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Burkhalter Holding

Swiss full-service provider of building technology for all trades, operating in Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein.

Last updated September 15, 2026

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Overview

The Burkhalter Group is a full-service provider of building technology for all trades, offering services in heating, refrigeration, ventilation, air-conditioning, plumbing and electrical engineering in Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein. It consists of 83 Group companies at 169 locations and employs around 5400 people, including around 1000 apprentices. The Group describes itself as Switzerland's leading provider of electrical engineering services to the construction sector. Its story begins in 1959, when Ruth and Ernst Burkhalter established an individual company in Zurich with four employees. Burkhalter Holding AG has been listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange AG since June 2008, and a merger with poenina holding ag at the end of June 2022 transformed it from an electrical engineering company into a building technology company.

History

The story of the Burkhalter Group begins in 1959, when Ruth and Ernst Burkhalter established an individual company in Zurich and took on four employees. The company was sold to the Zellweger-Luwa Group in 1987, with further management buy-outs following in 1997 and 2000. Burkhalter Holding AG has been listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange AG since June 2008. The merger with poenina holding ag at the end of June 2022 transformed the company from an electrical engineering company to a building technology company. As such, its long-term goal is to contribute to the implementation of the Federal Government's Energy Strategy 2050 and to enhance the energy efficiency of the Swiss building stock.

Products and positioning

Switzerland's leading provider of electrical engineering services to the construction sector; full-service provider of building technology for all trades.

  • Electrotechnics

  • Heating and refrigeration technology

  • Ventilation and air-conditioning technology

  • Plumbing technology

  • Roofing

  • Metalwork

  • Planning of sustainable energy and building technology systems

  • Plant engineering

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