What HIPI does

HIPI ZT GmbH is an Austrian chartered civil engineering firm (Ziviltechniker) headquartered in Vöcklabruck, Upper Austria, specializing in water infrastructure planning and management. Founded on October 1, 1979 by DI Johann Hitzfelder, the firm serves municipalities, water and wastewater associations (Abwasserverbände), water cooperatives (Wassergenossenschaften), and select industrial clients across Austria, with a secondary branch office in Ried im Innkreis established in 1999. The company has completed over 9,000 projects since inception spanning water supply systems, wastewater collection and treatment (design capacity up to 80,000 population equivalent), flood protection, road planning, and infrastructure management, and operates with approximately 25–30 employees organized into specialized department-led units.

The firm's service portfolio comprises eleven integrated service lines: wastewater disposal and treatment, water supply with §134 inspections, surface water drainage and rainwater management, road planning, river engineering and flood management, infrastructure and maintenance management, renovation planning, technical surveying, on-site construction supervision, bridge inspection, and drone-based site documentation. The technology stack centers on industry-standard CAD/GIS and hydraulic modeling tools (HEC-RAS, AutoCAD Civil 3D, BaSYS-HydroCAD, Brazda, SMUSI), an in-house surveying department, and licensed drone operations (A1/A3 EU certification from Austro Control). A proprietary asset — the Leitungsinformationssystem (LIS) — supports pipeline network documentation and strategic maintenance planning for municipal clients. As a Ziviltechniker, HIPI holds statutory representational authority before authorities and courts that only licensed engineers can exercise in Austria, providing a regulatory moat alongside its talent depth.

HIPI generates revenue through fee-based consulting engagements procured primarily via public tenders and direct relationship-based sales. The firm operates on a project-based professional services model spanning feasibility studies through construction supervision, with a notable €7.8 million project — the Hochbehälter Hitzing elevated tank for LINZ AG Wasser — completed in 2021. Family-owned by the Hitzfelder family (Stefan Hitzfelder as Geschäftsführender Gesellschafter since 2013, following the 2016 retirement of Johann Hitzfelder and 2019 retirement of Franz Pillichshammer), HIPI has no private equity or institutional ownership and relies on direct sales, municipal referral networks, content marketing via its SteinBlog and quarterly newsletter, and participation in industry events such as the Österreichischer Gemeindetag and trenchless construction conferences for demand generation.

Name

HIPI

Legal name

HIPI ZT GmbH

Website

https://hipi.at

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

HIPI ZT GmbH is a family-owned Austrian chartered civil engineering firm (Ziviltechniker) specializing in water supply, wastewater, flood protection, and infrastructure planning for municipalities, water associations, and cooperatives across Upper Austria, with 9,000+ completed projects since 1979.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Vöcklabruck

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting and Project Management Services: HIPI generates revenue through fee-based consulting engagements for municipalities, water associations, and public entities. Projects are typically procured via public tenders and range from feasibility studies through to construction supervision. Revenue is project-based and non-recurring in nature, though ongoing maintenance and monitoring contracts may provide repeat engagement with existing clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

HIPI ZT GmbH is a chartered civil engineering (Ziviltechniker) consulting firm providing integrated water infrastructure and civil engineering services to municipalities, water associations, water cooperatives, and select industrial clients in Austria. Its core offerings span the full project lifecycle — feasibility studies, design, permitting, tendering, construction supervision, commissioning, and post-project monitoring — across wastewater treatment, water supply, flood protection, road planning, surface water management, infrastructure management, technical surveying, bridge inspection, and drone-based site documentation. Engagements are project-based and procured primarily through public tenders and direct client relationships.

Product overview

HIPI ZT GmbH is a civil engineering consulting firm (Ziviltechniker) offering a comprehensive portfolio of engineering services centered on water management and infrastructure. The company operates as a single integrated service practice rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. Their service offering comprises eleven distinct but interconnected service lines: Abwasserentsorgung und Abwasserreinigung (wastewater disposal and treatment), Wasserversorgung (water supply), Oberflächenwasserentsorgung und Niederschlagswasserverbringung (surface water drainage and rainwater management), Strassenplanung (road planning), Flussbau und Hochwassermanagement (river engineering and flood management), Infrastrukturmanagement (infrastructure management), Sanierungsplanung und Instandhaltungsmanagement (renovation planning and maintenance management), Technische Vermessung (technical surveying), Örtliche Bauaufsicht und Oberleitung (construction supervision), Brückenprüfung (bridge inspection), and Drohnenaufnahmen (drone photography). These services are delivered by specialized departments led by named area managers, and are supported by an in-house surveying division and quality management system. The company primarily serves municipalities, water associations, and industrial clients across Upper Austria.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Abwasserentsorgung und Abwasserreinigung (Wastewater Disposal and Treatment)

Quantifiable outcome

• 9,000+ completed projects since 1979
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers15 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

Feature4 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/HIPIZT
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hipi-zt-gmbh
• Instagraminstagram.com/hipi.zt.gmbh

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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