KOMMUNAL
VERLAG
Österreichischer Kommunal-Verlag
ViennaThe 360° media house for the municipal and construction sectors – from KOMMUNAL to a3BAU: trade media, digital, newsletters, events, Kommunalbedarf.at and Campus.
kommunalverlag.at →Achieving more together.
The Österreichischer Kommunal-Verlag is part of a strong company network. The holding at the top of the group is Zimper GmbH, to which all houses belong. Together with Zimper Media, LSZ, Improove and RIS, we connect media, events, marketing and knowledge in the municipal and construction sectors.
Zimper GmbH
Holding
KOMMUNAL
VERLAG
The companies
Five houses, one network.
Zimper Media
BerlinGerman subsidiary of the Kommunal-Verlag – municipal marketing for the German market with the trade media KOMMUNAL Deutschland and die:gemeinde.
zimpermedia.de → LSZ
Vienna & MunichOrganiser of more than 50 specialist conferences, congresses and webinars per year – with the subsidiary LSZ Future Connections in Munich.
lsz.at → Improove
Vienna & MadridInternational digital marketing agency for SEO, SEA, GEO and content (founded in 2009). Part of the group since early 2026.
improove.net → RIS GmbH
Digital services for municipalities – including the Gem2Go and Kommunos platforms.
ris.at → Timeline
How the network has grown.
From the founding of the publishing house to the company group – step by step.
2026
Improove – acquisition (100%), digital marketing for SEO & GEO.
20XX
RIS GmbH – shareholding (25.3%), Gem2Go & Kommunos.
20XX
LSZ (Vienna & Munich) – events, congresses & webinars.
20XX
Zimper Media (Berlin) – building the German market with KOMMUNAL Deutschland and die:gemeinde.
1989
Founding of the Österreichischer Kommunal-Verlag – the founding house of today's group.