What Techem does

Techem is a privately held German-founded (1952) energy and metering service provider operating across 18 countries, with regional headquarters in Eschborn (Germany), Aarhus (Denmark) and São Paulo (Brazil), and serving more than 13 million rental units worldwide. The company installs and services radio-based meters and sensors for heat, water, cooling and gas consumption in residential and commercial buildings, and converts that data into annual digital cost allocation accounts (fordelingsregnskaber) for landlords, housing associations and property administrators.

Its core product architecture pairs physical hardware — heat cost allocators, water meters, energy meters, gas meters and a multi-sensor device — with the proprietary OMS (Open Metering System) radio standard and three software surfaces: the Techem Administrator Portal for property managers, the Techem Beboer App for residents, and the TSS platform deployed in Brazil. As of 2025, 85.4% of devices in service are wireless, and Techem offers ESG/CSRD-aligned Klimaregnskaber climate reporting on top of the consumption dataset. Deep bidirectional integrations with Danish housing administration platforms (Unik, EG, Bolig, KTP, WeDo, BOLIG, FLOW) and an OMS-based interoperability layer create switching costs once deployed.

Revenue is generated primarily through recurring metering and cost-allocation subscriptions bundled with digital portal access, supplemented by e-commerce sales of meters/sensors via the Techem Online Shop and field sales through a VVS installer network. Go-to-market is sales-led, targeting property owners, landlords, housing associations and professional administrators, with the EED Energy Efficiency Directive's 2026 remote-reading mandate acting as a regulatory pull on demand. Group-level certifications include MSCI AA ESG rating, ISO 27001 and ISO 37301; the Brazilian unit holds ANATEL certification for its TSS remote transmission technology.

Name

Techem

Legal name

Techem GmbH

Website

https://techem.dk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1952

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Techem is a privately held, 70-year-old German-founded metering services company operating in 18 countries and serving 13M+ rental units with radio-based heat, water, cooling and gas meters, digital cost-allocation software, and ESG/CSRD reporting for landlords and property administrators.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Energy Metering Services

NAICS

Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (3345), Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use (334512)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) & Smart Meter Analytics (Meter Data for NRW) (EUANAKAC)

Keywords

• Smart metering services
• Energy consumption measurement
• Cost allocation billing
• Remote reading technology
• ESG compliance reporting

Headquarters

HQ city

Århus

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Metering and cost allocation services: Techem provides consumption metering (heat, water, gas, cooling) and cost allocation services for residential and commercial buildings. Revenue is generated through the installation and ongoing servicing of meters, combined with annual cost allocation (fordelingsregnskab) billing. Services are offered to property owners, landlords, housing associations, and property managers.
2. Digital platform and software services: Digital services including the Administrator Portal, Beboer App, ESG reporting tools, and data integration with housing management systems are provided as part of the bundled metering service offering.
3. Individual metering solutions (Brazil): In Brazil, Techem provides individual water and gas metering for condominiums with remote reading technology, delivering consumption management via the TSS platform. Revenue is generated through meter installation and ongoing service/subscription fees.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Techem provides radio-based wireless metering and remote reading services for heat, water, cooling, and gas consumption in residential and commercial buildings. The company supplies and installs physical meters, performs remote consumption reading, and produces annual digital cost allocation statements (fordelingsregnskaber) for property owners, landlords, housing associations, and administrators. Its offering is delivered through a digital ecosystem including the Techem Administrator Portal, Beboer App, ESG reporting tools, and bidirectional data integration with major housing management software platforms.

Product overview

Techem is an energy and metering service provider offering a platform-plus-modules product architecture centered on digital consumption measurement, remote reading, and distribution accounting for residential and commercial buildings. The core portfolio spans hardware (heat cost allocators, water meters, energy meters, gas meters, smoke detectors, and the Multisensor Plus multi-sensor device), radio-based remote reading technology (including the Smart System 3 with OMS standard), and software platforms (Techem Administrator Portal, Techem Beboer App/Resident App, and the TSS Smart System). Software add-ons include ESG reporting, EED consumption reporting, data integration with housing management systems, and the Techem Online Shop. The platform enables green, smart, and healthy buildings by collecting consumption data from meters and sensors to produce digital distribution accounting, energy efficiency reports, and sustainability disclosures.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Techem Administrator Portal: Digital portal for property administrators to manage properties, data, and comply with legislation.
• Techem Beboer App
• Techems Digitale Univers
• TSS Techem Smart System
• OMS - Open Metering System
• Mit Techem

Products and services

• Fjernaflæsning (Remote Reading Technology) Radio-based remote reading technology for heat, water, and gas meters that automatically transmits consumption data, eliminating manual meter reading and enabling EED compliance. As of 2025, 85.4% of Techem's devices in properties are wireless/radio-enabled.
• Varmefordelingsmålere (Heat Cost Allocators) Heat cost allocators that measure exact heat consumption for fair and simple distribution of heating costs between units in residential properties.
• Energimålere (Energy Meters) Energy meters for cooling and heating that separately store both values, enabling precise tracking of energy consumption for heating and cooling in commercial and residential buildings.
• Vandmålere (Water Meters) Water meters enabling correct and fair distribution of water consumption costs in residential and commercial buildings.
• OMS - Open Metering System An open standard communication platform for Smart Metering that enables interoperability across different meter manufacturers and communication protocols.
• Techem Online Shop An online shop providing a complete overview of meters, sensors, and fittings available for direct purchase in Denmark.
• Techem Administrator Portal A digital property management portal providing administrators with an overview of their properties, consumption data, compliance monitoring, and management tools for cost allocation and reporting.
• Techem Beboer App (Resident App) A mobile app allowing residents and tenants to monitor their energy consumption, access digital consumption statements, set consumption alarms and spending limits, and receive automatic notifications.
• ESG-Rapportering (ESG Reporting) ESG reporting service delivering data for sustainability reporting, focusing on the property's climate footprint including water and energy consumption, supporting compliance with CSRD requirements.
• Fordelingsregnskaber (Distribution Accounting) Annual consumption statements showing whether residents owe or are owed money relative to advance payments, including monthly EED consumption data for properties with remote reading meters.
• TSS Techem Smart System (TSS Light) A smart consumption management platform that transforms water and gas consumption data into automated and transparent information for condominiums, featuring automatic data transmission, daily monitoring, alerts, and reports via a digital portal with ANATEL-certified technology.
• Medidor de Água (Water Meter - Brazil) Individualized water meters for each unit in residential and commercial condominiums, replacing equal split billing so each resident pays only for their actual consumption in Brazil.
• Medidor de Gás (Gas Meter - Brazil) Smart gas meters manufactured in Brazil with remote radiofrequency reading and daily portal monitoring for individualized gas billing in condominiums.

Quantifiable outcome

• Approximately 7 million tonnes of CO₂ saved globally per year through properties with individual consumption meters
• +3 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Unik (Bolig system)coreTechnology or IntegrationTechem provides full data integration with Unik Bolig housing administration system, enabling automated exchange of tenant data, lease information, expense reporting, and billing reconciliation directly between Techem's platform and the Unik property management system.
• EG (Boligadministrationssystem)coreTechnology or IntegrationTechem integrates with EG's housing administration platform, allowing automatic data transfer for cost allocation billing, tenant information, and expense reporting between systems.
• IngenCO2 (Gold Standard climate projects)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechem is a member of IngenCO2 and offsets CO₂ emissions from its website through support of Gold Standard-certified climate projects and renewable energy projects globally.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Diehl Metering: Diehl Metering produces electronic heat, water, and gas meters with radio and IoT connectivity for utilities and property markets. Directly comparable to Techem's metering hardware portfolio and supports similar remote reading and AMI use cases.
• Brunata: Brunata is a Danish-headquartered submetering and energy data services provider with deep Nordic presence. It competes directly with Techem Danmark in heat cost allocation, water metering, and remote reading for housing associations.
• ista International: ista is a direct global competitor offering energy and water submetering, cost allocation, and consumption-based billing services for residential and commercial buildings. Closest direct peer to Techem, operating across many of the same European markets with a similar recurring-revenue submetering model.
• Kamstrup: Kamstrup is a Danish manufacturer of smart meters and metering solutions for heat, water, electricity, and gas. Comparable to Techem in submetering hardware and remote reading technology, with overlap in Danish and Northern European markets.
• Zenner: Zenner is a German manufacturer of meters and measurement technology for heat, water, and gas, with a strong European submetering presence. Comparable to Techem in the underlying metering hardware business and customer base of property managers.
• Minol Messtechnik: Minol is a German-based submetering and consumption data services company providing heat, water, and gas metering for residential properties. Comparable business model to Techem with strong presence in Germany and other European markets.

Broad incumbents

• Itron: Itron provides smart metering, AMI, and energy data management solutions primarily to water, gas, and electric utilities. Comparable to Techem in metering infrastructure and consumption analytics but oriented to utility-scale rather than residential submetering.
• Schneider Electric: Schneider Electric offers building energy management, sustainability, and ESG reporting solutions for commercial and residential properties. Adjacent to Techem through building-level energy data, ESG reporting, and HVAC/environmental controls.
• Landis+Gyr: Landis+Gyr is a global leader in smart electricity metering and grid management solutions for utilities. While focused on utility-scale electricity, its smart metering and AMI capabilities broadly overlap with Techem's energy-data and remote-reading services.
• Honeywell Building Technologies: Honeywell provides building automation, energy management, and sustainability software for commercial real estate. Broadly comparable to Techem's building-level energy monitoring and ESG data ambitions, though serving larger commercial rather than residential submetering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

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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