Lupp

Construction Serviceslupp.de

Lupp expertise in classic construction services such as building construction, infrastructure construction, cycle management.

Company typePrivate
Founded1910
HeadquartersNidda, Germany
Headcount501–1,000
GTM typeB2B
OfferingServices

What Lupp does

Lupp (legal name: Adolf Lupp GmbH + Co KG) is a German general contractor headquartered in Nidda, Hesse, that delivers turnkey construction across the full real-estate lifecycle, organized around three phases: Entwickeln (project development), Bauen (construction), and Betreiben (facility management). Founded in 1910 and now in its 4th generation of family ownership, the group operates 11 entities from 10 German locations plus a Croatian subsidiary (Adolf Lupp Projekt d.o.o. in Zadar), employs 850 people, runs an average of 50 active construction sites, and reports an annual performance volume of €600 million.

The technical core combines traditional concrete and steel-reinforced construction with an in-house prefabrication plant, the Oberhessisches Spannbetonwerk (OSW), which produces precast and semi-finished concrete components for internal use, enabling cost and quality control. Specialist subsidiaries extend the offering: Lupp Fertigteile (prefabricated elements), Lupp Netzbau (pipeline and civil engineering for district heating, gas, water, cable, and sewer systems), LBI Bau- und Immobilienmanagement (solid construction), Lupp FM Services (facility management), InfraSeal (building waterproofing), TLO (transport and logistics), Lupp Mobility (vehicle workshops), and SpritPoint (fuel station). Annual material throughput reaches 38,000 tons of steel and 240,000 m³ of concrete, with 2,300 subcontractor and supplier orders placed each year.

Lupp acquires projects through direct enterprise sales, competitive public tendering, and repeat referrals, with no resellers or intermediaries. Projects are large and quote-based, spanning commercial real estate, residential quarters, hotels, data centers (e.g., Rechenzentrum FRA7 with SPIE), industrial facilities, educational institutions, and airport infrastructure (including Fraport corporate headquarters, a €45M contract, and the 189-meter Omniturm in Frankfurt, the tallest building in company history). Customers include Fraport AG, Cargoport, Novartis, Liebherr, Debeka, F.A.Z., Max Planck Institute, Deutsche Bahn (prequalified), and HT Group. Revenue mechanics are project-driven (one-time construction contracts) supplemented by recurring facility management subscriptions through Lupp FM Services, with no standard pricing tiers and no public pricing.

Lupp firmographics

Firmographics

Name: Lupp
Legal name: Adolf Lupp GmbH + Co KG
Website: https://www.lupp.de
Company type: Private
Founded year: 1910
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 501–1,000 employees
Short description: Lupp expertise in classic construction services such as building construction, infrastructure construction, cycle management.
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Lupp industry classification

Industry

Product category: Construction Services
NAICS: Nonresidential Building Construction (2362), New Multifamily Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) (236116), Industrial Building Construction (23621), Real Estate Property Managers (53131), Building Equipment Contractors (2382)
SIC: General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs (1520), Construction - Special Trade Contractors (1700), Operators Of Nonresidential Buildings (6512)
akta.pro primary industry: Residential General Contracting (New Build) (IMAFAAAB)

Keywords

General construction contracting
Turnkey building construction
Facility management services
Civil engineering construction
Prefabricated concrete components

Where Lupp is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Nidda
HQ country: Germany
HQ region: Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

Lupp business model

Business model

GTM type: B2B
Offering type: Services
Cost components: Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

General Construction Contracts: As a general contractor (Generalunternehmer), Lupp delivers construction projects on a contract basis, covering the full lifecycle from development through construction to facility management.
Project Development: Project development services including market analysis, property acquisition, planning, financing concepts, and marketing of real estate projects
Facility Management: Facility management services through Lupp FM Services including technical system maintenance, cost controlling, and compliance with official inspection requirements
Specialized Construction Services: Network construction (Lupp Netzbau) covering district heating, gas, water, cable and canal systems; prefabricated concrete elements (Lupp Fertigteile); transport and logistics (TLO)

Pricing tiers

Model	Billing	Price
Other	Multi-year contract	Project-specific construction contracts

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Lupp product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Lupp operates as a general contractor delivering turnkey construction solutions covering the full real estate lifecycle — project development, building construction, and ongoing facility management. The company constructs commercial, residential, hospitality, data center, industrial, educational, and airport projects, supported by an in-house prefabrication plant for precast concrete components and a network of qualified partners and subcontractors.

Product overview

Lupp is a construction services company organized around three core service phases: Entwickeln (Development), Bauen (Construction), and Betreiben (Operations), covering the complete property lifecycle. The company operates as a general contractor offering turnkey construction solutions. Its portfolio includes commercial and administrative buildings, residential quarters, hotels, university buildings, data centers, industrial and production facilities, clinics, and dormitories. The group encompasses multiple specialized subsidiaries including Lupp Fertigteile (prefabricated concrete components), Lupp Netzbau (pipeline/civil engineering), LBI Bau- und Immobilienmanagement (solid construction), Lupp FM Services (facility management), InfraSeal (waterproofing), Transport Logistik Oberhessen/TLO (transport and logistics including vehicle workshops), SpritPoint (fuel station), and Adolf Lupp Project d.o.o. (Croatia operations), supported by its in-house Oberhessisches Spannbetonwerk prefabrication facility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

Lupp Fertigteile: Constructive prefabricated elements manufactured to specification
Lupp Netzbau
Lupp Bau- und Immobilienmanagement
Lupp FM Services
Lupp Mobility
InfraSeal
Transport Logistik Oberhessen (TLO)
SpritPoint
HETRA Heinrich Hettler

Products and services

General Contracting (Generalunternehmer) Construction Services

Quantifiable outcome

€600 million annual performance volume
+2 more outcomes

Companies that use Lupp

Customer profile

Named customers9 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Lupp technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API: No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Lupp partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

Deutsche BahncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrequalified by Deutsche Bahn for railway construction (Bahnbau) services. Managed by the Gießen branch office.
HT GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partnership for the LEIQ project in Offenbach. Lupp serves as both general contractor and co-project developer alongside HT Group for this modern office complex.
Oberhessisches Spannbetonwerk (OSW)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn-house prefabrication plant producing precast concrete components. Integral to Lupp's construction capabilities, providing quality and cost advantages.
Volksbank MittelhessenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to form VL Baumanagement GmbH for construction management services.
IHT (Architekturbüro)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint project development of Riedberg III residential project with architectural firm IHT.
SPIEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the construction of Rechenzentrum FRA7 in Rosbach. Lupp is working jointly with SPIE on this data center project.
immobilien-experten-agminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject developer and client representative for B8 project in Berlin-Adlershof where Lupp serves as general contractor.
nimo ConstructionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership established in 2013 to form nimo Lupp Ltd. in Sierra Leone for construction projects.
Lovedis (The Mission Construction)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLupp participated in the launch of The Mission Construction accelerator program, an initiative for construction industry innovation.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves21 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Lupp competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

Wayss & Freytag Ingenieurbau AG: German construction company with deep expertise in turnkey building construction, civil engineering, and complex infrastructure projects. Comparable in mid-tier German construction profile and historical heritage, though with stronger tunneling/infrastructure bias.
Goldbeck GmbH: German mid-sized general contractor specializing in turnkey commercial, industrial, and residential construction with a strong focus on systematized/prefabricated building methods. Highly comparable to Lupp in scale, business model, and reliance on in-house prefabrication capabilities.
Max Bögl Stiftung & Co. KG: German mid-sized construction group offering building construction, civil engineering, and prefabricated concrete components from in-house production facilities. Closely comparable to Lupp in family-ownership structure, prefab vertical integration, and full-lifecycle service approach.
Wolff & Müller Holding GmbH & Co. KG: Privately held German construction group with similar mid-sized scale, family ownership heritage, and focus on turnkey construction in commercial, industrial, and infrastructure segments. Competes head-to-head with Lupp in the German regional construction market.
Köster GmbH: German mid-sized general contractor providing turnkey building construction, civil engineering, and project development services. Comparable in service breadth and target customer segments (commercial, industrial, public sector) to Lupp.

Broad incumbents

Ed. Züblin AG: One of Germany's largest construction companies and a subsidiary of Strabag, covering building construction, civil engineering, and turnkey projects across Germany and Europe. Comparable in commercial/turnkey construction services but at significantly larger scale and broader geographic footprint than Lupp.
HOCHTIEF AG: Germany's largest construction group and a subsidiary of ACS Group, with major operations across Europe, the Americas, and Australia. Comparable in core construction services but operates at vastly larger scale and with global infrastructure focus rather than mid-market regional work.
Bilfinger SE: German industrial services provider offering construction, engineering, and facility management services to industrial and process industry clients. Comparable to Lupp's FM Services and building construction capabilities but focused more on industrial/EPC clients than commercial real estate developers.

Regional players

PORR AG: Austrian-headquartered full-service construction group active in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and CEE markets with building construction, infrastructure, and environmental engineering divisions. Comparable in turnkey construction and German-market presence but headquartered outside Germany.

Others

Stump-Franki Spezialtiefbau GmbH: German specialty contractor focusing on foundation engineering, civil engineering, and pipeline construction. Partially comparable to Lupp's Lupp Netzbau subsidiary and broader specialty trade contracting activities, rather than full turnkey GC work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Customer concentration

Lupp financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Lupp leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Lupp subsidiaries and ownership

Company hierarchy

Subsidiaries16 records

Lupp funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Lupp M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Lupp

What does Lupp do?

Is Lupp a public or private company?

Lupp is a private company. It is classified as family owned and is currently operating.

When was Lupp founded?

Lupp was founded in 1910. It employs 501 to 1,000 people.

Where is Lupp based?

Lupp is headquartered in Nidda, Germany, in the Europe region.

How does Lupp make money?

Four revenue lines are on record. General Construction Contracts are the primary driver. The others are project Development, facility Management and specialized Construction Services.

Who are Lupp's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Wayss & Freytag Ingenieurbau AG, Goldbeck GmbH, Max Bögl Stiftung & Co. KG, Wolff & Müller Holding GmbH & Co. KG and Köster GmbH. Broad incumbents are Ed. Züblin AG, HOCHTIEF AG and Bilfinger SE. PORR AG is listed as a regional player. Stump-Franki Spezialtiefbau GmbH is listed as an others.

Does Lupp have an API?

No public API is recorded for Lupp.

What industry is Lupp in?

Lupp's product category is Construction Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAFAAAB, Residential General Contracting (New Build). Its NAICS code is 2362 and its SIC code is 1520.