Hornung GmbH & Co. KG Baustoffe

What Hornung GmbH & Co. KG Baustoffe does

Hornung GmbH & Co. KG Baustoffe is a family-owned building materials retailer (Baustoffhandel) based in Stutensee, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, founded in 1910 and now in its fourth generation under managing partners Bertram Hornung and Gerd Hornung. The company supplies construction and landscaping materials to a regional customer base spanning private homeowners, tradespeople, and commercial buyers in the greater Karlsruhe area.

The product and service portfolio spans commodity building materials, an owned ready-mix concrete (Transportbeton) line backed by on-site mixing facilities and an internal delivery fleet, a 24/7 XXL garden and landscaping display, and project services including energetic renovation (energetische Sanierung), bathroom renovation (Badsanierung), and customer financing for both private and commercial buyers. Distribution is anchored in a single physical location in Stutensee, supplemented by a basic digital presence built on WordPress with Userlike chat, CleverReach newsletter marketing, and Meta Pixel tracking.

The business model is a traditional regional retail and light-services operation: revenue is generated through point-of-sale materials sales, ready-mix concrete delivery (priced via an annually updated price list, most recently 2026), project execution, and financing margin on financed purchases. Pricing is largely commodity-based with project quotes for renovation work, and the company has not pursued external funding, M&A, or geographic expansion. Digital maturity is limited to standard marketing tooling with no AI, e-commerce transactional capability, or proprietary platform described.

Name

Hornung GmbH & Co. KG Baustoffe

Legal name

Hornung GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://hornung-baustoffe.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1910

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hornung GmbH & Co. KG Baustoffe is a fourth-generation, family-owned building materials retailer in Stutensee, Baden-Württemberg, supplying construction and landscaping materials, ready-mix concrete, and renovation services to private, trade, and commercial customers in the greater Karlsruhe region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Building Materials Retail

NAICS

Building Material and Supplies Dealers (4441), Other Concrete Product Manufacturing (32739)

SIC

Retail-Lumber & Other Building Materials Dealers (5211), Concrete Products, Except Block & Brick (3272)

akta.pro primary industry

Concrete, Cement & Aggregates Retail (Bagged Mix, Sand, Gravel) (CRAIAEAG)

Keywords

• Building materials retail
• Ready-mix concrete supply
• Construction supplies trade
• Building materials specialist
• Concrete delivery services

Headquarters

HQ city

Stutensee

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Building Materials Sales: Sale of wide range of building materials including concrete, steel, roofing, tiles, sanitary ware, windows, doors, gates, stairs, floor coverings, tools, machines, fasteners, paints, plasters, and workwear.
2. Transportbeton (Ready-Mix Concrete): Production and delivery of customized ready-mix concrete solutions for construction projects of all sizes, from private construction to large-scale construction sites. Features own mixing plants and fleet.
3. Professional Services (Installation/Assembly): Installation, assembly, and laying services for building materials and construction elements, governed by VOB (Verdingungsordnung für Bauleistungen) contract terms.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Hornung GmbH & Co. KG Baustoffe is a traditional building materials trader operating a retail storefront and exhibition showrooms in Stutensee, Germany, selling a broad assortment of construction materials (concrete, steel, roofing, tiles, sanitary ware, windows, doors, gates, stairs, flooring, tools, paints, workwear). The company also operates its own Transportbetonwerk (ready-mix concrete plant) producing and delivering tailored concrete mixes via an in-house fleet, and complements product sales with installation/assembly services and renovation consulting.

Product overview

Hornung Baustoffhandel operates as a building materials specialist with a diversified portfolio of physical products and related services. The core offering is a broad building materials range covering construction, roofing, facade, interior/exterior solutions, landscaping, tiles, sanitary ware, windows, doors, flooring, tools, and workwear. A key differentiator is the in-house Transportbeton (transport concrete) division with its own mixing plants and delivery fleet. The company complements its product sales with renovation services (energy-efficient renovation, bathroom renovation) and financing options for both private and commercial customers. Showroom exhibitions and a 24/7 accessible XXL garden display support customer product selection.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Baustoff-Sortiment (Building Materials Range) A comprehensive range of building materials covering structural construction (concrete, steel), roofing and facade, natural building materials, tiles, sanitary ware, windows, doors, gates, stairs, floor coverings, tools, machines, fastening technology, paints, plasters, and workwear. Serves both professional tradespeople (builders, roofers, tilers, plumbers, painters, landscape gardeners) and private builders undertaking construction or renovation projects.
• Transportbeton (Ready-Mix Concrete)
• Garten- und Landschaftsbau (Garden and Landscaping)
• Sanierung (Renovation Services)
• Finanzierung (Financing)

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• LPC Computersysteme GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationExternal hosting provider for the company's website. Located at Gewerbering 1, 76351 Linkenheim-Hochstetten. They provide hosting services with data processing agreements (AVV) in place.
• GDI Gesellschaft für Datenschutz und Informationssicherheit mbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationWhistleblower protection system provider. Located at Körnerstraße 45, 58095 Hagen. Manages the whistleblower protection system (Hinweisgeberschutzsystem) for reporting potential misconduct.
• Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (Facebook/Instagram)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerSocial media marketing partnership for Facebook and Instagram platforms. Uses Meta Pixel for conversion tracking and advertising optimization.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Raab Karcher (STARK Group): Specialist building materials distributor serving trades and contractors with structural materials, concrete products, and renovation ranges across Germany. Highly comparable customer base (Profi-Handwerker) and product depth to Hornung, at significantly greater scale.
• Bauking AG: German building materials specialist with retail yards focused on trades, builders, and renovators, including ready-mix concrete and structural materials. Closely comparable product mix and customer base to Hornung, operating in adjacent regional markets.
• DEG Alles für das Dach: German specialist distributor focused on roofing and building envelope materials, serving professional roofers and builders. Comparable in its trade-focused specialist dealer model, though narrower in category scope than Hornung.
• Sievert Baustoffe (Sievert SE): German specialist building materials distributor with multi-region yard network serving trades and contractors on structural, envelope, and finishing materials. Closely comparable assortment and professional customer orientation to Hornung at larger scale.
• Hagebau: German building materials retail cooperative with member dealers across Germany offering lumber, concrete, tools, and renovation products to trades and private customers. Directly comparable to Hornung as a Baustoffhandel serving Profi-Handwerker and private builders, though at much larger scale through its cooperative model.

Regional players

• Heinrich Drepper GmbH: Independent German Baustoffhandel and Transportbeton operator serving regional contractor markets with a similar mix of building materials retail and ready-mix concrete delivery. Direct peer to Hornung in terms of vertical integration model, though typically in different German regions.

Broad incumbents

• Hellweg Die Profi-Baumärkte: German home improvement and building materials retailer with a strong professional/trade customer orientation and broader garden/DIY assortment. Comparable in serving both Profi-Handwerker and private renovators like Hornung, but at multi-store scale.
• BayWa Bau & Garten: Building materials and garden retail arm of BayWa AG, a large German agricultural and energy group. Comparable general Baustoffhandel assortment to Hornung but with a much broader national footprint and corporate backing.
• Hornbach Baumarkt AG: Large German DIY/home-improvement chain carrying building materials, tools, tiles, sanitary, and garden products. Overlaps with Hornung's range but skews toward DIY consumers and big-box format rather than the trade/professional focus.
• Bauhaus (Deutschland): European home improvement and building materials chain with broad assortment across structural, finishing, and garden categories. Comparable product breadth to Hornung but oriented toward DIY/SMB consumers rather than the Profi-Handwerker core.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hornung-gmbh-&-co-kg-baustoffe

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Hornung GmbH & Co. KG Baustoffe