SBI Beratende Ingenieure für Bau - Verkehr - Vermessung GmbH

What SBI Beratende Ingenieure für Bau - Verkehr - Vermessung GmbH does

SBI Beratende Ingenieure für Bau - Verkehr - Vermessung GmbH is a privately held German engineering consultancy founded in 1978 and headquartered in Hamburg. The firm delivers integrated planning and surveying services across four core practice areas: Verkehrskonzepte (traffic concepts), Verkehrsanlagen (traffic facilities and road planning), Siedlungswasserwirtschaft (municipal water management), and Vermessung (geodetic surveying). Services span the full project lifecycle from initial traffic studies and topographic surveys through detailed engineering planning, construction supervision, and final as-built measurement, delivered under the German HOAI fee regulation framework (Leistungsphasen 1-9). Technical execution relies on standard geodetic equipment (total stations, laser scanners, tachymeters), CAD/GIS systems including AutoCAD, and specialized surveying software; no proprietary platforms or AI/ML capabilities are indicated.

The firm serves predominantly public-sector clients in the Hamburg metropolitan region and northern Germany, including Bezirksämter (district offices), the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA), Hamburger Hochbahn AG, county administrations (Landkreise), and municipal authorities. Private-sector engagements include real estate developers (Garbe Immobilien, Behrendt & Struck), manufacturers (tesa), and large institutional clients (KFE Klinik Facility-Management Eppendorf). Notable reference projects include the EURO 2024 traffic concept at Volksparkstadion, the Roots HafenCity timber high-rise survey, the CCH Congress Center Hamburg revitalization, and the Universitätsklinikum Eppendorf Zukunftsplanung 2050. The company has completed over 7,000 projects across more than 45 years of operation.

Revenue is generated through project-based professional service fees, contracted through public tenders and direct commissions. Pricing is governed by HOAI fee regulations and quoted per project based on scope and complexity; no standardized pricing is published. The firm operates with approximately 75 employees and is led by managing directors Dr. Michael Großmann and Hilke Homuth, with Hilke Homuth serving as managing shareholder. The company is closely held, with no external institutional investment, venture capital, or parent company. Customer acquisition is sales-led, relying on direct tendering, public procurement participation, and established relationships in the Hamburg metropolitan region, with a website contact form serving as a secondary inbound channel.

Name

SBI Beratende Ingenieure für Bau - Verkehr - Vermessung GmbH

Legal name

SBI Beratende Ingenieure für Bau - Verkehr - Vermessung GmbH

Website

https://sbi.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SBI is a privately held Hamburg-based engineering consultancy (founded 1978) providing integrated traffic planning, road design, municipal water management, and geodetic surveying services to public-sector clients and private developers across northern Germany, with over 7,000 projects completed and approximately 75 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering and Planning Services: SBI generates revenue through fees for professional engineering services spanning planning, surveying, and construction supervision across all project phases (Leistungsphasen 1-9 per HOAI). Services include traffic planning, road construction, water management infrastructure, and geodetic surveying for public and private clients. Revenue is project-based, earned through public tenders and direct commissions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SBI is a German engineering consultancy providing integrated planning and surveying services for infrastructure projects. Its core business covers four service areas: traffic concepts, traffic facility planning, municipal water management, and geodetic surveying, delivered across all project phases from initial concept through construction supervision. The firm primarily serves public-sector clients (district offices, port authorities, transit operators) and private developers in the Hamburg metropolitan region and northern Germany.

Product overview

SBI Beratende Ingenieure für Bau - Verkehr - Vermessung GmbH is a German engineering consulting firm offering integrated planning and surveying services. The company operates as a unified service offering with four core service areas: Verkehrskonzepte (Traffic Concepts), Verkehrsanlagen (Traffic Facilities/Road Planning), Siedlungswasserwirtschaft (Municipal Water Management), and Vermessung (Surveying). These services are delivered as an integrated consulting package from initial idea through to project completion, covering traffic surveys, infrastructure planning, water management systems, and precision surveying for construction projects throughout northern Germany and the Hamburg metropolitan region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Verkehrskonzepte (Traffic Concepts) Development of traffic concepts including traffic surveys, analyses, and mobility planning for urban and metropolitan areas. Delivered for public-sector clients (municipalities, port authorities, transit operators) and private developers to support urban and event mobility planning.
• Verkehrsanlagen (Traffic Facilities) Planning and construction supervision of traffic facilities including streets, intersections, bicycle routes (Velorouten), and public transport infrastructure. Provided for public-sector clients (district offices, transit operators) and private developers.
• Siedlungswasserwirtschaft (Municipal Water Management) Planning of drainage systems, sewage networks, retention basins, and sustainable water management solutions for residential and commercial developments. Delivered for municipalities, developers, and corporate site projects.
• Vermessung (Surveying) Precision surveying services including topographic surveys, design surveying (Entwurfsvermessung), industrial surveying, construction billing, deformation measurements, inclinometer measurements, evidence documentation, utility cadastre (Leitungskataster), digital terrain models, and rental area determinations per DIN 277/GIF-MFG/WoFlV. Serves internal project teams and external public and private clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 7,000 projects successfully completed
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• kfp FreiraumplanungminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSBI collaborated with kfp Freiraumplanung on the Osterstraße redesign project in Hamburg-Eimsbüttel. kfp provided open space planning (Freiraumplanung) services while SBI handled traffic infrastructure planning and construction supervision. This is an ad-hoc project-level collaboration rather than a formal strategic alliance.
• Lairm Consult GmbHminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSBI engaged Lairm Consult GmbH as a subcontractor for acoustic (schalltechnische) assessments on the Maschen roundabout project (K10/K79) for Landkreis Harburg. Lairm provided noise pollution analysis required as part of the planning approval process.
• arbos landscape GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSBI formed a project team with arbos landscape GmbH and Thomas Schüler Architekten for the Quartier MMQ1 competition in Münster. SBI contributed climate-adapted drainage concepts (klimaangepasste Entwässerungskonzepte), winning the competition. This partnership brought together landscape architecture, architecture, and civil engineering expertise.
• Thomas Schüler ArchitektenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSBI collaborated with Thomas Schüler Architekten and arbos landscape GmbH in the städtebaulicher Wettbewerb (urban design competition) for the Quartier MMQ1 in Münster. The team won the competition, with SBI contributing drainage and infrastructure planning expertise.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Sweco Deutschland: Subsidiary of Swedish engineering consultancy Sweco, offering traffic planning, water management, and surveying services across Germany. Broader portfolio and national footprint make it a larger incumbent operating in many of SBI's core service areas.
• WSP in Deutschland: German branch of global engineering professional services firm WSP, offering transport, infrastructure, and environmental consulting. Overlaps with SBI's traffic and infrastructure planning services but operates at much larger scale.
• Arcadis Germany: Global design and engineering consultancy with significant German operations in mobility, water, and infrastructure. Competes with SBI for major public-sector mandates but serves a broader international client base across multiple disciplines.
• AFRY (formerly Pöyry): Nordic-headquartered engineering consultancy with German operations covering transport, water, and urban infrastructure. Larger scale player offering overlapping services to public clients.
• Ramboll Deutschland: German operations of global engineering consultancy Ramboll, active in transport, water, and urban development across northern Germany including Hamburg. Comparable in offering but operates at much larger scale across multiple geographies.

Direct peers

• Björnsen Beratende Ingenieure: Mid-sized German engineering consultancy headquartered in Koblenz with strong focus on hydraulic engineering, water management, and infrastructure planning. Highly comparable to SBI in scale (~150 employees), German regional operating model, and combination of water and infrastructure services.
• Grundbauingenieure (e.g., GuD Geotechnik): Mid-sized German geotechnical and surveying engineering consultancy comparable to SBI in scale and regional operating model, offering complementary measurement and infrastructure services.
• KREBS+KIEFER: German engineering consultancy specializing in civil engineering, structural design, and infrastructure planning. Comparable in size and German regional operating model with focus on public-sector infrastructure projects.
• Buro Happold: Engineering consultancy offering integrated planning, sustainability, and infrastructure services with comparable project-based, professional-services model. Different geographic focus but similar integrated approach.
• Drees & Sommer: German engineering consultancy focused on real estate, infrastructure, and urban development with integrated planning, project management, and consulting services. Comparable mid-sized German firm serving public and private developers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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