Beham

What Beham does

Beham GmbH is an Austrian court-certified vehicle appraisal firm founded in 1994 by Friedrich Beham and headquartered in Wang, Lower Austria. The firm operates additional offices in Steinakirchen/Forst (opened 2019) and Linz (opened 2003), employing approximately ten people including certified experts such as Friedrich Beham, Thomas Eisenhuber, and Manuel Prinz. It is a member of SV-Union, the Austrian association of court-certified vehicle experts, and reports a 98% quality rating across its expert report history of roughly 7,400 reports.

Name

Beham

Legal name

Beham GmbH

Website

https://sv-beham.at

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Beham GmbH is an Austrian court-certified vehicle appraisal firm founded in 1994, providing accident damage assessments, valuations, and technical reports to insurance companies, banks, legal professionals, and private individuals across three offices in Lower and Upper Austria.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vehicle Appraisal & Damage Assessment Services

NAICS

Automotive Repair and Maintenance (8111), Specialized Automotive Repair (811114)

SIC

Services-Automotive Repair, Services & Parking (7500)

akta.pro primary industry

Vehicle Inspection, Grading & Condition Reporting Services (TLABAKAE)

Keywords

• Vehicle damage assessment
• Expert witness reports
• Vehicle valuation services
• Classic car appraisal
• NOVA tax calculation

Headquarters

HQ city

Steinakirchen Am Forst

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Vehicle Expert Reports (Gutachten): The primary revenue stream is professional service fees charged for the creation of vehicle damage assessment reports (Schadensgutachten), technical expertises, vehicle valuations, and related automotive appraisal services for cars, trucks, motorcycles, agricultural machines, and construction vehicles. Fees are typically borne by the at-fault party's insurance in non-liability cases, or by the insurance company directly in comprehensive (Kasko) claims. Service is provided to private individuals, insurance companies, banks, and legal professionals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Beham GmbH is a court-certified vehicle expert appraisal office that produces professional vehicle reports covering passenger cars, motorcycles, trucks, agricultural and construction machinery, classic vehicles, and historical vehicles. Services include accident damage assessments (Unfallschadengutachten), technical reports, NOVA tax calculations, wreckage valuations, classic car appraisals, historical vehicle list extracts, and paint-thickness measurements. Reports are typically delivered within two working days, with inspections performed on-site at the customer's location.

Product overview

Beham GmbH operates as a vehicle expert appraisal office providing a portfolio of appraisal and assessment services for vehicles across Lower Austria and Upper Austria. The core offering consists of accident damage reports (Unfallschadengutachten), technical expert reports (Technische Gutachten), and vehicle valuations. Supporting services include NOVA calculation reports for imported vehicles (Novagutachten), wreckage valuation with access to a European residual value center (Wrackwertermittlung), classic car appraisals (Oldtimergutachten), historical vehicle list extracts for vehicle registration (Auszug aus der historischen Liste), and paint layer thickness measurements (Lackgutachten). The company serves private individuals, banks, insurance companies, and legal professionals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Accident Damage Assessment (Unfallschadengutachten) Court-certified damage and repair cost assessment for vehicles involved in accidents. Prepared by certified experts, typically delivered within two working days, with inspections performed on-site at the customer's location. Serves insurance carriers, banks, legal professionals, and private vehicle owners in Lower and Upper Austria.
• Technical Vehicle Report (Technisches Gutachten) Independent technical assessment of vehicle condition, defects, and mechanical state for use by insurance, legal, and private clients.
• NOVA Tax Calculation Report (Novagutachten) Expert report calculating Austria's standard consumption tax (Normverbrauchsabgabe / NOVA) for vehicles being imported or registered, supporting private owners and importers in determining tax liability.
• Wreckage Valuation (Wrackwertermittlung) Valuation of vehicle wreckage and total-loss vehicles, using European residual-value auction data to determine current market residual values for insurance settlement purposes.
• Classic Car Appraisal (Oldtimergutachten) Expert appraisal report for classic, vintage, and collector vehicles, including market valuation, condition assessment, and authenticity documentation for insurance, sale, or registration purposes.
• Historical Vehicle List Extract (Auszug aus der historischen Liste) Official extract from the historical vehicle register documenting a vehicle's historic status, supporting registration, insurance, and valuation requirements for vintage vehicles.
• Paint Thickness Measurement Report (Lackgutachten) Non-destructive measurement of paint thickness across vehicle body panels using specialized gauges to identify prior accident repairs, resprays, or bodywork — used by buyers, sellers, insurers, and dealers for used vehicle assessment.

Quantifiable outcome

• 98% average annual expert quality score
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Experta Schadenregulierungs GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 March 2019Experta Schadenregulierungs GmbH provided informative expert contributions at the SV Frühjahrsmeeting 2019, focusing on specialist topics in damage assessment and claims settlement.
• Lemontec GmbHminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLemontec GmbH (Weingartenstraße 14a, 4100 Ottensheim) is credited for the conception, web design, and programming of the Beham GmbH website (sv-beham.at).

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• DEKRA Automobil GmbH: DEKRA is one of Europe's largest vehicle inspection and expert appraisal organisations, offering damage assessments, valuations, and certified expert services across multiple countries including Austria. It is a broad incumbent serving the same insurance and legal customer base as Beham GmbH but at significantly larger scale and geographic reach.
• KÜS Bundesgeschäftsstelle: KÜS is a German vehicle inspection and expert organisation with a network of partner engineers. It is comparable to Beham GmbH in providing certified vehicle expert opinions and damage assessments, though at substantially larger national scale.
• GTÜ Gesellschaft für Technische Überwachung mbH: GTÜ is a major German vehicle inspection and expert appraisal organisation with partner engineer offices across Germany and Austria. It is comparable to Beham GmbH as a network of certified experts performing vehicle damage assessments and valuations for insurers and private clients.
• TÜV SÜD Auto Service GmbH: TÜV SÜD provides vehicle inspection, damage appraisal, and expert services globally, including in Austria. As a broad incumbent, it overlaps with Beham GmbH's core expert and damage assessment offerings while operating across many other technical inspection verticals.

Direct peers

• ÖAMTC: ÖAMTC is Austria's largest automobile club and offers vehicle expert services, damage assessments, and appraisals across Austria. As a national-scale direct peer, it competes for the same Austrian insurance, legal, and private customer base that Beham GmbH serves in Lower and Upper Austria.
• Experta Schadenregulierungs GmbH: Experta is an Austrian claims management and damage assessment firm that worked alongside Beham at industry events. It is a direct peer operating in the same Austrian insurance claims and expert assessment space, handling similar accident damage and total loss workflows.

Others

• DAT Group: DAT is a leading European provider of vehicle valuation data and reference prices used by insurance companies and experts. It is comparable to Beham GmbH as an ecosystem participant that supplied expert content at the SV Frühjahrsmeeting and supports the data infrastructure underlying vehicle valuations.
• Eurotax Österreich (Autovista Group): Eurotax provides vehicle valuation and market data services used by insurance companies and appraisal experts in Austria. It is comparable as an enabling data provider that participated in Beham's SV Frühjahrsmeeting and underpins the residual value and total loss valuation workflows.
• SV-Union: SV-Union is the recognised Austrian professional association of court-certified vehicle experts of which Beham GmbH is a member. It is comparable as an ecosystem body that aggregates certified experts and supports the professional standing underpinning Beham's court-certified credential.

Emerging players

• ControlExpert GmbH: ControlExpert is a digital claims management and damage assessment platform used by major European insurers. It is an emerging tech-enabled competitor addressing the same vehicle damage assessment workflow as Beham GmbH, though via automated/digital channels rather than on-site human experts.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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