Techem

Techem provides energy management, consumption tracking and billing services for residential and commercial real estate. Its portfolio includes consumption-based heating and water cost billing, wireless metering devices with remote readout, wireless smoke detectors with remote inspection, metering point operation, drinking water quality services, and charging infrastructure for electric vehicles.

The website names property owners and managers as its customers, and describes billing as one of its core competencies. The company reports about 70 million devices installed worldwide and approximately 85% of them read remotely. The website does not describe its revenue model in detail.

According to the website, Friedrich Ott founded Techem in 1952, and the group operates in 18 countries with over 4,300 employees. The corporate site lists Eschborn, Germany as its headquarters address. In 2026 press releases the company reported the sale of its energy contracting business to the Elevion Group and the completion of the sale of Techem Solutions. Its current job listings include a freelance meter reader role for collecting consumption data on site.

Product: Consumption-based heating and water cost billing, wireless metering devices, remote monitoring, and smart building services for real estate.