What do we do, and why?
We get to grips with the details of your project plans, provide forward-looking advice and develop a solution tailored to your specific requirements. CALIQUA is right by your side – from planning and construction through to commissioning and servicing your thermal plant. That’s how we are able to ensure that the plant is implemented to meet your needs and current requirements. We also transport district heating safely through pipelines from the thermal power plant to the place where it is actually needed.
The services we offer are designed to help you lower your carbon emissions and make a significant contribution to the energy transition.
CALIQUA is Switzerland’s leading provider of thermal power plants for municipal service providers and industry. We implement energy systems, combined heat and power plants and district heating systems – from design only through to turnkey plant projects. We’re a team of around 100 thermal power plant specialists.
Who are we?
Ninety years of expertise and experience
Ninety years of expertise and experience
Innovative spirit
Innovative spirit
Individually tailored solutions
Individually tailored solutions
Fast and flexible
Fast and flexible
Competent and local. Our management team has decades of experience: in engineering, plant construction and servicing, and as points of contact for customers and employees.
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Executive Board
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Samuel Kocher
CEO
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Christoph Frings
Head of Plant Engineering and Servicing
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Klaus Fischer
Head of Business Development & Sales
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Roland Dietler
Head of Engineering
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Mike Müller
Head of Installation
Management
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Michael Ritter
Head of Service
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Moritz Glauser
Head of System Engineering
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Ralf Kuske
Head of Process Engineering
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Christian Toschka
Head of Construction
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Mehmet Atila
Head of HSEQ
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Martin Ranz
Head of Puchasing
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Michael Mäder
Commercial Business Partner
Our story
Leading the way for 90 years
CALIQUA AG can look back on a successful company history that spans over 90 years. It’s a history shaped by strong commitment to providing outstanding solutions and services in the field of thermal plants.
1925
Patent for a hot water pipe by CALIQUA Berlin.
1931
Founding of CALIQUA AG in Basel.
1949
Acquisition of CALIQUA by Sulzer AG, integration into the building services division.
1995
Founding of CALIQUA Powertec GmbH, headquartered in Weil am Rhein (DE).
2001
Sulzer sells the Sulzer Infra division, and therefore CALIQUA, to Belgium-based Fabricom SA. Sulzer Infra becomes Axima. Fabricom is a company belonging to the Suez Group.
2004
Company name changes from CALIQUA AG Basel to CALIQUA AG. CALIQUA AG remains a wholly owned subsidiary of Axima Schweiz, headquartered in Winterthur.
2005
Suez Energy Services (SES) is newly formed within the Suez Group. Axima Schweiz, and therefore CALIQUA AG, are assigned to the international business unit of SES.
2009
Our parent company Axima Schweiz moves its headquarters to Zurich. Suez and Axima merge to form the new GDF Suez Group. Axima now operates under the name Cofely.
2016
GDF Suez becomes ENGIE. Cofely now also operates under the ENGIE name.
2021
CALIQUA celebrates its 90th anniversary.
2022
Our parent company ENGIE Schweiz becomes EQUANS Schweiz.