agl Hartz ⋅ Saad ⋅ Wendl

What agl Hartz ⋅ Saad ⋅ Wendl does

agl Hartz ⋅ Saad ⋅ Wendl is a German planning consultancy (Bürogemeinschaft) founded in 1993 and headquartered in Saarbrücken, specializing in landscape, urban, and spatial planning. The firm operates as a partnership of three individual sole proprietorships owned by its founding partners — Prof. Dr. Andrea Hartz (landscape/open-space development, participation processes), Sascha Saad (urban and regional planning, climate adaptation, cross-border cooperation, with additional qualifications in psychology and psychotherapy), and Peter Wendl (landscape and environmental planning, nature conservation) — supported by approximately twelve additional staff including geographers, urban planners, GIS specialists, and graphic designers.

The firm delivers eight interconnected service areas: Regional & Landscape Development, Urban & Open Space Development, Risk Prevention & Climate Change, Nature Conservation & Landscape Management, Spatial & Environmental Planning, Model Projects & Research, Cross-border Cooperation, and Process Design & Participation. Underlying technology centers on GIS-based spatial analysis and cartography, climate modeling and vulnerability/scenario analysis, and digital participation platforms (Online-Dialog) developed in partnership with technology providers such as Zebralog GmbH. The firm operates across the German federal states (Saarland, Rhineland-Palatinate, North Rhine-Westphalia, Baden-Württemberg, Saxony) and extends into Luxembourg, France, and Switzerland through cross-border projects in the Greater Region and the Upper Rhine Trinational Metropolitan Region, including long-running management of the IMeG office since 2008.

The business model is fee-for-service professional consulting, with revenue generated exclusively through public-sector contracts awarded by municipalities, regional planning associations (Regionalverbände), state ministries (Landesministerien), federal institutes (BBSR, UBA, BfN), and federal ministries (BMWSB, BMBF, BMVI). Pricing is determined through negotiated contracts and public tender specifications rather than standardized tiers, and engagements typically run across multi-year horizons for defined project scopes. New work is secured primarily through competitive public procurement and the firm's long-standing reputation, academic affiliations, and demonstrated expertise in climate adaptation, cross-border cooperation, and federally commissioned model projects (MORO, ExWoSt). The firm is entirely founder-owned with no external investment, parent company, or disclosed ownership changes since inception.

Name

agl Hartz ⋅ Saad ⋅ Wendl

Legal name

agl Hartz • Saad • Wendl Landschafts-, Stadt- und Raumplanung

Website

https://agl-online.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

agl Hartz ⋅ Saad ⋅ Wendl is a Saarbrücken-based German planning consultancy (Bürogemeinschaft, est. 1993) delivering landscape, urban, spatial, and climate adaptation planning services to public-sector clients including German federal ministries, state authorities, regional planning associations, and municipalities, with cross-border projects in Luxembourg and France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Urban and Spatial Planning Consulting

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (54132), Management Consulting Services (54161), Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (925120)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Regional & Land Use Planning (BPAHAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Urban & Regional Planning (Land Use, Zoning, Master Planning) (BPAIANAD), Real Estate Development & Feasibility Advisory (Highest-and-Best-Use, Entitlements Support) (BPAJANAC)

Keywords

• Spatial planning services
• Urban development consulting
• Landscape planning consultancy
• Climate adaptation planning
• Cross-border cooperation advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Saarbrücken

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Sector Consulting Contracts: The firm generates revenue through fee-for-service consulting contracts awarded by public-sector clients including municipalities, regional planning associations, state ministries, and federal research institutes (BBSR, BMBF, BMWSB, BMVI, UBA, BfN). Projects span landscape planning, urban development, climate adaptation, and cross-border cooperation, typically structured as fixed-fee engagements for defined project scopes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

agl Hartz ⋅ Saad ⋅ Wendl is a planning consultancy delivering professional services in landscape, urban, and spatial planning — including spatial observation, regional development, open space concepts, climate adaptation and risk preparedness strategies, nature conservation, FFH assessments, and cooperative/participatory planning processes. The firm serves public-sector clients across Germany, Luxembourg, and France, combining applied research with planning practice at the interface of spatial research and on-the-ground projects.

Product overview

agl Hartz ⋅ Saad ⋅ Wendl is a planning consultancy (Bürogemeinschaft) established in 1993, offering professional services in landscape, urban, and spatial planning. The firm operates as a unified consultancy with eight interconnected service areas: Regional & Landscape Development, Urban & Open Space Development, Risk Prevention & Climate Change, Nature Conservation & Landscape Management, Spatial & Environmental Planning, Model Projects & Research, Cross-border Cooperation, and Process Design & Participation. The company works at the interface between spatial research and planning practice, integrating communicative, cooperative, and participatory processes with spatial planning projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Regional & Landscape Development Planning services covering spatial observation, regional development concepts, regional landscape design, regional park concepts, and nature park and biosphere concepts, delivered to public-sector clients.
• Urban & Open Space Development Urban development concepts and processes, district and quarter development, site conversion, open space development concepts, and urban open space planning for municipalities and cities.
• Risk Prevention & Climate Change Vulnerability and risk analyses, risk prevention in spatial planning, spatial development strategies for climate change, climate adaptation concepts, and flood protection for municipalities and federal ministries.
• Nature Conservation & Landscape Management Care and development plans, FFH compatibility assessments, compensation and eco-account measures, and renaturalization measures for public-sector clients.
• Spatial & Environmental Planning Contributions to spatial development plans at state and regional levels, landscape (framework) planning, and strategic environmental assessments for public-sector planning authorities.
• Model Projects & Research Model projects in spatial planning (MORO), urban research in experimental housing and urban development (ExWoSt), research projects in spatial development, and departmental research for environmental agencies.
• Cross-Border Cooperation Cross-border regional development, cross-border spatial observation, and development of metropolitan border regions through the IMeG initiative for German, Luxembourgish, and French public-sector partners.
• Process Design & Participation Cooperative planning procedures, planning workshops, stakeholder participation, citizen participation, and large-group methods for public-sector planning processes.

Quantifiable outcome

• Winner of Bundeswettbewerb Naturschutzgroßprojekte with LIK.Nord project (1 of 5 winners from 120 applications)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• plan + risk consult, DortmundcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing strategic partner in multiple projects including MORO 'Krisenfeste Raum- und Infrastrukturen', MORO Regionalparks, MORO 'Vorsorgendes Risikomanagement', ExWoSt 'Urban Heat Labs', Region gestalten/Resiliente Regionen, ZURES I and II, NRW Region+ Wohnen, and the KRIS project in Bottrop. Provides risk and vulnerability analysis expertise.
• Institut für Raumordnung und Entwicklungsplanung (IREUS), Universität StuttgartcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner in ZURES I and II projects (future-oriented climate vulnerability and risk scenarios in spatial planning), ExWoSt 'Urban Heat Labs', and other research collaborations combining university research with planning practice.
• TU Dortmund (Institut für Raumplanung, IRPUD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner in ZURES I and II projects, contributing spatial planning research expertise. Also partner in IMPULS project for the Harz planning region and the RegioPole network.
• Spiekermann & Wegener Stadt und Regionalforschung (S&W)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in MORO project on COVID-19 effects in border regions, providing regional research and analysis.
• AGURAM – Agence d'Urbanisme d'Agglomérations de Moselle, MetzcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench planning agency partner in the SaarMoselle cross-border planning game (Planspiel) project, supporting cross-border agglomeration concept development.
• ADEUS – Agence de Développement et d'Urbanisme de l'Agglomération StrasbourgeoisecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench development and planning agency partner in cross-border planning games for the Upper Rhine region (Oberrhein), working on cross-border commercial land development.
• IZES gGmbH, SaarbrückenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Klima SAAR project analyzing transformation processes in Saarland, contributing interdisciplinary sustainability and transition research.
• Prof. Dr. Stefan Greiving, OlfencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner in multiple projects including RegioPole Network, MORO Resilienz und Zentralität, and NRW Region+ Wohnen, contributing spatial planning and risk management expertise.
• BPW Baumgart+Partner, BremenminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartner in ExWoSt 'Sustainable Development of Commercial Areas' (Gewerbegebiete) project, contributing urban planning and development expertise.
• Dr. Thomas Terfrüchte, DortmundminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in RegioPole Network and MORO Resilienz und Zentralität projects, contributing spatial planning research.
• LUP – Luftbild Umwelt Planung GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in MORO Regionalparks project, providing aerial photography and environmental planning expertise.
• lohrberg stadtlandschaftsarchitektur, StuttgartminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLandscape architecture partner in multiple projects including Landschaftspark Hofgut Imsbach, Neckarschleifen ILEK, and SaarMoselle cross-border development.
• Initiativkreis Metropolitane Grenzregionen (IMeG) partnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development Partneragl has managed the IMeG office since 2008, providing professional secretariat services to this cross-border metropolitan regions network. IMeG members include Regionalverband Mittlerer Oberrhein and other cross-border regional authorities. This is agl's flagship cross-border cooperation initiative.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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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