suisse.ing - Schweizerische Vereinigung Beratender Ingenieurunternehmungen

What suisse.ing - Schweizerische Vereinigung Beratender Ingenieurunternehmungen does

suisse.ing - Schweizerische Vereinigung Beratender Ingenieurunternehmungen is the leading Swiss trade association for consulting engineering companies, founded in 1912 and headquartered in Bern. Organized as a Verein under Swiss law, it represents the employer interests of Switzerland's planning and engineering sector across economic, political, societal, and environmental spheres. Its member services span legal advice (procurement and contract law, including the KBOB planner contract), group insurance programs, employment conditions guidance, the suisse.ing Akademie for continuing education, industry surveys and benchmarking, and a members-only extranet portal. Beyond core services, it runs a portfolio of youth and visibility programs - Engineers@School, daily4future, the Building-Award, Young Professionals, and Stiftung bilding - and operates 14 regional groups covering every major Swiss canton. In November 2022 it rebranded from 'usic' to 'suisse.ing', becoming a global pioneer in adopting the .ing top-level domain.

The association's revenue model is membership-based, with recurring dues from Swiss consulting engineering firms supplemented by fees for insurance programs, Akademie courses, publications, and surveys; pricing is not publicly disclosed. It is governed by an elected President (Stephan Tschudi as of May 2026) and a small secretariat of 12 staff led by Geschäftsführer Dr. Mario Marti and Co-Geschäftsleiterin Livia Brahier. Suisse.ing is a member of FIDIC (the International Federation of Consulting Engineers) and co-organizes the Building-Award alongside Infra Suisse, the Schweizerischer Baumeisterverband, and Stiftung bilding. Its most recent product addition is an AI-Self-Assessment tool for members, reflecting a strategic emphasis on helping member firms navigate AI adoption in engineering workflows.

Name

suisse.ing - Schweizerische Vereinigung Beratender Ingenieurunternehmungen

Legal name

Schweizerische Vereinigung Beratender Ingenieurunternehmungen suisse.ing

Website

https://suisse.ing

Company type

Private

Founded year

1912

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

suisse.ing is a 1912-founded Swiss trade association representing consulting engineering firms, headquartered in Bern. It delivers legal, insurance, training (Akademie), and survey services, runs youth outreach programs, and operates through 14 regional groups across Switzerland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bern

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: suisse.ing is a membership-based association for consulting engineering companies in Switzerland. Revenue is generated through membership subscriptions and fees from member companies, which provide access to services including legal advice, insurance programs, employment conditions guidance, the suisse.ing Academy, surveys, and publications.

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

suisse.ing is a Swiss trade association (Verein) that provides consulting engineering firms with centralized employer services including legal advice, group insurance, employment conditions guidance, continuing education via the suisse.ing Akademie, industry surveys and benchmarking, political advocacy, and youth outreach programs such as Engineers@School, daily4future, and the Building-Award. Members access these services through the website and a members-only extranet portal, and the association is funded through membership fees.

Product overview

suisse.ing is a professional association representing Swiss consulting engineering companies, offering a portfolio of member services including legal advice, insurance, training (Akademie), surveys, and employment guidance. The association also runs youth promotion programs (Engineers@School, daily4future project showcase, Building-Award) and provides a members-only AI-Self-Assessment tool. The organization publishes the triannual suisse.ing news magazine and maintains regional groups across Switzerland. The portfolio is structured as an association with service offerings rather than a unified software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Building-Award: Swiss award for outstanding engineering achievements in construction, with categories for Young Professionals and youth promotion in technical fields. Organized by Stiftung bilding.
• Engineers@School
• daily4future
• suisse.ing Akademie
• Young Professionals

Quantifiable outcome

• The daily4future campaign showcases member projects across 6 key disciplines (civil engineering, building technology, electrical engineering, geology/geotechnics, environmental engineering/geomatics, and spatial/landscape planning), making engineering work visible to the public.

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Infra SuissecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInfra Suisse is a co-organizer and supporter of the Building-Award, Switzerland's prize for outstanding engineering achievements in construction. The Building-Award focuses particularly on promoting young engineering talent through the 'Young Professionals' and 'Technical Youth Outreach' categories.
• Schweizerischer Baumeisterverband (Swiss Master Builders Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Schweizerischer Baumeisterverband co-supports the Building-Award alongside Infra Suisse and suisse.ing. This partnership represents the three principal organizations of the Swiss construction and engineering ecosystem.
• Stiftung bildingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStiftung bilding is the foundation responsible for organizing and running the Building-Award. It was established to promote engineering talent in the construction sector. Suisse.ing is one of its founding partners. The foundation also runs the Building-Matura-Award, which honors outstanding Swiss high-school graduation theses in civil engineering.
• suisse.ing Regional GroupscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner14 regional groups across Switzerland (Aargau, Basel, Bern, Freiburg, Geneva, Innerschweiz, Neuchâtel/Jura, Ostschweiz, Solothurn, Südostschweiz, Ticino, Valais, Vaud, Zürich) participate in Engineers@School activities, career fairs, and youth outreach programs. They serve as the local touchpoints for the national talent pipeline initiative.
• FIDIC (Fédération Internationale des Ingénieurs-Conseils)minorStrategic or Co-development Partnersuisse.ing is a member of FIDIC, the International Federation of Consulting Engineers. In 2024, suisse.ing received a distinction at the FIDIC World Conference held in Geneva, recognizing its contributions to the global engineering consulting profession.
• KBOB (Koordinationsgruppe der Bau- und Liegenschaftsorgane der öffentlichen Bauherren)minorOthersKBOB provides standard contracts for the construction industry, including the KBOB planner contract, which was referenced in blog content as an important tool for engineering firms in Switzerland.
• Swiss universities and applied sciences (BFH, EPFL, ETH Zürich, FHNW, HES-SO, HSLU, OST, SUPSI, ZHAW)minorOthersThese institutions are referenced in the Engineers@School section as part of the talent pipeline pathway, providing information days, admission timelines, and study program overviews to help prospective students navigate into engineering careers.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Stiftung bilding: Swiss foundation promoting engineering youth in construction, of which suisse.ing is a founding partner and which runs the Building-Award. Operationally tied to suisse.ing and analogous in mission around engineering talent promotion.
• FIDIC (Fédération Internationale des Ingénieurs-Conseils): International Federation of Consulting Engineers, of which suisse.ing is a member. Comparable as the global umbrella for national consulting engineering associations, shaping cross-border standards and policy.

Direct peers

• SIA (Schweizerischer Ingenieur- und Architektenverein): Swiss Society of Engineers and Architects, the principal Swiss professional association for engineers and architects. Directly comparable to suisse.ing as it represents overlapping Swiss engineering constituencies, publishes standards (e.g., LHO fee regulations), and advocates on procurement and policy matters.
• Schweizerischer Baumeisterverband: Swiss Master Builders Association and co-supporter of the Building-Award. Represents the broader Swiss construction ecosystem that suisse.ing's consulting engineering members serve, making it a closely allied industry peer.
• Infra Suisse: Swiss infrastructure construction industry association and co-organizer of the Building-Award alongside suisse.ing. Represents a closely adjacent Swiss engineering/construction constituency with overlapping membership and policy interests.

Regional players

• EFCA (European Federation of Engineering Consultancy Associations): European umbrella for FIDIC member associations representing engineering consultancy firms. Directly comparable to suisse.ing at the European level with similar advocacy, benchmarking and member service mandates.
• Association of Consulting Engineers (ACE UK): UK trade body for consulting engineering firms. Comparable in offering advocacy, member services and industry representation to UK engineering consultancies, analogous to suisse.ing's Swiss mandate.
• VBI (Verband Beratender Ingenieure): German Association of Consulting Engineers. Closely comparable to suisse.ing in mandate — representing consulting engineering firms, providing advocacy, group services and youth outreach — but operating in the German market.
• ACEC (American Council of Engineering Companies): U.S. trade association for engineering firms. Analogous to suisse.ing in providing advocacy, business resources, and member services, though serving a much larger and more fragmented U.S. consulting engineering market.

Broad incumbents

• Swissmem: Leading Swiss industry association for the memtech and related technology sectors. Comparable as a large, established Swiss employers' association providing advocacy and member services, though serving a different industry vertical.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/suisse_ing
• Facebookfacebook.com/topofengineering
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/suisse-ing
• Instagraminstagram.com/top_of_engineering

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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