Fassbender Tenten

What Fassbender Tenten does

Fassbender Tenten GmbH & Co. KG is a family-owned building materials trading company headquartered in Alfter, Germany, founded in 1931 and operating across four centuries of family heritage rooted in carpentry. The company runs 14 branch locations across the Rheinland region — Bonn, Düsseldorf, Köln, Königswinter, and the Eifel — supplemented by five co-located OBI DIY stores, a B2B e-commerce portal (b2b.fassbender-tenten.de), and a specialist market with garden center in Blankenheim. It self-identifies as the largest building materials retailer in the Bonn-Düsseldorf-Köln-Königswinter-Eifel catchment.

The product offering is organized into 14 specialist departments covering structural engineering, civil engineering, drywall, fire/sound protection, plaster/ETICS and facade, energy-efficient renovation, landscape construction, wood (HOLZPARTNER), photovoltaics (SOLARPARTNER), roofing, specialist market/tools, windows and doors, ecological building, and Stihl power equipment. Underlying operations run on the Gevis ERP | BC system for article master data, inventory, and EDI interfaces. Revenue is generated across four streams: core building materials trading (transactional), equipment and machine rental via the MIETPARTNER brand (usage-based), ancillary services including a concrete filling station, color mixing center, container service, same-day delivery, handyman placement, and chainsaw training (professional services), and consumer-facing retail through the OBI partnership.

Name

Fassbender Tenten

Legal name

Faßbender Tenten GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://fassbender-tenten.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1931

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Fassbender Tenten is a family-owned German building materials trading company operating 14 branches and 5 co-located OBI DIY stores across the Rheinland region, serving construction firms, tradespeople, and DIY customers with 14 specialist departments plus equipment rental and ancillary services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Building Materials Retail

SIC

Retail-Lumber & Other Building Materials Dealers (5211)

akta.pro primary industry

Jobsite Materials & Site Supplies Retail (Tarps, Erosion Control, Rebar, Forming) (CRAIAEAL)

Keywords

• Building materials trading
• Construction supplies retail
• Construction equipment rental
• Drywall and civil engineering materials
• Photovoltaic systems supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Alfter

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices14 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Building Materials Trading: Core business of selling construction materials, building supplies, and related products through 14 branch locations. Products span 11 specialist departments including structural building, civil engineering, dry construction, fire/sound protection, plaster/facade, roofing, landscape gardening, and more.
2. Equipment and Machine Rental: Rental of construction machines and equipment including mini-excavators, wheel loaders, dumper trucks, compaction equipment, work platforms, and other construction site equipment.
3. Additional Services: Container service, concrete filling station (Betontankstelle), color mixing center, handyman placement service, training courses such as chainsaw certification, and delivery services including same-day delivery.
4. DIY Retail (OBI partnership): Five OBI DIY stores co-located with Fassbender Tenten locations offer additional consumer-facing retail revenue stream.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fassbender Tenten trades construction and building materials across 14 physical branches in the Rheinland region, organized into 14 specialist departments covering structural engineering, civil engineering, drywall, fire/sound protection, plaster/facade, roofing, garden/landscape, wood, photovoltaic, windows/doors, ecological building, and Stihl power tools. It complements materials trading with construction equipment rental (Mietpartner), a B2B online shop, and supporting services such as concrete station, color mixing, container service, same-day delivery, craftsman placement, and chainsaw training.

Product overview

Fassbender Tenten is a building materials trading company operating 14 locations across the Rheinland region (Bonn-Düsseldorf-Köln-Königswinter-Eifel). The core offering consists of building materials trading organized into 14 specialist departments: Hochbau (structural engineering), Tiefbau (civil engineering), Trockenbau (drywall), Brand-/Schallschutz (fire/sound protection), Putz/WDVS & Fassade (plaster/ETICS), Energetische Sanierung (energy-efficient renovation), GaLa-Bau (landscape construction), HOLZPARTNER (wood), SOLARPARTNER (photovoltaics), Dach (roofing), Fachmarkt (specialist market for machines/tools), Bauelemente (windows/doors), Ökologisches Bauen (ecological building), and Stihl (power tools). Supporting services include machine rental (Mietpartner), concrete station, color mixing, insulation configurator, container service, fleet with same-day delivery, craftsman placement, chainsaw training, and low-price guarantee. The company also operates a B2B online shop and offers a free PV calculator tool. Five affiliated OBI DIY stores and a DIY store with garden center in Blankenheim complement the offering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HOLZPARTNER: Wood products division offering lumber and wood materials
• SOLARPARTNER
• MIETPARTNER
• BAUSTAR
• Fachmarkt

Products and services

• Baustoffhandel (Building Materials Trading)

Quantifiable outcome

• 14 branch locations across the Rheinland region (Bonn-Düsseldorf-Köln-Königswinter-Eifel)

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• OBI (5 co-located stores)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFassbender Tenten has partnered with OBI to operate five co-located DIY stores at their Alfter, Bad Godesberg, Bonn Nord, Euskirchen, and Rheinbach locations. These OBI markets complement the building materials offering with DIY products and retail services, including color mixing, wood cutting, and financing options.
• K-Krämer RacingminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOfficial sponsor of K-Krämer Racing VLN racing team since the start of the current racing season; provides customer experience events with Porsche Cayman GT4 test drives at Nürburgring.
• BRINGS (Music Group)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerGerman music group that performed at the grand reopening of the Rheinbach specialized market in June 2023.
• PW Hieronimi Modern Building SuppliesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBuilding society group partner serving locations in Faid/Cochem, Wittlich, Daun-Rengen, Traben-Trarbach, Kirchberg, Zell, and Mülheim/Moselle.
• Friedrich Mies GmbH & Co. KGminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBuilding society group partner serving locations in Hachenburg, Montabaur, and Ruppichteroth.
• Mobau Selbach GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBuilding society group partner serving locations in Köln (Dellbrück) and Rösrath.
• i&M Baustoffhandel Bruchof GmbH & Co. KGminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBuilding society group partner serving locations in Bendorf, Herschbach, Polch, and Ransbach-Baumbach.
• Metzger Holding GmbH & Co. KGminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBuilding society group partner with locations across Germany including Hamburg, Hamm, Lünen, Berlin, Kamen, Münster, Dortmund, Klipphausen, Neu-Isenburg, Köln, and Schwerte.
• Luschka + Wagenmann GmbH & Co. KGminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBuilding society group partner serving Mannheim.
• PriBa Baustoffhandel GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBuilding society group partner serving Hamburg.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Carl Bechem GmbH: Regional building materials retailer in Germany with a multi-branch model serving professional and DIY customers. Similar operating format to Fassbender Tenten with comparable specialist departments, but typically serving a different German region.
• Kemmler Baustoffhandel: Regional German building materials retailer operating in southwestern Germany with multiple branches. Comparable multi-department Baustoffhandel model with similar product breadth across structural, civil, and renovation categories.

Direct peers

• Raab Karcher (Stark Group): One of Germany's largest building materials distributors, part of the Stark Group. Operates a multi-branch network serving construction professionals across Germany with similar specialist departments covering structural, civil, dry construction, roofing, and more.
• Mobau: German building materials cooperative network with regional partners across Germany. Mobau Selbach is actually listed as a building society group partner of Fassbender Tenten, indicating close operational and structural similarity in the Baustoffhandel multi-branch model.
• BayWa Baustoffe: Building materials division of BayWa AG, operating a multi-branch network across southern Germany and beyond. Comparable to Fassbender Tenten in serving construction professionals with comprehensive building materials, specialist departments, and equipment rental offerings.
• Hagebau: German building materials trading cooperative with hundreds of branch locations nationwide. The most direct comparable to Fassbender Tenten in operating model, target customer (construction professionals and tradespeople), and product range across building materials, civil engineering, and DIY categories.

Others

• OBI: Major German DIY retailer that operates five co-located stores with Fassbender Tenten (Alfter, Bad Godesberg, Bonn Nord, Euskirchen, Rheinbach). Functions as both a channel partner extending Fassbender Tenten's consumer reach and an adjacent competitor in the DIY segment.

Broad incumbents

• Bauhaus: Pan-European DIY and home improvement chain with significant German footprint. Competes with Fassbender Tenten for DIY and small contractor customers, particularly through specialist departments, tools, and equipment offerings.
• Hornbach Baumarkt: Major German DIY and home improvement retailer with large-format stores. While more retail-focused than trade-focused, overlaps with Fassbender Tenten in serving renovation and DIY customers with building materials, tools, and equipment rental.
• Saint-Gobain Distribution Germany: Building materials distribution arm of Saint-Gobain in Germany, part of a global materials group. Operates multiple distribution brands and branches serving construction professionals across Germany with broader geographic reach and supplier scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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