Plauen Stahl Technologie

What Plauen Stahl Technologie does

Plauen Stahl Technologie GmbH is a privately held German steel construction company headquartered in Plauen, Saxony, that delivers the full value chain of planning, manufacturing, logistics, and assembly for heavy steel structures. Its projects serve two principal buyer groups: public infrastructure clients — federal and state road and rail authorities such as DEGES, Deutsche Bahn, Die Autobahn GmbH, Landesstraßenbaubehörde Sachsen-Anhalt, and the Wasserstraßen- und Schifffahrtsämter (WSA) — and large industrial counterparties in energy and primary steelmaking, including Vattenfall, Alstom, voestalpine, thyssenkrupp Steel Europe, AG der Dillinger Hüttenwerke, and Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann. The company is managed by four Geschäftsführer (Gerald Eckersberg, Frank Giebel, André Friedrich, Andreas Godehardt) and operates under the EN 1090 manufacturing certification and DIN EN 1993 (Eurocode 3) compliance, which are baseline prequalifications for German public-infrastructure tenders.

The company's production platform is built around a single integrated site in Plauen comprising approximately 32,000 m² of hall space, 10,000 m² of assembly area, crane capacities up to 160 tonnes, and a direct rail connection for heavy-load logistics. Manufacturing technology centers on CNC-controlled profile and sheet cutting centers, high-performance automatic welding systems (MAG and UP), CNC machining centers, precision measurement equipment, and integrated CAD/ERP systems for project management. Disclosed annual production capacity is approximately 20,000 tonnes, against a workforce of around 200 employees, and the order book visible in public sources includes marquee bridge and plant packages up to 25,000 tonnes per project, with active execution extending into Austria, Poland, Slovenia, and Romania alongside the German core market.

Plauen Stahl Technologie generates revenue through bespoke, project-based contracts in five use-case segments: bridge construction (rail and road, including truss, trough, arch, network arch, cable-stayed, and VFT-beam designs), plant engineering (power plants, steel and rolling mills, conveyor systems), high-rise construction (large-span roofing, stations, airports, stadiums), steel water engineering (lock gates, barrage gates, inspection closures), and component manufacturing (crane runway girders, machine frames). Pricing is bid individually per project with no public price list or recurring SaaS-style revenue; the go-to-market is direct enterprise sales to infrastructure and industrial buyers, with no intermediary channel structure. No external investment, parent company, or public ownership is disclosed in the available materials, and the company has no online presence beyond its corporate website.

Name

Plauen Stahl Technologie

Legal name

Plauen Stahl Technologie GmbH

Website

https://plauen-stahl.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Plauen Stahl Technologie GmbH is a privately held German steel construction company headquartered in Plauen that plans, fabricates, and assembles heavy steel structures — including bridges, power-plant and steel-mill packages, large-span buildings, hydraulic steel works, and industrial components — for public infrastructure agencies and large industrial clients in Germany and selected Central European markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Structural Steel Fabrication

NAICS

Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing (332312), Overhead Traveling Crane, Hoist, and Monorail System Manufacturing (333923), Utility System Construction (2371)

SIC

Fabricated Structural Metal Products (3440), Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600)

akta.pro primary industry

Bridge & Infrastructure Steel Components (IMADACAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Bridge & Viaduct Construction (IMAFAEAB), Metals & Steel Mill Facility Construction (IMAFADAF), Storage & Conveyance Structures (Reservoirs, Tanks, Culverts, Tunnels) (IMAFAGAE), Overhead (Bridge) Cranes (IMAHAJAC)

Keywords

• Steel structure fabrication
• Bridge construction services
• Structural steel engineering
• Industrial plant steelwork
• Hydraulic steel structures

Headquarters

HQ city

Plauen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Steel Construction Projects: Planning, manufacturing, logistics and assembly of steel constructions for bridges, high-rise buildings, plant construction, and steel water engineering. Revenue generated through project-based contracts for infrastructure and industrial clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Plauen Stahl Technologie plans, manufactures, handles logistics, and assembles large and heavy steel constructions for bridges, high-rise and plant construction, and steel water engineering. The company delivers complete end-to-end steel construction services from a single source, including project management, quality assurance, manufacturing, transport, and on-site assembly, with annual capacity of approximately 20,000 tonnes and crane capabilities for components up to 160 tonnes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Steel Bridge Construction Planning, manufacturing, logistics, and assembly of railway and road steel bridges, including truss, trough, arch, network arch, cable-stayed, and VFT-beam designs in all-steel or composite construction. Installation methods include lifting, incremental launching, free cantilever, transverse and longitudinal launching, and floating into place. Customers include public infrastructure agencies and EPC contractors.
• Industrial Plant Engineering Steelwork Steel construction for power plants (boiler, bunker, windbreak structures, grating), steel and rolling mills (coking plants, casting and blast furnace structures), conveyor systems for raw material handling and mining equipment, and on-shore/off-shore platforms for raw material extraction. Customers include utilities, steel producers, and mining operators.
• High-Rise and Large-Span Steel Construction Roofing of large-area facilities such as exhibition halls, shipyards, production and storage halls in heavy industry, plus load-bearing and roof structures for train stations, airports, stadiums, aircraft hangars, and high-rise buildings. Customers include event venues, transport hubs, and industrial site operators.
• Hydraulic Steel Structures (Stahlwasserbau) Steel water engineering for lock systems (lift, slide, and mitre gates), inspection closures, and barrage gates used in waterway and lock infrastructure. Customers include federal waterways and shipping authorities (Wasserstraßen- und Schifffahrtsämter).
• Heavy Industrial Component Manufacturing Manufacture of crane runway girders, crane systems (crane bridges and traveling units, including high railways), machine frames for heavy industry, and components for heavy machinery and plant engineering. Customers include steel mills, foundries, and heavy industrial operators.

Quantifiable outcome

• Annual production capacity of approximately 20,000 tonnes of steel construction
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers24 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

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Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Sarens N.V. Global heavy-lifting and modular steel construction specialist with strong European presence in heavy transport, modular assembly, and large-tonnage steel erection. Overlaps with PST on assembly/lifting of very heavy components (e.g., bridge launches, modular installations) rather than primary fabrication.
• Bilfinger SE: German industrial services and engineering group active in plant construction and steelwork for process industries, energy, and infrastructure. A broader incumbent with overlapping plant-engineering and steel-fabrication capabilities, though its scope is wider than PST's niche specialization.
• Max Bögl: Large German construction and technology group with significant steel bridge, tower, and modular construction capabilities — operates broadly across infrastructure, wind towers, and concrete construction rather than specializing solely in steelwork, making it an incumbent that competes on mega-bridges and as a consortia lead.

Direct peers

• Donges SteelTec GmbH: One of Germany's largest steel construction companies, headquartered in Darmstadt, specializing in bridge steelwork, industrial steel construction, and building envelopes. Directly competes with PST on German bridge tenders (DEGES, Autobahn GmbH) and plant engineering projects.
• MCE Stahl- und Maschinenbau GmbH: Mid-sized German steel fabricator specializing in bridge construction, plant engineering, and custom steel structures. Mirrors PST's segment mix, scale (similar workforce), and B2B project-based sales model — a direct head-to-head on regional infrastructure tenders.
• Hentschke Bau GmbH: Saxony-based construction and steel fabrication firm with strong bridge-construction credentials, competing in the same East-German infrastructure market as PST and overlapping on rail and road bridge tenders for DB Netz and state-level agencies.
• Setzpfandt Stahl- und Systembau GmbH: German steel constructor specializing in bridges, plant engineering, and complex steel structures for industrial and infrastructure clients. Comparable in capability profile and project mix to PST, frequently bidding the same public-sector mega-tenders.
• Eiffel Deutschland Stahltechnologie GmbH: German steel construction firm with strengths in bridge steelwork, industrial steel, and large-span structures, serving infrastructure and industrial clients. Operates in the same heavy/fabrication tier as PST, frequently co-bidding the same DB, DEGES, and Autobahn GmbH tenders.
• SKS Stahlbau AG: Swiss-based steel construction company with bridge, industrial, and architectural steel capabilities, serving German-speaking and broader European infrastructure clients. Comparable in technical capability and certification profile (EN 1090 / Eurocode 3), with primary overlap on alpine and Central European bridge tenders.
• Stelzer GmbH Stahlbau: Established German steel fabricator with bridge, hydraulic steelwork (Stahlwasserbau), and industrial plant capabilities — overlapping directly with PST's bridge and water-engineering segments and competing on lock-chamber and barrage-gate projects.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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