suisseplan Ingenieure

What suisseplan Ingenieure does

suisseplan Ingenieure AG Logistik is a privately held Swiss specialist engineering consultancy focused exclusively on the planning, design, procurement, and implementation supervision of airport baggage handling and sorting systems. The firm was incorporated in 2011 by Gerhard Beck and Urs Kämpfer — who had previously built the logistics department of suisseplan Ingenieure AG Zürich in 1996 — and is domiciled as an Aktiengesellschaft in Zug, Switzerland, with a branch office located inside Munich Airport. Jürgen Hess chairs the Verwaltungsrat; Andreas Störmer is Managing Director; Jens Quadt heads the Munich office.

The company's underlying capability is a deeply specialized, supplier-independent engineering practice covering baggage master planning (including capacity simulation and forecast flight scheduling), functional RFP development that maximizes vendor competition, neutral design and planning for greenfield and retrofit projects, and on-site construction supervision through commissioning. The technology stack is conventional industrial engineering rather than software — deliverable artifacts are engineering plans, simulation results, RFP documents, and quality assurance oversight. The team's differentiating concepts include centralization of Stage 1 hold baggage screening in pre-sorting areas, a technique suisseplan has deployed multiple times and that gains economic value as EDS machine costs rise.

Commercially, suisseplan runs a project-based professional services model priced per engagement against scope and complexity, with multi-year contract cadences for large capital programs. Revenue is generated entirely from B2B enterprise engagements with airport operators (Flughafen Zürich, Flughafen Wien, Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg, Terminal 2 Gesellschaft München, Fraport Frankfurt, Finavia Helsinki, Avinor Oslo, eight Portuguese airport locations) and via IATA-team collaborations. The go-to-market is sales-led, leveraging direct relationships, repeat engagements, and industry reputation rather than broad marketing; distribution is direct enterprise engagement only, with no resellers, no app, and no disclosed digital channels. Customer expansion is driven by capacity pressures, regulatory changes in hold-baggage screening, and large multi-year capital programs at hub airports.

Name

suisseplan Ingenieure

Legal name

Suisseplan Ingenieure AG Logistik

Website

https://suisseplan-logistik.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

suisseplan Ingenieure AG Logistik is a privately held Swiss specialty engineering consultancy that provides supplier-independent planning, design, RFP, and site supervision services for airport baggage handling and sorting systems, serving enterprise airport operators across Europe and select international markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Zug

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: Professional consulting services for airport baggage handling system planning, including feasibility studies, capacity analysis, and strategic planning for existing system optimization
2. Design and Planning Services: Neutral, supplier-independent design and planning of baggage handling and sorting systems for new construction, expansions, and retrofits
3. Site Supervision Services: Construction oversight and quality assurance during implementation, including verification of supplier execution planning and testing/completion support
4. RFP/Procurement Consulting: Development of functional requests for proposals that create supplier competition while ensuring clear performance definitions

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Suisseplan Ingenieure AG Logistik provides specialized engineering consultancy for airport baggage handling and sorting systems, spanning feasibility studies, baggage master planning, supplier-independent design, functional RFP development, and construction site supervision. The firm serves international airport operators from its Zug headquarters and Munich branch office, with projects ranging from greenfield installations to retrofits and capacity expansions.

Product overview

Suisseplan Ingenieure AG Logistik is a specialist engineering consultancy providing comprehensive baggage handling system services for airports worldwide. The company offers four integrated service lines: Consulting, Design/Planning, Requests for Proposals (RFPs), and Site Supervision. Services are delivered neutrally and independently from equipment suppliers. The company has delivered projects at major European airports including Zurich, Vienna, Berlin Brandenburg, Munich, Oslo, Frankfurt, Helsinki, London Heathrow, Sydney, and Turin.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Consulting Advisory services for airport baggage handling systems, including analysis of existing systems for performance optimization without major capital investment, problem-solving for daily operational challenges, and strategic planning for system development. Targeted at airport operators and general planners.
• Design / Planning Neutral, supplier-independent design and planning of baggage handling and sorting systems, including multilevel hold baggage screening systems, for new construction, expansions, and retrofits. Delivered with baggage master planning, capacity simulation, and forecast flight scheduling.
• Requests for Proposals (RFP) Development of functional requests for proposals that clearly define required system performance to minimize change orders while leaving room for different suppliers' product capabilities, creating genuine supplier competition and supporting cost efficiency.
• Site Supervision Construction oversight and quality assurance during baggage handling system implementation, including verification of supplier execution planning, quality verification, on-time and on-budget execution, and testing through to successful operational launch and initial operating phase support.

Quantifiable outcome

• Increased baggage handling performance by over 30% within existing building envelope at Munich Airport while maintaining operations
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• IATAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partnersuisseplan has worked as part of IATA teams providing consulting services to airports, combining their baggage handling expertise with IATA's international standards and airport operator relationships.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Beumer Group: German family-owned manufacturer of baggage handling systems, sortation, and loading equipment for airports worldwide. Comparable as a competing supplier of integrated BHS design and execution services, with deep technical credentials in airport logistics.
• Mott MacDonald: Global engineering and development consultancy with an established aviation practice advising airports on planning, asset management, and infrastructure programs. Comparable to suisseplan as a generalist engineering firm serving airport operators across multiple disciplines.
• WSP: Global professional services consultancy with a major aviation practice including airport planning, engineering, and program management (incorporating Landrum & Brown). Competes with suisseplan in airport engineering consulting at significantly larger scale and broader service portfolio.
• Arup: Global engineering consultancy with a substantial aviation practice covering airport planning, terminal design, and infrastructure advisory. Comparable to suisseplan as a multidisciplinary engineering firm serving airport clients, though operating at much broader scope and scale.
• Vanderlande Industries: Global market leader in baggage handling systems, offering integrated equipment, design, and lifecycle services to airports. Adjacent competitor that increasingly bundles planning services with equipment supply, putting competitive pressure on suisseplan's independent planning scope.
• Daifuku: Japanese material handling conglomerate with a global baggage handling systems business serving major airports. Competes with suisseplan-adjacent scope through turnkey BHS design, manufacture, and integration offerings to airport operators.

Direct peers

• Landrum & Brown: Aviation planning consultancy specializing in airport master planning, terminal facilities design, and baggage system planning; now part of WSP. Comparable to suisseplan as a dedicated aviation planning practice competing for similar airport engineering engagements.
• NACO (Netherlands Airport Consultants): Independent airport planning and engineering consultancy, part of Royal HaskoningDHV, providing master planning, terminal design, and baggage handling expertise to airports globally. Directly comparable to suisseplan as a specialized, supplier-independent airport engineering firm competing for similar planning mandates.

Emerging players

• TAV IT (TAV Technologies): Airport IT and operations technology provider offering baggage handling system software, passenger processing, and airport operations platforms. Adjacent to suisseplan's domain as a technology vendor serving airport baggage operations with potential overlap in planning and integration scope.
• Copenhagen Optimization (CPH Optimization): Airport optimization software company specializing in baggage handling scheduling, turnaround, and resource planning analytics. Comparable to suisseplan as a technology-enabled provider serving airport BHS operations, though focused on software rather than engineering planning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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