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Swiss Engineers United

For owner-managed engineering firms in construction, geomatics, and planning

Succession for your life's work. Opportunities for the next generation.

Swiss Engineers United (SEU) creates succession solutions in German-speaking Switzerland. Firms retain their brands, employees, and client relationships. Those who continue to lead retain a stake.

Understand the model

Confidential. Personal. Direct.

Employees of HMQ AG and ING PLUS waving at the camera at the group's summer event in Winterthur, seen from above.
The group behind the model: HMQ AG and ING PLUS employees at the summer event, Winterthur, September 2026.
HMQ AGING PLUS AGGeozug Ingenieure AG

Proven since 2022HMQ AG, ING PLUS AG, and Geozug Ingenieure AG120+ employees in Switzerland12 locations18 apprenticesOver 80 3D and BIM specialists in Asia, with project management in Switzerland

The difference

What SEU does differently.

The brand stays.

Your firm retains its name, logo, and close client relationships.

Remain independent.

Local management, locations, and employees remain in place.

Retain a stake.

Owners who remain in operational roles retain a stake in the group's development by reinvesting in the SEU holding.

Stronger together.

Additional capacity and expertise for shared growth.

SEU is not an anonymous fund. Owners who sell to SEU know who they are working with. Who owns SEU

An honest assessment

Three realities many owners recognize.

  1. 1.Capable internal successors often lack sufficient capital.
  2. 2.An outright sale can come at the cost of identity.
  3. 3.Planning succession early creates better options.
How SEU responds→

Why two owners chose SEU

"Our clients notice no difference. Our clients still work with the same people, the same firm, and the same brand. But internally, we now have support and new opportunities."
Portrait of René Meile
René Meile
Managing Director of ING PLUS AG, part of the group since January 2025
Member of the Board of the SEU holding
"We want to secure the long-term future of Geozug Ingenieure AG. Together with SEU's partner companies, we can take the next steps more easily than on our own. What matters to us is that we will continue to run Geozug Ingenieure AG independently with our team."
Portrait of Romano Hofmann
Romano Hofmann
Member of the executive management of Geozug Ingenieure AG, part of the group since October 2026
Member of the Board of the SEU holding
The latest example: Geozug Ingenieure AG has joined the SEU Group (article in German)→

Even without succession on the agenda

Moving forward within the group.

Not every conversation with SEU begins with succession. Established engineering firms pursuing specific business goals can draw on the group's additional capacity, digital production services, and entrepreneurial support while retaining full independence over their brand and management. Succession may become relevant later, or it may never arise.

Get to know the group→
Three employees wearing branded jackets and hard hats face an excavation, with a total station on a yellow tripod to their left.
HMQ AG, ING PLUS AG and Geozug Ingenieure AG: Each with its own brand, together on a construction site in Glattpark, Opfikon, October 2026.

Learn more

How SEU works for you.

Handshake after signing the agreement with ING PLUS AG, January 2025.

Succession

How the SEU model works, what the transition involves, and whether SEU is a fit for your situation.

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Map of Switzerland showing the SEU Group's locations.

The group

HMQ, ING PLUS, and Geozug: their locations and the group's combined capacity.

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Board of Directors and Executive Management at the closing of the transaction with Geozug Ingenieure AG, October 2026.

The team

The entrepreneurs and engineers on SEU's Board of Directors and Executive Management.

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Portrait of Christian Vetsch

Your direct contact

Christian Vetsch

Managing Director of the SEU Group

+41 58 521 19 00christian.vetsch@seu.ch

On request, we sign a non-disclosure agreement before any documents are exchanged.

Let's discuss your situation confidentially.

Whether you have specific succession plans, have an internal succession solution, or are exploring your options, a personal conversation can quickly clarify whether SEU is a fit for your firm and its potential successors.

Understand the model→

Confidential. Personal. Direct.