We Are Experienced Specialists for Industrial Construction

We are an experienced specialist for industrial buildings. Our teams bring together factory planners, logistics experts and hygiene and cleanroom specialists who work closely with architects and engineers. Our goal is clear. We develop individual, holistic solutions that are precisely tailored to each construction project. IE Group is 100 percent employee owned, with around 140 people taking responsibility for the success of our clients’ projects.

Facts and Figures You Can Trust

Zurich and Munich, with one shared ambition: to create the best solutions for complex industrial challenges.

Locations in Munich and Zurich marked on a map of Germany and Switzerland
140+
Employees

Construction and operational planners, architects and engineers under one roof.

1966
Since

More than 60 years of experience in complex industrial construction.

ISO 9001
Certified

Consistently high quality standards at all our locations.

100
CHF million p.a.

Annual turnover as a sign of stability, performance and long‑term success.

Our story

How Experience Became Excellence

More than three generations of experience have shaped who we are today.

1966
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1987
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1997
1998
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2002
2008
2010
2015
2016
2018
2022
2026

Founded in Zurich, IE Group can now look back on a long-standing success story.

Founding of the Graphic division (later IE Graphic Engineering) with focus on the printing and packaging industry

Founding of IE Industrie Engineering Holding and merging the individual companies under one roof.

Founding of IE Plast Engineering AG

Opening of the location in Geneva

Founding of the IE Food Engineering division

Takeover of the group of companies by all employees and founding of IE Engineering Group AG as a holding company

Merger of individual companies into the following locations: IE Group Zürich AG, IE Group Genève SA and IE Group München GmbH

Founding of the IE Life Science Engineering division

Opening of the location in Frankfurt/Main

Establishment of the IE Technology Engineering division

Establishment of the IE Plast Engineering division in Germany

50 years of IE Group

Founding of the IE Packaging Engineering division in Germany and 20 years of employee buyout

Establishment of the IE Life Science Engineering division in Germany

60 years of IE Group

Management: “The people behind your project success”

We believe in direct exchange and personal responsibility. Our managing directors are closely involved in projects and remain accessible throughout the entire process. This ensures clear decision‑making, short communication paths and reliable leadership.

Rainer Pirkelmann
Managing Director IE Food Zurich
Rainer Pirkelmann
Managing Director IE Food Zurich
Stephan Fischer
Managing Director IE Life Science Zurich
Stephan Fischer
Managing Director IE Life Science Zurich
Percy Limacher
Managing Director IE Plast Zurich
Percy Limacher
Managing Director IE Plast Zürich
Thomas Rieger
Managing Director IE Technology Zurich
Thomas Rieger
Managing Director IE Technology Zurich
Max Lienhard
IE Group Zurich
Max Lienhard
Managing Director Zurich
Tobias Rosenbaum
Managing Director IE Food Munich
Tobias Rosenbaum
Managing Director IE Food Munich
Matthias Jacubasch
Managing Director IE Life Science Munich
Matthias Jacubasch
Managing Director IE Life Science Munich
Benedikt Sticht
Managing Director IE Plast/Technology Munich
Benedikt Sticht
Managing Director IE Plast/Technology Munich
Marielena Einzinger
IE Industrial Engineering Munich GmbH
Marielena Einzinger
Managing Director Munich

Our Offices

Localization of IE Group Zürich

IE Industrial Engineering
Zürich AG

Wiesenstrasse 7, 8008 Zurich, Switzerland

IE Industrial Engineering
München GmbH

Paul-Gerhardt-Allee 48, 81245 Munich, Germany
Localization of IE Group Munich

Looking for specific expertise?

Our experts are happy to answer detailed questions about your project and requirements.