Dampfziegelwerk Regenstauf Puchner

What Dampfziegelwerk Regenstauf Puchner does

Dampfziegelwerk Regenstauf Puchner & Co. GmbH & Co. KG is a privately held German specialty building materials firm headquartered in Regenstauf (near Regensburg), with roots going back to 1920 as a steam brickworks. The company focuses on a single core product line — Hourdis — large-format clay/ceramic building elements used primarily as load-bearing intermediate components in steel and timber beam ceilings, with secondary applications in lightweight walls, dry subfloors, underfloor heating systems, and climate roof panels. The elements are characterized by the company as adaptable in form cutting and masonry bonds, with strong concrete and plaster adhesion. Since 2000, the company has shifted from domestic brick manufacturing to acting as the exclusive German distributor of Italian-made Hourdis products.

The firm operates as a small family-owned SME in the GmbH & Co. KG legal form typical of traditional German Mittelstand businesses, with Marcus Puchner listed as the responsible party and 11–50 employees. Go-to-market is direct and low-tech: customers reach the firm by phone (+49 9402 1813) or email ([email protected]) Monday–Friday 7:30–16:30, supported by downloadable PDF product data sheets and processing recommendations on the website, plus a basic LinkedIn corporate presence. The customer base is a horizontal long-tail of German construction professionals, contractors, and renovation clients (e.g., a documented SMB renovation case in Mainbernheim), with no disclosed enterprise contracts, pricing, or public revenue figures.

The business model is a one-time-product-sale distribution model with no disclosed pricing, no app, no API, no integrations, no certifications, no patents or trademarks, no partnerships beyond the Italian supplier, and no funding history. The company's stated competitive advantages are its 100-plus-year brand reputation and the long-standing exclusive Italian supply relationship; no M&A, geographic expansion, or hiring signals are present, indicating a steady-state niche operation rather than a growth-stage venture.

Name

Dampfziegelwerk Regenstauf Puchner

Legal name

Dampfziegelwerk Regenstauf Puchner & Co. GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://ziegelwerk-puchner.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1920

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Dampfziegelwerk Regenstauf Puchner is a privately held German building materials SME that exclusively distributes Italian-made Hourdis (large-format clay building elements) to German construction professionals and contractors for ceiling, wall, and renovation applications.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Regenstauf

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Hourdis Product Sales: Revenue generated from the sale of Hourdis brick building elements. The company distributes Italian Hourdis products exclusively since 2000. Products are sold directly to construction professionals and contractors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Dampfziegelwerk Regenstauf Puchner manufactures and distributes Hourdis, large-format clay/ceramic brick building elements used as load-bearing intermediates in steel beam and timber beam ceilings. Since 2000, the company has exclusively distributed Italian-made Hourdis products. The elements also serve applications in lightweight walls, dry subfloors, underfloor heating systems, and climate roof panels, offering excellent adaptability in form-cutting and superior concrete and plaster adhesion.

Product overview

Dampfziegelwerk Regenstauf Puchner is a traditional brick manufacturer with over 100 years of history, specializing in the production and distribution of Hourdis — large-format clay building elements. The company exclusively distributes Italian-made Hourdis since 2000. Their product line centers on this single core offering, which serves as load-bearing components in steel and timber ceiling constructions, with additional applications in lightweight walls, dry subfloors, underfloor heating systems, and climate roof panels.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hourdis Brick Building Elements Large-format clay/ceramic brick building elements used as load-bearing intermediates in steel beam and timber beam ceilings. Also applicable for lightweight walls, dry subfloors, underfloor heating systems, and climate roof panels. Known for excellent adaptability in form-cutting and masonry bond construction, with superior concrete and plaster adhesion. Exclusively distributed Italian-made since 2000.
• Product Consultation Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Products remain functional for over 100 years in some applications

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• ABC-Klinker-Gruppe: ABC-Klinker is a German producer of clinker bricks, pavers, and clay building products serving the construction trade. It directly competes in the German clay building elements category.
• Schlagmann Poroton GmbH & Co. KG: Schlagmann is one of Germany's largest producers of Poroton clay blocks and large-format brick elements used for load-bearing walls and ceilings. It is a direct comparable given the shared focus on large-format clay masonry products serving German residential construction.
• Unipor-Ziegel Marketing GmbH: Unipor is a German marketing group representing multiple clay block producers, with focus on monolithic brick wall systems. It is directly comparable as a marketer/distributor of clay masonry elements in Germany.
• Feldhaus Klinker Vertriebs-GmbH: Feldhaus Klinker is a German manufacturer of clinker bricks and clay building elements for facades and structural applications. Comparable as a German clay building products specialist serving similar contractor customers.
• Mein Ziegelhaus GmbH & Co. KG: Mein Ziegelhaus is a German marketing group for clay block producers, similar to Unipor, focused on clay masonry wall and ceiling systems. Comparable as a German clay brick marketing and distribution organization.
• Hagemeister GmbH & Co. KG: Hagemeister is a German manufacturer of clinker and ceramic bricks for facades, walls, and structural use. Comparable as a long-established German clay brick producer serving construction professionals.
• Leipfinger-Bader GmbH: Leipfinger-Bader is a German manufacturer of clay blocks, brick products, and innovative masonry solutions. It overlaps with Dampfziegelwerk Regenstauf Puchner in clay-based structural elements for German construction.
• Röben Tonbaustoffe GmbH: Röben is a German manufacturer of clay facing bricks, clinker bricks, and brick flooring. It directly competes with Dampfziegelwerk Regenstauf Puchner in the German clay building elements market and serves the same construction professional customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Wienerberger AG: Wienerberger is the world's largest producer of clay building materials including bricks, roof tiles, and pavers. It is broadly comparable as a structural clay products incumbent with overlapping brick and clay building element categories, though at vastly greater scale and geographic reach.

Regional players

• Italiana Costruzioni (Italian clay building products exporters): Italian manufacturers of Hourdis and clay building elements (the upstream producers that Puchner distributes) operate primarily in Italy. They are comparable as the regional producers of the same product category Puchner resells in Germany.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dampfziegelwerk-regenstauf
• Facebookfacebook.com/ziegelwerkpuchner

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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