Chillers/Boilers Controls) (BPABAGAB), Energy Services (Retrofits/Commissioning/Testing & Balancing) (IMAIABAI)

Keywords

• Building services engineering
• Technical building equipment
• HVAC engineering planning
• Cleanroom facility design
• Renewable energy concepts

Headquarters

HQ city

Nagold

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Planning Services: Technical building equipment (TGA) planning services for heating, ventilation, air conditioning, electrical, sanitation, fire protection, cleanroom, and building automation. Revenue generated through project-based professional service fees for engineering design, planning phases (HOAI LPH 1-9), and construction supervision.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Schnepf Planning Group is a professional engineering services firm that plans and supervises technical building equipment (Technische Gebäudeausrüstung, TGA) for industrial, commercial, healthcare, and public-sector buildings across more than 20 countries. Its core offerings span eight disciplines — heating, ventilation and air conditioning, sanitary, electrical engineering, process media, fire protection, cleanroom/laboratory/medical/hospital technology, and building automation — delivered as full-lifecycle projects from initial concept and HOAI LPH 1–9 planning through construction supervision. The firm specializes in innovative energy concepts combining heat pumps, geothermal, solar, ice storage, and building automation to deliver climate-neutral buildings, with deep expertise in GMP cleanrooms for pharmaceutical and aerospace clients.

Product overview

SCHNEPF Planungsgruppe Energietechnik is an engineering planning services company (not a software product company) that develops innovative energy concepts for climate-neutral buildings and industrial facilities. The company operates as a unified services organization with eight core technical building equipment (TGA) service areas: Heating Technology (Heizungstechnik), Ventilation and Air Conditioning (Lüftungs- und Klimatechnik), Sanitary Technology (Sanitärtechnik), Electrical Engineering (Elektrotechnik), Process Media (Prozessmedien), Fire Protection (Brandschutztechnik), Clean Room/Lab/Medical/Hospital Technology (Reinraum-/Labor-/Medizin-/Krankenhaus-Technik), and Building Automation (Gebäudeautomation). The subsidiary SCHNEPF RE.Solutions GmbH focuses on renewable energy solutions. The company provides full lifecycle services from initial concept planning through construction supervision to facility handover, serving industrial, commercial, healthcare, and public sector clients internationally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• RE.Solutions: Renewable energy solutions subsidiary focused on sustainable energy concepts

Products and services

• Heating Technology Planning (Heizungstechnik)

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 70% of summer cooling energy covered naturally through ice storage
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments4 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

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ADS-TEC EnergycoreTechnology or Integration · 16 December 2025Partnership for municipal battery storage projects. SCHNEPF Group provides technical planning, authorizations, and IT/cybersecurity integration for ADS-TEC Energy's BESS5000 battery energy storage systems. Currently working on SWLB (Stadtwerke Ludwigsburg-Kornwestheim) 5 MWh municipal battery storage project.
• wattss AGcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 June 2025Strategic partnership announced to bundle capabilities for the energy transition. Joint collaboration to develop and implement comprehensive energy solutions for clients.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Drees & Sommer SE: Much larger German engineering and consulting firm offering TGA planning among a broader portfolio of real estate, infrastructure, and energy advisory services. Competes for the same industrial and commercial clients but offers significantly wider scope and international reach.
• Buro Happold: Global engineering consultancy with TGA, building performance, and energy planning practices. Competes for complex international industrial and cleanroom projects where SCHNEPF currently operates, but at much larger scale and broader service portfolio.
• Sweco GmbH: Nordic-headquartered European engineering consultancy with German operations covering TGA, building services, and energy planning. Broader portfolio and substantially larger scale than SCHNEPF, but overlapping capability in building systems planning.
• Krebs + Kiefer Ingenieure GmbH: Established German engineering firm covering structural, MEP/TGA, and infrastructure planning. Comparable in German market presence and ability to serve complex industrial and public-sector projects, with broader scope.

Direct peers

• EGS-plan Ingenieurgesellschaft für Energie-, Gebäude- und Solartechnik mbH: German engineering firm focused on energy-efficient building planning, renewable energy integration, and HVAC. Comparable in mission (climate-neutral buildings), energy transition focus, and B2B project delivery model.
• Ingenieurgruppe B.A.C. Bau- und Anlagenconsult GmbH: German TGA engineering planning firm covering heating, ventilation, sanitary, electrical, and building automation. Comparable headcount band and project-based services to industrial and commercial clients across Germany.
• Höer+Partner Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH: Specialized German TGA engineering planner delivering HVAC, sanitary, and electrical planning for industrial, commercial, and public-sector buildings. Closely matches SCHNEPF's core service scope and vertical market focus.
• IFC Ingenieurgesellschaft für Energie und Gebäudeplanung: German TGA engineering planning firm with strong emphasis on energy-efficient and sustainable building design. Comparable in technical building equipment focus and energy consulting value proposition.
• ZWP Ingenieur-AG: German engineering firm specializing in technical building equipment (TGA) planning, including HVAC, building automation, and energy concepts. Directly comparable in service portfolio, target clients (industrial, healthcare, commercial), and project-based professional service model.

Others

• Viessmann Climate Solutions: Listed as a SCHNEPF customer (Viessmann employee restaurant), Viessmann is also a major German HVAC equipment manufacturer and integrator. Relevant as an adjacent ecosystem participant rather than a direct planning competitor, but a potential channel partner or threat if it expands in-house planning capabilities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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