Eggers

What Eggers does

EGGERS-Gruppe is a fourth-generation, family-owned civil engineering and environmental services group headquartered in Tangstedt near Hamburg, founded in 1907. The company operates as an integrated platform of 10 wholly-owned subsidiaries — including EGGERS Tiefbau (earthworks and civil engineering), EGGERS Umwelttechnik (environmental remediation), EGGERS Kampfmittelbergung (unexploded ordnance clearance), EGGERS Sand & Kieshandelsgesellschaft (aggregate production), TerraCon (soil treatment), Karl Eggers & Sohn (construction materials and logistics), Container-Dienst Eggers & Sohn (waste containers), and EGGERS Grubenbetriebsgesellschaft (quarry operations) — delivering a single-source solution spanning excavation, demolition, contaminated-soil remediation, UXO detection and clearance, marine survey, hydraulic engineering, road/canal/pipeline construction, and landfill construction. Its core technical differentiators include proprietary marine electromagnetic and live-imaging sonar systems for underwater UXO detection, the EGGERS OctopusTool for anomaly investigation, GPS-monitored UXO detection, and the honeycomb (Wabenverfahren) ground-stabilization method.

The group employs over 850 people across 5 locations in northern Germany (Hamburg, Tangstedt, Herzfelde, Ibbenbüren, Wittenberge) and reports group revenue of over EUR 215 million for 2024 across approximately 500 completed projects per year and 3 million tons of annual bulk-goods throughput. Revenue is generated primarily through project-based B2B and B2G contracts won via competitive tendering and direct negotiation with government clients (federal, state, municipal) and large commercial/industrial developers; the group also operates ARGE joint ventures with Tier-1 contractors (Hochtief, Implenia) on mega-projects such as the A7 Tunnel Altona. A secondary direct-to-consumer revenue layer runs through shop.eggers-gruppe.de, where private customers order waste containers and purchase building materials (sand, gravel, topsoil, mineral mixes). The primary customers are government infrastructure clients and commercial/industrial developers requiring earthworks on potentially contaminated, WWII-affected sites in northern Germany; secondary customers are private consumers and small contractors using the container and materials shop.

Name

Eggers

Legal name

EGGERS Tiefbau GmbH

Website

https://eggers-gruppe.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1907

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

EGGERS-Gruppe is a fourth-generation, family-owned German civil engineering and environmental services group delivering earthworks, contaminated-soil remediation, unexploded ordnance clearance, demolition, and marine construction for government and commercial clients across northern Germany, with a consumer e-commerce channel for containers and aggregates.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Tangstedt

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Infrastructure Construction Projects: EGGERS generates the majority of revenue through project-based civil engineering contracts including earthworks, demolition, road construction, environmental remediation, and canal/pipeline construction for government and commercial clients. Projects range from small-scale excavations to major infrastructure developments like the U5 subway line and A7 tunnel expansion.
2. Building Materials and Aggregates Sales: Sale of construction aggregates including sand, gravel, mineral mixtures, and processed building materials from own quarries and processing facilities. Also includes topsoil and fill sand products sold through the company shop.
3. Container and Waste Management Services: Container rental and waste disposal services for construction and demolition materials. Containers available in various sizes for different waste types including mixed construction waste, wood, concrete, soil, and garden waste. Operates both consumer shop and commercial services.
4. Landfill Operations: Operation of licensed landfill facilities (DK0 soil landfills) for approved contaminated soil disposal and storage. Includes own landfill sites like Deponie Krems I and Deponie Schwissel.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

EGGERS is a vertically integrated civil engineering and environmental services group that delivers earthworks, demolition, road/canal/pipeline construction, environmental remediation, and unexploded ordnance detection and clearance for government and commercial clients in Germany. The group operates its own quarries, soil treatment facilities, licensed landfills, marine survey vessels, and a container service, supplying construction aggregates (3 million tons/year capacity) and waste logistics as adjuncts to its project work.

Product overview

EGGERS is a diversified construction and environmental services group comprising 10 subsidiary companies operating as an integrated platform across civil engineering, environmental remediation, and specialized infrastructure services. The portfolio includes core operating divisions (EGGERS Tiefbau for earthworks, EGGERS Umwelttechnik for environmental remediation, EGGERS Kampfmittelbergung for UXO clearance, Container-Dienst for waste collection, and Karl Eggers & Sohn for materials logistics), extractive and treatment operations (EGGERS Sand & Kies for aggregates production, TerraCon for soil treatment, and EGGERS Grubenbetrieb for quarry operations), and an e-commerce channel (EGGERS Shop). Services span earthworks, demolition, pipeline construction, groundwater management, marine services, underwater construction, and landfill engineering, unified under a single group structure delivering over 500 projects annually with 850+ employees across 5 German locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Erd- und Tiefbau (Earthworks and Civil Engineering)

Quantifiable outcome

• 3 million tons of bulk goods processed annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 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

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ARGE A7 Tunnel Altona (Hochtief + Implenia)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2021EGGERS operates within the ARGE (working group) consortium with Hochtief and Implenia for the A7 Tunnel Altona project. EGGERS Umwelttechnik and EGGERS Tiefbau perform all earthworks, soil management, canal construction, and water management on this largest project in company history.
• ARGE FWS West (Fernwärmeleitung)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021EGGERS Tiefbau and TerraCon formed joint venture ARGE FWS West for the Hamburg district heating tunnel project beneath the Elbe river. The 1,120-meter tunnel will supply climate-neutral industrial waste heat from the port to northern Hamburg.
• ARGE Wilhelmsburger Reichsstraße (Holst + HC Hagemann)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016EGGERS partnered with Holst and HC Hagemann for the relocation of Wilhelmsburger Reichsstraße. Responsibilities included new traffic and drainage systems, civil engineering for monitoring equipment, and shallow foundations.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• KEMNA BAU: German integrated civil engineering and asphalt/road construction group with own aggregates production. Highly comparable to EGGERS on integrated earthworks + materials production + regional Northern Germany footprint.
• Matthäi Bauunternehmen: Family-owned German civil engineering group with own quarries, environmental remediation, and infrastructure services. Closely mirrors EGGERS' diversified subsidiary model and family-business character.
• HEITKAMP Unternehmensgruppe: German civil engineering and environmental services firm with earthworks, remediation, and infrastructure project capabilities. Directly comparable to EGGERS Umwelttechnik's core offering.
• Leonhard Weiss: Major German family-owned construction group with road, civil engineering, and building materials operations. Comparable to EGGERS on combined infrastructure + materials model.
• BREMER AG: German construction company specializing in turnkey commercial and industrial buildings with own production capacity. Comparable on the integrated construction services model in Germany.

Broad incumbents

• STRABAG SE: Largest Austrian/German-headquartered construction group in Europe with civil engineering, environmental, and materials operations. Züblin (an EGGERS customer) is a STRABAG subsidiary.
• HOCHTIEF AG: Major German construction company (ACS Group subsidiary) operating broadly in infrastructure. Direct counterparty to EGGERS as the lead contractor in the ARGE A7 Tunnel Altona consortium.
• BILFINGER SE: German-listed industrial services and engineering group with construction, environmental, and process-industry capabilities. Overlaps with EGGERS in industrial site preparation and environmental services.
• GOLDBECK GmbH: German family-owned commercial/industrial construction firm with own building systems production. Comparable on the family-owned integrated construction business model.
• EUROVIA (VINCI): European road construction and infrastructure subsidiary of VINCI, with own aggregates production. Comparable to EGGERS on infrastructure + aggregates integration, though at significantly larger scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/eggersgruppe

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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