DFH Gruppe

What DFH Gruppe does

DFH Gruppe monetizes through one-time unit sales of prefabricated houses across five differentiated brands: massa haus (value), allkauf (mid-range with self-finish/Ausbauhäuser), OKAL (premium), DFH Wohnungsbau (multi-story residential), and EINSTEINHAUS (climate-wall and hybrid construction). Pricing is individualized by model, size, and Ausbaustufe finish level (Rohbau through einzugsfertig turnkey), quoted through sales consultants at brand show homes rather than via public list prices; revenue is recognized at contract signing and construction milestones. Go-to-market combines direct field sales via show homes, an annual Tag des deutschen Fertigbaus acquisition event, a nationwide 50+ partner trade network, and dedicated enterprise sales for institutional investors (DFH Wohnungsbau) and emerging public-sector engagements, such as the May 2025 dialogue with Berlin's Tempelhof-Schöneberg district on serial construction for educational infrastructure.

Name

DFH Gruppe

Legal name

DFH Service GmbH

Website

https://dfh-gruppe.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

DFH Gruppe is Germany's largest prefabricated house company, designing and serial-producing sustainable wood-frame homes, villas, and multi-story residential buildings across the massa haus, allkauf, OKAL, DFH Wohnungsbau, and EINSTEINHAUS brands for private families, institutional investors, and public-sector clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Prefabricated Housing / Residential Construction

NAICS

Prefabricated Wood Building Manufacturing (321992), New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) (236115), New Multifamily Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) (236116)

SIC

Prefabricated Wood Bldgs & Components (2452), General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs (1520)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Modular & Prefabricated Home Construction (IMAFABAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Residential Design-Build & Renovation-Integrated Builders (IMAFABAE), Custom Home Building (IMAFABAC)

Keywords

• Prefabricated house construction
• Wooden house manufacturing
• Serial residential construction
• Sustainable home building
• Multi-family housing development

Headquarters

HQ city

Simmern

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Prefab House Sales (One-Time): DFH generates revenue primarily from the one-time sale and delivery of prefabricated wooden houses. Houses are sold across different customization levels (Ausbaustufen): from basic construction shell (Rohbau) to painter-ready (malervorbereitet) to turnkey (einzugsfertig). Customers also have the option to self-finish portions of the house through the Ausbauakademie program. Revenue is earned at contract signing and upon construction milestones. The group serves individual families as well as institutional investors for multi-family housing projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

DFH Gruppe designs, manufactures, and delivers prefabricated wooden houses and villas through multiple brand lines covering all price segments (massa haus for value, allkauf for mid-range, OKAL for premium, EINSTEINHAUS for hybrid timber/masonry, and DFH Wohnungsbau for multi-story residential). The group operates two production plants (Simmern, Germany and Czech Republic) with capacity of 80 houses per week, offering customizable finish levels from self-finish (Ausbau) to turnkey delivery, plus serial construction capabilities for schools and educational infrastructure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• massa haus: Prefabricated house brand offering individual single-family homes; one of three main sales lines of DFH GRUPPE
• allkauf
• OKAL
• DFH Wohnungsbau
• EINSTEINHAUS

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 4,000 m² of gross floor area producible per day through serial construction
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Bundesverband Deutscher Fertigbau (BDF)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 22 May 2025The German Association of Prefab House Manufacturers (BDF), represented by CEO Georg Lange, partnered with DFH during the May 2025 dialogue with Berlin's Tempelhof-Schöneberg district to discuss serial construction for educational infrastructure. BDF represents the collective interests of Germany's prefabricated housing industry.
• Glatthaar Keller GmbH & Co. KGcoreTechnology or Integration · 11 April 2023Glatthaar and DFH maintain a long-standing partnership focused on sustainable building. Glatthaar supplies DFH with construction solutions and in 2023 gifted DFH an EVUM aCar fully electric utility vehicle for use on DFH's production site. Glatthaar's founder Joachim Glatthaar invested in EVUM Motors (a student project producing electric commercial vehicles in Lower Bavaria) in 2018. The EVUM aCar reaches up to 70 km/h, has a range of up to 200 km, and a payload of up to 1,100 kg. The vehicle is used by DFH's maintenance team on the factory grounds.
• HOCH BaustoffecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 February 2022HOCH Baustoffe partnered with DFH to create the OKAL Bemusterungszentrum (sample center) of approximately 1,347.50 m² within the LIZ complex, jointly developed to provide OKAL customers with a comprehensive material selection experience including a kitchen center. DFH management (Moritz Beul, Stephan Klee) and HOCH Baustoffe CEO Christoph Wobornik participated in the LIZ groundbreaking ceremony in February 2022.
• Architekturbüro Brand (Achim Brand)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 7 February 2022Architectural firm responsible for planning the DFH LIZ (Leistungs- und Innovationszentrum) project. Participated in the LIZ groundbreaking ceremony alongside DFH executives.
• GOLDBECK (Niederlassung Koblenz)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 20 September 2021GOLDBECK, a general contractor specializing in commercial real estate, was commissioned to construct the DFH second administrative building (Verwaltungsgebäude Zwei) on approximately 3,700 m². Like DFH, GOLDBECK builds using pre-produced system elements. Project managed by Sascha Schöneberg from GOLDBECK.
• Architekturbüro Hiebel (Volker Hiebel)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 20 September 2021Hiebel architectural firm from Idar-Oberstein designed the DFH Verwaltungsgebäude Zwei (second administrative building). Owner Volker Hiebel participated in the groundbreaking ceremony in September 2021.
• Creditreform Bad Kreuznach Langenfeld KGminorOthers · 1 August 2021Independent credit rating agency that issues the Crefozert certificate to DFH GRUPPE and its brands. The 2021 Crefozert confirmed DFH's excellent financial standing and positive future prospects.
• VOR-TOUR der Hoffnung e.V.minorOthers · 19 November 2020VOR-TOUR der Hoffnung is a charitable cycling event organization that has partnered with DFH for CSR activities supporting children with cancer. DFH donated €5,000 in 2020 and an additional €2,000 was raised by DFH apprentices through a lottery. DFH has supported the organization for many years.
• Domus GmbH & Co. Objekt Simmern KG (Investor/Beneficiary)minorOthers · 8 June 2020Investor and developer of the Moxy Hotel project in Simmern. DFH Deutsche Fertighaus Holding AG is one of the shareholders of the Domus entity alongside Atlas Holding GmbH & Co. KG (Hahn Automation group) and ENIBIAR Domus KG. DFH's involvement is as a co-investor/beneficiary in a local real estate development rather than a core business partnership.
• nass-Transporte GmbHcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 31 December 2019nass-Transporte GmbH is DFH's exclusive logistics partner for house transport and building timber logistics. The partnership began in 2009 and nass-Transporte became the sole carrier for DFH in 2011. By 2019, the fleet had grown from 40 tractor units to 125, handling 3,150 DFH construction projects and 11,815 tours in 2019 alone. The partnership covers procurement, distribution, material storage, waste disposal, and internal plant logistics. In 2020, a new long-term agreement was signed. DFH provides ~58 truck parking spaces at its LIZ facility for nass-Transporte.
• DFH Partner Network (50+ companies)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDFH maintains a nationwide network of over 50 partner companies spanning: Aldra, Alpha Innotec, Autokrane Spallek, Baethe, Buderus, dm&m, Viessmann, EAN50, ELCO, EQtherm, Enno Roggemann, Eschelmueller Holz, Eugen Decker Holzhandel, Fenger Fertigkeller, Fermacell, James Hardie, Glatthaar Keller, Hepp, HOCH Baustoffe, Hördener Holzwerke, Impuls Küchen, IsoCell, Jung, Knecht Fertigkeller, Kroesche Kran, Küchentreff, Ladenburger, Lignopan, MetallART, nass-Transporte, Nelskamp, Osmo, Braun Keller, Pfleiderer, Pluggit, Porta Bauelemente, Proxon/Zimmermann Lüftung, Schiedel Kingfire, Schiedel, Schmiederer Holz, Schön Treppen, Siedle, Siemens, Somfy, Steico, Sto Industrie, Tecalor, Toitoi, Wirtz Haussysteme, ZAPF Garagen, Zentek. These partners cover all construction trades needed to deliver DFH houses.

Scale indicators17 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Baufritz: German premium prefab house manufacturer specializing in ecological, healthy timber homes; competes with DFH's OKAL brand in the high-end, sustainability-driven segment with comparable customization and certification-driven positioning.
• Kampa: German prefabricated house manufacturer focusing on energy-efficient and sustainable timber homes; competes with DFH's DGNB-certified OKAL and allkauf ranges in the sustainability-conscious Baufamilie segment.
• WeberHaus: One of Germany's largest and longest-established prefabricated house manufacturers, competing directly with DFH's massa haus, allkauf, and OKAL brands across value, mid-range, and premium segments with a comparable multi-brand and partner-network model.
• HUF Haus: Premium German prefab/post-and-beam house manufacturer competing with DFH's OKAL brand in the high-end customization segment, with comparable show-home sales approach and turnkey delivery model.
• Living Haus: Brand of the hagebau Group selling prefabricated single- and two-family homes through a partner trade network; directly comparable to DFH's channel strategy and target customer segments.
• Bien-Zenker: Major German prefabricated house company with a broad single- and two-family home portfolio, directly competing with DFH brands for private Baufamilien customers through show-home-based sales and customization levels.
• Hanse Haus: German prefabricated house manufacturer with both turnkey and self-finish (Ausbauhaus) offerings; directly comparable to DFH's massa haus and allkauf Ausbau lines, including the Ausbauakademie-style customer self-completion programs.
• SchwörerHaus: Large German prefab house manufacturer producing wood-frame homes and increasingly multi-story timber buildings; comparable production technology (Holztafelbau) and customer base to DFH's single-family and DFH Wohnungsbau lines.

Broad incumbents

• ALHO Group: Large German modular construction company building schools, hospitals, offices, and multi-family housing using serial factory methods; comparable to DFH's emerging serial-construction and DFH Wohnungsbau pivot into multi-story and educational infrastructure.
• GOLDBECK: Large German system-based construction company specializing in commercial real estate (offices, halls, schools) using prefabricated elements; directly adjacent to DFH's serial construction ambitions and was even commissioned to build DFH's new Verwaltungsgebäude Zwei.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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