Backes Bauunternehmung AG & Co. KG

What Backes Bauunternehmung AG & Co. KG does

Backes Bauunternehmung AG & Co. KG, operating under the "Backes AG" trade identity, is a privately held German construction group headquartered at Gewerbegebiet Hanacker 10 in Tholey-Theley, Saarland. The entity is structured as a Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien (AG & Co. KG) and functions as the parent of four wholly-owned operating subsidiaries: Backes Bauunternehmung AG & Co KG (Tholey, ~200 staff), Wolff Tief- und Straßenbau GmbH & Co. KG (Saarbrücken, ~95 staff), Diesler Tief- und Straßenbau GmbH (Homburg, ~30 staff), and Backes Transport- und Schlackenaufbereitung GmbH (Dillingen, ~30 staff). The group employs roughly 350 people in total, including 25 apprentices, and reports an annual construction output (Jahresbauleistung) of approximately €70 million. It originated from J. Backes Bauunternehmung, founded by civil engineer Josef Backes, and has evolved over decades into one of the leading Baugruppen in Saarland and adjacent regions.

The group operates as a Komplettanbieter (full-service provider) covering six core competencies: asphalt and road construction, asphalt mixing plant operation, canal and pipeline construction (Kanal- und Rohrleitungsbau), earthworks and landfill construction (Erd- und Deponiebau), pipeline and cable laying (Leitungs- und Kabelbau), and traffic engineering (Verkehrstechnik). Owns and operates in-house asphalt mixing plants, which provide vertical control over a key material input for road construction. The group's revenue mechanics are project-based and one-time: contracts are won through competitive bidding on public tenders (municipal, state, federal) and negotiated private construction requests, then executed via the subsidiary best suited to the discipline. No recurring-revenue or subscription component is disclosed.

The customer base is anchored on German municipalities and public entities — the primary segment for road, drainage, canal, and public-infrastructure projects — with secondary work for private developers and industrial clients requiring site preparation, access roads, and utility installation. Geographic footprint is explicitly regional: Saarland and neighboring regions of Germany. The firm is privately held, with no public ticker, no parent company, no disclosed funding rounds, and no recent M&A, leadership, or restructuring events recorded in the supplied data. No AI, ML, API, or software-product surface is documented; the business is materially labor- and capital-asset-driven.

Name

Backes Bauunternehmung AG & Co. KG

Legal name

Backes Bauunternehmung AG & Co. KG

Website

https://backes-bau.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Backes Bauunternehmung AG & Co. KG is a privately held German civil-engineering and road-construction group headquartered in Tholey, Saarland, operating as a Komplettanbieter through four subsidiaries with ~350 employees and approximately €70M annual construction output for municipalities, public entities, and private developers in Saarland and neighboring regions.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Tholey

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Construction Services: Revenue generated from construction project execution including earthwork, road construction, canal/pipe installation, cable laying, and traffic technology. Projects are acquired through competitive bidding and executed as a full-service general contractor with subsidiaryspecialized capabilities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Backes AG operates as a full-service construction group (Komplettanbieter) bundling four specialized subsidiaries to deliver civil engineering, road construction, asphalt production, canal and pipeline construction, earthworks and landfill construction, cable and pipeline laying, and traffic engineering services. The group acquires and executes public and private construction projects primarily across Saarland and adjacent German regions.

Product overview

Backes AG operates as a construction group (Baugruppe) offering comprehensive construction services through four subsidiary companies: Backes Bauunternehmung AG & Co KG (general construction, Tholey), Wolff Tief- und Straßenbau GmbH & Co. KG (civil engineering and road construction, Saarbrücken), Diesler Tief- und Straßenbau GmbH (civil engineering and road construction, Homburg), and Backes Transport und Schlackenaufbereitung GmbH (transport and slag processing, Dillingen). The group functions as a full-service provider (Komplettanbieter) with approximately 350 employees and annual construction output of approximately €70 million. The portfolio covers six core competencies: asphalt and road construction (including asphalt mixing plants), canal and pipeline construction, earthworks and landfill construction, pipeline and cable construction, and traffic engineering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Asphalt and Road Construction (Asphalt- und Straßenbau) Asphalt paving, resurfacing, and road infrastructure construction for municipal and private clients across Saarland and neighboring regions.
• Asphalt Mixing Plants (Asphaltmischanlagen) Operation of asphalt mixing facilities to produce asphalt materials used in the group's road construction projects and supplied for infrastructure works.
• Canal and Pipeline Construction (Kanal- und Rohrleitungsbau) Construction of drainage, sewage, and utility pipelines for municipal and developer clients.
• Earthworks and Landfill Construction (Erd- und Deponiebau) Site preparation, earthmoving, and landfill construction services for public and private infrastructure projects.
• Pipeline and Cable Construction (Leitungs- und Kabelbau) Laying of pipelines and cables for power, telecommunications, and other utility conduit systems.
• Traffic Engineering (Verkehrstechnik) Installation of traffic control systems, signage, and road safety equipment for roadway and public-infrastructure projects.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Leonhard Weiss GmbH & Co. KG: German mid-market Baugruppe with similar integrated construction services across road construction, civil engineering, and infrastructure. Operates own asphalt plants and competes in the same public tender market as Backes, particularly in western Germany.
• Wilhelm Geiger GmbH & Co. KG: Bavarian-based, family-owned construction group with extensive Straßen- und Tiefbau operations vertically integrated with own asphalt and building materials production. Comparable integrated business model and group structure to Backes.
• Max Bögl Stiftung & Co. KG: Large German family-owned Baugruppe with multi-disciplinary civil engineering, road construction, and infrastructure capabilities. Comparable Komplettanbieter model and similar family-owned governance structure to Backes.
• Matthäi Bauunternehmen GmbH & Co. KG: German family-owned construction group with regional offices across northern and western Germany providing road construction, civil engineering, and canal/pipeline services. Direct comparable to Backes' integrated service model and regional footprint.
• Bickhardt Bau AG: Mid-sized German road and civil engineering contractor focused on Autobahn and federal highway projects. Comparable in scale to Backes and competes for similar public infrastructure tenders in Germany.
• Köster GmbH: German construction company providing building, civil engineering, and infrastructure services with a multi-site structure similar to Backes. Overlaps in road construction and underground infrastructure delivery.

Regional players

• Heijmans NV: Dutch integrated construction and infrastructure group with comparable road construction, civil engineering, and asphalt production capabilities. Adjacent geography (Benelux/Germany border region) and similar mid-market positioning to Backes.

Broad incumbents

• HOCHTIEF AG: German-headquartered global infrastructure contractor with substantial German civil engineering and road construction exposure. A broad incumbent that competes with Backes on larger public infrastructure projects in Germany.
• STRABAG AG: One of Europe's largest construction groups with significant Tief- und Straßenbau operations in Germany. Competes with Backes for the same public tenders at a larger scale, but unlike Backes operates across multiple countries and segments.
• Eurovia GmbH: Subsidiary of VINCI and one of the world's largest road construction and infrastructure specialists. Strong overlap with Backes' asphalt and Straßenbau core, operating own mixing plants and competing for the same municipal tenders.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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