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Business development for construction companies

Bautique handles business development for construction and trade businesses in German-speaking Switzerland. We present your company as an agency to architects, planners, property managers and clients, arrange meetings and follow up on your quotes. The costing stays with you.

What business development includes

Assessment

In a half-day workshop at your premises or online, we discuss trade, capacity, margins, dream projects and ideal clients. The result is your business development goal on one page, with target region, contract sizes and monthly targets.

Direct outreach as an agency

We present your company by phone and email to the people who award contracts: architects, planners, property managers and clients. Your reference portfolio accompanies every introduction. The goal is an invitation to quote or a meeting. Bautique always acts as an agency.

Our basis is our directory of 11’152 architecture, interior architecture and landscape architecture firms in German-speaking Switzerland. Source: Swiss commercial register (Zefix), supplemented by the SIA member directory; as of September 2026.

Meeting scheduling

We arrange introductory meetings and site visits between clients and you – at your office, at the client’s or on the construction site. For each meeting you receive a note on the project, requirements and contact person.

Quote follow-up

Many quotes go unanswered. We follow up on every reported quote in fixed steps until an award decision is made, and tell you whether you won or lost, and why. More on this on the page Quote follow-up.

Personal meeting

Once a quarter, in a 60-minute meeting, we look back together and plan the coming months, online or in person.

For which businesses

For SMEs in the main and finishing construction trades in German-speaking Switzerland: builders, timber construction, windows and facades, electrical, heating, ventilation, air conditioning and plumbing, painters and plasterers, carpenters, flooring and landscaping. What matters is that you have capacity for new contracts.

Ready in three weeks

The process is based on the SIA 112 phases that every construction professional knows.

  1. Week 1, assessment: Trade, capacity, dream projects and business development goal. Your Google Business Profile is set up.
  2. Week 2, presence: Reference portfolio and project sheets.
  3. Week 3, website and dossier: Website and qualification dossier, depending on scope.
  4. From week 4, business development live: Direct outreach, meetings and quote follow-up.
  5. Quarterly, meeting: Review and planning, 60 minutes.

Frequently asked questions about business development

What does business development cost for a construction company?

That depends on the scope. Bautique offers three packages, Foundation, Shell and Turnkey, and three pricing models: Fixed price, Partner with a lower monthly fee and a share of contracts won, or Success with commission only. In the no-obligation initial consultation we clarify what suits your company.

When do the first meetings come?

After three weeks, assessment, reference portfolio and presence are ready; from week four, direct outreach is running. In construction it usually takes a few months until the first awards, because projects have lead times.

How does Bautique present itself to clients?

Always as an agency. We present your company with your reference portfolio. Whether you submit a quote, at what price and whether you accept a contract is entirely up to you.

Where does the data on clients come from?

From public sources such as the commercial register, the SIA directory, simap.ch and competition announcements, supplemented by our own research. We process personal data in accordance with the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP).

Does Bautique also write our quotes?

No. The costing stays with the construction company, because you know your prices best. Bautique makes sure more enquiries come in and follows up on the quotes.

Further services

Start business development for your company

In the initial consultation we clarify your goal, your region and which package suits your company.

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