About E & S Planbau
Since its founding in 1979, E&S Planbau Kühlturmbau GmbH has established itself as a leading provider of evaporative cooling towers for power plants and industry. With over 40 years of experience, the company offers a wide range of cooling tower solutions, including natural draft cooling towers and cell cooling towers. In addition, E&S Planbau is one of the leading companies in the field of complete assembly of air condensation plants, air coolers and plastic large-diameter pipelines.
E&S Planbau is characterised by its flat hierarchy and the ability to respond quickly and flexibly to customer requirements, especially in the event of an accident. Our efficiency and long-standing expertise ensure you a high quality of workmanship and reliable delivery.
With a dedicated team of qualified engineers with years of experience in cooling tower construction and our own fitters, our company places particular emphasis on quality and durability. Numerous certificates, such as ISO 9001 and the award as a WHG specialist company, ensure compliance with the highest safety and sustainability standards.
E&S Planbau stands for innovative solutions that meet the highest safety and sustainability requirements. With locations in Recklinghausen (North Rhine-Westphalia) and Elstra near Dresden (Saxony), you will quickly find competent partners for your projects.
E&S Planbau is characterised by its flat hierarchy and the ability to respond quickly and flexibly to customer requirements, especially in the event of an accident. Our efficiency and long-standing expertise ensure you a high quality of workmanship and reliable delivery.
With a dedicated team of qualified engineers with years of experience in cooling tower construction and our own fitters, our company places particular emphasis on quality and durability. Numerous certificates, such as ISO 9001 and the award as a WHG specialist company, ensure compliance with the highest safety and sustainability standards.
E&S Planbau stands for innovative solutions that meet the highest safety and sustainability requirements. With locations in Recklinghausen (North Rhine-Westphalia) and Elstra near Dresden (Saxony), you will quickly find competent partners for your projects.
Facts and Figures
- Founded in 1979
- approx. 40 employees
- 2 locations: Recklinghausen (NRW) and Elstra (Saxony)
- since 2002 general contractor
- over 100 new-build cell cooling towers
- 5 new-build natural draft cooling towers
- over 1000 completed construction sites
- over 50 remediation projects for natural draft cooling towers

History
E+S Planbau was founded in 1979 in Recklinghausen. In 1991, the company expanded by opening a branch in Elstra/Lausitz. What originally started out as a pure installation service provider has developed over the years into a general contractor. Thanks to its own team of engineers, E&S Planbau today offers the full range of services related to cooling tower construction. From planning and design to complete implementation, we manage our projects comprehensively and from a single source.
Our company is still family-owned and will remain independent of investors in the future. As an owner-managed company, we place great value on tradition and stability, which has earned us the trust of many long-standing customers. In particular, our framework agreements testify to the high level of satisfaction and loyalty of our customers, who appreciate the reliability, flexibility and commitment of E&S Planbau.
Our company is still family-owned and will remain independent of investors in the future. As an owner-managed company, we place great value on tradition and stability, which has earned us the trust of many long-standing customers. In particular, our framework agreements testify to the high level of satisfaction and loyalty of our customers, who appreciate the reliability, flexibility and commitment of E&S Planbau.
Certificates
WHG-Certified Company according to § 62 AwSV
Specialists in Asbestos Expertise in accordance with TRGS 519, number 2.7, appendix 4C
Code of Conduct for Corporate Social Responsibility

References (excerpt)
Below you will find a selection of reference projects that E&S Planbau has completed in recent years.
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Thyssen Krupp Steel
Location | Duisburg |
Facility | Blast Furnace |
Scope of Delivery | 4 Wet Cooling Towers GRP |
Finalisation | 2011 |
Water Volume | 1.000 m3/h |
Cooling Capacity | 7 MW |

Infraserv Höchst
Location | Frankfurt |
Facility | Chemiepark Höchst |
Scope of Delivery | 12 Cell Concrete Cooling Tower |
Finalisation | 2016 |
Water Volume | 9.600 m3/h |
Cooling Capacity | 112 MW |

Kraftwerk Bitterfeld
Location | Bitterfeld |
Facility | Power Station |
Scope of Delivery | GRP Cooling Tower |
Finalisation | 2021 |
Water Volume | 7.600 m3/h |
Cooling Capacity | 81 MW |

PCK Raffinerie GmbH
Location | Schwedt |
Facility | Chemistry |
Scope of Delivery | Steel Cooling Tower |
Finalisation | 2021 |
Cooling Capacity | 30 MW |

Shell Deutschland Energy GmbH
Location | Wesseling |
Facility | Power Plant |
Scope of Delivery | Renovation of 14 Cell Concrete Cooling Tower |
Finalisation | 2024 |
Water Volume | 4.200 m3/h |
Cooling Capacity | 73 MW |

Evonik
Location | Marl |
Facility | Chemiepark Marl |
Scope of Delivery | 2 Cell Precast Concrete Cooling Tower |
Finalisation | 2020 |
Water Volume | 4.200 m3/h |
Cooling Capacity | 49 MW |

Peiner Träger
Location | Peine |
Facility | Stahlwerk |
Scope of Deliverx | 2 Cell Concrete Cooling Tower |
Finalisation | 2009 |
Water Volume | 6.200 m3/h |
Cooling Capacity | 122 MW |

Vynova Wilhelmshaven
Location | Wilhelmshaven |
Facility | VCM |
Scope of Deliverx | 3 Zellen GFK-Kühlturm |
Finalisation | 2017 |
Water Volume | 6.000 m3/h |
Cooling Capacity | 55,11 MW |

Solvay
Location | Bernburg |
Facility | Solvay Chemicals |
Scope of Delivery | 3 Cell Concrete Cooling Tower |
Finalisation | 2009 |
Water Volume | 8.010 m3/h |
Cooling Capacity | 93 MW |

Stadtwerke Bonn GmbH
Location | Bonn |
Facility | Kraftwerk |
Scope of Delivery | 3 Cell Concrete Cooling Tower |
Finalisation | 2012 |
Water Volume | 10.300 m3/h |
Cooling Capacity | 130 MW |

SKW Piesteritz GmbH
Location | Wittenberg |
Facility | Fertiliser Production |
Scope of Delivery | 17 GRP Cooling Towers |
Finalisation | 2011 |
Water Volume | 3.980 m3/h |
Cooling Capacity | 46,3 MW |

Vulkan Energiewirtschaft Oderbrücke GmbH
Location | Eisenhüttenstadt |
Facility | Energy Supply |
Scope of Delivery | Wooden Cooling Tower |
Finalisation | 2011 |
Water Volume | 1.000 m3/h |
Cooling Capacity | 98 MW |

Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt
Location | Köln |
Facility | Turbine Test Bed |
Scope of Delivery | 2 Cell Concrete Cooling Tower |
Finalisation | 2009 |
Water Volume | 5.200 m3/h |
Cooling Capacity | 60 MW |

EWAG Braunsbedra
Location | Braunsbedra |
Facility | Heating Power Station |
Scope of Delivery | GRP Cooling Tower |
Finalisation | 2017 |
Water Volume | 700 m3/h |
Cooling Capacity | 27 MW |
RWE Lingen
Location | Lingen |
Facility | Hydrogen Plant |
Scope of Delivery | 6 Cell GRP Cooling Tower |
Finalisation | 2024–2025 |
Water Volume | 6.720 m3/h |
Cooling Capacity | 78 MW |

SRS EcoTherm
Location | Salzbergen |
Facility | Chemistry |
Scope of Delivery | 2 Cell Concrete Cooling Tower |
Finalisation | 2008 |
Water Volume | 2.000 m3/h |
Cooling Capacity | 35 MW |

Papermill Blankenstein
Location | Blankenstein |
Facility | Papermill |
Scope of Delivery | 2 Cell GRP Cooling Tower |
Finalisation | 1999 |
Water Volume | 8.500 m3/h |
Cooling Capacity | 90 MW |

Infra Zeitz
Location | Zeitz |
Facility | RKW 5 |
Scope of Delivery | GRP Cooling Tower |
Finalisation | 2024-2025 |