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Plumbers and heating engineers — Companies in plumbing and heating in French-speaking Switzerland

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Plumbers and heating engineers — Industry overview in French-speaking Switzerland

French-speaking Switzerland is home to a total of 2'618 active companies in plumbing and heating. Over the last 10 years, the industry has grown by 28.6%, with 2'023 new companies registered, and 1'440 companies liquidated.

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  • 2'023 new companies
  • 1'440 liquidated companies
  • ** year to date

Plumbers and heating engineers — Geographical breakdown in French-speaking Switzerland

The map below shows the geographical distribution of Plumbers and heating engineers in French-speaking Switzerland.

Plumbers and heating engineers — Industry size in French-speaking Switzerland

In French-speaking Switzerland, 2'023 companies in plumbing and heating have been incorporated over the last 10 years, with 583 still active today. The following regions have the highest number of Plumbers and heating engineers: Canton of Zurich (1'306), Canton of Vaud (937), and Canton of Bern (865). Companies in plumbing and heating are the 20th largest group of companies in French-speaking Switzerland.

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  • 2'023 new companies
  • 2'618 active companies
  • ** year to date

Plumbers and heating engineers — New companies vs. companies in liquidation in French-speaking Switzerland

Over the past 12 months, 195 companies in plumbing and heating were incorporated. In that same period, 160 companies have closed, resulting in an overall 1.4% growth in French-speaking Switzerland.

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  • 195 new companies
  • 160 liquidated companies
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Plumbers and heating engineers — Size and number of employees in French-speaking Switzerland

The most common company size for Plumbers and heating engineers in French-speaking Switzerland is "micro". The majority of companies have between 1 and 9 employees.

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  • Size distribution
  • 92% Micro (1-9 emp.)
  • 7% Small (10-49 emp.)
  • 1% Medium (50-249 emp.)
  • 0% Unknown
  • 0% Large (>249 emp.)

Plumbers and heating engineers — Industry activities (or “NOGA codes”) in French-speaking Switzerland

Out of the 2'618 companies in plumbing and heating, most are active in Sanitary and heating installation (1'066), lnstallation of heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems (965), and Sanitary installation (323). Each category has its own code, called a NOGA code. The General Classification of Economic Activities (NOGA) is a nomenclature that groups all economic activities that can be carried out in a classification with 794 positions at its last level.

Plumbers and heating engineers
Nb of legal entities
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Sanitary and heating installation
1'066
lnstallation of heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems
965
Sanitary installation
323
Sanitary installation and plumbing
264

Companies in plumbing and heating in French-speaking Switzerland show a variety of legal forms. The majority of companies are "Limited Liability Company" (45%), followed by "Sole proprietorship" (25%) and "Limited" (24%).

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  • Legal forms
  • 45% Limited Liability Company
  • 25% Sole proprietorship
  • 24% Limited
  • 6% Other

Plumbers and heating engineers — Latest registrations in French-speaking Switzerland

In French-speaking Switzerland, 10 companies in plumbing and heating have been incorporated in the last 30 days. Here are the latest ones.

Company
ZIP / Town
Established on
1530 Payerne
06/10/2026
1920 Martigny
05/10/2026
1007 Lausanne
02/10/2026
1203 Genève
24/09/2026
1950 Sion
18/09/2026
1219 Châtelaine
17/09/2026
2300 La Chaux-de-Fonds
17/09/2026
1227 Carouge GE
17/09/2026
1227 Carouge GE
15/09/2026
1724 Montévraz
14/09/2026

Plumbers and heating engineers — Latest liquidations in French-speaking Switzerland

In French-speaking Switzerland, 17 companies in plumbing and heating have been liquidated in the last 30 days. Here are the latest ones.

Company
ZIP / Town
Cancelled on
1227 Carouge (GE)
14/10/2026
3964 Muraz
13/10/2026
1754 Avry-sur-Matran
13/10/2026
1820 Montreux
12/10/2026
1004 Lausanne
09/10/2026
1214 Vernier
06/10/2026
1700 Fribourg
06/10/2026
1564 Domdidier
05/10/2026
1563 Dompierre FR
02/10/2026
1926 Fully
02/10/2026

Plumbers and heating engineers – Latest SOGC (SHAB/FOSC) publications in French-speaking Switzerland

In French-speaking Switzerland, 107 companies in plumbing and heating have been published in the SOGC (SHAB/FOSC) in the last 30 days. Here are the latest ones.

Company
Event type
Published on
Change of status
14/10/2026
Change of status
13/10/2026
Change of head office (other political community), Change of domicile
13/10/2026
Change of head office (other political community), Change of domicile, Change of purpose
13/10/2026
13/10/2026
13/10/2026
13/10/2026
Other change
12/10/2026

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Our company lists are compiled using several data sources, including Zefix, the SOGC, the Federal Statistical Office, the UID register, the VAT register and the 26 cantonal commercial registers. The collection of data from these several official sources guarantees the completeness of our lists by sector and region.

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