Max Frank
Max Frank is a German family-owned manufacturer that designs, produces, and distributes specialized construction products and proprietary engineering software for concrete and reinforced concrete construction, serving contractors, structural engineers, and architects across more than 20 countries.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1962
- HeadquartersLeiblfing, Germany
- Headcount501–1,000
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Max Frank does
Max Frank GmbH & Co. KG is a German family-owned manufacturer of specialized construction products and proprietary design software for the concrete and reinforced concrete construction industry. Founded in 1962 and headquartered in Leiblfing, Germany, the company operates with 501–1,000 employees and serves professional construction customers — contractors, structural engineers, architects, and precast concrete manufacturers — across more than 20 countries spanning Europe, North America, Australia, and the Middle East.
The company's product portfolio is organized into five core categories: spacers (fibre concrete, cast concrete, plastic, and steel variants plus distance tubes and sealing cones), formwork technologies (Pecafil® permanent formwork, Stremaform® working/expansion joint elements, Zemdrain® CPF liners, balcony and ceiling edge formworks, and release agents), reinforcement technologies (Egcobox® thermal break connectors, Egcodorn® shear force dowels, Stabox® continuity strips, MAX FRANK Coupler threaded connections, Shearail® punching shear reinforcement, and Brick-Track® masonry reinforcement), sealing technologies (Zemseal® sub-structure waterproofing, Fradiflex® metal waterstops, Intec® injection hose systems, and Cresco® expanding waterstops), and building acoustics (Egcopal, Egcosono, Egcostep®, Egcoscal, Egcodist, and Egcovoid® products). Each product line is supported by manufacturer-specific design software (Egcobox Software, Egcodorn Software, Shearail Live Designer 2.0, Pecavoid Specification Tool, Joint Designer) that locks specifications into engineer workflows.
Max Frank operates a direct sales model from its German headquarters combined with international subsidiaries and country-specific local offices, distributing through its own e-catalog (ecatalog.maxfrank.com) and downloadable price lists. Pricing is unit-based with a small-order surcharge for orders under €50. The company is privately held by the Frank family, with Dr. Max Frank serving as Managing Director, and operates as part of the MAX FRANK Group alongside affiliated entities including Max Frank GmbH and Max Frank Pressig GmbH. There are no external institutional shareholders and no public funding events.
Max Frank firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Max Frank
- Legal name
- Max Frank GmbH & Co. KG
- Website
- https://maxfrank.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1962
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 501–1,000 employees
- Short description
- Max Frank is a German family-owned manufacturer that designs, produces, and distributes specialized construction products and proprietary engineering software for concrete and reinforced concrete construction, serving contractors, structural engineers, and architects across more than 20 countries.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Where Max Frank is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Leiblfing
- HQ country
- Germany
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices3 records
Markets served
Max Frank business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Construction Product Sales: Manufacturing and distribution of specialized products for concrete and reinforced concrete construction, including spacers, formwork technologies, reinforcement technologies, sealing technologies, and building acoustics solutions. Products are sold directly and through international subsidiaries.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Standard product pricing with downloadable price list |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels5 records
Max Frank product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Max Frank designs, manufactures, and distributes specialized construction products for concrete and reinforced concrete construction. Its portfolio covers spacers, permanent and joint formwork technologies, reinforcement technologies (thermal breaks, shear dowels, continuity strips, couplers, punching shear and masonry reinforcement), sealing and waterproofing technologies, and building acoustics solutions, supplied to contractors, structural engineers, architects, and precast manufacturers.
Product overview
MAX FRANK is a construction products company that has developed, produced, and distributed products for concrete and reinforced concrete construction for over half a century. The company operates a multi-product portfolio organized into five core categories: (1) Spacers including fibre concrete spacers, cast concrete spacers, plastic spacers, steel spacers, fibre concrete distance tubes, and sealing cones/plugs that maintain concrete cover during pouring; (2) Formwork technologies including Pecafil® permanent formwork, Pecavoid® ground heave solution, Stremaform® for working/expansion joints, Zemdrain® CPF liner, balcony/ceiling edge formworks, box-out shutters/recess formers, and Trennfit® release agent for creating and sealing construction joints; (3) Reinforcement technologies including Egcobox® thermal break connectors (balcony, FB steel-to-concrete, FST steel), Egcodorn® shear force dowel, Stabox® continuity strip, MAX FRANK Coupler threaded connection, Shearail® punching shear reinforcement, and Brick-Track® masonry reinforcement for structural load transfer and thermal bridging reduction; (4) Sealing technologies including Zemseal® sub-structure waterproofing system, Fradiflex® metal waterstop, Intec® injection hose system, and Cresco® expanding waterstop for waterproofing applications; and (5) Building acoustics including Egcopal impact sound insulated dowels, Egcosono stair landing bearing, Egcostep® stair flight decoupling, Egcoscal stair bedding, Egcodist wall/floor bearings, and Egcovoid® void former for acoustic isolation. The company also provides complementary planning software tools including Egcobox Software, Egcodorn Software, Shearail Software (including Live Designer 2.0), Pecavoid Specification Tool, and Joint Designer.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Concrete Spacers Spacer product lines (fibre concrete, cast concrete, plastic, steel spacers, fibre concrete distance tubes, sealing cones and plugs) used in concrete construction to maintain the specified concrete cover during pouring.
- Formwork technologies (Pecafil®, Pecavoid®, Stremaform®, Zemdrain®, balcony/ceiling edge formworks, box-out shutters, Trennfit®) Branded formwork product family including Pecafil® permanent formwork, Pecavoid® ground heave solution, Stremaform® working and expansion joint formwork elements, Zemdrain® CPF liner, balcony and ceiling edge formworks, box-out shutters and recess formers, and Trennfit® release agent for creating and sealing construction joints.
- Reinforcement technologies (Egcobox®, Egcodorn®, Stabox®, MAX FRANK Coupler, Shearail®, Brick-Track®) Reinforcement product family including Egcobox® thermal break balcony connectors (balcony, FB steel-to-concrete, FST steel), Egcodorn® shear force dowels, Stabox® continuity strips, MAX FRANK Coupler threaded reinforcement connections, Shearail® punching shear reinforcement, and Brick-Track® masonry reinforcement for structural load transfer and thermal bridging reduction.
- Sealing technologies (Zemseal®, Fradiflex®, Intec®, Cresco®) Waterproofing and sealing product family including Zemseal® sub-structure waterproofing system, Fradiflex® metal waterstop, Intec® injection hose system, and Cresco® expanding waterstop for below-grade and water-retaining concrete construction.
- Building acoustics (Egcopal, Egcosono, Egcostep®, Egcoscal, Egcodist, Egcovoid®) Acoustic isolation product family including Egcopal impact sound insulated shear force dowels, Egcosono stair landing bearings, Egcostep® stair flight decoupling, Egcoscal stair bedding, Egcodist wall and floor bearings, and Egcovoid® void former for reducing impact and structure-borne sound transmission.
- Insitex® patterned formwork liners Patterned formwork liner product that creates decorative or textured concrete surfaces using Insitex technology, supplied via the UK subsidiary Max Frank Ltd.
- Design and specification software tools (Egcobox Software, Egcodorn Software, Shearail Software with Live Designer 2.0, Pecavoid Specification Tool, Joint Designer) Proprietary free design and specification software tools for engineers and architects to plan and calculate Max Frank product installations, including Egcobox Software for thermal break balcony connectors, Egcodorn Software for shear force dowels, Shearail Software with Live Designer 2.0 for punching shear reinforcement, Pecavoid Specification Tool for ground heave solutions, and Joint Designer for Stremaform® construction joints.
Quantifiable outcome
- Waterproofing tested to 12.0 bar over 7 days for Zemseal® protection against lateral water migration
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Companies that use Max Frank
Customer profileSegments1 record
Ideal customer profiles1 record
Max Frank technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature10 records
Max Frank partnerships and signals
Strategic signalScale indicators1 record
Recent moves5 records
Expansion highlights4 records
Max Frank competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Leviat: CRH-owned specialty brand consolidating Ancon, Halfen and Meadow Burke, producing concrete reinforcement accessories, thermal breaks, shear dowels and masonry reinforcement that compete head-on with Max Frank's reinforcement and formwork lines.
- Peikko Group: Finnish-founded specialist in steel and concrete connections, composite beams and DELTABEAM, with a directly overlapping portfolio in concrete-to-concrete connections, shear dowels and slab-to-column reinforcement for cast-in-place concrete.
- Schöck: German manufacturer best known for the Isokorb thermal-break balcony connector, directly competing with Max Frank's Egcobox line for steel-to-concrete and balcony thermal-break applications across Europe.
- Dayton Superior: US-based manufacturer of concrete construction accessories including forming, reinforcement and restoration products, comparable to Max Frank's spacers, formwork, and reinforcement technologies portfolio.
- Dextra Group: Manufacturer of mechanical rebar splicing systems (Bartec, Groutec) and concrete accessories, competing directly with MAX FRANK Coupler threaded connections and Stabox reinforcement continuity strips.
- W. R. Meadows: North American producer of construction sealants, waterproofing membranes, joint materials and concrete accessories with comparable product positioning to Max Frank's sealing technologies and formwork lines.
- Hilti: Liechtenstein-based construction tools, anchors and direct fastening systems supplier; overlapping with Max Frank in concrete/steel anchors, embedded items, and engineer-facing specification software (Hilti PROFIS).
Broad incumbents
- Fosroc: Global construction chemicals and concrete solutions supplier covering waterproofing, joint sealants, admixtures and concrete repair — broad incumbent with overlapping waterproofing and sealing technologies to Max Frank.
- Sika: Swiss construction-chemicals and sealing-systems conglomerate with waterproofing, joint-sealing, reinforcement and concrete admixture lines that overlap broadly with Max Frank's sealing and reinforcement portfolios.
- Saint-Gobain Weber: Part of Saint-Gobain, a broad construction-products incumbent offering façade, tile-fixing, flooring and concrete-repair systems including joint sealants and reinforcement solutions that compete at the perimeter of Max Frank's range.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Max Frank social profiles
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Financial estimateRevenue estimate
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Max Frank leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles1 record
Max Frank subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries1 record
Max Frank funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Max Frank M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Max Frank
What does Max Frank do?
Max Frank designs, manufactures, and distributes specialized construction products for concrete and reinforced concrete construction. Its portfolio covers spacers, permanent and joint formwork technologies, reinforcement technologies (thermal breaks, shear dowels, continuity strips, couplers, punching shear and masonry reinforcement), sealing and waterproofing technologies, and building acoustics solutions, supplied to contractors, structural engineers, architects, and precast manufacturers.
Is Max Frank a public or private company?
Max Frank is a private company. It is classified as family owned and is currently operating.
When was Max Frank founded?
Max Frank was founded in 1962. It employs 501 to 1,000 people.
Where is Max Frank based?
Max Frank is headquartered in Leiblfing, Germany, in the Europe region.
How does Max Frank make money?
One revenue line is on record: construction Product Sales.
Who are Max Frank's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Leviat, Peikko Group, Schöck, Dayton Superior, Dextra Group, W. R. Meadows and Hilti. Broad incumbents are Fosroc, Sika and Saint-Gobain Weber.
Does Max Frank have an API?
No public API is recorded for Max Frank.