SWS Consulting Engineering

Name

SWS Consulting Engineering

Legal name

SWS Consulting Engineering-Structures, Water & Survey srl

Website

https://swsconsulting.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering Consulting Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (54133), Engineering Services (541330), Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Water, Wastewater & Hydraulics Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA), Construction Engineering & Constructability Consulting (BPAHAIAN), Sustainability & ESG Consulting (BPAHACAK)

Keywords

• Engineering consulting services
• Hydraulic engineering design
• Infrastructure project supervision
• Water supply sanitation
• Urban development planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Roma

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: SWS generates revenue through professional fees for engineering consulting services including feasibility studies, detailed engineering design, tender document preparation, construction supervision, technical assistance, and contract management for infrastructure projects. Services are delivered to government clients and international development organizations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

SWS Consulting Engineering is an Italian engineering consulting firm providing comprehensive services across infrastructure planning and design (transportation systems, bridges, tunnels, public facilities), hydraulics (water supply, drainage, flood control, irrigation), and environmental and urban development (environmental impact assessments, sustainable urban planning, green infrastructure). The firm supports projects through the full lifecycle — feasibility studies, master planning, detailed engineering design, tender preparation, site surveys, cost engineering, construction management, work supervision, technical assistance, and contract management — for government agencies and international development organizations.

Product overview

SWS Consulting Engineering is an Italian consulting firm offering comprehensive engineering and environmental consulting services. Their service portfolio comprises three core practice areas: Infrastructure Planning and Design (transportation systems, bridges, tunnels, public facilities), Hydraulics Services (water supply, drainage, flood control, irrigation systems), and Environment & Urban Development (environmental impact assessments, sustainable urban planning, green infrastructure). These core services are supported by specialized modules including master planning, feasibility studies, detailed engineering design, work supervision, technical assistance, contract management, tender services, site surveys, cost engineering, construction management, environmental studies, and technical training. The company operates as a unified consulting practice rather than a platform-based product architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Infrastructure Planning and Design Services Planning, design, and management of infrastructure projects including transportation systems, bridges, tunnels, and public facilities, delivered to government agencies and international development organizations.
• Hydraulics Services Comprehensive analysis and implementation of water-related projects including water supply, drainage, flood control, and irrigation systems, serving government agencies and international development organizations.
• Environment & Urban Development Services Integration of environmental stewardship with urban development, including environmental impact assessments, sustainable urban planning, and green infrastructure design for government and donor-funded projects.

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Arcadis: Dutch-headquartered global design and engineering consultancy with water, resilience, and mobility practices. Increasingly active on climate-adaptation infrastructure in Africa and Asia, overlapping SWS's core segments.
• Royal HaskoningDHV: Dutch engineering consultancy internationally recognized for water and delta-management expertise. Competes on donor-financed water supply, sanitation, and flood-control projects in Africa and Asia.
• Artelia Group: French multi-disciplinary engineering group with strong water, environment, and infrastructure practices. Frequently leads on EU and AfDB-funded assignments in geographies where SWS also operates.
• TYPSA Group: Spanish-headquartered independent engineering consultancy active across transport, water, and environment — a comparable European mid-sized competitor on multilateral-funded infrastructure tenders.
• WSP Global: Canadian-headquartered global engineering consultancy with deep water and transportation practices. Increasingly active across Africa and Asia on donor-financed infrastructure — directly comparable on water supply, sanitation, and road assignments.
• Mott MacDonald: Large UK-headquartered engineering consultancy with one of the strongest international development practices in water, transport, and environment. Competes with SWS on World Bank, ADB, and EBRD tenders, often as consortium leader.
• Tractebel (Engie): Belgian engineering consultancy (Engie group) with strong water, energy, and infrastructure capabilities. Frequently competes for European-financed infrastructure assignments in developing markets.
• Egis Group: French engineering and consulting group with a long-standing international development practice covering transport, water, and urban infrastructure — a recurring competitor on EU- and AFD-funded tenders.

Direct peers

• IRD Engineering: Italian engineering consultancy with comparable focus on infrastructure and development projects financed by multilateral institutions. Closely overlaps SWS in geographies (Africa, Asia, Balkans), service mix (roads, water, environment), and donor ecosystem.
• Studio Idrotecnico Italiano: Italy-based hydraulics and water engineering consulting practice. Shares SWS's hydraulics-heavy service portfolio, public-sector client base, and Italian-headquartered boutique consulting model — competing for similar water infrastructure assignments.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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