GVH Group

What GVH Group does

GVH Group is a Swiss civil engineering firm founded in 1982 and headquartered in Saint-Blaise, Canton Neuchâtel. The firm provides end-to-end civil engineering services spanning feasibility studies, design, surveying, construction execution, and maintenance across infrastructure categories including bridges, tunnels, railways, roads, industrial buildings, and water systems. It operates through five regional subsidiaries (GVH St-Blaise SA, GVH La Chaux-de-Fonds SA, GVH Tramelan SA, GVH-BP Jura SA, and GVH Biel/Bienne AG), employing approximately 100 EPF/SIA-credentialed engineers and technical staff, and maintains ISO 9001 certification.

The company's client base combines public-sector infrastructure owners and private industrial manufacturers. Public-sector clients include federal road authority OFROU, Swiss Federal Railways (CFF/SBB), and Transports Publics Fribourgeois (TPF). Private-sector clients are concentrated in Swiss luxury watchmaking (Rolex, Audemars-Piguet, Tissot, Sellita) and specialty metals (Metalor). The firm is currently engaged on multiple major projects including the N09 Vennes-Chexbre motorway, the Pont CFF du Col-des-Roches rail bridge, the Grand-Pont replacement, and the Jeunes-Rives redesign in Neuchâtel.

GVH Group's business model is project-based professional services revenue derived primarily from public infrastructure tenders and private industrial construction contracts. Its geographic footprint spans the French-speaking Swiss cantons — Neuchâtel, Jura, Bern, and Vaud — with a multi-disciplinary engineering practice formally credentialed as "Ingénieurs civils EPF-SIA." Revenue mechanics are tied to project lifecycles, with the firm positioning as a mid-sized regional alternative to larger multinational engineering consultancies for both federal infrastructure and luxury manufacturer industrial works.

Name

GVH Group

Legal name

GVH Ingénieurs civils EPF-SIA

Website

https://gvh.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

GVH Group is a Swiss civil engineering firm founded in 1982, headquartered in Saint-Blaise, delivering feasibility, design, surveying, and construction services across infrastructure and industrial projects. The firm serves public-sector clients (OFROU, CFF, TPF) and Swiss luxury watch manufacturers through five regional subsidiaries employing ~100 EPF/SIA-credentialed staff.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Engineering Services

NAICS

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Engineering Services (541330)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540), Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial General Contracting (New Build) (IMAFAAAA)

Keywords

• Civil engineering services
• Structural engineering design
• Land surveying services
• Construction project management
• Infrastructure consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-blaise

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Civil Engineering Consulting Services: Professional engineering services for infrastructure projects including feasibility studies, preliminary and detailed design, tendering, construction supervision, and project management. Revenue is generated through consulting fees on public infrastructure contracts and private development projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Core offering

GVH Group is a Swiss civil engineering firm providing engineering design studies, topometric surveying, project execution and supervision, and operational/maintenance services for public infrastructure and private construction projects. Founded in 1982 and ISO 9001 certified, the company operates through multiple regional subsidiaries across the Swiss Jura region, serving municipalities, government agencies, industrial companies, and private developers.

Product overview

GVH Ingénieurs civils EPF-SIA is a Swiss civil engineering group providing integrated services across the full infrastructure lifecycle. The core offering consists of civil engineering design services (structural works, underground works, buildings, transport infrastructure, hydraulic systems, and expertises) combined with comprehensive project execution services (feasibility through commissioning), and operational/maintenance services. Supporting services include surveying and topometry. The company maintains a portfolio of ongoing projects and completed works spanning bridges, tunnels, railway infrastructure, industrial buildings, and hydraulic structures throughout Switzerland.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

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

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• UdinisminorOthersGVH's website references uditis.ch as a related entity, suggesting a corporate relationship or shared group structure between GVH civil engineering and Udinis utility services.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• INGPHI: Swiss structural and civil engineering firm recognized for complex bridges, buildings and infrastructure design. Comparable in technical specialization (ouvrages d'art) and reliance on EPF/SIA-credentialed engineers, with similar lifecycle service profile.
• Emch+Berger: Bern-based Swiss civil engineering firm offering structural design, project management and construction supervision for infrastructure projects. Comparable size, geographic footprint and service offering to GVH.
• IUB Engineering: Bern-based mid-sized Swiss civil engineering consultancy providing design and project management for bridges, tunnels, road and railway infrastructure. Direct mid-tier competitor for cantonal and federal tenders in the same geographic language regions.
• Basler & Hofmann: Swiss engineering consultancy providing civil, structural and infrastructure engineering services across Switzerland. Closely comparable in service mix (design, supervision, project management for bridges, tunnels, transport infrastructure) and similar client base of federal and cantonal authorities.
• BG Consulting Engineers: Swiss engineering consultancy with civil, structural and infrastructure design practices serving public-sector clients. Closely comparable mid-sized peer with similar lifecycle service model across bridges and transport infrastructure.
• Bureau d'ingénieurs associés (BIA): Swiss civil and structural engineering consultancy active in the Jura arc and French-speaking Switzerland. Direct mid-sized competitor with similar service mix (design, supervision, project management) for bridges, buildings and transport infrastructure.

Broad incumbents

• AFRY (Switzerland): Global engineering consultancy with a Swiss civil engineering practice (formerly AF Toscano). Competes directly with GVH on Swiss infrastructure tenders but operates at significantly larger scale and broader service portfolio, making it a scaled incumbent peer.
• CSD Ingenieure: Swiss multi-disciplinary engineering firm (including CSD Ingénieurs) with civil, structural and infrastructure practices. Overlaps with GVH on cantonal infrastructure work but offers a broader environmental and planning portfolio.
• Gruner (Stucky): Swiss engineering group (incorporating Stucky) focused on structural, civil and hydraulic engineering. Competes with GVH on bridges, tunnels and hydraulic infrastructure across French- and German-speaking Switzerland.

Emerging players

• Muttoni & Associés: Swiss structural and civil engineering boutique specializing in complex bridges, tunnels and structural works. Comparable technical expertise and project type but smaller scale, representing an upmarket niche competitor rather than direct head-to-head.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gvh-ingenieurs-civil

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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