Factory planning and location consultation

Steinbeis has integrated factory planning know-how at its disposal. Our expertise comprises the design of operational processes, building services as well as architecture.

Steinbeis systematically plans your site and covers the entire spectrum, from:

Factory planning for new buildings, building conversions and extensions
Master planning and general land-use planning
Location consultation on an international scale
Project planning and project management

The use of the latest planning methods and planning tools, the application of special creativity techniques, a simultaneous and interface-optimised approach, as well as many years of experience result in:

Ideal and forward-looking factory concepts
Economical and technological operating processes
Energy-efficient infrastructure
Cost-efficient and maintenance cost-optimised construction
Fast, solution-oriented implementation.

Factory planning

A competitive factory requires an integrated solution and implementation, taking advantage of all potentials. We will assist you with your project from master planning to implementation.

Planung von Neubauten, Umbauten und Anbauten

Master planning and general land-use planning

Developing the planning principles
Planning the future site structure and factory structure based on the process landscape (ideal concept) as well as the dimensioning of production facilities, surfaces, media and personnel
General land-use planning: Developing a land-use plan for the overall development of the premises, with due regard to location, boundaries and infrastructure
Estimating capital expenditures and profitability study
Preparing a construction schedule

Planning new buildings, building conversions and extensions

Building planning with due regard to material, energy efficiency, infrastructure and expansion options
Production planning with due regard to processes, facilities, technologies and resources
Logistics planning with due regard to processes, facilities, material flow, information technology and resources
Office and laboratory planning with due regard to business processes, the working environment including the technical infrastructure, labour organisation and information and communication systems

Implementation support and project management

Writing the functional specification documents and design plans for implementation
Coordinating tenders, tender assessment and procurement
Administering building and permit applications
Planning the capacities and dates for the assembly, installation, setup and start-up process
Acceptance tests (preparing transfer protocols and start-up protocols as well as arranging for the correction of defects, if necessary)
Professional training measures for employees in handling systems in a process-secure and effective manner

Location consultation

A strategically correct location and future-oriented planning will safeguard investments and thus your company.
These and more are the goals we pursue in location consultation!

Location analysis based on relevant criteria for decision-making such as e.g. market development, profitability considerations, developing global supply networks, capacity expansions, site mergers
Demonstrating the strategic site development based on your figures in your economic plan
Conducting feasibility and profitability analyses to prevent bad investments
Site comparison and site assessment for potential site alternatives

Professional preparation and editing of decision-making
Assistance during the entire site search phase
Planning site relocations including relocation planning and relocation coordination

Starting from your vision, our specialists will assist you in factory planning and location consultation during the planning and implementation phase.

We are competent partners in all phases, from establishing the planning principles via detailed planning and construction documentation through to implementation and start-up.

Obtain information on the subject of integrated factory planning and architecture from our network partner PlanX as well.