SBMV

What SBMV does

SBMV (Sächsischer Brennstoff- und Mineralölhandelsverband e.V.) is a registered non-profit trade association (eingetragener Verein) representing fuel and mineral oil dealers in the German state of Saxony. Headquartered in Dresden at Neunimptscher Straße 2, the organization functions as the berufsständige Interessenvertretung (professional representative body) for the regional solid and liquid fuel trade. Its membership base consists of approximately 95% small and medium-sized enterprises (Mittelstand), which collectively realize roughly 70% of Saxony's total turnover in solid and liquid fuels. The association's membership is organized into specialist groups (Fachgruppen) for solid fuels (feste Brennstoffe) and liquid fuels (flüssige Brennstoffe).

The association's service portfolio includes political advocacy, regional dealer consulting, individual member support on business questions, professional development through specialist lectures (delivered by customs and calibration offices), networking events, a 'Marktplatz' platform, and benefits from cooperation partners. Consumer-facing offerings include a 'Find a Specialist Dealer' (Fachhändler finden) directory on sbmv.de, a comprehensive Energielexikon (energy encyclopedia), FAQ resources, news articles, and consumer brochures covering topics such as heating with lignite briquettes and wood. Member services are operationally complemented by a wholly-owned for-profit subsidiary, SBMV Service und Marketing GmbH, which delivers concrete service and marketing offerings to members.

SBMV is funded primarily through membership fees on a recurring subscription basis. Its geographic scope is explicitly limited to Saxony, with affiliations to national industry bodies including UNITI (Bundesverband mittelständischer Mineralölunternehmen), iwo (Institut für Wärme und Oeltechnik), ZIV (Zentralverband der Deutschen Heizungsindustrie), and SHK LSN (chimney sweep trade association in Saxony/Upper Lusatia). The association has no disclosed AI/ML capabilities, no external funding rounds, and no known M&A activity. Thomas Caspar is identified as the content-responsible person per §5 TMG. The organization faces structural risk from the German heat transition (Heizungsgesetz) and decarbonization trends, but currently shows no sign of revenue contraction or expansion.

Name

SBMV

Legal name

Sächsischer Brennstoff- und Mineralölhandelsverband e.V.

Website

https://sbmv.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

SBMV is a non-profit trade association representing fuel and mineral oil dealers in Saxony, Germany. Its SME-dominated membership (95%) accounts for roughly 70% of regional turnover in solid and liquid fuels, served through advocacy, consulting, and a dealer directory.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trade Association Services (Fuel and Mineral Oil Industry)

NAICS

Fuel Dealers (457210), Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals (424710)

SIC

Wholesale-Petroleum & Petroleum Products (No Bulk Stations) (5172), Wholesale-Petroleum Bulk Stations & Terminals (5171)

akta.pro primary industry

LDC Operations Strategy, Governance & Performance Management (EUAJAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Branded Fuels Wholesaling & Jobber Distribution (EUALAIAB), Natural Gas Retail Supply (Residential & SMB) (EUAGAGAD)

Keywords

• Trade association services
• Fuel dealer representation
• Mineral oil trade
• Heating industry advocacy
• Regional dealer consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Zeithain

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: SBMV operates as a professional trade association for fuel and mineral oil dealers in Saxony, Germany. Revenue is generated through membership fees from the approximately 95% small and medium-sized member companies who account for about 70% of Saxon total sales in solid and liquid fuels.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SBMV (Sächsischer Brennstoff- und Mineralölhandelsverband e.V.) is a professional trade association representing fuel and mineral oil dealers in Saxony, Germany. It provides political representation, regional dealer consulting, individual member support, specialist working groups (Fachgruppen) for solid and liquid fuels, professional development events, and a dealer directory. Its members account for approximately 70% of Saxony's total turnover in solid and liquid fuels, with 95% being small and medium-sized enterprises.

Product overview

SBMV (Sächsischer Brennstoff- und Mineralölhandelsverband e.V.) is a professional trade association representing fuel and mineral oil dealers in Saxony, Germany. The organization does not offer a software product in the traditional sense, but rather provides a comprehensive website portal offering member services through specialist groups for solid and liquid fuels, a directory of certified specialist dealers, an extensive energy lexicon encyclopedia, consumer information brochures, current industry news, and FAQ resources. Services are complemented by the SBMV Service und Marketing GmbH subsidiary. The association's members represent approximately 70% of Saxony's total turnover in solid and liquid fuels, with 95% being small and medium-sized enterprises.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SBMV Trade Association Membership
• Specialist Working Groups (Fachgruppen)
• Specialist Dealer Directory Listing (Fachhändler-Verzeichnis)
• SBMV Service und Marketing GmbH Service Offerings

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SBMV Service und Marketing GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA dedicated service company that provides concrete service offerings to association members, complementing the association's activities with specific marketing and service delivery capabilities.
• VSV (Verein für Spitzenqualität)minorOthersIndustry association member shown on the SBMV website as part of their organizational affiliations.
• AktionsbündnisminorOthersCoalition partner affiliated with SBMV as shown in their organizational memberships.
• UNITI (Bundesverband mittelständischer Mineralölunternehmen)minorOthersNational association of small and medium-sized mineral oil companies that SBMV is affiliated with.
• iwo (Institut für Wärme und Oeltechnik)minorOthersBranch partner shown on SBMV website - an institute for heating and oil technology that provides technical guidance and research.
• ZIV (Zentralverband der Deutschen Heizungsindustrie)minorOthersBranch partner - Central Association of the German Heating Industry.
• SHK LSN (Fachverband des Schornsteinfegerhandwerks)minorOthersBranch partner - Professional association of chimney sweep trades in Saxony/Upper Lusatia.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• DEPV - Deutscher Energieholz- und Pellet-Verband: German trade association for the wood energy and pellet industry. Highly comparable to SBMV as both represent fuel dealers supplying residential and commercial heating, and overlap in the Saxony fuel-dealer constituency where pellets and solid fuels are often retailed by the same businesses.
• iwo - Institut für Wärme und Oeltechnik: German institute dedicated to heating oil technology and market development. Listed as a SBMV branch partner and performs overlapping functions - consumer information, dealer support, and technical guidance - for the same heating-oil customer and dealer base.
• Bundesverband Brennstoffhandel und Wärmewirtschaft (BV BWW): German federal trade association for the fuel trade and heat economy. Direct peer of SBMV - both represent wholesale and retail fuel dealers with overlapping advocacy, member service, and consumer-information mandates.

Regional players

• MINERALOELVERBAND - Branchenorganisation der Schweizer Mineralölindustrie: Swiss mineral oil industry association. Comparable trade-body function (representation, member services, consumer information) for fuel dealers but operating in Switzerland rather than Germany.
• Flaman - Fachverband für Brennstoffhandel Schweiz: Swiss fuel trade association. Provides analogous representational and member services to SBMV for fuel dealers, but serves the Swiss market rather than Saxony - making it a regional comparable rather than a direct competitor.
• Fachverband SHK Sachsen / SHK LSN: Regional Saxony trade association for sanitation, heating, and air-conditioning trades. Operates in the same Saxony geography and serves an adjacent installer/dealer constituency that intersects with SBMV's fuel-dealer membership on heating equipment and fuel sales.

Broad incumbents

• UNITI Bundesverband mittelständischer Mineralölunternehmen: National German trade association for small and medium-sized mineral oil companies. SBMV is itself an affiliate member; UNITI operates at the federal level performing analogous political representation, consulting, and member services across all German states.
• BDH - Bundesverband der Deutschen Heizungsindustrie: National German heating industry association representing heating equipment manufacturers. Comparable to SBMV as an industry trade body covering the broader heating value chain, of which SBMV's fuel-dealer members are downstream customers.
• en2x (formerly MWV - Mineralölwirtschaftsverband): Major German mineral oil industry association representing the broader downstream sector. Directly comparable to SBMV in function (trade representation, advocacy, member services) but operates nationally and serves larger industry participants across refining, trading, and retail.
• ZIV - Zentralverband der Deutschen Heizungsindustrie: Central association of the German heating industry. Already affiliated with SBMV as a branch partner; serves an analogous representational and member-service role for heating-industry stakeholders nationwide.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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