
Electrical installation, switchgear construction and electrical engineering systems for buildings and industry from Austria

Gottwald GmbH & Co KG
Melk · Parndorf · Ramsau am DachsteinNew on Amplifa
Moving upstream with Gottwald
Gottwald GmbH & Co KG was founded in 1979 as a two-person company under the name Elektro Hürm and is today a family business with over 300 employees in the field of electrical installation and systems engineering. Its portfolio of services covers electrical installation, distribution and switchboard construction up to 6000 A, measurement, control and regulation technology (MSR), security technology with fire alarm systems, access control, lightning protection and smoke and heat extraction systems (RWA), photovoltaics and e-charging stations, media technology, communications and IT cabling as well as energy monitoring. In addition to planning, project management and installation, the company offers material sales, maintenance, service and repair. Reference customers include Welser Profile, WU Vienna and Vienna General Hospital (AKH Wien). The head office with warehouse has been located in Melk since 2012, complemented by branches in Parndorf and Ramsau am Dachstein. Quality management has been certified to ISO 9001 since 2000.
- Site
- Melk
- Processes
- Electrical installation, Distribution & switchboard construction (switchboards and distribution boards up to 6000A), Distribution board construction: meter boards, facade boards, floor-standing boards, industrial, Energy monitoring, network analysis, visualisation, thermography, Commissioning, test reports, maintenance & service of switchboards, Measurement, Control & Regulation Technology (MSR), Security technology (fire alarm systems, access control, alarm & video systems, lightning, Renewable energy / photovoltaic system construction, e-charging stations
- Materials
- Measurement, Control & Regulation Technology, Photovoltaics & E-Charging Stations, Switchboards & Distribution Panels up to 6000 A, KNX/EIB Building Control Technology
- Certificates
- ISO 9001:2015, ISO 9001
- Founded
- 1979
- Employees
- 300+
- Industries
- Healthcare/Hospitals, Office Buildings, Residential Construction, Commercial/Production, Gastronomy/Hotels, Leisure/Culture/Sports
- 01
Planning & Project Management
- 02
Material Sales / Procurement
- 03
Distribution & Switchboard Construction
- 04
Electrical & Security Technology Installation
- 05
Commissioning & Test Reports
- 06
Maintenance, Service & Remote Maintenance
Services & Technology
Measurement, Control & Regulation Technology
Building control technology and KNX/EIB field devices with interfaces such as M-Bus, MP-Bus, DALI, Modbus and BACnet.
Photovoltaics & E-Charging Stations
Systems engineering for renewable energies including PV carports and charging stations.
Switchboards & Distribution Panels up to 6000 A
Meter, facade, floor-standing and industrial distribution boards, IT cabinets, MSR control cabinets and event distribution boards.
KNX/EIB Building Control Technology
Building automation for office buildings, healthcare facilities and public buildings.
Our Locations

Melk
ATHead Office & Warehouse
- Materials
- Electrical installation, switchboard construction, MSR
- Training workshop with up to 16 workstations
- Warehouse
- In-house workshop

Parndorf
ATBranch
- Materials
- Project execution Eastern Austria, Vienna, Burgenland

Ramsau am Dachstein
ATBranch
- Materials
- Electrical engineering systems construction
Areas of Expertise





Inside the production



Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical installationInstallation | – | – | – | – | Cables, Lines, Pipes and support systems, Switching and plug devices |
| Distribution & switchboard construction (switchboards and distribution boards up to 6000A)Installation | – | – | – | – | – |
| Distribution board construction: meter boards, facade boards, floor-standing boards, industrialInstallation | – | – | – | – | – |
| Energy monitoring, network analysis, visualisation, thermographyTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Commissioning, test reports, maintenance & service of switchboardsTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Measurement, Control & Regulation Technology (MSR)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Security technology (fire alarm systems, access control, alarm & video systems, lightningInstallation | – | – | – | – | – |
| Renewable energy / photovoltaic system construction, e-charging stationsInstallation | – | – | – | – | – |
| Media technology & communications technology (intercom systems, telephone systems, IT cabling,Installation | – | – | – | – | – |
| UPS and standby power systems, NSHV, TSK systems, transformer stationsInstallation | – | – | – | – | – |
| KNX/EIB building control technologyEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Electrical engineering project management & planningEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Electrical installation material sales (construction site distribution boards also for rent, pipes,Installation | – | – | – | – | – |
| Service & repair of electrical/electronic devices, telephone systems, IT, remote maintenanceInstallation | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
Quality management is certified to ISO 9001:2015; the MSR/low-voltage division is separately certified to ISO 9001. Services include commissioning, test reports, network analysis, visualisation and thermography.
| Evidence | Melk | Parndorf | Ramsau am Dachstein |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISO 9001 |
Our History
- 1979
Founded as 'Elektro Hürm' in Hürm by Elfriede and Rudolf Gottwald
- 1981
First branch in Melk (Rathausplatz 12), first employee
- 1982
Onboarding of the first two apprentices; over 370 apprentices trained since then
- 1991
New construction of warehouse and workshop in Hürm, 21 employees
- 1999
Foundation of the Parndorf branch; opening of the 'Wein & Wachau' wine shop
- 2000
Initial ISO certification of quality management
- 2005
Foundation of the MSR department; MSR/low-voltage certification to ISO 9001
- 2012
Occupancy of the new head office in Melk, built in low-energy construction, with around 200 employees
- 2014
Award 'State-Recognised Training Company'; KNX award for the WU Vienna project
- 2021
Completion of the new construction of the Parndorf branch