BAEST Machines & Structures

What BAEST Machines & Structures does

BAEST Machines & Structures, a.s. is a privately held Czech joint-stock company (akciová společnost), registered in 2009 at the Municipal Court in Prague and headquartered at Černoleská 1930, Benešov, Czech Republic. The company operates a 17-hectare industrial site containing 30,000 m² of production halls and 10,000 m² of storage areas, equipped with lifting and handling equipment up to 100 tonnes, a dedicated České dráhy railway siding, and proximity to the E55/D1 Prague–Brno corridor. Approximately 240 workers are employed across production, engineering, sales, and administration.

The company manufactures welded steel structures, tanks, pressure vessels, silos, bitumen and asphalt mixing plant components, hydroelectric turbine components, telecommunications towers, large-diameter steel pipes (1,500–4,000 mm diameter), and stainless-steel products. Production capability centers on a semi-automatic tank assembly line for cylindrical silos up to 4 m diameter, IGM K5 and KUKA robotic MAG welding stations, and large-scale CNC machining — including horizontal boring machines handling workpieces up to 20 tonnes — complemented by coordinate measuring machine (CimCore 3000 INFINITE 2.8) quality control. The portfolio spans a modular family of BEST-branded filling stations (COMPACT, CLASSIC, ECONOMIC, BASIC, MIKROB, BLUE, VERTIK, INTEGRA, DUO/QUATRO mini-modular, plus classical and reconstruction lines), plus a recently launched hydrogen storage tank line for green hydrogen applications that received the Innovation Award 2024.

BAEST operates a project-based, engineered-to-order B2B business model. Revenue is generated through (i) hardware sales of custom and standard industrial equipment, (ii) installation, transport, commissioning, and warranty/post-warranty service performed by trained and certified installers in the Czech Republic and abroad, and (iii) in-house engineering and design services. An in-house computational office supports static, dynamic, and thermodynamic calculations and FEM analysis to ASME, DIN, EN13445, AD 2000, and PED 97/23 standards, with additional certification under EN ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 18001, DIN 18800-7:2002 Class E, and TÜV acceptance. Customers include E.ON, ČEZ, Linde, Hydro, Veolia, Synthesia, ČEPRO, and Štileček, spanning petrochemical, energy, hydro, water management, chemical, recycling, food, and road-construction end markets. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; distribution is direct via technical sales managers segmented by product line, supplemented by a multilingual Czech/English/German website and trade fair participation at World Hydrogen Summit, Hannover Messe, Hydrogen Technology Fair, and All-Energy. The company has no disclosed external investment, subsidiaries, or parent, and is presumed founder/management-owned; the 2025 Exporter roku 1st place (highest export growth 2023–2024) and 2025 Firma roku 2nd place in Central Bohemian Region evidence an export-led growth posture.

Name

BAEST Machines & Structures

Legal name

BAEST Machines & Structures, a.s.

Website

https://baest.cz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

BAEST Machines & Structures is a Czech private manufacturer of welded steel tanks, pressure vessels, filling stations, silos, and steel structures, serving industrial customers across petrochemical, energy, construction, hydro, agricultural, and emerging hydrogen sectors with in-house design, robotic welding, CNC machining, and turnkey installation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Steel Equipment Manufacturing

NAICS

Metal Tank (Heavy Gauge) Manufacturing (33242), Machine Shops (332710)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550), Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559)

akta.pro primary industry

Pressure Vessels, Columns & Storage Tanks (ASME/Process Vessels) (IMAHAEAF)

Keywords

• Welded steel tanks
• Filling stations
• Pressure vessels
• Steel structures
• Industrial equipment manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Benesov

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial equipment manufacturing and sales: Custom and standard industrial equipment including steel tanks, filling stations, silos, pressure vessels, and steel structures. Products are sold as complete units or components. Revenue generated from design, manufacturing, and delivery of equipment. Includes products for construction, energy, petrochemical, food, and agricultural industries.
2. Installation, service, and transport: Full-service offering including transport to destination, installation at construction site, commissioning, warranty and post-warranty service. The company has trained and certified installers for assembly activities in Czech Republic and abroad.
3. Engineering and projection services: In-house engineering office providing design services, static/dynamic/thermodynamic calculations, and technical documentation for products in nuclear and conventional energy, construction, chemistry, and petrochemistry sectors.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

BAEST Machines & Structures designs and manufactures welded steel tanks, silos, filling stations, pressure vessels, bitumen mixing plant components, hydroelectric power equipment, telecommunications towers, and custom steel structures. The company delivers turnkey solutions including design, manufacturing, transport, assembly, commissioning, and warranty/post-warranty service. Products serve petrochemistry, construction, energy, agriculture, chemical, food, and hydrogen storage industries, with volumes from 0.5 to 250 m³ for tanks and pressure vessels up to 200 m³ / 30 tonnes.

Product overview

BAEST Machines & Structures is a Czech engineering and manufacturing company producing a broad portfolio of welded steel structures and industrial equipment. The product portfolio centers on several core product lines: (1) Filling stations (Čerpací stanice) with multiple variants including BEST COMPACT, BEST CLASSIC, BEST ECONOMIC, BEST BASIC, BEST MIKROB, BEST BLUE, BEST VERTIK, BEST INTEGRA, plus mini-modular DUO/QUATRO systems and classical/reconstruction options; (2) Steel tanks and accumulation vessels for petroleum, chemical, petrochemical, food industries, and hydrogen storage; (3) Silos, hoppers, and storage bins for bulk materials in asphalt plants, concrete plants, and agriculture; (4) Bitumen/asphalt mixing plant components including storage tanks, filler systems, silos, dryers, and dosing equipment; (5) Steel structures including telecom towers, platforms, bridges, and turbine components; (6) Pressure vessels up to 200 m³; (7) Hydroelectric power equipment; (8) Stainless steel products; (9) Large-diameter steel pipes. Supporting services include assembly, commissioning, warranty/post-warranty service, transport, CNC machining, and in-house engineering/design with calculation capabilities. The company operates from a 17 ha facility with 30,000 m² of production halls and employs approximately 240 workers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• BEST COMPACT Filling Station Modern above-ground double-wall steel tank filling station for diesel storage and dispensing, featuring integrated modern design with technology concealed behind cover panels.
• BEST CLASSIC Filling Station Complete above-ground double-wall steel tank system for fuel storage and dispensing, available in single and multi-chamber configurations for one or more petroleum products.
• BEST ECONOMIC Filling Station Cost-effective above-ground filling station solution with simplified construction, featuring double-wall steel tank with basic technology for diesel storage and dispensing.
• BEST BASIC Filling Station Most affordable above-ground filling station variant with double-wall steel tank, simple dispensing panel replacing traditional fuel pump, for non-public diesel dispensing.
• BEST MIKROB Filling Station Transportable above-ground double-wall tank for remote diesel dispensing, available in DC (12-24V vehicle battery), AC (230V), and R (hand pump) variants.
• BEST BLUE AdBlue Filling Station Complete underground storage and dispensing system for AdBlue, featuring double-wall tank with stainless steel inner wall (1.4301) for DEF/urea solution storage.
• BEST VERTIK Filling Station Vertical orientation above-ground filling station for sites with limited horizontal space.
• BEST INTEGRA Filling Station Advanced double-wall steel tank with integrated spill containment and canopy, designed for safe storage and dispensing of flammable liquids (hazard classes II-IV), featuring integrated dispensing equipment, leak detection, and maintenance-free operation.
• Ministavebnice (Mini-Modular Filling Station Systems) Modern technological solution with storage tank and technological shaft mounted directly under dispensers, available in DUO (two lanes) and QUATRO (four lanes) configurations for minimal footprint.
• Accumulation Tanks (Akumulační nádrže) Steel accumulation tanks for thermal energy storage in cogeneration units, boiler plants, and power plants. Volumes up to 250 m³.
• Steel Tanks (Ocelové nádrže) Single-wall and double-wall steel tanks for petroleum, chemical, petrochemical, and food industries. Vertical and horizontal configurations, cylindrical and rectangular shapes, volumes from 0.5 to 250 m³.
• Pressure Vessels (Tlakové nádoby) Pressure vessels for various working media, pressures, and temperatures. Horizontal and vertical configurations with volumes up to 200 m³, diameters up to 4,500 mm, and weights up to 30 tons. Includes air receivers and custom atypical vessels.
• Autoclaves (Autoklávy) Pressure vessels designed for industrial autoclave applications requiring high-temperature and high-pressure processing.
• Silos, Hoppers and Storage Bins (Sila, násypky a zásobníky) Cylindrical and rectangular storage silos, hoppers, and bins for bulk materials used in asphalt plants, concrete plants, agriculture, construction, and chemical industries. Volumes from 0.5 to 250 m³.
• Bitumen Mixing Plants (Obalovny živičných směsí) Complete asphalt/bitumen mixing plant equipment including bitumen storage tanks, filler handling systems, silos for finished mix, cold batching, drying drums, and granulated mixture dosing.
• Steel Structures (Ocelové konstrukce) Wide range of welded steel structures from small components to large assemblies weighing thousands of kilograms, including telecom towers, compressor frames, platform structures, bridges, and turbine components.
• Telecommunications and Lookout Towers (Telekomunikační věže a rozhledny) Welded steel telecommunication towers and observation/lookout towers for communication and recreational purposes.
• Concrete Mixing Plants (Betonárky) Complete concrete mixing plant equipment including cylindrical storage silos and cold batching systems.
• Hydroelectric Power Equipment (Vodní elektrárny) Technological equipment for water turbines and hydroelectric power plants including turbine components, manufactured with robotic welding and CNC machining for high-quality surface treatment.
• Stainless Steel Products (Výrobky z nerezu) Stainless steel welded products including vessels (rectangular, cylindrical, pressure, atmospheric), tanks for food and chemical industries, silos, storage tanks, pipelines, and custom fabrications. Classes 1.4301, 1.4501, 1.4541.
• Large-Diameter Steel Pipes (Velkorozměrové ocelové potrubí) Custom and standard large-diameter pipes in carbon and stainless steels. Diameters from 1,500mm to 4,000mm, wall thicknesses 3-50mm, lengths up to 12 meters. Materials: S235, S355, P265GH, 1.4301, 1.4501, 1.4541, 1.4571.
• Hydrogen Storage Tanks (Nádrže na skladování vodíku) Steel tanks for gaseous hydrogen storage serving the emerging hydrogen energy sector, including green hydrogen applications. Awarded Innovation Award 2024.
• Assembly, Service, and Transport (Montáž, servis a doprava) Complete installation, commissioning, warranty and post-warranty service for manufactured equipment including transport to destination, on-site assembly, and start-up. Services available in Czech Republic and abroad.
• Design and Engineering Services (Projekce) In-house modern design office with advanced software for calculation, static, dynamic, and thermodynamic calculations, functional simulations, and detailed product engineering. Supports certifications including ASME, DIN, EN13445, AD 2000, PED 97/23.
• Large-Scale CNC Machining Services (Velkorozměrové obrábění CNC) CNC machining services for large-scale steel components including horizontal boring machines, milling machines, lathes, and CNC machining centers.
• Rainwater Tanks (Nádrže na dešťovou vodu) Steel tanks for rainwater harvesting and storage for industrial applications.
• Classical Filling Stations (Klasické čerpací stanice) Traditional filling station design with separate tank storage from dispensing area, using double-wall piping for fuel delivery and overfill detection systems.

Quantifiable outcome

• Exported hydrogen storage tanks successfully
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• E.ONminorOthersE.ON is listed as a partner/customer on BAEST's website. E.ON is a major international energy company, suggesting BAEST supplies equipment or components for E.ON's energy operations.
• ČEZminorOthersČEZ is listed as a partner/customer on BAEST's website. ČEZ is a major Czech energy company, suggesting BAEST supplies equipment for ČEZ's power generation facilities.
• LindeminorOthersLinde is listed as a partner/customer on BAEST's website. Linde is a major industrial gases company, suggesting BAEST supplies equipment for industrial gas applications.
• HydrominorOthersHydro is listed as a partner/customer on BAEST's website. Hydro is a major hydroelectric power company, suggesting BAEST supplies components for hydroelectric power plants.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• CEMO GmbH: German manufacturer of fuel and AdBlue storage and dispensing systems, including double-wall filling stations. Directly comparable to BAEST's BEST-series filling station product family for diesel and AdBlue.
• Ziemann Holvrieka: European manufacturer of stainless steel process tanks and storage vessels for brewing, beverage, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries. Comparable to BAEST's stainless steel tanks and welded process equipment line.
• TGE Gas Engineering: German-headquartered specialist in large-scale LNG, LPG, and industrial gas storage tanks. Closely comparable to BAEST's steel tank and pressure vessel business, particularly for energy and petrochemical customers.
• Permastore: UK-based specialist in bolted and welded storage tanks for industrial, water, and bulk material applications. Comparable to BAEST's silo and steel tank business for industrial customers.
• BORSIG GmbH: German manufacturer of pressure vessels, heat exchangers, and process equipment for chemical, petrochemical, and energy industries. Directly comparable to BAEST's pressure vessel and tank manufacturing core, with overlapping certifications and customer base.
• Linhoff (Wirtgen Group): Manufacturer of asphalt and bitumen mixing plants, including storage tanks and dosing equipment. Directly comparable to BAEST's bitumen mixing plant equipment line and serves similar road construction customers.

Broad incumbents

• Chart Industries: US-listed global manufacturer of cryogenic and industrial gas storage equipment, including hydrogen and LNG solutions. Comparable to BAEST's hydrogen storage tank initiative, but at much larger scale and with broader product portfolio.
• Andritz Hydro: Major global supplier of hydroelectric equipment and services. Comparable to BAEST's water turbine and hydroelectric component business, though at substantially greater scale and geographic reach.
• Voith Hydro: Global incumbent in hydroelectric power equipment including turbine components. Overlaps with BAEST's hydroelectric power plant components line, though Voith operates at much larger scale across full turbine systems.

Regional players

• Wessels Company: US-based manufacturer of ASME pressure vessels, heat exchangers, and storage tanks. Comparable product portfolio to BAEST but primarily serves the North American market rather than competing directly in DACH.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance12 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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