Emch+Berger SA Lausanne

What Emch+Berger SA Lausanne does

Emch+Berger SA Lausanne is a privately held Swiss engineering consultancy and a regional entity of the larger Groupe Emch+Berger, headquartered at Avenue de Provence 18 in Lausanne with additional offices in Sion and Geneva. The firm provides planning, advisory, and project management services across five integrated practice areas: Infrastructure (urban planning, water supply and drainage, road construction, underground and geotechnical works, railway infrastructure, municipal engineering, and bridge/civil structures), Building Construction and Civil Engineering (structural engineering, condition assessment, and seismic and vibration safety), Energy and Environment (sustainability consulting, circular economy, and noise protection), Mobility and Traffic (traffic management, railway systems, and public transport), and BIM (Building Information Modeling) consulting and application. Its core client base consists of public-sector infrastructure owners, communes and municipalities in Western Switzerland, and private developers requiring complex multidisciplinary engineering input.

The firm operates as a professional services business generating revenue through project-based engineering fees, without disclosed pricing schedules or intermediated sales channels. Services are delivered directly by a locally anchored pluridisciplinary team of 41 collaborators and 4 apprentices, an operating model the company explicitly positions as a way to handle complex projects without multiplying client contact points. Business is supported by ISO 9001 quality management and EcoEntreprise sustainability certifications, and by ongoing investment in BIM as both an internal delivery tool and an external consulting offering.

The commercial posture is deliberately regional: the firm competes on local proximity, multidisciplinary integration, and digital delivery maturity rather than on scale or technology differentiation. There is no indication of venture funding, M&A activity, public capital markets exposure, or proprietary platform development in the input data. The company functions as a stable regional operating unit within the broader Groupe Emch+Berger network.

Name

Emch+Berger SA Lausanne

Legal name

Emch+Berger SA Lausanne

Website

https://lausanne.emchberger.ch

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Emch+Berger SA Lausanne is a Swiss engineering consultancy serving public-sector and private clients in Western Switzerland with planning, advisory, and project management services across infrastructure, buildings, railway, and underground works, delivered by a 41-person team across Lausanne, Sion, and Geneva.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering Consulting Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (54133), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Construction Management (Agency/Owner’s Rep) (IMAFAAAC)

Keywords

• Civil engineering services
• Infrastructure planning
• Transportation engineering
• Structural engineering
• BIM consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Lausanne

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: Professional engineering services including planning, advice, and project management for infrastructure, buildings, railway systems, and underground works. Revenue is generated through consulting fees and professional service engagements for complex projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Emch+Berger SA Lausanne provides planning, advisory, and project management services for complex infrastructure, building, railway, and underground construction projects. The firm delivers multidisciplinary engineering services including urban planning, road construction, geotechnical and underground works, railway infrastructure, bridges and civil engineering structures, structural engineering, seismic and vibration safety, sustainability consulting, and traffic and public transport planning. Services are delivered directly by a locally anchored team across three sites in Western Switzerland.

Product overview

Emch+Berger SA Lausanne is an engineering consulting firm offering a unified portfolio of multidisciplinary services rather than a single product or platform. The company provides integrated services across five core areas: Infrastructure (urban planning, road construction, geotechnical work, railway infrastructure, bridges), Building Construction/Civil Engineering (structural engineering, seismic safety, condition assessments), Energy and Environment (sustainability consulting, circular economy, noise protection), Mobility and Traffic (traffic management, railway systems, public transport), and BIM services. These services are delivered by a pluridisciplinary team of approximately 40 employees operating from three sites in Lausanne, Sion, and Geneva, enabling complex project management without multiple intermediaries for clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Infrastructure Engineering Services Comprehensive infrastructure engineering services covering urban planning and urbanization, water supply and drainage, road construction, underground and geotechnical works, railway infrastructure, municipal engineering, bridges and civil engineering structures, and owner-side services. Delivered to public authorities, municipalities, and private clients in Western Switzerland.
• Building Construction and Civil Engineering Services (Travaux de construction du bâtiment) Building construction services encompassing existing condition assessment, civil engineering and special works, structural engineering, and seismic and vibration safety, provided to commercial and residential building clients.
• Energy and Environment Services (Énergie et environnement) Environmental and energy services including sustainability consulting, circular economy solutions, and noise protection, delivered to public and private clients undertaking infrastructure and building projects.
• Mobility and Traffic Services (Mobilité et trafic) Mobility and traffic services including traffic management and transport modes, railway systems, and public transport planning, provided to public authorities and transport operators.
• BIM (Building Information Modeling) Services Building Information Modeling services delivered both as consulting advice to clients and as applied methodology on building and infrastructure projects, leveraging in-house digitalization specialists.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• WaltGalmarini AG: Zurich-based Swiss engineering consultancy specializing in structural and civil engineering for buildings and infrastructure. Comparable in scope and positioning as a Swiss mid-sized multidisciplinary engineering firm.
• Amstein + Walthert AG: Swiss engineering consultancy strong in building services, structural engineering, energy, and sustainability. Comparable as a multidisciplinary Swiss peer with sustainability credentials overlapping with Emch+Berger's EcoEntreprise positioning.
• Stucky SA: Swiss engineering consultancy active in dams, hydropower, infrastructure, and structural works. Comparable as a multidisciplinary Swiss engineering peer with overlapping infrastructure and building capabilities.
• Basler & Hofmann AG: Swiss engineering consultancy offering civil, structural, infrastructure, and environmental services across multiple Swiss locations. Directly comparable mid-sized Swiss peer with similar multidisciplinary service portfolio.
• Schällibaum AG: Swiss engineering firm with civil, structural, and infrastructure services primarily serving Eastern Switzerland. Comparable peer in size and service offering with regional differentiation.
• BG Ingénieurs Conseils SA: Swiss engineering firm specializing in civil engineering, structures, geotechnics, and infrastructure projects headquartered in Western Switzerland. Closely comparable in size, geography, and service mix to Emch+Berger SA Lausanne.

Broad incumbents

• WSP in Switzerland: Global professional services firm with Swiss offices providing engineering, planning, and environmental advisory across infrastructure and buildings. Broad incumbent competing in the same Swiss public infrastructure tender market.
• AFRY (formerly Pöyry): Global engineering and consulting group with deep Swiss presence across infrastructure, mobility, and energy. Broad incumbent competing for the same cantonal and federal mandates but with much larger scale and geographic reach.
• Arcadis Switzerland: Global design and engineering consultancy active in mobility, buildings, and infrastructure across Switzerland. Broad incumbent whose Swiss operations overlap with Emch+Berger SA Lausanne's municipal and infrastructure service lines.

Regional players

• Emch+Berger AG Bern: Sister firm within Groupe Emch+Berger covering the Bern/Deutschschweiz region with similar multidisciplinary engineering services. Most directly comparable as a sister entity, but in a different Swiss language region than Emch+Berger SA Lausanne.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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