GEOTEST

What GEOTEST does

GEOTEST AG is a privately held Swiss geoscience consulting firm founded in 1962, headquartered in Zollikofen with seven operational offices and three contact offices across Switzerland (Basel, Davos, Givisiez, Horw, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, Zurich, plus contact offices in Neuchâtel, St. Gallen, and Wolfenschiessen). The firm employs more than 200 specialists across eight business fields: site development, geology and construction ground, groundwater and geothermal energy, natural hazards, environment and contamination, geoinformatics and 3D modelling, raw materials and landfills, and water and climate. Services are delivered as project-based professional consulting to government agencies (cantons, municipalities, federal bodies such as FOEN and SDC), private construction and real estate firms, infrastructure operators (notably Zentralbahn AG), and energy companies (Kraftwerke Oberhasli, KZU).

The company's technical backbone combines field investigation, laboratory analysis, and proprietary software tools developed in-house, including the FeldApp mobile field-data application, ROFMOD 2D rockfall modeling software, GEO.Immobilien digital property management platform, the Resilience Toolbox, and the Natural Hazards Radar web platform. Field measurement is supported by purpose-built hardware such as the UTL-3 temperature datalogger. GEOTEST also publishes public-domain geodata assets, including a 2024 federal geodataset on heat utilization potential in Swiss aquifers. The firm holds ISO 9001:2015 certification (re-certified 2024 by SQS) and Great Place to Work certification (2024).

Revenue is generated exclusively through direct, project-based consulting contracts with no resellers or distributor channel. The firm markets primarily through its multilingual website (German, French, English), industry events, and direct relationships built over 60+ years of operating history. Services are delivered by GEOTEST employees from local offices, ensuring proximity to Swiss cantonal clients. No parent company, private equity backing, or venture capital investment is disclosed; the firm operates as an independent Swiss Aktiengesellschaft with a wholly owned French-region subsidiary (GEOTEST SA, Givisiez).

Name

GEOTEST

Legal name

GEOTEST AG

Website

https://geotest.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1962

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

GEOTEST AG is a privately held Swiss geoscience consulting firm with 200+ employees across seven offices, delivering project-based hydrogeology, geotechnics, natural hazard, and environmental contamination services to cantonal and federal government agencies, infrastructure operators, and private developers in Switzerland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental and Geotechnical Engineering Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (54136), Testing Laboratories and Services (54138)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Geotechnical & Subsurface Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Geotechnical Design, Engineering & Consulting (Analysis, Design, Peer Review) (IMAFAOAK), Geotechnical Site Investigation & Engineering Geology (Borings, Lab Testing) (EUAHAFAE), Geotechnical Investigation & Site Characterization (Boreholes, In-situ Testing, Lab Testing) (IMAFAOAG)

Keywords

• Environmental engineering services
• Hydrogeology consulting
• Contaminated site remediation
• Geotechnical engineering
• Natural hazard assessment

Headquarters

HQ city

Alpnach

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Geoscience Consulting Services: Professional consulting services in geosciences including engineering geology, hydrogeology, geotechnics, natural hazard assessment, environmental remediation, geoinformatics, and site development. Revenue is generated through project-based consulting contracts with government agencies, cantons, municipalities, and private sector clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

GEOTEST is a Swiss geoscience consulting firm founded in 1962 that delivers environmental engineering, hydrogeology, hydrology, contaminated-site investigation and remediation, natural hazard assessment, geotechnical engineering, and geoinformatics services. The firm also develops and sells proprietary software tools (FeldApp, GEO.Immobilien, ROFMOD, Resilience Toolbox) and instruments (UTL-3 Temperature Datalogger, Natural Hazards Radar) that complement its consulting practice.

Product overview

GEOTEST is a geoscience services company offering specialized software tools and field applications for professional use. The product portfolio includes FeldApp (digital field book for outdoor data collection), GEO.Immobilien (digital property management), ROFMOD (2D rockfall modelling), the Resilience Toolbox (resilience analysis suite), and the UTL-3 Temperature Datalogger (hardware instrument). These products are designed to work together within GEOTEST's service offerings, supporting field data collection, spatial analysis, 3D modelling, hazard assessment, and property management across the geosciences domain. The company also develops customized software solutions as local, web-based, or mobile applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FeldApp: The digital field book for outdoor professionals - a mobile application for localisation and standardised data recording.
• GEO.Immobilien
• ROFMOD
• Resilience Toolbox
• UTL-3 Temperaturdatenlogger

Products and services

• Engineering Geology and Geotechnical Consulting Site investigation, engineering geology studies, and geotechnical engineering services for public and private construction and infrastructure projects in Switzerland.
• Hydrogeology and Hydrology Services Groundwater investigation, aquifer characterization, and surface/groundwater hydrology services for cantonal, municipal, and private clients.
• Contaminated Site Investigation and Remediation Polluted-sites management services including site investigation, risk assessment, and remediation design and supervision under Swiss contaminated-site legislation.
• Natural Hazard Assessment Assessment and mitigation services for natural hazards such as landslides, rockfall, and flood risk for public infrastructure and private development.
• Geoinformatics Services GIS, spatial data management, and geoscience data analysis services supporting environmental and geotechnical projects.
• FeldApp Proprietary field-data-collection software tool used by geoscience professionals for site investigation and field campaigns.
• GEO.Immobilien Proprietary software providing real-estate geoscience information for property transactions, development, and environmental due diligence.
• ROFMOD Proprietary modeling software supporting geoscience analysis workflows within GEOTEST projects.
• Resilience Toolbox Software toolkit for resilience planning and assessment, supporting clients evaluating environmental and hazard resilience.
• UTL-3 Temperature Datalogger In-house hardware temperature datalogger for environmental and geoscience monitoring deployments.
• Natural Hazards Radar Proprietary monitoring platform for tracking natural hazards and providing related data services.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 200 employees across 7 Swiss locations providing interdisciplinary services
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Services industriels de Lausanne (SiL)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 November 2025Expert exchange on soil contamination and waste management at Services industriels de Lausanne. Léa Toffolini from GEOTEST spoke at an internal expert exchange organized by the City of Lausanne.
• Stämpfli AGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership with Stämpfli AG in Langnau i.E. Focus on technical exchange, close cooperation with drilling masters, and shared vision of sustainable, high-quality well construction. Regular visits and collaboration on drilling projects.
• VITO Recycling AGminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional exchange on recycling and disposal of contaminated materials from shooting ranges, construction pits, and railway excavations.
• Vigier CimentminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional exchange on cement manufacturing and utilization of recycled materials in construction.
• Egli EngineeringminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint participation in Wassertag (Water Day) professional development event, with Egli Engineering team joining GEOTEST's team.
• Zentralbahn AGcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGEOTEST oversees major refurbishment works along the Zentralbahn line between Interlaken and Meiringen. Major infrastructure project involving three projects during ten-week complete closure.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/geotest_ch
• Facebookfacebook.com/geotestch
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/geotest-ch

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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