Saibro
Saibro GmbH is a privately held Swiss firm that licenses and supplies Saibro Festkies, a patented bound-gravel surfacing product combining concrete-grade load-bearing capacity with gravel-grade permeability, distributed in Switzerland exclusively through a network of certified installers serving residential, commercial, and public-sector landscaping projects.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2004
- HeadquartersLausen, Switzerland
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Saibro does
Saibro GmbH is a privately held Swiss specialty materials company headquartered in Oberdorf, Basel-Landschaft, that develops and licenses Saibro Festkies (solid gravel), a patented bound-gravel surface covering protected by European Patent No. 1358299. The product binds similarly-sized gravel grains with a cement binder and burnt kerogen additive, producing a homogeneous, water-permeable, load-bearing surface that combines the structural capacity of concrete with the porosity and aesthetics of natural gravel. The technology is manufactured under license by production partners operating ready-mix concrete plants and delivered to installation sites in truck mixers.
The company sells into four primary use cases — residential gardens and driveways, streets and parking areas, bicycle and pedestrian paths, and public green spaces including urban squares and parks — serving homeowners, garden designers, municipalities, and landscape architects. Distribution is restricted to a certified installer network of 16+ contractors spanning three Swiss regions (Nordwestschweiz, Bern/Seeland, Zürich/Zentral- und Ostschweiz), and Saibro does not sell direct to end customers. Pricing is quote-based and varies by surface area, traffic load, grain selection, and location. The product is positioned against the Sponge City concept, emphasizing stormwater infiltration, urban heat mitigation, frost resistance, and 100% recyclability.
The business is a two-person operating team (Managing Director Hanspeter Imholz and authorized representative Guido Bossard), with no external investors, no disclosed funding rounds, and no M&A activity. Operations are confined to Switzerland; the European patent grants latent geographic optionality that has not been exercised in the disclosed data. Revenue model combines material licensing to production partners with project-level material supply through certified installers.
Saibro firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Saibro
- Legal name
- Saibro GmbH
- Website
- https://saibro.ch
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2004
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- Saibro GmbH is a privately held Swiss firm that licenses and supplies Saibro Festkies, a patented bound-gravel surfacing product combining concrete-grade load-bearing capacity with gravel-grade permeability, distributed in Switzerland exclusively through a network of certified installers serving residential, commercial, and public-sector landscaping projects.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Saibro industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Permeable Paving Materials
- NAICS
- Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing (3273), Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing (327320)
- SIC
- Concrete Products, Except Block & Brick (3272), Cement, Hydraulic (3241)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Cement Manufacturing (Portland, Blended & Specialty) (IMADAAAG)
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Where Saibro is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Lausen
- HQ country
- Switzerland
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
Saibro business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D
Revenue model
- Saibro Festkies Material Sales: Sale of the patented Saibro Festkies surfacing material, produced by production partners in ready-mix concrete plants. Transport to installation sites in truck mixers. Customers purchase materials along with professional installation services from certified partners.
- Certified Installation Services: Revenue generated through certified installation partner companies who perform the specialized installation work. The company requires certified companies for installation, creating a partner ecosystem for delivery.
- Licensing of Patented Technology: The patented method (European Patent No. 1358299) allows for licensing of the technology to production partners who manufacture the material in ready-mix concrete plants.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Pedestrian paths (8-10 cm single-layer installation) |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Bicycle/car paths (12 cm two-layer installation) |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Parking areas (15 cm two-layer installation) |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Vehicle traffic (15-20 cm two-layer installation) |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels5 records
Saibro product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Saibro GmbH develops, licenses, and sells a patented bound-gravel surfacing material called Saibro Festkies (solid gravel), which combines the load-bearing capacity of concrete with the porosity and aesthetics of natural gravel. The material is produced by licensed production partners in ready-mix concrete plants, distributed in truck mixers, and installed exclusively by a network of certified installation companies across Switzerland for applications such as garden paths, driveways, parking areas, urban squares, and public green spaces.
Product overview
Saibro GmbH offers a portfolio of bound gravel/solid gravel surface products under the Saibro® brand. The core offering is Saibro Festkies (solid gravel), a patented homogeneous, water-permeable surface material that binds similarly-sized gravel grains with cement and burnt kerogen additives. The product line includes four machine-producible variants — Saibro 8R, Saibro 6G, Saibro 16R, and Saibro 11G — differentiated by grain size (4/8 mm, 8/11 mm, 8/16 mm) and grain type (rounded/rundkorn vs. split/splitt). Special products and color variants are available on request. All products share the same underlying patented binding technology and are installed exclusively by certified installation companies.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Saibro 8R: 4/8 mm, Rundkorn, grau (round gravel, grey)
- Saibro 6G
- Saibro 16R
- Saibro 11G
Companies that use Saibro
Customer profileSegments3 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Saibro technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature4 records
Saibro partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
17 partnerships are on record, tiered core.
- Baumgartner Gärtnerei AGcoreCertified installation company for Saibro products in the Nordwestschweiz region. Located in Ziefen BL, they provide installation services for garden and landscaping applications.
- Gysin Tiefbau AGcoreCertified installation company for Saibro products in the Nordwestschweiz region. Located in Hölstein, specialized in civil engineering and construction applications.
- Marti AG BaselcoreCertified installation company for Saibro products in the Basel region. Major construction company with capability for larger commercial and public projects.
- Marti AG ZürichcoreCertified installation company for Saibro products in the Zürich region. Major construction company with dedicated Saibro/Amarit flooring technology specialization.
- Walo Bertschinger AG ZürichcoreCertified installation company for Saibro products in the Zürich region. Major civil engineering and construction company with regional presence.
- ROFRA Bau AGcoreCertified installation company for Saibro products in the Nordwestschweiz region. Located in Aesch, providing construction and installation services.
- Schneider Gartengestaltung AGcoreCertified installation company for Saibro products in the Nordwestschweiz region. Garden design and landscaping specialist located in Ettingen.
- Strübin Gartenbau AGcoreCertified installation company for Saibro products in the Nordwestschweiz region. Garden construction specialist located in Liestal.
- Wenger AG GartenbaucoreCertified installation company for Saibro products in the Nordwestschweiz region. Garden construction company located in the Basel area.
- Wyder Gartenbau AGcoreCertified installation company for Saibro products in the Nordwestschweiz region. Garden construction specialist located in Oberentfelden.
- Bächler & Güttinger AGcoreCertified installation company for Saibro products in the Bern and Seeland region. Located in Kiesen, providing landscaping and garden construction services.
- Haring & Partner Gartenbau AGcoreCertified installation company for Saibro products in the Bern and Seeland region. Garden construction specialist located in Bettlach.
- Kästli Bau AGcoreCertified installation company for Saibro products in the Bern and Seeland region. Construction company located in Rubigen with capability for various project scales.
- Kuster Gärten AGcoreCertified installation company for Saibro products in the Bern and Seeland region. Garden specialist located in Mühleberg.
- Woodtli AGcoreCertified installation company for Saibro products in the Bern region. Construction and garden company located in Bern.
- Müller Gärtner von Eden AGcoreCertified installation company for Saibro products in the Zürich/Zentral- und Ostschweiz region. Garden construction specialist located in Udligenswil.
- Production Partners in Ready-Mix Concrete PlantscoreProduction partners manufacture Saibro materials in transport concrete plants (ready-mix plants). The patented manufacturing process is licensed to these production partners who then supply the material for installation projects.
Scale indicators3 records
Recent moves5 records
Expansion highlights4 records
Saibro competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Sika AG: Sika is a Swiss-headquartered specialty chemicals and construction materials company producing concrete admixtures, binders, and surfacing systems. Its mortar and binding chemistry capabilities and broad construction-channel reach make it a comparable incumbent that could develop or acquire competing bound-surface solutions.
- Holcim (LafargeHolcim): Holcim is a global cement and aggregates major with extensive ready-mix concrete operations and growing sustainable construction product lines; its scale, ready-mix network, and R&D capacity make it a broad incumbent whose sustainable-concrete offerings could overlap with or absorb niche bound-gravel solutions like Saibro's.
- Aggregate Industries: Aggregate Industries (LafargeHolcim group) is a UK/European producer of aggregates, ready-mix concrete, and permeable paving/asphalt products including SuDS-compliant surface solutions. Comparable as a broad incumbent with permeable surfacing offerings targeting similar urban-drainage use cases.
- CEMEX: CEMEX is a global cement, ready-mix concrete, and aggregates producer with significant European operations and a sustainability/Urbanization Solutions portfolio. Comparable as a broad concrete-products incumbent whose ready-mix plant footprint and product breadth overlap with Saibro's channel structure.
- Wienerberger AG: Wienerberger is a leading European manufacturer of building materials including clay and concrete pavers, with permeable paver solutions marketed for sustainable urban drainage. Comparable as a broad European incumbent whose permeable-paver portfolio competes for the same municipal and residential specification slots as Saibro's bound gravel.
Direct peers
- Romex (Romex Straßen- und Tiefbau GmbH): Romex manufactures resin- and mineral-bound paving systems (Pflasterfugmörtel and Wassergebundene Wegedecken) including permeable bound gravel surfaces for landscaping and infrastructure — comparable niche, materials science approach, and European market focus.
- HanseGrand: HanseGrand (Germany) produces water-permeable bound gravel surfaces using resin or mineral binders for paths, driveways, and public spaces — directly comparable product category, technology approach, and target use cases to Saibro's Festkies.
Regional players
- Haniel / Baustoffwerke Havelland: Regional German concrete products manufacturer producing permeable pavers, concrete block, and surface solutions for residential and municipal landscaping. Comparable in producing cement-based surfacing products though with different distribution geography than Saibro.
- Lithonplus (Beton Schmitt GmbH): Lithonplus is a German concrete products manufacturer offering paving stones, slabs, and permeable concrete products primarily for the DACH region — comparable product category and regional DACH focus, but serving the German rather than Swiss market.
Others
- Müller Gärtner von Eden AG: Müller Gärtner von Eden is one of Saibro's certified installation partners in the Zürich/Zentral- und Ostschweiz region. Listed as a peer because it is a concrete ecosystem participant that delivers Saibro to end customers and could be considered a channel/installation comparable rather than a competitor.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Saibro compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance1 record
Saibro financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Saibro leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles2 records
Saibro funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Saibro M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Saibro
What does Saibro do?
Saibro GmbH develops, licenses, and sells a patented bound-gravel surfacing material called Saibro Festkies (solid gravel), which combines the load-bearing capacity of concrete with the porosity and aesthetics of natural gravel. The material is produced by licensed production partners in ready-mix concrete plants, distributed in truck mixers, and installed exclusively by a network of certified installation companies across Switzerland for applications such as garden paths, driveways, parking areas, urban squares, and public green spaces.
Is Saibro a public or private company?
Saibro is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Saibro founded?
Saibro was founded in 2004. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is Saibro based?
Saibro is headquartered in Lausen, Switzerland, in the Europe region.
How does Saibro make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Saibro Festkies Material Sales are the primary driver. The others are certified Installation Services and licensing of Patented Technology.
Who are Saibro's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Sika AG, Holcim (LafargeHolcim), Aggregate Industries, CEMEX and Wienerberger AG. Direct peers are Romex (Romex Straßen- und Tiefbau GmbH) and HanseGrand. Regional players are Haniel / Baustoffwerke Havelland and Lithonplus (Beton Schmitt GmbH). Müller Gärtner von Eden AG is listed as an others.
Does Saibro have an API?
No public API is recorded for Saibro.
What industry is Saibro in?
Saibro's product category is Permeable Paving Materials. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMADAAAG, Cement Manufacturing (Portland, Blended & Specialty). Its NAICS code is 3273 and its SIC code is 3272.