Matzener & Wyss Bauingenieure Ag

What Matzener & Wyss Bauingenieure Ag does

Mätzener & Wyss Bauingenieure AG is a privately held Swiss civil engineering consultancy founded in 1988 by Rudolf Mätzener and Peter Wyss, headquartered in Interlaken with a branch office in Meiringen opened in July 2020. The firm employs approximately 50 staff including project engineers, technicians, and apprentices, and serves public sector clients, private developers, and tourism infrastructure operators across the Berner Oberland region of Switzerland.

The company operates across eight service disciplines: Hochbau (structural engineering for buildings), Brückenbau (bridge construction), Bauwerkserhaltung (building preservation), Wasserbau (hydraulic engineering and flood protection), Strassen- und Werkleitungsbau (road and utility construction), Bahnbau (railway construction, including mountain railways), Geotechnik (geotechnical engineering), and Bauen im alpinen Raum (alpine construction for tourism facilities such as ski slopes, snowmaking systems, and reservoirs). The firm positions itself as a specialist in alpine and extreme-terrain conditions, leveraging domain expertise in concrete, steel, and wood structures; hydraulic modeling; and geotechnical analysis.

The business model is a traditional professional services model: project-based, quote-driven engineering consulting with revenue generated through planning, project management, construction supervision, and ongoing maintenance services. Distribution is direct, delivered from the two offices to regional clients. The firm is owner-operated, having passed to Martin Amacher and Urban von Allmen in 2011, and invests in an apprenticeship pipeline and community engagement (including the annual CHRÜZ und QUER Challenge and Zukunftstag career outreach). No external funding, no AI/ML capabilities, no patents, and no digital product surface are disclosed.

Name

Matzener & Wyss Bauingenieure Ag

Legal name

Mätzener & Wyss Bauingenieure AG

Website

https://mw-ing.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Mätzener & Wyss Bauingenieure AG is a Swiss civil engineering consultancy with ~50 staff across Interlaken and Meiringen, providing structural, bridge, hydraulic, railway, geotechnical, and alpine construction planning for public, private, and tourism-sector clients in the Berner Oberland region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Engineering Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Engineering Services (54133)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Testing, Inspection, Certification & Commissioning (TICx) Technical Services (BPAHAIAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Geotechnical Design, Engineering & Consulting (Analysis, Design, Peer Review) (IMAFAOAK)

Keywords

• Civil engineering services
• Structural engineering consulting
• Bridge construction planning
• Alpine construction engineering
• Hydraulic engineering services

Headquarters

HQ city

Interlaken

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: Professional engineering consulting services for construction projects including Hochbau, Brückenbau, Wasserbau, Bahnbau, Geotechnik, Strassenbau, and Bauwerkserhaltung. Revenue generated through project-based consulting fees for planning, project management, and construction supervision services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Mätzener & Wyss Bauingenieure AG is a Swiss civil engineering consultancy that provides planning, design, project management, and construction supervision services for buildings, bridges, roads, railways, hydraulic works, geotechnical projects, and alpine infrastructure. The firm delivers eight specialized service lines from its Interlaken headquarters and Meiringen branch office, with a particular focus on projects in extreme alpine environments. Services span the full project lifecycle from initial feasibility and approval procedures through to construction management and structural preservation.

Product overview

Mätzener & Wyss Bauingenieure AG is a civil engineering firm providing a comprehensive portfolio of engineering services. The company operates from two offices (Interlaken and Meiringen) in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland, with approximately 50 employees. Their service offering comprises eight specialized areas: Hochbau (building construction), Brückenbau (bridge construction), Bauwerkserhaltung (building preservation), Wasserbau (hydraulic engineering), Strassen- und Werkleitungsbau (road and utility construction), Bahnbau (railway construction), Geotechnik (geotechnical engineering), and Bauen im alpinen Raum (alpine construction). The company emphasizes expertise in challenging alpine environments and delivers services from initial planning through to construction management and ongoing maintenance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hochbau Planning and realization of building construction projects, developing practical and economical structural concepts in dialogue with architects. Provides innovative solutions for demanding load-bearing structures in concrete, steel, and wood for public and private sector clients.
• Brückenbau Planning of bridge constructions with focus on durability and cost-efficiency. Develops innovative structural concepts and provides services from initial planning through to implementation, maintenance, and monitoring of bridge structures for public infrastructure clients.
• Bauwerkserhaltung Maintenance, repurposing, and extension of existing buildings, including overall inspections, structural and condition verification, and sustainable value preservation for building owners and public entities.
• Wasserbau Planning and implementation of flood protection and renaturation measures, including event and condition analyses, hydraulic calculations and modeling, project planning, construction management, and risk and hazard analyses for public sector clients.
• Strassen- und Werkleitungsbau Planning and implementation of road facilities and utilities for gas, water, district heating, and electricity supply, plus settlement drainage. Includes condition assessments, design concepts, route planning, and construction management for public and private clients.
• Bahnbau Planning and implementation of complex railway facilities and demanding mountain railway projects, including station and platform facilities, track renovations and expansions, workshops, service facilities, and lift and railway systems for mountain railroads.
• Geotechnik Geotechnical analyses for construction projects, including ground investigations, reliable calculation models, and object-specific solutions for stability problems, foundations, excavation pit closures, and dewatering.
• Bauen im alpinen Raum Planning of tourist facilities such as mountain railways, ski slopes, snowmaking systems, and reservoirs in alpine environments. Provides comprehensive support from initial project design through approval procedures to commissioning for tourism and mountain infrastructure clients.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• SIA (Swiss Society of Engineers and Architects)minorOthersProfessional membership organization for engineers and architects in Switzerland.
• suisse-ingminorOthersProfessional association for Swiss engineers.
• SGEB (Swiss Society for Structural Engineering)minorOthersProfessional association for structural engineering professionals.
• SZS (Swiss Steel Construction)minorOthersProfessional association for steel construction.
• hydrosuisseminorOthersProfessional association for water management and hydraulic engineering.
• svgwminorOthersSwiss water management association.
• IngenieurbiologieminorOthersProfessional association for engineering biology.
• VSA (Swiss Water Protection Association)minorOthersSwiss association for water protection and environmental engineering.
• artasio AGminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerWebsite development partner. artasio AG developed and maintains the company's website.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Basler & Hofmann AG: Major Swiss engineering consultancy with similar civil, structural, geotechnical, and infrastructure services. Operates across Switzerland with overlapping service lines in bridge, hydraulic, and railway engineering.
• WaltGalmarini AG: Swiss structural and civil engineering firm offering comparable services in bridge construction, building structures, and infrastructure planning — directly overlapping M&W's core competencies.
• F. Preisig AG: Swiss engineering consultancy delivering tunnel, infrastructure, and civil engineering services. Comparable mid-sized professional services firm with overlapping public-sector client base.
• IUB Engineering AG: Bern-based Swiss engineering firm offering civil, structural, and infrastructure engineering services — a regional competitor with similar service portfolio and target clients.
• Schmid + Pletscher AG: Regional Swiss civil and structural engineering consultancy with comparable service mix in bridge construction, building structures, and infrastructure projects.
• Bänziger Partner AG: Swiss civil engineering consultancy with comparable structural, bridge, and infrastructure services targeted at public and private sector clients in Switzerland.

Broad incumbents

• WSP Switzerland: Global engineering firm with Swiss presence offering transport, infrastructure, and structural engineering services — competes for cantonal and federal infrastructure work alongside M&W.
• Emch+Berger AG: Swiss engineering group with broad civil, structural, environmental, and geotechnical capabilities across multiple Swiss regions — competing for similar public infrastructure tenders.
• AFRY (Switzerland): International engineering consultancy with Swiss operations providing civil, structural, rail, and infrastructure services — a broader incumbent capable of bidding on larger Swiss mandates.
• Gruner AG (formerly Stucky + others): Large Swiss engineering group with comprehensive civil, structural, hydraulic, and geotechnical services. A scaled incumbent that competes for the same public infrastructure and bridge mandates across Swiss cantons.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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