KHP König und Heunisch Planungsgesellschaft

What KHP König und Heunisch Planungsgesellschaft does

KHP König und Heunisch Planungsgesellschaft is a privately held German structural engineering consulting firm founded in 1976 and headquartered in Frankfurt am Main. The firm delivers object planning, structural design, building inspection, and expert opinion services across four core construction domains: high-rise/commercial construction, industrial construction, bridge construction, and structural hydraulic engineering. It also offers specialized services in structural dynamics, building physics, and BIM-enabled design execution. Customers are predominantly German public-sector infrastructure authorities and private construction clients, including the Federal Waterways Administration (WSV), the Federal Railway Authority (EBA), and Fraport AG (Terminal 3 at Frankfurt Airport), with work delivered under HOAI-regulated professional-services fees.

The firm operates through a partnership structure (GmbH & Co. KG) with eight managing shareholders, five of whom are state-recognized Testing Engineers for Structural Engineering, and majority-owned subsidiaries in Leipzig and Dortmund plus a minority stake in LCEE Life Cycle Engineering Experts GmbH. Six offices across Germany (Frankfurt, Berlin, Leipzig, Dortmund, Mainz, Darmstadt) and Austria (Graz) support regional project delivery, and the firm maintains academic affiliations with TU Darmstadt, TU Dortmund, TU Graz, and Hochschule Mainz that provide research access and pipeline talent. Technology centers on BIM (Autodesk Revit, Sofistik Bridge Modeller) and CAD tools, supplemented by complex structural analysis software with non-linear material modeling for soil-structure interaction. The firm is ISO 9001 certified and GDPR compliant. Revenue model is project-based professional services fees governed by the HOAI fee structure for architects and engineers, with no public pricing and no external funding, investors, or product sales.

Name

KHP König und Heunisch Planungsgesellschaft

Legal name

KHP König und Heunisch Planungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG

Website

https://khp-ing.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

KHP König und Heunisch Planungsgesellschaft is a Frankfurt-based German structural engineering consulting firm offering structural design, inspection, and BIM-enabled planning services across high-rise, industrial, bridge, and hydraulic engineering projects for public and private clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Structural Engineering Consulting

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Construction Engineering & Constructability Consulting (BPAHAIAN), Renovation, Remodeling & Tenant Improvements (General Contracting) (IMAFAAAE), Office & Corporate Building Construction (IMAFACAA)

Keywords

• Structural engineering consulting
• Civil engineering planning
• Bridge design services
• Building inspection services
• Hydraulic engineering consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Frankfurt am Main

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: Professional engineering consulting services including structural planning, object planning for engineering structures, and building preservation and modernization. Revenue generated through project-based fees for planning, construction supervision, and technical inspection services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

KHP König und Heunisch Planungsgesellschaft provides comprehensive structural and civil engineering consulting services for public and private construction projects. Offerings span structural design (Tragwerksplanung), object planning for engineering structures (Objektplanung), renovation and construction in existing buildings, building physics, structural dynamics, and structural inspection and expert opinions. Services are organized across four principal construction domains — Hochbau (high-rise/commercial), Industriebau (industrial), Brückenbau (bridges), and Konstruktiver Wasserbau (hydraulic engineering) — and are delivered in close cooperation with architects, specialist planners, and construction firms, primarily across Germany and Austria.

Product overview

KHP König und Heunisch Planungsgesellschaft is a consulting engineering firm offering comprehensive structural engineering services, not a software product company. The portfolio consists of core engineering services including Tragwerksplanung (structural design), Objektplanung (object planning for civil structures), and specialized services such as Baudynamik (structural dynamics), Bauphysik (building physics), and Bautechnische Prüfung (structural inspection). These are organized across construction domains: Hochbau (high-rise/commercial), Industriebau (industrial), Brückenbau (bridges), and Konstruktiver Wasserbau (hydraulic engineering). The company also provides BIM-enabled design services and, through its LCEE subsidiary, sustainability consulting including life cycle analysis. The firm operates primarily in German-speaking regions, serving clients in close cooperation with architects, specialist planners, and construction firms. Quality management is certified to DIN EN ISO 9001.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tragwerksplanung (Structural Engineering Design) Complete structural engineering design services covering all HOAI performance profiles, including structural analysis calculations, execution drawings, preparation and participation in tendering processes, and engineering technical control of execution. Sold to project owners, architects, and construction firms as a standalone planning assignment.
• Objektplanung von Ingenieurbauwerken (Object Planning for Civil Engineering Structures) Object planning services for civil engineering structures including building design, execution planning, tendering, preparation and participation in awarding, object supervision and documentation, and cost and schedule monitoring. Targeted at owners of bridges, hydraulic structures, and other engineering works.
• Sanieren und Bauen im Bestand (Renovation and Construction in Existing Buildings) Services for existing building assessment, evidence documentation, structural analysis according to current standards, design of renovation and modernization solutions, and concrete repair planning. Targeted at owners of existing building stock needing renovation or modernization.
• Baudynamik (Structural Dynamics) Structural safety analysis for earthquake loads and extraordinary impacts per DIN 1055-9, assessment of machine-induced, human-induced, and wind-induced vibrations, and dynamics of railway bridges. Targeted at projects with dynamic-loading requirements such as railway bridges and seismically active sites.
• Bauphysik (Building Physics) Building physics services including thermal building physics, issuance of energy certificates, and thermal protection certification according to Germany's Energy Saving Ordinance (EnEV). Targeted at building owners and developers needing energy-code certification.
• Bautechnische Prüfung und Gutachten (Structural Inspection and Expert Opinions) Structural safety inspection by authorized testing engineers across various German states, inspection of engineering structures by Federal Railway Authority (EBA)-authorized testing engineers, technical inspections per the WSV specialist list, and expert opinions by publicly appointed and sworn experts. Sold to public authorities, infrastructure owners, and private clients needing independent structural verifications.
• Life Cycle Engineering Experts GmbH (LCEE) — Sustainability and Life Cycle Consulting Subsidiary/affiliated service offering sustainability consulting for optimizing buildings and certification according to German or international systems, including life cycle analyses of buildings. Provided through the affiliated company LCEE Life Cycle Engineering Experts GmbH in Darmstadt.
• BIM Services (Building Information Modeling) Building Information Modeling services including creation of construction-ready 2D reinforcement plans, 2D and 3D design and execution plans, development of BIM-ready 3D models in bridge construction, and parametric components using Autodesk Revit, AutoCAD, and Sofistik Bridge Modeller. Targeted at clients requiring BIM-coordinated design deliverables.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• LCEE Life Cycle Engineering Experts GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009KHP holds a participation stake in LCEE in Darmstadt. Through this partnership, KHP can offer clients consulting services for sustainability optimization of structures and certification according to German or international systems. Life cycle analyses of structures are also part of the joint service spectrum.
• König und Heunisch Planungsgesellschaft mbH DortmundcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKHP is the majority shareholder of this subsidiary company in Dortmund, which specializes in structural engineering services.
• König und Heunisch Planungsgesellschaft mbH LeipzigcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKHP is the majority shareholder of this subsidiary company in Leipzig, with a branch office in Graz, Austria.
• Technische Universität DarmstadtminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity partnership providing access to current research findings. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Carl-Alexander Graubner leads the Institute for Concrete Construction at TU Darmstadt and is a member of several standardization committees.
• Technische Universität DortmundminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity partnership. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Reinhard Maurer holds the Chair of Concrete Construction and is managing partner of KHP's Dortmund subsidiary.
• TU GrazminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity partnership. Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Nguyen Tue holds the Chair of Concrete Construction and is managing partner of KHP's Leipzig subsidiary with Graz branch.
• Hochschule MainzminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity partnership. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Küchler is a professor for Building Preservation and Building in Existing Structures and provides extensive expertise to the firm.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves14 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Ramboll: International engineering consultancy with growing German practice (acquired Ingenieurgemeinschaft für Landesplanung and others), active in transport, water and structural infrastructure. Comparable on WSV/EBA-type mandates and sustainability advisory.
• Buro Happold: Global engineering consultancy with established German operations covering structural, MEP and infrastructure work. Overlaps with KHP on complex structural and sustainability mandates but serves a much wider geography and service spectrum.
• Arup: Global engineering consultancy with significant presence in Frankfurt, Munich and Berlin, delivering structural engineering, infrastructure advisory and sustainability services. Competes with KHP on large Hochbau and Ingenieurbau tenders in Germany.
• Sweco: European engineering consultancy with German offices (acquired Haskoning and others), competing in transport infrastructure and structural engineering. Comparable on cross-border infrastructure mandates in DACH.

Direct peers

• Werner Sobek: Stuttgart-based international structural engineering firm with German roots, working on complex Hochbau and innovative material construction. Comparable in technical specialization and architectural-engineering integration.
• Bollinger + Grohmann: Frankfurt-headquartered structural engineering firm working on complex Hochbau and Ingenieurbau projects across Germany and Europe. Comparable in size, technical sophistication and integration with architects on landmark buildings.
• Schüßler-Plan Ingenieurgesellschaft: German full-service engineering consultancy headquartered in Düsseldorf with similar scope in structural engineering (Brückenbau, Hochbau, Ingenieurbau), public infrastructure clients, and Prüfingenieure. Closest direct peer to KHP by service mix and client base.
• Björnsen Beratende Ingenieure: Koblenz-based German engineering consultancy covering structural, water and infrastructure engineering. Comparable in public-sector infrastructure mandate mix and Prüfingenieur credentialing.
• WTM Engineers: Hamburg-based independent German engineering consultancy offering Tragwerksplanung, Brückenbau and waterway/civil infrastructure services to public clients. Directly comparable in service portfolio and DACH regional focus.
• GRASSL Beratende Ingenieure: Munich-headquartered structural and civil engineering consultancy with strong Brückenbau and Ingenieurbau practices serving German federal and state clients. Highly comparable in regulatory credentials and project mix.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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