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- Burkhalter Holding AG serves as Switzerland's leading provider of integrated building technology services, encompassing electrical engineering, heating and cooling systems, ventilation and air conditioning, plumbing, and related installations; core offerings include electrical installations and switchboards for high- and low-voltage systems, maintenance and repairs, communication and network solutions such as cabling, telematics, mobile communications, IT security, voice over IP, and unified communications; building automation and control systems for lighting, blinds, heating, ventilation, multimedia, and security; safety and security technologies like burglar alarms, access control, fire alarms, smoke and heat exhaust, emergency exits, and security lighting; as well as energy efficiency solutions and smart building technologies for residential developments, single-family homes, industrial and commercial enterprises, public buildings, hotels, and infrastructure facilities.
The company operates 84 group companies across 166 locations in Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein, employing approximately 5,300 full-time equivalents including 980 apprentices.
Founded in 1959 and headquartered in Zurich at Hohlstrasse 475, Burkhalter Holding AG resulted from the 2022 merger with poenina holding ag, transforming it from an electrical engineering specialist into a comprehensive building technology provider aligned with Switzerland's Energy Strategy 2050 for enhancing building energy efficiency.
In recent developments, the group reported strong 2024 financial results with increased earnings per share and group profit, followed by a 3.2% rise in earnings per share to CHF 2.26 in the first half of 2025 alongside 3.4% sales growth to CHF 586.8 million; it pursued growth through acquisitions including meinrad buchli gmbh and Elektro Bernina AG in January and April 2024, Kippel Leo + Söhne AG in July 2024, Fri Elec SA and Bul Elec SA in December 2024, Mathieu Ingenieure AG in April 2025, and Gattiker Elektro GmbH in July 2025, while merging service organizations for electrical engineering and HVACP in Zurich-Altstetten.