Schreck-Mieves GmbH

What Schreck-Mieves GmbH does

Schreck-Mieves GmbH is a German private limited company (GmbH) registered at Amtsgericht München under HRB Nr. 216437, historically operating a railway turnout factory (Weichenwerk) that manufactured railway switching systems (Weichenproduktion) at a Dortmund facility. The company served the German and broader European railway infrastructure market with switching and turnout equipment, functioning as an industrial manufacturer rather than a software or services entity.

In March 2013, Schreck-Mieves GmbH announced the cessation of all turnout production at its Dortmund location, with production formally ending on December 31, 2013. Following the closure, the company contracted Balfour Beatty Rail GmbH to handle all warranty claims for products supplied prior to the shutdown, with first-line customer support provided via a shared email ([email protected]) and phone line (+49 89 4141 706-10). The company no longer offers active products or services and is classified as closed in the operating-status record, with the website maintained solely for residual warranty communications.

Schreck-Mieves GmbH is a subsidiary of Balfour Beatty Rail GmbH, which appears to exercise management control based on website footer attribution and direct contact routing. Vertretungsberechtigte Geschäftsführerin is Heike Albrecht. The entity has no active sales motion, no disclosed revenue, no headcount, no technology stack beyond a TYPO3-based informational website, and no customers or pricing model in evidence — it operates strictly as a dormant warranty-administration shell under its corporate parent.

Name

Schreck-Mieves GmbH

Legal name

Schreck-Mieves GmbH

Website

https://schreck-mieves.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Closed

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Schreck-Mieves GmbH is a German railway turnout manufacturer that ceased all production at its Dortmund facility on December 31, 2013, and now exists solely to administer residual warranty claims via its parent, Balfour Beatty Rail GmbH.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Railway Turnouts

SIC

Railroad Equipment (3743)

akta.pro primary industry

Track Infrastructure Management & Maintenance (Rails, Sleepers, Ballast, Turnouts) (TLAJADAA)

Keywords

• Railway turnout manufacturing
• Rail switching equipment
• Track infrastructure components
• Warranty service management
• Railway maintenance services

Headquarters

HQ city

München

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Others

Core offering

Schreck-Mieves GmbH was a German turnout factory (Weichenwerk) that manufactured railway switching systems and turnouts at its Dortmund facility for sale to rail infrastructure customers. All turnout production was discontinued on December 31, 2013. The company no longer offers active products; it only maintains residual warranty claim processing for products manufactured prior to the shutdown, which is now handled by Balfour Beatty Rail GmbH.

Product overview

Schreck-Mieves GmbH was a turnout factory (Weichenwerk) that operated in Germany, specifically manufacturing railway switching systems (Weichenproduktion). The company ceased all production operations at its Dortmund facility on December 31, 2013. The company no longer offers active products or services; it only maintains residual warranty claim processing for products manufactured prior to the shutdown, which is now handled by Balfour Beatty Rail GmbH.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Railway Turnout Systems (Weichenproduktion)
• Warranty Service (Gewährleistungsservice)

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Balfour Beatty Rail GmbHcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSchreck-Mieves GmbH contracted Balfour Beatty Rail GmbH to handle all warranty claims for products manufactured at the former Dortmund turnout factory. This partnership was established when Schreck-Mieves ceased production operations on December 31, 2013. Balfour Beatty Rail GmbH provides first-line support for warranty service needs, including handling warranty claims during normal business hours via phone (+49 89 4141 706-10) and email ([email protected]).

Recent moves4 records

Broad incumbents

• Progress Rail Services (Caterpillar): Global rail products and services subsidiary of Caterpillar, offering trackwork, signaling, and rail infrastructure equipment including turnouts. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the same rail infrastructure equipment market.
• Plasser & Theurer: Austrian manufacturer of track maintenance machinery and related rail infrastructure equipment. Comparable as a European rail track infrastructure specialist serving similar rail operator customers, though focused on maintenance machines rather than turnout fabrication.
• Balfour Beatty Rail GmbH: Strategic parent of Schreck-Mieves and a major European rail infrastructure contractor. Overlaps in turnout installation, maintenance, and rail trackwork services, though operating as a broad incumbent rather than a specialist turnout manufacturer.

Direct peers

• voestalpine Railway Systems: Division of voestalpine AG and one of the world's leading manufacturers of railway turnouts and rail infrastructure components (formerly VAE). Highly comparable product offering to Schreck-Mieves in turnout systems for mainline and urban rail.
• Vossloh AG: German rail infrastructure group that designs and manufactures rail fasteners, concrete sleepers, and turnout (switch) systems. Most directly comparable to Schreck-Mieves as a German-headquartered manufacturer of railway turnouts serving European rail operators.

Regional players

• Leonhard Weiss Bauunternehmung: German construction company with a dedicated rail infrastructure division performing track construction, turnout installation, and rail civil works. Comparable as a DACH-region rail infrastructure peer.
• Rhomberg Sersa Rail Group: European rail construction and services group with strong presence in DACH-region trackwork. Comparable as a regional rail infrastructure operator with overlap in turnout installation and maintenance services.

Emerging players

• MERMEC: Italian rail measurement, diagnostics, and infrastructure company serving European rail operators. Comparable as a European rail infrastructure specialist, though more focused on inspection technology and turnkey track works than pure turnout fabrication.

Market position

Strengths2 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat1 record

Key risks4 records

Key highlights3 records

Customer concentration

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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