FIRU mbH

Name

FIRU mbH

Legal name

FIRU mbH – Forschungs- und Informations-Gesellschaft für Fach- und Rechtsfragen der Raum- und Umweltplanung

Website

https://firu-mbh.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

FIRU mbH is a German planning and consulting firm founded in 1988, providing urban, environmental and spatial development services to public-sector clients and private industrial developers, with deep specialization in German planning law, formal participation processes, and brownfield redevelopment projects across multiple regional offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Urban and Spatial Planning Consulting

NAICS

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Engineering Services (541330), Land Subdivision (23721), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (925), Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172)

SIC

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

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHAKAD

Urban Planning & Master Planning

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Architecture, Design & Planning Services

SECONDARYBPAHAKAE

Regional & Land Use Planning

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Architecture, Design & Planning Services

SECONDARYBPAIANAD

Urban & Regional Planning (Land Use, Zoning, Master Planning)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Housing, Urban Planning & Community Development

SECONDARYBPAHAKAO

Community Engagement & Participatory Planning

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Architecture, Design & Planning Services

Keywords

• Urban planning consulting
• Spatial development services
• Environmental planning services
• Development plan preparation
• Municipal project management

Headquarters

HQ city

Kaiserslautern, Rheinland-Pfalz

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Planungs- und Beratungsleistungen: FIRU mbH generates revenue through consulting and planning services including Bauleitplanung (development planning), Stadtentwicklung (urban development), Projektentwicklung (project development), research projects, and participation processes. Services are provided to public and private sector clients in Germany and neighboring European countries. Revenue is project-based with long sales cycles typical of public sector engagements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

FIRU mbH is a planning and consulting firm that delivers urban and spatial planning, construction and environmental planning (Bauleitplanung), project and real estate development, procurement and investor competitions, spatial research and digital transformation, urban and regional development concepts, and citizen participation processes. Services are sold as project-based consulting engagements to public sector clients (federal, state and municipal governments) and private developers, industrial companies, associations and research institutions across Germany and neighbouring European countries.

Product overview

FIRU mbH is a planning and consulting firm (not a software product company) offering six integrated service areas: Construction Planning & Environmental Planning, Project Development & Real Estate, Procurement & Competitions, Spatial Research & Digital Transformation, Urban & Regional Development, and Participation & Communication. These services are delivered as consulting and planning engagements rather than software products, with a focus on sustainable urban and spatial planning for public and private clients throughout Germany.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bauleitplanung & Umweltplanung Development planning and environmental planning services including Bauleitplanung, environmental impact assessments, immission protection and regulatory compliance for construction projects, delivered to municipalities and private developers.
• Projektentwicklung und Immobilien Project development and real estate services encompassing property portfolio optimisation, brownfield revitalisation and investment support for developers, municipalities and industrial clients.
• Vergabe und Wettbewerbe Procurement and competition management services including EU-wide tendering procedures, investor competitions and multi-stage award procedures for public and private sector clients.
• Räumliche Forschung und digitale Transformation Spatial research and digital transformation services including GIS analysis, urban monitoring tools, XPlanung-compliant planning documents and data-driven municipal development, often delivered as research collaborations with universities and foundations.
• Stadt- & Regionalentwicklung Urban and regional development services including integrated urban development concepts (ISEK), urban renewal and regional planning programmes for municipalities and regional authorities.
• Partizipation und Kommunikation Citizen participation and communication services including cross-media participation processes with e-participation, online participation procedures for formal planning processes, stakeholder analysis and public relations support for planning projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• PFAFF-Quartier: Neues Stadtquartier mit Platz für 2000 Bewohner und bis zu 3.500 neue Arbeitsplätze
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 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

Feature3 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• vhw (Fachverband für Wohnungswesen)minorOthers
• SRL (Stadt- und Regionalentwicklung)minorOthers
• BVMW (Der Mittelstand)minorOthers
• Zukunftsregion Westpfalz (ZRW)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional network partnership supporting economic development in the West Palatinate region
• ALUMNI Raum- und Umweltplanung (TU Kaiserslautern)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFIRU serves as Geschäftsstelle for the alumni network, supporting networking between graduates and the university
• DASL (Deutsche Akademie für Städtebau und Landesentwicklung)minorOthers
• Deutscher Brownfield Verband (DEBV)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing member of the German Brownfield Association focused on sustainable urban development and land recycling
• Science Alliance Kaiserslautern (SIAK)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive member in the cluster Planen - Beraten - Bauen, participating in career forums and professional exchange
• UKOMminorOthers
• Brownfield24minorOthers
• pswp (Planungsbüro)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPlanning office partner for Bauleitplanung projects including Dillinger Hütte transformation
• LutherLawminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLaw firm partnership for legal expertise in planning and environmental matters
• gwSaar (Wirtschaftsförderung Saar GmbH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEconomic development partner for Saarland projects including Linsler Feld battery cell factory
• GSK - Gesellschaft für Städtebau und Konversion, TrierminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociated company focused on urban development and conversion projects
• Hochschule Mainz (i3 Institut)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner for RAFVINIERT project on integrated senior care in rural areas
• bulwiengesa AGminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReal estate consulting partner for commercial and industrial land potential analysis
• Fugmann + Janotta (Landschaftsplanungsbüro)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLandscape planning partner for FNP and environmental planning projects

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Drees & Sommer SE: Major German real estate and infrastructure consultancy with broad capabilities spanning planning, engineering, sustainability, and project management. Significantly larger than FIRU but competes in overlapping public and private sector planning mandates.
• AECOM Germany: Global infrastructure consulting firm with German planning practice covering urban development, environmental planning, and large infrastructure advisory — broader scope but competes for major German municipal and industrial mandates.
• JLL Germany (Jones Lang LaSalle): Global real estate advisory with strong German practice in project development, planning advisory, and brownfield consulting for municipalities and enterprise clients — broader portfolio but competing for the same large mandates.
• CBRE Germany: Global real estate services firm with German advisory practice in project development, valuation, and site consulting. Competes with FIRU for large enterprise and municipal project mandates.

Direct peers

• NRW.URBAN GmbH: Public-sector urban development agency providing Stadtentwicklung, Flächenentwicklung, and project management for North Rhine-Westphalia municipalities — same primary customer base and similar service portfolio.
• Bosch & Partner GmbH: German engineering and planning consultancy with strong Bauleitplanung, environmental planning, and immission protection practice — comparable service mix including overlap with FIRU GFI immission subsidiary.
• DSK Deutsche Stadt- und Grundstücksentwicklungsgesellschaft: German urban development consultancy delivering Bauleitplanung, Stadtentwicklung, and project development for municipalities and investors. Closest comparable in scale, geography, and service mix to FIRU mbH.
• ifok GmbH: German consultancy specializing in participation processes, stakeholder dialogue, and public engagement for planning and infrastructure projects — directly overlaps with FIRU's Partizipation und Kommunikation service line.
• STEG Stadtentwicklung GmbH: Hamburg-based urban planning and development consultancy serving public sector clients on Bauleitplanung, ISEK, and brownfield re-use projects — directly comparable scope and customer profile to FIRU.
• Planungsgruppe Professor Laage: Mid-sized Hamburg-based planning consultancy delivering urban and regional planning, Bauleitplanung, and project development to public clients — closest mid-market private competitor to FIRU.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/firu-mbh

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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