GMB

What GMB does

GMB GmbH is a German industrial services company founded in May 1995 and headquartered in Senftenberg, Brandenburg, operating as a 100% subsidiary of Lausitz Energie Bergbau AG (LEAG), itself part of the EP Group. The company employs more than 300 engineers, geologists, surveyors, hydrogeologists, and specialized technicians across 16 operating sites in the Lausitz region (Brandenburg and Saxony). Its work centers on the engineering, special foundation, and reclamation needs of the Lausitz lignite-mining landscape, with current-year revenue of approximately €60 million.

Name

GMB

Legal name

GMB GmbH

Website

https://gmbgmbh.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

GMB GmbH is a Senftenberg-based industrial services firm and 100% LEAG subsidiary providing engineering, special foundation engineering, ground improvement, earthworks, and operational management for energy, mining, and municipal clients across the German Lausitz region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Engineering Services

NAICS

Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution (2211)

SIC

Cogeneration Services & Small Power Producers (4991), Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550)

akta.pro primary industry

Construction Management & Delivery (EPCM/CMAR/Design-Build Oversight) (EUANALAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Construction Management & General Contracting (EPCM, Scheduling, QA/QC, HSE) (EUAMAFAJ), Microgrid EPC, Integration & Commissioning (Design-Build, Interconnection) (EUAFAJAI), Microgrid & BTM EMS (Site/Facility Energy Optimization) (EUAFAKAD)

Keywords

• Industrial services
• Geotechnical engineering
• Special foundation construction
• Operations management
• Environmental remediation

Headquarters

HQ city

Senftenberg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering and Planning Services: Engineering services including water engineering, water management, earth and civil engineering, mining, building construction, road construction, environmental planning, and structural inspection. Services span consulting, engineering, planning, execution, and installation, operations management, maintenance, plant expansion, and environmental technologies.
2. Special Foundation and Earthworks: Specialized construction services including ground improvement (vibration pile compaction, vibration stop compaction), deep foundations, sheet pile walls, earthworks, track construction, and landfill construction. Revenue from large-scale infrastructure projects.
3. Operational Management: Operational management services for industrial plants including power and heat generation facilities, landfills, and maintenance services. Includes 24/7 operational support and monitoring.
4. Heat Supply (District Heating): District heating supply to customers in Haidemühl and Laubusch areas. Services include continuous plant operation, maintenance of heating networks and house connection stations, meter reading, and billing.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

GMB delivers industrial services spanning engineering (Ingenieurleistungen), special foundation engineering and earthworks (Spezialtiefbau und Erdbau), and operations management (Betriebsführung) for energy, mining, renewable energy, and public-sector clients in the Lusatia region. The company also provides district heating supply (Wärmeversorgung) and is leading the development of the Cottbus Ostsee artificial lake project.

Product overview

GMB is a leading industrial services company from Lusatia offering four core business areas: Engineering Services (Ingenieurleistungen), Landscape Restoration (Restraumgestaltung), Special Foundation and Earthworks (Spezialtief- und Erdbar), and Operations Management (Betriebsführung). The portfolio covers the entire value chain from consulting and engineering through planning, execution, and assembly to operations management, maintenance, and environmental technologies. Key services include geotechnical investigations, ground improvement using vibro-compaction technology (Rütteldruckverdichtung), earthworks, special foundation engineering, landfill construction and operations, power/heat generation plant operations, and district heating supply. A flagship project is the Cottbuser Ostsee, Germany's largest artificial lake. The company employs over 300 people across multiple sites in Brandenburg and Saxony, Germany.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ingenieurleistungen (Engineering Services)
• Spezialtiefbau und Erdbau (Special Foundation Engineering and Earthworks)
• Betriebsführung (Operations Management)
• Wärmeversorgung (District Heat Supply)
• Werkstatt Wind and Solar
• Verfahrenstechnik (Process Engineering / Water Treatment)
• Cottbuser Ostsee (Cottbus Lake) Development Project

Quantifiable outcome

• Biomass CHP plant Sellessen: electricity generation approx. 17,000 MWh/year, heat generation approx. 5,600 MWh/year, serving 110 single-family houses and 180 rental apartments
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Regional Lausitz clubs, enterprises, and organizationsminorOthersGMB sponsors local enterprises and clubs as well as their activities in the area around its locations in the Lausitz region. Sponsorship covers sports, culture, education and community welfare initiatives.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bauer AG: Bauer AG is a global leader in special foundation engineering and is GMB's actual joint-development partner on the Auspressschelle extraction device. Its Bauer Spezialtiefbau division competes head-on with GMB in vibration-based ground improvement, deep compaction, and geotechnical services in Germany.
• Soletanche Bachy: Soletanche Bachy (VINCI) is a worldwide leader in deep foundations and ground engineering, with portfolio overlap in special foundation engineering, deep compaction, and geotechnical works that directly parallels GMB's Spezialtiefbau/Erdbau offering.
• Keller Group plc: Keller Group is the world's largest independent geotechnical contractor, with vibro-compaction and ground improvement as core offerings that directly mirror GMB's Rütteldruckverdichtung services. Both firms serve mining reclamation, infrastructure, and energy-related foundation projects.
• Ed. Züblin AG: Ed. Züblin AG, part of Strabag, is a major German construction company with a strong special foundation engineering division. It bids on the same complex ground improvement, civil engineering, and infrastructure projects that GMB targets in eastern Germany.
• Menard: Menard, part of VINCI Construction, is a global ground improvement specialist whose vibro-compaction and stone column methods are technically equivalent to GMB's deep compaction services. Both target similar infrastructure and post-industrial site stabilization use cases.
• Stump-Franki Spezialtiefbau: Stump-Franki is a Germany-based specialist foundation engineering contractor that competes with GMB in pile driving, vibro-compaction, and ground improvement on industrial and infrastructure projects across the German market.

Broad incumbents

• HOCHTIEF AG: HOCHTIEF is one of Germany's largest construction groups with broader civil engineering, infrastructure, and energy-related project capabilities. It competes with GMB on certain large infrastructure tenders while operating a much wider portfolio beyond GMB's specialist niche.
• Strabag SE: Strabag is a major European construction group whose German subsidiaries (including Züblin) compete with GMB on infrastructure tenders. While it serves the same customers, Strabag's portfolio extends well beyond GMB's specialist ground improvement and operations management focus.
• Implenia AG: Implenia is a leading Swiss construction and real-estate services group with civil engineering and foundation capabilities relevant to GMB's infrastructure and ground improvement work, though it operates a broader portfolio across buildings and tunnelling.

Others

• Fichtner GmbH & Co. KG: Fichtner is a leading German engineering and consulting firm active in energy and infrastructure planning. While not a direct contractor peer, it competes with GMB's engineering planning (Ingenieurplanung) services for clients in the same German utility and industrial sector.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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