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A Vision of 2

An experienced team with a clear direction.

Focused. Reliable. Forward-looking. CSBM is the joint venture of two construction project managers who together bring more than 70 years of construction experience – and share the same idea of how building should be done.

Founded
September 2025
Experience
more than 70 years
Founders
Schenner & Cooper
Region
Greater Zurich Area / Switzerland

Back 2 Basics

Building with substance.

Our vision is to take construction back to its core: clear decisions, solid craftsmanship, sound knowledge, responsibility and leadership that goes without saying.

Building with knowledge means, in concrete terms: experience in detailing delivers quality. Experience in execution secures the schedule. Knowledge saves money. This is not theory. It is the result of decades on construction sites – in Switzerland and abroad.

With knowledge and determination, we deliver transparency, quality and attention to detail. At the right price. Your vision, our mission – with precision and economic clarity.

CSBM. We make it happen.

Several words. One goal.

Structure, quality, cost and schedule must be in balance.

Quality, cost or schedule? All three matter equally. There is no choice to make. At CSBM, this is not a concept – it is how we work.

How we work

  • Together

    Client, planners and contractors at one table – not in separate minutes.

  • Structured

    Clear processes, defined responsibilities, documented decisions.

  • Solution-focused

    Problems are named and solved, not just managed.

Experience

Where the 70 years come from.

CSBM's experience is not a number on a website. It is a list of projects for which the founders themselves were responsible.

Gavin Cooper – pencil portrait

Gavin Cooper

Co-founder | Construction Project Manager

Specialises in conversions and existing buildings, interface coordination and fire protection. Experience from major projects for international clients.

  • Royal Institute of Building
  • VKF fire protection specialist
Selected references
  • Google conversion projects, Buildings G, H & F, Europaallee
  • Badrutt's Palace, Alpenrose
  • Manufakt 8048
  • Zumikon Fire Station
  • ICS – International School
  • Swissôtel The One, shell construction phase 1
  • Gasthof Adler
  • Globus Bellevue
  • Kesselhaus Papieri, shell construction phase 1
Friedrich Schenner – pencil portrait

Friedrich Schenner

Co-founder | Construction Project Manager

More than 25 years of facade design and specialist site supervision – in Switzerland and abroad. At home where existing buildings, heritage protection and ongoing operations meet.

  • More than 25 years as a facade designer and specialist site supervisor
  • National and international projects
Selected references
  • Vulkano Altstetten
  • Manufakt 8048
  • Glasi
  • Kinderspital Zürich
Meet the whole team
Site management discussing construction progress on site

Why CSBM exists

Construction expertise is underestimated.

We focus on execution, with the best team. The decisive construction phase in particular calls for experienced, determined professionals in construction supervision and site management.

Without the right hands, the right expertise and professional support, delays, damage and unnecessary costs follow. We founded CSBM to make sure that does not happen.

“You are only as good as your last project.”

Contact

Let's talk about your project.

A new build, a renovation during ongoing operations or a project that needs to get back on track – a twenty-minute conversation clarifies more than twenty pages of concept.

+41 43 541 50 30info@csbm.ch
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