What Streif does

STREIF Haus GmbH is a privately held German prefabricated house manufacturer founded in 1929 by Josef Streif and headquartered at Josef-Streif-Straße 1 in Weinsheim, Eifel. The company designs, produces, and assembles individually planned timber-frame (Holztafelbauweise) homes — including single-family houses, city villas, bungalows, semi-detached and multi-family dwellings, extensions, and a commercial Freestander Bakery Cube — at a single integrated production facility, employing 327 staff across production and administration and reporting annual revenue above EUR 100 million. Its technical proposition centers on the proprietary STREIF-Passiv-Außenwand (heat transfer coefficient 0.13), combined air-to-air heat pump and controlled ventilation with heat recovery, optional photovoltaic with battery storage, and KfW 40 / Effizienzhaus 40 energy standards, all backed by QDF, RAL, TÜV, and ISO certifications and a 20-month fixed-price guarantee.

STREIF sells primarily to individual families and multi-generational households in Germany and Luxembourg through a network of regional Bauberater (building advisors) and physical Musterhäuser (model homes), supported by an online Hausplaner tool, a customer portal (Mein STREIF Haus), and integrated in-house electrical and smart-home installation via subsidiary FHT Fertig-Haustechnik. Pricing is per square meter of living space (EUR 1,800–3,500/sqm) across four Ausbaustufen ranging from self-build (Ausbauhaus) to turnkey (schlüsselfertig). The company is led by Managing Directors Günter M. Mans and Oliver Brand, remains family-owned with no external investors or parent company, and has built approximately 90,000 houses since founding.

Name

Streif

Legal name

STREIF Haus GmbH

Website

https://streif.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1929

Operating status

Operating

Short description

STREIF Haus GmbH is a privately held German prefabricated house manufacturer, founded in 1929 and based in Weinsheim, that designs and assembles individually planned timber-frame (Holztafelbauweise) single-family homes, villas, bungalows, and multi-family dwellings for individual families in Germany and Luxembourg, with annual revenue exceeding EUR 100 million.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Prefabricated Houses

NAICS

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

SIC

Prefabricated Wood Bldgs & Components (2452)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Modular & Prefabricated Home Construction (IMAFABAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Single-Family Home Construction (Detached Homes) (IMAFABAA), Multi-Family Residential Construction (Apartments, Condos, Townhomes) (IMAFABAB)

Keywords

• Prefabricated house manufacturing
• Timber frame construction
• Energy-efficient homes
• Residential construction
• Smart home integration

Headquarters

HQ city

Weinsheim

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Fertighausverkauf (Prefabricated House Sales): STREIF generates revenue through the sale of individually planned prefabricated houses in Holztafelbauweise (wooden panel construction). Houses are sold with various completion levels from self-build to turnkey. Revenue is generated as a one-time transaction per house, with pricing based on square meter and selected equipment level.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

STREIF manufactures and sells individually planned prefabricated houses in Holztafelbauweise (timber frame construction) from its production facility in Weinsheim, Germany. The portfolio covers single-family homes, city villas, bungalows, semi-detached houses, multi-family houses, building extensions, and select commercial units such as the Freestander Bakery Cube. Houses are offered with multiple completion levels (Ausbaustufen) from self-build to turnkey and incorporate energy-efficient envelopes, heat pump technology, controlled ventilation with heat recovery, and optional smart home and photovoltaic systems.

Product overview

STREIF is a prefabricated house manufacturer offering individually planned homes in Holztafelbauweise (timber frame construction) since 1929. The core product portfolio includes Einfamilienhäuser (single-family homes), Stadtvillen (city villas), Bungalows (single-story homes), Doppelhäuser (semi-detached houses), Mehrfamilienhäuser (multi-family houses), Anbauten (extensions), Aktionshäuser (promotional house models), and specialized Freestander commercial units. All homes can be customized through four Ausbaustufen (completion stages) ranging from self-build to turnkey. Additional modules cover heating/ventilation systems, electrical and smart home technology, photovoltaic installations, and the proprietary STREIF-Passiv-Außenwand system. The company also provides digital planning tools including a Hausplaner (house planning software) and virtual tours. With approximately 90,000 houses built, STREIF operates from its production facility in Weinsheim, Eifel.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Einfamilienhäuser (Single-Family Homes)

Quantifiable outcome

• 12 consecutive years as fairest prefabricated house provider (FOCUS Money)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments4 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

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FHT Fertig-Haustechnik GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFHT (Fertig-Haustechnik) is a subsidiary company that handles electrical and building technology installation for STREIF houses. They provide comprehensive electrical installation, smart home systems, and building technology services. FHT works closely with STREIF in production and in customer homes, providing praxisnahe (hands-on) training for apprentices.
• Team works!minorOthersInternational specialist exchange program that facilitates professional exchanges between countries. STREIF participated through the exchange of Matthew Okwii from Uganda, who worked at STREIF and FHT for six weeks as part of the program.
• DAJW (Deutsch-Afrikanisches Jugendwerk)minorOthersGerman-African Youth Work organization that collaborated with STREIF in hosting Matthew Okwii's exchange program through Team works!
• SES (Senior Expert Service)minorOthersSenior Expert Service organization that collaborated with STREIF in the international exchange program with Uganda.
• QDF Ombudsman (Ombudsstelle der Qualitätsgemeinschaft Deutscher Fertigbau)minorOthersConsumer protection mechanism for dispute resolution. STREIF accepts decisions of this ombudsman as binding for disputes with customers.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• WeberHaus: Largest German prefabricated home manufacturer, producing individually planned timber-frame homes with similar Holztafelbau/element construction across single-family, multi-family, and commercial segments.
• SchwörerHaus: German prefabricated house manufacturer with similar Holztafelbau production and energy-efficient (KfW) standards, offering single-family, multi-family, and modular timber houses.
• Bien-Zenker: One of the largest German prefab home builders with own factory and full turnkey Holztafelbau-style production; directly competes for similar German single-family and bungalow buyers.
• Fingerhaus: Mid-sized German prefabricated house manufacturer in Holztafelbau with comparable product range (single-family, bungalow, multi-family) and energy-efficiency positioning.
• HUF HAUS: German premium prefab builder, although oriented toward post-and-beam (Fachwerk) rather than Holztafel; competes for the same energy-efficient custom-home customer.
• Baufritz: German timber prefab builder focused on ecological/healthy-building homes; competes in the high-efficiency, individual-planning segment where STREIF's Passiv-Außenwand and KfW 40 Plus positioning plays.
• Living Haus (Living Fertighaus): German prefab house brand (formerly Bau point) producing Holztafelbau single-family homes with comparable configuration tools and advisor network.
• Helma Eigenheimbau: German residential builder combining prefab/timber-element with conventional construction; overlap with STREIF in the custom energy-efficient single-family segment.

Regional players

• Haas Fertigbau: Austrian-owned prefab manufacturer serving the DACH region with similar timber-frame prefab homes; comparable Holztafelbau construction but operates primarily from Austria/Bavaria rather than STREIF's western German base.
• Danwood: Large Polish timber-frame prefab home manufacturer; competes more on DACH export volumes than direct German retail, but is comparable in Holztafelbau technology and scale (thousands of homes/yr).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCOcGJUW8WSgzgz1w2_wy9aA
• Facebookfacebook.com/StreifHaus
• Instagraminstagram.com/streif_haus/?hl=de
• Pinterestpinterest.de/streif_fertighaus
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/streif-haus-gmbh

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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