Profile

The companies of the VTU Group are developers, engineers and suppliers of processing plants in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, chemical, oil & gas, and power industries.

Services of VTU include the engineering of processing plants, turn-key delivery of special plants, development of new processes as well as software for plant operation and billing.
The synergy of the individual companies lies in the common know-how of process engineering. Due to the tremendous variety of applications and specialists, optimised processes are being implemented for customers in all sectors.

VTU was founded in 1990 in Graz, Austria, as an engineering office for process and environmental technology. At the beginning, all efforts were directed at biodiesel plants; however the range of services has grown to include many different industries. The workforce has increased continually through constant growth.
The company relocated to Grambach near Graz in 2001 because space was becoming too limited.
In 2007, it was possible to acquire power plant specialists along with the founding of VTU Energy. The corporate structure was reorganised under a holding company.
In 2010, VTU Holding acquired a majority holding of prionic GmbH, a leading company in the development, manufacture and application of ionic liquids.

The Group currently counts around 260 highly qualified employees with subsidiaries in Austria (Grambach, Vienna, Linz, Kundl), Germany (Hattersheim/Frankfurt, Penzberg, Braunschweig, Rheinbach, Burghausen), Italy (Bolzano, Mirano), Switzerland (Riehen, Steinhausen) and Romania (Bucharest).  

                  

Honors and  certifications
                

VTU Engineering was honored by the Austrian Minister for Economic Affairs. For this reason the company may use the national coat of arms in the course of business. This state award is bestowed by the Federal Ministry of Economy, Family and Youth on business companies, which have gained outstanding achievements for the Austrian economy and take a leading role in their field of business well respected by their peers.
                     

Furthermore VTU Engineering is DIN ISO 9001 certificated since 1998 and holds a SCC certificate for the field of chemistry.