HWP Handwerkpartner

What HWP Handwerkpartner does

HWP Handwerkpartner GmbH is a privately held, 100% family-owned German crafts/trade group (Handwerksgruppe) headquartered in Hamburg, operating 35+ operative units across 25+ locations in Germany plus subsidiaries in Luxembourg, Austria, and Switzerland. Founded in 2007, the group employs 1,300+ commercial and administrative staff and is organized into three business divisions: TGA | Dach & Solar (technical building equipment, roofing, solar, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, insulation, and air-handling), Bauwerkserhaltung (building preservation covering concrete repair, shotcrete, waterproofing, and infrastructure services), and Maler & Ausbauer (painting, finishing, drywall, scaffolding, and renovation). The company is 100% family-owned with no external institutional investor involvement evidenced.

The business model is B2B project-based services delivered directly through owned operating subsidiaries (no third-party distribution), with multi-year contracts and quote-based pricing. Customer mix targets construction and real estate enterprises plus public-sector and heritage clients, with showcase references including the UNESCO Speicherstadt Hamburg, Nationaltheater Mannheim, Alter Elbtunnel, and Bismarck Denkmal. Specialized certifications (ISO 9001, GÜB, PQ VOB, AMS BAU, BfR restoration, RAL RG 977) support eligibility for public and heritage tenders.

The group is pursuing an active inorganic growth strategy, having acquired the Schalm Group in October 2024 (industrial services, insulation, air handling) and the Huiskamp Gruppe in December 2025 (civil engineering, road construction, traffic safety, infrastructure), while also greenfielding instakorr Süd in Munich in November 2025 to extend building preservation into Southern Germany. Management was expanded in January 2026 with a third Geschäftsführer responsible for both TGA | Dach & Solar and Bauwerkserhaltung, signaling capacity to absorb continued integration and scaling.

Name

HWP Handwerkpartner

Legal name

HWP Handwerkspartner GmbH

Website

https://hwp-handwerkspartner.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

HWP Handwerkpartner is a 100% family-owned German crafts/trade group operating 35+ units across 25+ locations in technical building equipment, building preservation, and painting services for construction, real estate, and public-sector clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction and Building Trades Services

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs (1520)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMAFALAB

HVAC & Refrigeration Contracting

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Construction & Civil Engineering/Specialty Trade Contractors (MEP, HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical)

SECONDARYHSAGABAF

Structural Wood Repair & Framing (Studs, Joists, Subfloor Patching)

Home & Personal Services/Home Repair, Maintenance & Handyman/Carpentry & Wood Repair

Keywords

• Building preservation services
• Technical building equipment
• Construction painting services
• Roofing and solar installation
• Concrete repair services

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Construction and Craft Services: Revenue generated from technical building equipment (TGA), roofing and solar installations, building preservation/restoration, and painting/finishing services. Projects are delivered through 35+ operating units across Germany.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

HWP Handwerkpartner is a leading German crafts group that delivers technical building equipment (TGA), building preservation, and painting/finishing services through more than 35 operating units across Germany. The company provides integrated construction-trade solutions covering electrical, plumbing, HVAC, roofing, solar installation, concrete repair, shotcrete, surface protection, and professional painting for commercial, public, and infrastructure clients.

Product overview

HWP Handwerkspartner GmbH is a leading German crafts/trade group (Handwerksgruppe) operating as a holding company with over 35 operating units at more than 25 locations in Germany. The company is organized into three main business divisions: (1) TGA I Dach & Solar (Technical Building Equipment, Roofing & Solar) encompassing electrical, plumbing, HVAC, roofing, solar, and insulation services through subsidiaries like Badwerk Berlin, Elektro Fastabend, Gebrüder Wachs, GTB, Jürgen Kleinke, Palluth Dachbau, Schalm, Ludwig Steup, and maba! Elektro; (2) Bauwerkserhaltung (Building Preservation) offering concrete repair, shotcreting, waterproofing, traffic safety, and infrastructure services through Huiskamp Gruppe, HWP Substanzbau, HWP Massenberg, Hydro-Tech, instakorr, instakorr Süd, Jansch-Spezialmontagen, Massenberg West, SGAT, Torkret Luxembourg, BIK Uhr, and ABV Bau Ullrich; and (3) Maler & Ausbauer (Painters & Finishers) providing painting, decorating, drywall construction, and renovation through Malerbetrieb Eberhardt, Kaminski+Brendel Hauptstadtmaler, maba!, Maler Nielandt, Güll Gerüstbau, Bauunternehmen W. Tschirch, and HWP Maler & Ausbauer NRW. The company is 100% family-owned with over 1,300 employees and has pursued an active acquisition strategy, recently acquiring the Schalm Group (October 2024) and Huiskamp Gruppe (December 2025).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• TGA | Dach & Solar Technical building equipment division specializing in roofing, solar installation, electrical, plumbing, and HVAC services delivered through multiple subsidiary brands such as GTB Elektrik Berlin, Palluth Dachbau, Schalm, Gebrüder Wachs, and Ludwig Steup.
• Bauwerkserhaltung (Building Preservation) Building preservation and structural maintenance division offering concrete repair, shotcrete, surface protection, waterproofing, mastic asphalt, and infrastructure services through subsidiaries including HWP Substanzbau, HWP Massenberg, Hydro-Tech, instakorr, SGAT, and Torkret Luxembourg.
• Maler & Ausbauer (Painters & Finishers) Professional painting, decorating, drywall construction, interior fitting, and renovation services delivered through regional subsidiaries including Malerbetrieb Eberhardt, Kaminski+Brendel Hauptstadtmaler, maba! Maler- und Ausbauwerkstätten, Maler Nielandt, and HWP Maler & Ausbauer NRW.
• Huiskamp Gruppe Specialist provider of civil engineering, road construction, traffic safety, and infrastructure services across Germany.
• instakorr Süd Structural preservation services for the southern Germany market, anchored in Munich as part of the Bauwerkserhaltung division.

Quantifiable outcome

• Restoration of UNESCO World Heritage Site (Speicherstadt Hamburg)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Schalm GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 October 2024HWP Handwerkspartner acquired the Schalm Group, a transaction involving the construction and real estate industry. The Schalm Group includes H. Schalm GmbH, Industrieservice Schalm GmbH, Isoliertechnik Schalm GmbH, and Lufttechnik Schalm GmbH, expanding HWP's TGA capabilities in mechanical engineering, industrial services, insulation technology, and air handling systems.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• PORR AG: Austrian-listed construction group with significant German and Swiss operations across building construction, infrastructure, and environmental engineering. Provides a comparable DACH-region multi-trade platform, though larger and publicly funded.
• STRABAG SE: Austrian-headquartered, European-wide construction group with a strong German footprint. A broader incumbent active in many of the same trades (building construction, civil engineering, infrastructure, finishing) but at significantly larger scale and with public-market capital.
• Implenia AG: Swiss-listed construction and real-estate services company active in German-speaking markets, covering building construction, civil engineering, and special works. Comparable as a DACH-region multi-trade contractor, including in heritage and complex infrastructure projects.
• Hochtief AG: Large publicly listed German construction group with civil engineering, building, and infrastructure operations. A broad incumbent competitor in German construction tenders where HWP also bids, but operating at much larger scale.

Direct peers

• Zech Group SE: German privately held construction and real estate group covering commercial construction, civil engineering, and environmental technology. Comparable multi-discipline German construction platform competing for similar enterprise and infrastructure clients.
• Leonhard Weiss GmbH & Co. KG: Major German family-owned construction group offering multiple trades (civil engineering, road construction, building construction, turnkey industrial/commercial projects). Closely comparable to HWP as a German multi-trade Handwerk-style platform operating across construction, infrastructure, and finishing services.
• Goldbeck GmbH: German family-owned construction services firm specializing in turnkey commercial/industrial buildings with systematic, industrialized delivery. Comparable as a German Mittelstand construction platform combining building systems design with on-site execution.
• Köster GmbH: German construction group operating across multiple trades with nationwide German coverage. Comparable in scale, structure, and broad multi-trade service model to HWP's TGA / Bauwerkserhaltung / Maler combination.

Emerging players

• SPIE GmbH: Multi-technical facility services provider in Germany covering building technology, electrical, HVAC, and infrastructure services. Comparable in TGA-style technical building services and facility-side scope, though smaller-scale and more service-maintenance oriented than HWP.

Regional players

• Heijmans N.V. Dutch-listed construction and infrastructure company operating real-estate, building, and infrastructure divisions. Comparable multi-trade construction platform model, though primarily serving the Netherlands rather than the DACH region served by HWP.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries38 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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