FIRNTEC GMBH

Customer-focused. Simple. Efficient.

Firntec guides SMEs and public institutions from idea to going live: independent, technology-agnostic and always as equals.

Our services

You know the business, we know the IT. Together we build what you need.

Consulting & Project Support

Facing a technology decision or a new project and need an independent and trustworthy partner? We analyse your situation, evaluate options and guide you from the first idea through to successful delivery.

GIS & Geodata Solutions

We migrate, develop and operate GIS applications, analyse geodata and create new geodata products. The choice of technology follows your requirements and your existing infrastructure.

Software Development & Digitalisation

We develop tailored web applications and help you digitalise manual processes. Whether data capture, reporting or customer processes, we build what you really need.

About us

Digitalisation in SMEs and public institutions often fails due to complexity, lack of real value and excessive costs. This is exactly where Firntec comes in: we build software that is simple and solves real problems. Because we build on solutions that scale, they remain affordable for small municipalities and local SMEs alike.

We seek direct contact with our clients: we listen, understand their daily reality and build our solutions together with them.

The name Firntec derives from Firn, the compacted snow many will know from the Swiss national anthem: «Wenn der Alpenfirn sich rötet» (when the Alpine firn turns red). Firn forms over years, layer by layer, compressed into something extraordinarily stable. That is exactly how we see technology: built on solid foundations, grown through experience.

Aletsch Glacier in the Valais Alps
Photo: Philippe Gyarmati

The Team

Stefan Andres

Stefan Andres

Co-Founder · Strategy and Client Relations

Stefan brings over 20 years of experience in developing digitalization and GIS solutions. As a former Swisscom employee, he knows both worlds: the structures of large organizations and the agility of small teams. In all his roles, he has always worked closely with clients, understood their needs and made a real difference with simple, efficient software.

Kevin Bortis

Kevin Bortis

Co-Founder · Infrastructure and Operations

Kevin makes sure systems run reliably, securely and without surprises. With over 15 years of experience in the rail industry, in roles as a development engineer, systems engineer and system architect, he developed and implemented secure, complex systems for major customers such as Siemens, Alstom and Stadler. This blend of systems thinking, cybersecurity and long-standing experience with connected systems, combined with deep expertise in cloud infrastructure and modern technologies, forms the technical foundation on which our products run. As mayor of Bister (Valais) he also knows the reality of public institutions firsthand.


Our values

Customer-focused

Your goals are our benchmark. We understand your business before talking technology, and deliver solutions that truly fit your needs.

Experienced

Over 20 years of experience in software development, GIS and IT infrastructure. We know the challenges of SMEs and public institutions from practice.

Technology-agnostic

We choose the technology that fits your problem, not the other way around. Cloud or on-premise, proprietary or open source. We work with whatever works best for you.

Partnership & Trust

We work transparently, as equals and for the long term. No fine print, no hidden dependencies, just honest collaboration based on mutual trust.

References

Our work speaks for itself. A selection of our projects.

First customer

Municipal GIS for the municipality of Bister

Gemeinde Bister is the first municipality to adopt firntec-GIS, our web GIS platform for Swiss municipalities. It goes beyond official cadastral data and swisstopo maps: from the elevation model it computes a physics-based hydrology simulation, showing depressions and sinks, topographic wetness and the expected rainfall runoff across the area. Building (GWR) and resident data are imported via the eCH/sedex interfaces, linking geodata with municipal records for spatial analysis.

Angular FastAPI PostGIS Martin Vector Tiles eCH/sedex
Platform

firntec-auth: authentication for all Firntec apps

firntec-auth is the central authentication behind our applications and does more than classic login: QR-based onboarding (for example new members via a protected form, or QR codes on invoices for digital follow-up workflows), multi-factor authentication, centralised user and permission management, and JWT-based single sign-on across all apps.

JWT QR Login MFA Capability-based Access
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