Three decades of engineering excellence in the field of wood and recycling
PIRMIN JUNG Schweiz AG is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Today, the owner-managed timber construction company from Sursee employs over 150 people at seven locations in Switzerland and Germany. Circular construction is becoming increasingly important.
PIRMIN JUNG Schweiz AG is celebrating its 30th anniversary. It was founded in 1996 by trained carpenter Pirmin Jung as an engineering and planning office for timber construction. According to a statement issued to mark the company’s anniversary, the one-man business has now become an “SME with comprehensive knowledge management, modern workplaces and an agile organisational structure”.
In order to retain proven employees, new locations have been established over time – “not in city centres,” as the company emphasises, “but in locations that are easily accessible by transport, liveable for employees and close to home”. Today, more than 150 people at seven locations in Switzerland and Germany are involved in structural design, fire protection, building physics, sustainability planning and circular construction.
According to the information provided, PIRMIN JUNG’s projects have repeatedly included those “that have shaped timber construction and are still considered flagship projects today. New solutions were developed that are now considered standard in timber construction.” The company cites the Aquabasilea water park in Pratteln BL, the seven-storey C13 building in Berlin, the 60-metre BF1 high-rise in Rotkreuz ZG and the Knies Zauberhut event centre in Rapperswil-Jona SG as examples.
More recently, the new company headquarters in Sursee, the House of Wood, has been added as a development and showcase project for digital, climate-friendly and recyclable planning and construction, as well as the latest plans for the new Dock A at Zurich Airport, which will be built from 2030. The jury of the Prix SVC Central Switzerland 2023, which PIRMIN JUNG won, said it was “particularly impressed by the pioneering Haus des Holzes construction project, which embodies the company’s vision for the future of timber construction”.
Conscious use of resources has always been deeply rooted in the company’s values, Pirmin Jung is quoted as saying. “The demand for climate-friendly and recyclable construction will increase, and we want to play a key role in shaping this development.”