What Behrens-Wöhlk Group does

Behrens-Wöhlk Group is a privately held German wood and construction-materials wholesale group operating 13 branch locations and 3 central warehouses (Nord at Rotenburg, West at Drensteinfurt, Ost at Großenhain) across northern and eastern Germany. The company distributes sawn timber, panel materials (particle board, MDF, plywood, solid wood panels), doors and hardware, flooring (solid wood, parquet, laminate, design), insulation, dry-construction products, and garden wood, alongside processing services such as CNC cutting, edge banding, timber-framing prefabrication (Abbund) at the Dahlen Abbundzentrum, and the glue-free MHM (Massiv-Holz-Mauer) solid-wood wall system. The group serves three primary customer segments: tradesmen and craftsmen (carpenters, joiners, floor layers, roofers, dry-wall builders — the primary channel), other wood and building-materials traders, and timber-construction companies. The company operates exclusively B2B and does not sell directly to private consumers.

The group's core technology stack combines warehouse-management systems, computer-aided route planning for a 100+ vehicle fleet (including 180 electric counterbalanced stackers and crane-equipped trucks), automated surface storage for panel materials, and CNC/robotic timber-cutting systems (Robot Drive 650, PBA-X 3600 5-axis plate-nesting at Dahlen). Digital customer-facing tools include BestelloPlus (B2B online ordering), Stangomat (automated KVH bar-stock storage with millimetre-precise cutting), Tourbo.cut (cut-pattern optimisation), and an Online-Raumplaner for virtual product visualisation. All locations hold FSC and PEFC chain-of-custody certifications.

The revenue model is wholesale distribution bundled with value-added processing and logistics services: one-time material sales account for the majority of revenue, with processing (cutting, edge banding, CNC machining, timber prefabrication) and construction-site delivery as attached services. Pricing is negotiated B2B per order, pay-as-you-go, with no public price list. The group is a member of two major German purchasing cooperatives — Eurobaustoff (since 1990) and hagebau (since 2007) — providing procurement leverage. The 2022 group revenue was approximately 350 million EUR with roughly 950 employees, and the company continues to grow through both greenfield expansion (Berlin 2021) and acquisition (JAF IMHOLZ 2024).

Name

Behrens-Wöhlk Group

Legal name

Behrens-Wöhlk GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://behrens-gruppe.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Behrens-Wöhlk Group is a German B2B wholesale group for wood and construction materials, operating 13 branches and 3 central warehouses across northern and eastern Germany to serve tradesmen, building-materials retailers, and timber-construction companies with ~950 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wood and Building Materials Wholesale

NAICS

Lumber, Plywood, Millwork, and Wood Panel Merchant Wholesalers (42331), Lumber and Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers (4233)

SIC

Wholesale-Lumber, Plywood, Millwork & Wood Panels (5031), Wholesale-Lumber & Other Construction Materials (5030)

akta.pro primary industry

Plywood & Panel Products Distribution (Plywood, OSB, MDF, Particleboard) (IMAMAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Engineered Wood Products Distribution (LVL, I-joists, Glulam, CLT) (IMAMAIAD), Wood Remanufacturing (Mouldings, Millwork Blanks, Cut Stock) (IMAMABAI)

Keywords

• Wood wholesale
• Building materials distribution
• Timber construction materials
• Panel materials supply
• Timber processing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Rotenburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices17 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Wholesale of wood and construction materials: The company generates revenue primarily through the wholesale sale of wood materials, panel materials, doors, floor coverings, construction timber, insulation materials, and dry construction materials. Products are sold to trade customers (Handwerk) and other traders (Handel) through 13 branch locations and 3 central warehouses. The company also generates revenue from value-added processing services such as cutting, edging, CNC processing, and timber framing prefabrication.
2. Processing and manufacturing services: Additional revenue streams include processing services such as plate cutting, edge banding, CNC processing of furniture components, timber framing prefabrication (Abbund), and MHM (Massiv-Holz-Mauer) wall system production. These services are offered as professional services bundled with material sales.
3. Logistics and delivery services: Delivery services to construction sites and customer locations using the company's own fleet of over 100 vehicles. Delivery is offered as part of the overall service offering for trade customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Behrens-Wöhlk Group operates as a full-range B2B wholesale distributor of wood and construction materials across Germany, operating 13 branch locations and 3 central warehouses with over 10,000 stock articles available daily. The group sells sawn timber, sheet materials, doors, flooring, insulation, dry construction materials, and structural timber to trade professionals (carpenters, joiners, timber builders, flooring layers). It complements material sales with value-added processing services such as CNC cutting, edge banding, timber prefabrication (Abbund), and the proprietary MHM solid wood wall system, supported by an in-house delivery fleet of over 100 vehicles providing 24-hour delivery.

Product overview

Behrens-Wöhlk Group operates as a leading wood and building materials wholesale group with 13 locations and 3 central warehouses across Germany. The product portfolio centers on wood materials including sheet goods (particle boards, MDF, plywood, solid wood panels), sawn timber, doors and door hardware, and floor/wall/ceiling products. The group offers both physical products across multiple categories and digital services including BestelloPlus (online ordering platform), Stangomat (automated cut optimization), Tourbo.cut (waste optimization), and a Room Planner for virtual product visualization. Manufacturing capabilities include timber cutting services, CNC panel processing, and custom edge banding. The company also provides own-brand flooring under CARONAfloors and specialized facade systems like DURAsidings and bathroom renovation products like LifeStyleBoard SPA.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CARONAfloors: Own brand for parquet flooring products including 3S-Parkett with HDF core and wood core options.
• DURAsidings
• LifeStyleBoard SPA
• CARONAfloors (Parkettprodukte)
• BestelloPlus
• Tourbo.cut
• Stangomat

Products and services

• Sawn Timber (Schnittholz) Various types of sawn timber for construction and woodworking purposes, sold wholesale to trade customers.
• Plywood (Sperrholz) Engineered wood panels including plywood, blockboard, and laminated wood panels for furniture and construction, sold wholesale to trade customers.
• Solid Wood Panels (Massivholzplatten) Solid wood panels made from edge-glued staves for furniture production and interior applications, sold wholesale.
• Particle and MDF Boards (Span-/MDF-Platten) Particle board and medium-density fiberboard panels in various thicknesses and grades for furniture and construction, sold wholesale.
• Interior Doors (Weißlack, Veneered, CPL, Glass) White lacquered, veneered, CPL-laminate, and full glass interior doors plus door hardware, sold wholesale to trade customers.
• Structural Solid Wood (Konstruktionsvollholz) Constructive solid wood products (KVH) and structural timber elements for timber frame construction, sold wholesale.
• Garden Wood and Terrace Boards (Gartenholz, Terrassendielen) Garden wood products including terrace boards and ceramic tiles for outdoor applications, sold wholesale to trade customers.
• Solid Wood Flooring (Massivholzdielen) Solid wood flooring planks in various wood species and finishes, sold wholesale.
• Prefinished Parquet (Fertigparkett) Prefinished parquet flooring with various wood species and surface treatments, sold wholesale.
• Laminate Flooring (Laminatboden) Laminate flooring products in various decors and quality classes, sold wholesale to trade customers.
• Design Flooring (Designboden) Design flooring products including LVT and other modern floor covering solutions, sold wholesale.
• DURAsidings Facade Systems Wood siding facade system made from white fir for modern building exteriors, sold under the group's own DURAsidings brand.
• LifeStyleBoard SPA 3mm aluminum composite panel system for bathroom renovations providing waterproof surfaces without tiling, sold under the group's own LifeStyleBoard brand.
• CARONAfloors 3S-Parkett Own-brand 3-layer parquet flooring with HDF or wood core, available in matt lacquered or oiled finishes.
• Abbundservice (Timber Framing Prefabrication) Timber frame construction service at Abbundzentrum Dahlen using automated Robot Drive 650 and PBA-X 3600 CNC equipment for prefabricated building elements.
• Massiv-Holz-Mauer (MHM) Wall System Solid wood wall construction system using dimensionally stable, glue-free MHM walls for sustainable building, manufactured at the Dahlen facility.
• Sheet Material Processing (Plattenbearbeitung) Custom cutting and edge banding services for sheet materials with various edge treatments and PUR glue options, sold alongside material purchases.
• Stangomat Automated Bar Cutting Service Fully automated bar stock storage and precision cutting service enabling millimeter-precise timber component cuts with minimal waste; customers submit component lists via Excel and receive precisely cut KVH pieces.

Quantifiable outcome

• 24-hour delivery of stock items across the delivery area
• +4 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• hagebaucoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2007Behrens-Gruppe is a member of the hagebau purchasing and inventory cooperative (Soltauer Kooperation hagebau), joining in 2007. This provides group purchasing benefits and access to shared supplier relationships and pricing.
• EurobaustoffcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1990Behrens-Gruppe is a member of the Eurobaustoff purchasing cooperative (Einkaufskooperation Eurobaustoff) since 1990, providing group buying power and access to a network of building materials suppliers.
• MB DigitalprintminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMB Digitalprint provides product training for the LifeStyleBoard SPA product line, specifically through their marketing manager Hartmut Michalke who conducts product and processing demonstrations for Behrens-Gruppe staff and customers.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves16 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Hagebau Handelsgesellschaft: German purchasing and marketing cooperative of building materials specialists in which Behrens participates since 2007; relevant both as a supply-side scale partner and as a network of peer regional merchants with overlapping offerings.
• Eurobaustoff Handelsgesellschaft: Long-standing European purchasing cooperative (since 1990 for Behrens) that pools procurement and supply relationships among independent building materials dealers; ecosystem/partner rather than head-to-head competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Raab Karcher GmbH: One of Germany's largest general building materials distributors (steel, wood, sanitary, tools), part of the broader logistics/distribution conglomerate. Comparable in serving the same trades/contractor base but with a much wider non-wood portfolio.
• Bauhaus AG: Pan-European big-box DIY/home-improvement chain with a wood, construction materials, and tool assortment that overlaps Behrens' range, particularly at the small-contractor and DIY-consumer end of the market.
• Hornbach Baumarkt AG: Germany's largest specialist DIY/home-improvement chain operating large-format stores with significant wood, panel, and timber construction assortments; broader consumer/prosumer focus than Behrens but competes for the pros and semi-pro segment.
• Saint-Gobain Distribution Deutschland: German arm of the global Saint-Gobain building materials distribution network, covering timber, insulation, plasterboard, and tools via branded outlets. Broad incumbent competing for the same trade customer wallet with a deeper international footprint.

Direct peers

• JAF Gruppe: Austrian-headquartered, pan-European wood wholesale group with German operations, recently divested JAF IMHOLZ (Leipzig) to Behrens. Direct comparable in product mix (sawn timber, panels, engineered wood) and B2B trade-customer model.
• HolzLand: German marketing and purchasing cooperation of independent wood specialists offering the same Vollsortiment (lumber, panels, doors, flooring, timber construction materials) to trades and builders; closest national peer in terms of assortment and customer base.

Regional players

• Bygma A/S: Danish professional and DIY building materials merchant operating a chain of trade-focused outlets across Scandinavia; comparable B2B/B2C mix and Vollsortiment strategy, but primarily serving the Danish market.
• Derome AB: Sweden's leading family-owned wood and building materials group combining sawmill, panel production, and timber trade distribution; structurally similar to Behrens but operating in the Nordic market with little direct geographic overlap.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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