Project Partners

What Project Partners does

Project Partners Ltd Consulting Engineers (PPENG) is a Swiss private engineering consulting firm founded in 1980 and headquartered in the Lugano/Biasca/Bellinzona region of Ticino, Switzerland. The firm delivers end-to-end engineering services across eight infrastructure sectors: roads, railways, bridges, tunnels, buildings, hydraulic engineering, geotechnics, and BIM (Building Information Modelling). Service scope spans strategic planning, preliminary studies, design, tendering, construction, consultation, expertise, and general project and works direction. The firm is a member of the Swiss Engineering Group consortium and operates with a stated productive capacity of over 150,000 hours per year, backed by 51-100 employees including engineers credentialed from ETH Zurich, Politecnico di Milano, and STS.

The company operates on a project-based professional services model, engaging directly with Swiss government entities at the federal, cantonal, and municipal levels. Reference projects include work for AlpTransit Gotthard SA on multiple Gotthard Base Tunnel lots, an 83 million CHF SBB CMI engagement (2014-2015), a 170 million CHF LAC Cultural Centre for the Municipality of Lugano, a 40 million CHF Minergie-certified administrative building for the Canton of Ticino, and a 50 million CHF Minergie-Eco residential complex for ECA Vaud. Technology capabilities center on BIM management, OpenBIM/IFC coordination, CDE/ACDat management, GIS-BIM data convergence, and high-precision 3D/GIS ground modelling using Lidar, drone, RTK GPS, and photogrammetry.

Revenue is generated through multi-year consulting contracts with public-sector clients, with reference project values ranging from 0.65 million CHF to 170 million CHF depending on scope. Pricing is determined per project; no public rate card exists. Distribution is direct via public procurement processes, and the firm holds Minergie certification credentials. Revenue figures are not publicly disclosed, and no external investors, funding rounds, or M&A activity are identified. The company has no disclosed AI/ML capabilities, patents, or trademarks, and its competitive position rests on talent credentials, regulatory familiarity with Swiss public procurement, and a 40-year project reference portfolio.

Name

Project Partners

Legal name

Project Partners Ltd Consulting Engineers

Website

https://ppeng.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Project Partners is a Swiss engineering consulting firm founded in 1980 that delivers end-to-end infrastructure services—roads, railways, bridges, tunnels, buildings, hydraulics, geotechnics, and BIM—to Swiss federal, cantonal, and municipal government clients as part of the Swiss Engineering Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Engineering Consulting

NAICS

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (23622), Utility System Construction (2371)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMAFAAAC

Construction Management (Agency/Owner’s Rep)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Construction & Civil Engineering/General Contracting & Construction Management

SECONDARYIMAFAAAF

Construction Program Management (Multi-site/Portfolio)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Construction & Civil Engineering/General Contracting & Construction Management

SECONDARYIMAFACAE

Education & Research Facility Construction (Schools, Universities, R&D)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Construction & Civil Engineering/Commercial & Institutional Building Construction

SECONDARYBPAHAKAO

Community Engagement & Participatory Planning

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Architecture, Design & Planning Services

Keywords

• Civil engineering consulting
• Infrastructure project management
• BIM engineering services
• Transport infrastructure design
• Geotechnical engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

Lugano

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: Professional engineering consulting services for large infrastructure projects including strategic planning, preliminary studies, planning, tendering, construction, consultation, expertise, project management, and general project and works direction. Revenue is generated through project-based professional service engagements with public and government clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Project Partners is a Swiss consulting engineering firm delivering full-lifecycle services for large-scale public infrastructure projects, including strategic planning, preliminary studies, design, tendering, construction management, consultation, expertise, and general project and works direction. The firm works across eight core sectors — Roads, Railways, Bridges, Tunnels, Buildings, Hydraulic Engineering, Geotechnics, and BIM — serving federal, cantonal, and municipal government clients across Switzerland.

Product overview

Project Partners is a civil engineering consulting firm offering services across 8 core sectors: Roads, Railways, Bridges, Tunnels, Buildings, Hydraulic Engineering, Geotechnics, and BIM Services. The company provides comprehensive project lifecycle management from strategic planning and preliminary studies through design, tendering, construction, and project completion. As part of the Swiss Engineering Group, the firm has been active since 1980 with a productive capacity of over 150,000 hours/year. Their service portfolio is unified under their engineering consultancy umbrella, delivering integrated solutions that address time-cost-quality requirements across all infrastructure sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Roads Planning, design, and construction of road infrastructure projects for public-sector clients in Switzerland.
• Railways Engineering services for railway infrastructure including tracks, stations, and related facilities for clients such as Swiss Federal Railways SBB.
• Bridges Design and construction management of bridge structures across various scales and configurations.
• Tunnels Planning, inspection, design, rehabilitation and construction of road, highway, and railway tunnels through mountainous terrain.
• Buildings Design and construction of reinforced concrete, steel, wood, and prefabricated buildings for residential, administrative, school, recreational, hospital, industrial and sporting uses.
• Hydraulic Engineering

Named customers9 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Swiss Engineering GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject Partners is part of the Swiss Engineering Group, a larger engineering consortium. The group includes companies offering engineering services across Switzerland with shared resources, expertise, and collaborative project delivery capabilities.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Lombardi SA (Lombardi Group): Lombardi is a Ticino-rooted Swiss engineering consultancy with deep expertise in tunnels, hydropower, and large infrastructure. It is the closest geographic and segment peer to Project Partners, sharing Ticino origins, ETHZ/PoliMi-credentialed leadership, and a similar federal-client reference base (AlpTransit, SBB, FEDRO).
• Holinger AG: Holinger is a Swiss engineering firm specialising in water, wastewater, and environmental infrastructure. It is comparable to Project Partners' hydraulic engineering practice and competes for the same cantonal and municipal water/wastewater mandates, including general wastewater disposal plans like Curio.
• IUB Engineering AG: IUB Engineering is a Swiss mid-sized engineering consultancy active in infrastructure, transport, and environment. It competes with Project Partners for cantonal and municipal public-works mandates and offers overlapping services in design, project management, and construction supervision.
• BG Ingenieure und Berater AG: BG Ingenieure is a Lausanne-based Swiss engineering firm serving transport, buildings, environment, and energy. It is comparable to Project Partners because both deliver multidisciplinary consulting and BIM-enabled design services to public clients across Switzerland's French and German-speaking cantons.
• Amberg Engineering AG: Amberg Engineering is a Swiss engineering consultancy specialising in tunnels, underground works, railway and infrastructure projects. It is a direct peer because both firms compete for the same Swiss federal and cantonal infrastructure tenders — particularly AlpTransit, SBB, and FEDRO assignments — and offer overlapping design, BIM, and construction management services.
• Basler & Hofmann AG: Basler & Hofmann is a leading Swiss engineering consultancy operating across transport, buildings, energy, and environment. It is comparable to Project Partners because it delivers multidisciplinary design, project management and BIM services to Swiss federal, cantonal, and municipal clients — competing head-to-head on public infrastructure tenders.
• IM Maggia Engineering SA: IM Maggia Engineering is a Ticino-based civil engineering firm offering design, project management, and construction supervision across infrastructure, buildings, and hydraulic works. It is a direct regional peer in the same Swiss-Italian market with overlapping services and client base.
• Emch+Berger AG: Emch+Berger is a Bern-headquartered Swiss engineering firm active in roads, railways, tunnels, and hydraulic engineering. It competes for the same cantonal and federal tenders as Project Partners and offers a similar blend of design, project management, and construction supervision services.
• Stucky AG (member of Gruner Group): Stucky is a Swiss engineering consultancy with strong credentials in hydraulic engineering, dams, and infrastructure. It is comparable to Project Partners' hydraulic and geotechnical practice and competes for cantonal water/wastewater mandates and federal infrastructure tenders.

Broad incumbents

• AFRY (formerly ÅF and Pöyry): AFRY is a large European engineering and design consultancy with a substantial Swiss presence. It competes with Project Partners on Swiss transport, tunnel, and energy infrastructure mandates while also serving industrial and digital clients across Europe, making it a broad incumbent with overlapping capabilities.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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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