What Burkhalter Holding AG does

Burkhalter Holding AG is a privately held Swiss holding company that owns and operates the Burkhalter Gruppe, a Switzerland-wide network of more than 40 electrical engineering companies. The group positions itself as a leading Swiss provider of electrical engineering services focused on building applications (Elektrotechnik am Bauwerk), spanning the full lifecycle from planning and project execution to installation, service, and maintenance. Through its operating subsidiaries — of which Eigenmann AG in Münchwilen is one — Burkhalter Holding AG delivers services including high-voltage and low-voltage installations, KNX-based building automation, telematics and data cabling, security system integration, and supply/installation of household electrical appliances. The group also offers a 24-hour emergency service capability and runs structured apprenticeship programs for Elektroinstallateure and Montage-Elektrikerinnen to offset Switzerland's skilled-trade labor shortage.

Burkhalter Holding AG's commercial model is a decentralized professional-services franchise: each subsidiary operates as a locally rooted electrical contractor serving residential and commercial property owners in its geographic catchment, while the holding-company structure gives each branch on-demand access to roughly 5,000 specialists across the group for projects that exceed local capacity. Eigenmann AG, for example, is a 10-person Münchwilen-based branch (including 3 apprentices) that has been operating for over 70 years under the Burkhalter umbrella, combining deep local customer relationships with the technical reach of the national group. Subsidiaries are led by a Geschäftsführer (Managing Director — Thomas Neff in the case of Eigenmann AG) and run as sales-led, direct-to-customer operations, with services quoted on a project-by-project basis rather than sold via disclosed standard pricing.

At the technology level, the offering is conventional rather than differentiated: KNX is a widely deployed open building-automation standard rather than proprietary IP, and no proprietary software, AI/ML systems, patents, or trademarks are disclosed. The principal sources of competitive advantage are therefore structural rather than technological — the Switzerland-wide distribution network, 70+ years of local brand equity at the subsidiary level, and a talent pipeline that mitigates skilled-labor scarcity — and these moats are reinforced by the holding company's private ownership, which allows long-tenured reinvestment in subsidiary operations and apprenticeship training without quarterly-earnings pressure.

Name

Burkhalter Holding AG

Legal name

Burkhalter Holding AG

Website

https://eigenmann-elektro.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1953

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Burkhalter Holding AG is a private Swiss holding company that owns the Burkhalter Gruppe, a Switzerland-wide network of 40+ electrical engineering companies serving residential and commercial building customers with installations, KNX building automation, telematics, security, and 24/7 service.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electrical Contracting Services

NAICS

Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors (23821), Building Equipment Contractors (2382), Security Systems Services (56162)

SIC

Electrical Work (1731)

akta.pro primary industry

Building Automation & Controls (BAS/BMS) Contracting (IMAFALAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Building Automation & Controls (BAS/BMS) (HSAPAPAA), Electrical Systems Maintenance (LV/MV, Switchgear, UPS) (BPABACAC)

Keywords

• Electrical engineering services
• Building electrical installations
• KNX building automation
• Electrical maintenance services
• Security system integration

Headquarters

HQ city

Münchwilen

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Electrical installation services: Service-based revenue from electrical installation work in residential and commercial new builds and renovations, including planning, execution, and maintenance of electrical systems.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Burkhalter Holding AG, through its operating subsidiaries in the Burkhalter Gruppe, delivers electrical engineering services for buildings, including planning and installation of strong- and weak-current systems in new builds and renovations, KNX building automation, telematics, security systems, supply of household electrical appliances, and ongoing service and maintenance via local service vehicles and a 24-hour emergency line.

Product overview

Burkhalter Holding AG operates through its subsidiary companies (including Eigenmann AG) providing comprehensive electrical engineering services for buildings. The group offers a unified portfolio of services organized around electrical technology: installations (new builds and renovations with strong/weak current systems), service and maintenance, telematics, electrical appliances, automation (including KNX building automation), and security systems. This is primarily a services company offering electrical contracting and related technical services rather than a software product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Electrical Installations for New Builds and Renovations (Installationen)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Burkhalter GruppecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEigenmann AG is a member of the Burkhalter Gruppe, a Switzerland-wide network of electrical installation companies. Through this affiliation, Eigenmann AG can access additional technical know-how and ~5,000 other specialists across the group when needed. Projects of any scale can be realized while maintaining local customer relationships.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Bouygues Energies & Services Schweiz AG: Large Swiss/international facility-services and electrical contracting platform with building automation, energy and maintenance offerings — broader but overlapping portfolio and increasingly bidding on the same commercial maintenance work as smaller regional incumbents like Eigenmann AG.
• Arnold AG (Swiss Elektro / Facility Services): Established Swiss electrical contractor with a broader regional footprint and comparable service mix (installations, automation, security, service) — a scaled-out version of the Eigenmann AG model.
• Burkhalter Gruppe: Parent network of ~40 Swiss electrical engineering subsidiaries and ~5,000 specialists. Eigenmann AG explicitly leans on this brand and scale to land larger projects than its own 10-person footprint would allow — the most direct broader-incumbent counterpart.

Direct peers

• Robert Aerni AG (Münchwilen area): Another regional Swiss electrical contractor operating in the broader Thurgau/Münchwilen catchment, providing direct overlap with Eigenmann AG's service footprint and customer base.
• Häuselmann + Co. AG: Swiss electrical contractor delivering Stark- und Schwachstrom installations, building automation, and service for residential and commercial customers — closely comparable scope and geography.
• Heiniger Elektro AG: Swiss regional electrical contractor offering new-build installations, renovation work, KNX building automation and service — directly comparable service breadth and SMB/residential customer orientation.
• K. Frei AG (Swiss Elektro contractor): Long-established independent Swiss electrical contracting firm offering the same building-installation, service/maintenance, and renovation mix that Eigenmann AG delivers to residential and commercial customers in its territory.
• Imoberdorf Elektro AG: Mid-sized Swiss electrical contractor covering Stark- und Schwachstrom installation, automation and service across commercial and residential buildings — comparable mix and customer profile to Eigenmann AG.
• Landolt Elektro AG: Swiss Elektro contractor with installations, building automation, telematics, and 24/7 service — same product taxonomy and similar regional go-to-market structure to Eigenmann AG.
• Stettler Elektro AG: Regional Swiss Elektro installer focused on installations, building automation, telematics, and security — closely mirroring Eigenmann's full-stack service portfolio across new builds, retrofits, and service maintenance.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/eigenmann-ag-elektro--und-telefonanlagen

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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