H2U aqua.plan.Ing-GmbH

What H2U aqua.plan.Ing-GmbH does

H2U aqua.plan.Ing-GmbH is a privately held German engineering consultancy founded in January 2009 and headquartered in Neukirchen-Vluyn, North Rhine-Westphalia. The firm plans and supervises the construction of drinking-water supply infrastructure, covering water extraction (well construction, reservoir intake), water treatment (membrane filtration, ultrafiltration, ceramic microfiltration, activated carbon, UV disinfection, reverse osmosis, decarbonisation, hardening), storage tank construction and renovation, and pipeline systems. Its technical differentiators include three registered utility models (Gebrauchsmuster) — a deep-adjustable intake system, a low-sludge lime water production system, and a membrane-degassing system for methane-containing groundwater — plus one of the first ceramic-membrane drinking water plants in Europe. The company is led by Managing Directors Dr. Frank Urban and Andreas Holy.

H2U serves municipal water utilities, public-sector water associations, and government municipalities across Germany, Switzerland, and Luxembourg. It delivers full-scope engineering services under the German HOAI fee structure (Leistungsphasen 1–8), from feasibility studies and expert opinions through tendering, construction supervision, safety coordination, commissioning, and CE conformity certification. Project scale ranges from 1,250 m³/h to 4,500 m³/h treatment capacities, with named clients including SEBES Luxembourg, badenova Freiburg, EWV Hamm, Wasserversorgung Zürich, and Stadt Quedlinburg. The company holds regulatory credentials critical to public procurement: TÜV Planer am Bau certification (2024), Bureau agréé accreditation in Luxembourg (2016), Achilles Central Europe Connexio prequalification, and TVgG NRW / MiLoG compliance.

The firm operates from four offices (Neukirchen-Vluyn HQ, Zürich branch, Luxembourg branch opened October 2022, and Lindau-based H2U-Süd GmbH subsidiary founded July 2024), employs approximately 50 professionals as of mid-2021 with continued hiring through 2025, and is privately held by its founders with no disclosed external investors. The go-to-market is enterprise field sales supplemented by EU-wide competitive bidding under public procurement frameworks, with project-based HOAI fees as the core revenue mechanism.

Name

H2U aqua.plan.Ing-GmbH

Legal name

H2U aqua.plan.Ing-GmbH

Website

https://h2u.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

H2U aqua.plan.Ing-GmbH is a German engineering consultancy that plans and supervises construction of drinking-water supply infrastructure — treatment, extraction, storage, and pipelines — for municipal utilities and public-sector clients across Germany, Switzerland, and Luxembourg.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water Infrastructure Engineering Services

NAICS

Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (221310)

SIC

Water Supply (4941)

akta.pro primary industry

Construction Management & Delivery (EPCM/CMAR/Design-Build Oversight) (EUANALAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Water Resources, WASH & Integrated Water Management (BPADALAH)

Keywords

• Water supply engineering
• Water infrastructure planning
• Drinking water treatment
• Hydraulic engineering services
• Construction management water

Headquarters

HQ city

Neukirchen-Vluyn

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering and Planning Services: Core revenue from planning water supply facilities including studies, expert opinions, planning, construction, tendering, and construction management. Services provided under HOAI (German fee structure for architects and engineers) Leistungsphasen 1-8.
2. Construction Management and Supervision: Site management and safety coordination during construction phase, commissioning support, and CE certification services.
3. Specialized Technical Consulting: Expert consulting services including feasibility studies, water treatment concepts, and technical due diligence for water supply operators.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

H2U aqua.plan.Ing-GmbH is a German engineering firm that plans, designs, and oversees construction of water supply infrastructure for utilities, municipalities, and industrial clients. The company delivers integrated services spanning water extraction, drinking water treatment, storage tank construction and rehabilitation, tendering, safety coordination, commissioning, and CE conformity assessment. Its project work is governed by HOAI fee structures and delivered across offices in Germany, Switzerland, and Luxembourg.

Product overview

H2U aqua.plan.Ing-GmbH is a unified engineering services firm offering comprehensive planning and construction management for water supply infrastructure. Rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture, the company provides an integrated suite of core services including water extraction (Wassergewinnung), water treatment (Wasseraufbereitung), storage tank construction and renovation (Behälterbau/Behältersanierung), and construction supervision (Bauleitung). Supporting service modules encompass studies and expert opinions (Studien/Gutachten), tendering (Ausschreibung), safety coordination (Sicherheitskoordination), commissioning (Einfahrbetrieb), and CE conformity certification. The company specializes in advanced treatment technologies including ultrafiltration, activated carbon filtration, UV treatment, and membrane processes (ceramic microfiltration, nanofiltration, reverse osmosis).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Water Supply Infrastructure Planning End-to-end engineering planning for water supply systems, including feasibility, concept, approval, and detailed design phases aligned with HOAI service phases, delivered to water utilities, municipalities, and industrial clients.
• Construction Management and Site Supervision On-site construction supervision (Bauleitung) for water infrastructure projects, ensuring contractor compliance with design specifications, quality standards, schedules, and budgets for public and private sector clients.
• Water Extraction Engineering Engineering of groundwater wells, pumping stations, and raw water extraction systems, including hydrogeological assessment integration, for utilities and industrial water users.
• Drinking Water Treatment Engineering Process and mechanical design of drinking water treatment plants, including filtration, disinfection, and conditioning systems, sized to client demand and regulatory requirements.
• Storage Tank Construction and Rehabilitation Engineering and project supervision for new water storage tanks and rehabilitation of existing tanks, including structural, hydraulic, and hygienic design considerations for utilities and industrial operators.
• Specialist Studies and Expert Opinions Independent technical studies, feasibility assessments, and expert opinions on water supply topics, commissioned by utilities, courts, public agencies, and private operators.
• International Project Delivery (Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg) Cross-border engineering planning and supervision of water infrastructure projects across Germany, Switzerland, and Luxembourg, leveraging local registrations (TÜV Planer am Bau, Bureau agréé Luxembourg, Achilles Central Europe).

Quantifiable outcome

• Treatment plant capacities ranging from 1,250 m³/h to 4,500 m³/h successfully planned and commissioned
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 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

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• RW Consult S.a.r.l.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpecialist for building materials technology and building rehabilitation. Handles building-specific tasks particularly in concrete condition analysis for storage tanks. Also carries out construction planning and supervision in the Luxembourg area for joint projects.
• SGI Ingenierie S.A.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternationally active engineering office with strengths in structural engineering (structural design and building services) and civil engineering (traffic routes, hydraulic engineering, engineering structures). Together positioned as highly capable for planning and construction supervision of large-scale water supply projects.
• witry & witryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm from Luxembourg responsible for the architectural design of the new Ebnet waterworks building in Freiburg.
• shp GmbHminorOthersPartner office for recruitment purposes. Located in Markt Schwaben. Shares engineering job postings.
• Lührs Ingenieurbüro GmbHminorOthersPartner office for recruitment purposes. Located in Bremen. Shares engineering job postings.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Arcadis: Global design and engineering firm with a strong water and climate resilience practice. Overlaps with H2U on drinking water treatment planning and municipal infrastructure advisory, serving similar European utility clients from a much larger multinational footprint.
• AFRY (formerly Pöyry): Nordic-origin engineering consultancy with strong water and process industry practices. Competes with H2U on European municipal water supply planning and EPC advisory, with broader scope across energy and process industries.
• Sweco: European engineering consultancy with one of the largest dedicated water practices in the Nordics and continental Europe. Comparable to H2U in delivering water supply planning and treatment design for municipal utilities, particularly across DACH and the Benelux.
• Ramboll: Danish-headquartered engineering consultancy with deep water infrastructure expertise including treatment plant design and water supply planning. Competes with H2U for European municipal water mandates and operates at substantially greater scale.
• CDM Smith: Global engineering consultancy with a substantial water practice serving municipal utilities on planning, design, and program management. Directly comparable to H2U on the municipal water supply planning and construction management service line, but at materially greater scale and geographic reach.
• ILF Consulting Engineers: Austrian-headquartered engineering consultancy active across energy, water, and transport infrastructure. Comparable to H2U on large-scale water supply and treatment planning for European public clients, with much broader international scope.
• Tractebel (Engie): Engineering consultancy within the Engie group providing water infrastructure planning and advisory services to public utilities across Europe. Overlaps with H2U on drinking water treatment plant design and program management from a much larger corporate base.

Direct peers

• HOLINGER: Swiss engineering firm focused on water, wastewater, and energy infrastructure planning. Closely comparable to H2U on Swiss and cross-border drinking water projects (e.g., the firm's work for Wasserversorgung Zürich) and on integrated water treatment design.
• Dorsch Gruppe: German engineering consultancy with established water and environmental infrastructure practices. Closely comparable to H2U as a German-headquartered firm competing for municipal water planning mandates, with a broader civil engineering portfolio.
• Unger Ingenieure: Independent German engineering firm specializing in water supply and wastewater infrastructure planning for municipalities. A close peer to H2U in service scope, customer type, and German market focus, at a similar mid-sized scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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