What Combé does

Combé Anlagenbau GmbH is a Berlin-headquartered plant engineering (Anlagenbau) company founded in 1922, providing specialized construction and technical installation services for water, heating, fire-protection, and infrastructure systems. Its core service portfolio spans ten disciplines delivered by separate in-house departments: pipeline construction (drinking water, wastewater, gas, district heating, drainage), sprinkler and fire-extinguishing systems, fountains and water features, irrigation systems, stainless-steel installations for food and process industries, heating and cooling systems, gas and electrical work, and sanitary systems. The company holds DIN EN ISO 9001:2015, DIN EN ISO 3834-3, VdS sprinkler approval, WHG Fachbetrieb certification, Gütezeichen Kanalbau, and PQ-VOL prequalification, enabling it to bid on German public-procurement and regulated industrial projects.

The firm operates a project-based B2B contracting model, selling directly to government agencies, public institutions, and industrial and commercial clients through competitive tenders and negotiated contracts. Pricing is quote-driven and project-specific with no disclosed recurring or subscription revenue. Its named customer base — Siemens Dynamowerk, HOCHTIEF, the Federal Chancellery, Humboldt Forum, Charité, Iden-Gruppe, and GRÜN Berlin among others — demonstrates execution across both heritage public-space projects (fountain restoration, park irrigation) and complex industrial installations (multi-MW cooling systems, large-scale sprinkler builds). Operating geography is limited to Berlin and Brandenburg.

Governance rests with three managing directors (Daniel Combé, Sascha Podubrin, and Lars Sack) supported by dedicated department heads for sanitary, heating/gas/stainless-steel, civil works, irrigation/fountains, and electrical, plus an in-house drawing/CAD team. The company employs over 100 staff out of a single Berlin site (Lankwitzer Straße 39), is registered as HRB 88731 at Amtsgericht Charlottenburg, and is privately held with no disclosed external investors or parent company.

Name

Combé

Legal name

Combé Anlagenbau GmbH

Website

https://combe.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1922

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Combé Anlagenbau GmbH is a Berlin-based plant engineering firm, founded in 1922, providing specialized pipeline, sprinkler, fountain, irrigation, heating, cooling, sanitary, and stainless-steel installation services to public institutions and industrial clients across Berlin and Brandenburg.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Plant Engineering and Pipeline Construction Services

NAICS

Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (238220), Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (23822)

SIC

Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623)

akta.pro primary industry

Irrigation Systems Installation & Maintenance (IMAIAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sprinkler System Installation (New Systems) (HSAIAEAB), Irrigation System Design & Planning (HSAIAEAA), Pump, Well & Booster System Service for Irrigation (HSAIAEAI)

Keywords

• Pipeline construction services
• Sprinkler system installation
• Irrigation system installation
• Fountain and water feature installation
• Sanitary and heating installation

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Construction Project Contracts: Project-based contracts for the design, installation, and maintenance of pipe systems, sprinkler systems, irrigation systems, fountains, cooling systems, sanitary systems, and heating systems. Revenue is generated through bids and negotiated contracts for construction projects of various sizes.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Combé Anlagenbau GmbH designs and installs pipe systems for water, wastewater, gas, and district heating (Rohrleitungstiefbau), along with fire-protection sprinkler systems (wet, dry, pre-action, foam, compact), decorative fountains and water features, irrigation systems for parks and sports facilities, and HVAC systems including heating, cooling, sanitary, and electrical installations. Services are delivered as one-time construction and installation projects for public-sector clients, industrial facilities, commercial buildings, healthcare institutions, and parks in the Berlin-Brandenburg region.

Product overview

Combé Anlagenbau GmbH is a plant engineering company offering a comprehensive portfolio of installation and construction services for buildings and infrastructure. The company operates as a unified service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core service portfolio includes pipeline construction (Rohrleitungstiefbau), sprinkler systems (Sprinkleranlagen), fountains (Springbrunnen), irrigation systems (Beregnungsanlagen), stainless steel work (Edelstahl), heating systems (Heizung), cooling systems (Kühlung), gas installations, electrical work (Elektro), and sanitary systems (Sanitär). These services are delivered through specialized departments staffed by trained professionals, with the company serving projects of all sizes from small residential installations to large-scale industrial and municipal projects in Berlin and surrounding areas. Founded in 1922, the company has over 100 employees and maintains certifications including ISO 9001 and VdS approval for sprinkler systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 100+ years of continuous operation in Berlin
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered major and supporting.

• GRÜN Berlin GmbHmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on International Garden Exhibition (IGA) 2017 project 'Konrads Reise' - complete water technology installation for three themed playgrounds.
• INNIUS DÖ GmbHsupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConstruction supervision partner for State Library fountain restoration project.
• RCI IngenieurbürosupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngineering planning partner for Siemens Dynamowerk cooling system project.
• IKJ IngenieurbürosupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEngineering partner for Federal Chancellery water feature project.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Caverion Deutschland GmbH: German subsidiary of the Nordic Caverion Group, one of the largest building-equipment contractors in Germany covering HVAC, plumbing, sprinkler and electrical installation. Directly comparable to Combé on multi-trade building-services contracting, although operating at far greater national scale.
• GA-tec Gebäude- und Anlagentechnik GmbH: Heidelberg-headquartered German plant-engineering and building-equipment contractor active in HVAC, sanitary, electrical and sprinkler installations. Closest mid-sized German competitor to Combé on integrated Anlagenbau project delivery.
• Minimax Viking GmbH: German specialist fire-protection contractor with deep VdS-certified sprinkler system design, installation and maintenance capability. Highly relevant overlap with Combé's sprinkler-installation work and VdS approval, although Minimax is a fire-protection pure-play.

Broad incumbents

• ENGIE Deutschland (incl. ROM Technik): German arm of global utility/services group ENGIE, offering facility management, technical building services and industrial installation including plumbing, heating and cooling. A broader incumbent compared with Combé's regional plant-engineering focus.
• Wisag (Apleona): Major German industrial and building-services firm providing technical facility services, energy management and HVAC-related installation work. Competes with Combé on industrial and commercial building-services contracts, with broader service breadth.
• Sodexo Germany: German subsidiary of global services group Sodexo, providing integrated facility management and technical building services. Comparable to Combé on the building-services contracting motion, but at materially larger scale and broader scope.
• Honeywell Building Technologies (Honeywell Deutschland): Global supplier of fire-alarm, sprinkler-system and building-automation solutions, including lifecycle service contracts. Overlaps Combé on the fire-protection side and competes for service-revenue streams adjacent to new installation.
• VINCI Facilities (Germany): German branch of the VINCI group's facility services division, providing multi-discipline technical building services. Comparable to Combé on integrated plumbing/HVAC/sprinkler maintenance and retrofit work, but with national footprint and parent-group balance sheet.

Regional players

• Gegenbauer Holding GmbH & Co. KG: Berlin-based building and facility-services group with deep roots in the Berlin/Brandenburg market. Direct geographic overlap with Combé, although Gegenbauer's portfolio is wider (cleaning, security, FM) and less concentrated on mechanical installation.

Emerging players

• Bosch Sicherheitssysteme (Bosch Building Technologies): German-headquartered provider of fire-alarm, sprinkler-detection and integrated safety systems with growing service footprint. Adjacent competitor for fire-protection scope that increasingly bundles installation with monitoring.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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