Werner Genest und Partner Ingenieurgesellschaft

What Werner Genest und Partner Ingenieurgesellschaft does

Werner Genest und Partner Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH is a German B2B consulting engineering firm specializing in technical acoustics, noise protection, vibration protection, and thermal building physics. The firm traces its operational form to 1960, evolving from an earlier Berlin-based production company founded by engineer and inventor Werner Genest into a purely consulting engineering practice by the late 1960s. It operates from four German offices — Ludwigshafen am Rhein (registered headquarters), Mannheim, Berlin, Dresden, and Munich (Unterschleißheim) — and serves clients throughout Germany and abroad across construction, real estate, industrial, retail, education, healthcare, and public-sector projects. The company is a subsidiary of French conglomerate VINCI S.A., yet majority of company shares are held by active employees, an atypical structure for a conglomerate-owned subsidiary. Two managing directors, Ralf Kiewitt and Christoph Schönsiegel, lead the firm.

The portfolio comprises nine specialized service lines delivered as professional engineering engagements: Building Acoustics, Room Acoustics, Technical Sound Insulation, Immission Control, Workplace Noise, Vibration Technology and Vibration Protection, Urban Development Traffic Noise, Thermal Building Physics, and Simulations. Underlying technical capabilities include VMPA-certified sound insulation testing (DIN 4109), VMPA-accredited room acoustics testing (DIN EN ISO 3382), in-house reverberation and anechoic chamber laboratories, dynamic thermal building simulation, computer-aided acoustic simulation and auralization, vibration isolation engineering for sensitive equipment such as electron microscopes and clean-room technology, and certified energy consulting (BAFA energy consultant list, DENA registration, Passive House Institute certification). The firm holds authorization as a recognized measuring body under §29b BImSchG and as a body authorized in Luxembourg for acoustic emissions and impact studies.

The firm generates revenue through professional engineering services delivered on a project-by-project basis, often under framework agreements with repeat customers. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is sales-led through direct office-based relationships; marketing channels are limited to the corporate website, LinkedIn, and a SoftGarden-hosted career portal. Reference customers include enterprise retail (Globus, REWE, ALDI), government/municipal (Landeshauptstadt Dresden via STESAD GmbH, Landratsamt Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge), education/research (Karlsruher Institut für Technologie), real estate (TLG Immobilien AG), healthcare (DRK Kreisverband Mittleres Erzgebirge), and hospitality (Fraser Suites Hamburg). Employees have access to the VINCI Energies Academy training programs and the VINCI employee share scheme, alongside employee benefit partnerships with PME Familienservice and corporatebenefits.

Name

Werner Genest und Partner Ingenieurgesellschaft

Legal name

Werner Genest und Partner Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH

Website

https://genest.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Werner Genest und Partner Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH is a German B2B consulting engineering firm delivering specialized services in technical acoustics, noise protection, vibration protection, and thermal building physics to construction, real estate, industrial, and public-sector clients across Germany and abroad.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Acoustics and Building Physics Engineering Consulting

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (541380), Engineering Services (541330)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPABACAJ

Testing, Adjusting & Balancing (TAB) & Performance Verification

Business & Public Services/Facilities Management & Building Services/Building Engineering & Technical Maintenance (MEP/HVAC)

Keywords

• Building acoustics consulting
• Noise control engineering
• Vibration protection services
• Thermal building physics
• Acoustic measurement testing

Headquarters

HQ city

Ludwigshafen Am Rhein

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 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 consulting services including consultations, calculations, tests, planning, expert opinions, measurements, and developments in acoustics, noise protection, vibration protection, and thermal building physics.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Werner Genest und Partner Ingenieurgesellschaft provides engineering consultancy and testing services in building acoustics, room acoustics, technical sound insulation, noise protection, vibration protection, and thermal building physics. Offerings include expert advice, calculations, laboratory and on-site testing in a VMPA-certified testing center, planning support, and the preparation of expert opinions for architects, building owners, public bodies, and industry.

Product overview

Werner Genest und Partner Ingenieurgesellschaft is a consulting engineering firm — not a software product company — offering a unified portfolio of specialist engineering services in technical acoustics, noise protection, vibration protection, and thermal building physics. The portfolio comprises nine distinct service lines: Building Acoustics, Room Acoustics, Technical Sound Insulation, Immission Control, Noise in the Workplace, Vibration Technology and Vibration Protection, Noise Protection in Urban Development / Traffic Noise, Thermal Building Physics, and Simulations. These services are delivered as professional engineering consulting engagements — including calculations, measurements, planning, expert opinions, and development — to clients throughout Germany and abroad, primarily targeting construction, real estate, industrial, and public-sector projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Building and Room Acoustics Consulting

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• PME Familienservice GmbHminorOthersWork-life balance support partner helping employees with various questions around work and private life, including family care obligations.
• corporatebenefitsminorOthersEmployee discount partner providing access to over 7,000 brand-name providers with shopping benefits including Apple products, Vodafone, and more.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Arup: Global engineering consultancy with a dedicated acoustics, AV, and theatre consulting practice. While Arup is much broader, its European acoustics teams compete for the same large-scale commercial, education, and infrastructure projects requiring building and room acoustics expertise.
• TÜV SÜD Industrie Service: Large German testing, inspection, and certification conglomerate that acquired Müller-BBM. While broader in mandate, it operates an in-house acoustics and building physics testing capability that competes with the firm's VMPA-certified testing services.
• Fraunhofer IBP: Germany's leading applied research institute for building physics, acoustics, and energy efficiency. While primarily research-driven, it operates commercial testing and consulting services that overlap with Werner Genest's thermal building physics and acoustic measurement offerings.

Direct peers

• Müller-BBM Group: Germany's leading independent acoustics, vibration, and building physics consulting firm, with VMPA-certified testing centers and offices across Germany. Direct competitor to Werner Genest for building acoustics, room acoustics, technical sound insulation, and thermal building physics services.
• Peutz Group: Dutch/German engineering consultancy specializing in acoustics, noise control, vibration, and building physics with offices in Germany, the Netherlands, and Belgium. Highly comparable in service portfolio (building acoustics, immission control, vibration, thermal physics) and in serving the DACH-region regulatory environment.
• ITA Ingenieurgesellschaft für Technische Akustik: Aachen-based German engineering consultancy specializing in technical acoustics, building acoustics, vibration, and noise immission control. Direct competitor with similar DIN 4109 expertise and a comparable client base in industrial and public-sector projects.
• Möhler + Partner: Munich-based consulting engineering firm specializing in applied acoustics, building physics, and sustainable building design. Direct competitor in the German market for room acoustics, building acoustics, and noise protection services, with strong academic roots.
• TAC Technische Akustik und Schwingungstechnik: Leipzig-based German engineering consultancy focused on acoustics, vibration, and noise immission control. Comparable in technical service scope and in serving public-sector and industrial clients in eastern Germany.
• Graner + Partner Ingenieure: German consulting engineering firm offering acoustics, building physics, and energy consulting services with a national footprint. Competes for the same German public-sector, commercial, and educational projects and shares the same niche expertise in DIN-standard building acoustics.
• DS-Plan Ingenieurgesellschaft: German engineering consultancy specializing in building services, building physics, and energy efficiency. Competitor for thermal building physics, energy certification, and energy consulting mandates in the German market, particularly in public-sector and educational facility projects.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/werner-genest-und-partner-ingenieurgesellschaft-mbh
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php

Compliance7 records

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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