SÄBU Holzbau GmbH

Name

SÄBU Holzbau GmbH

Legal name

SÄBU Holzbau GmbH

Website

https://saebu-holzbau.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Prefabricated Timber Construction Services

NAICS

Nonresidential Building Construction (2362), Framing Contractors (238130)

SIC

Prefabricated Wood Bldgs & Components (2452), General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540)

akta.pro primary industry

Modular/Offsite General Contracting & Installation (IMAFAAAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Residential Design-Build & Renovation-Integrated Builders (IMAFABAE)

Keywords

• Modular timber construction
• Prefabricated wood buildings
• Hybrid timber construction
• Turnkey construction services
• Sustainable building construction

Headquarters

HQ city

Biessenhofen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Generalunternehmer/Schlüsselfertig-Bau: Turnkey construction contracts as general contractor delivering complete building projects from planning through execution. Revenue generated from construction project fees, predominantly serving public sector clients including municipalities, schools, and healthcare facilities. Projects include new construction, extensions, and building additions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SÄBU Holzbau GmbH is a German general contractor (Generalunternehmer) that designs, factory-prefabricates and assembles modular timber buildings using three proprietary systems — HolzSystemBau, HolzHybridBau and HolzRaumModulBau — delivered as turnkey construction projects. The company primarily serves public-sector clients (municipalities, schools, kindergartens and healthcare facilities) in Bavaria and surrounding German regions, and operates its own manufacturing facility in Biessenhofen, Allgäu.

Product overview

SÄBU Holzbau GmbH is a system building company specializing in three integrated modular construction systems: HolzSystemBau (prefabricated wood frame elements), HolzHybridBau (combining wood with concrete/steel), and HolzRaumModulBau (complete 3D room modules). These systems serve public and commercial clients primarily for educational (schools, kindergartens), healthcare (clinics, laboratories), and residential buildings, delivered as turnkey construction projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HolzSystemBau: Timber system construction - prefabricated timber building system for various applications including schools, kindergartens, and administrative buildings.
• HolzHybridBau
• HolzRaumModulBau

Products and services

• SÄBU HolzSystemBau Modular wood frame system construction approach using prefabricated wooden building elements (walls, ceilings, roof) manufactured in SÄBU's controlled factory environment and assembled on site. Enables rapid construction with high precision and quality control for public-sector buildings such as schools, kindergartens and administrative facilities.
• SÄBU HolzHybridBau Hybrid construction method combining timber with concrete and steel to optimise structural integrity, fire protection, sound insulation and sustainability. Used for buildings where higher structural loads or stricter fire/acoustic requirements apply, such as larger schools, kindergartens and multi-storey public buildings.
• SÄBU HolzRaumModulBau Complete 3D room modules prefabricated in SÄBU's workshop, transported to site and assembled into finished buildings. Designed for rapid deployment and flexible/relocatable use cases such as modular school buildings, student housing and healthcare extensions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Climate-positive buildings: Garching school project binds more CO2 over 50-year lifecycle than building emits
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• humedica e.V.minorOthers · 1 January 2020Partnership with Kaufbeuren-based humanitarian aid organization humedica. SÄBU donated 3,000 EUR in December 2024 to support humedica's work for people in need.
• Aktion MenschminorOthers · 1 January 2018Support for Aktion Mensch foundation promoting inclusion and supporting social projects for people with disabilities, children, and socially disadvantaged groups in Germany.
• Plan International e.V.minorOthers · 1 January 2011Charitable sponsorship partnership since 2011 supporting a girl in Senegal through Plan International's development programs. Partnership contributes to construction of healthcare centers, schools, and wells in the region.
• Gemeinwohl-Ökonomie e.V. (GWÖ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive participant in Gemeinwohl-Ökonomie (common good economy) economic model. Company underwent GWÖ bilanzierung (balance sheet assessment) and hosts regional GWÖ information events at facility. GWÖ certification demonstrates commitment to ethical business practices prioritizing people and environment over profit maximization.
• Unternehmensnetzwerk Erfolgsfaktor FamilieminorOthersMember of federal employer network promoting work-life balance. Network founded by Federal Family Ministry and German Chambers of Commerce with over 7,400 member companies.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Thoma Holz GmbH: Austrian family-owned timber construction company offering solid-timber houses and buildings. Geographically complementary (Austria) and thematically aligned with SÄBU's sustainability and family-Mittelstand positioning.

Direct peers

• Holzbau Amann GmbH: South-German timber construction company operating in the modular and engineered-wood space with comparable project profiles. Overlaps with SÄBU on public-sector and commercial timber projects in Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria.
• Regnauer Fertigbau GmbH & Co. KG: Bavarian-based modular timber construction specialist serving schools, commercial and public-sector clients. Closest head-to-head competitor to SÄBU in southern Germany for prefabricated timber system buildings and turnkey delivery.
• DERIX GmbH & Co. KG: German timber engineering and construction firm specializing in load-bearing timber structures and modular timber buildings. Direct technical peer in engineered timber systems for public/commercial buildings.
• Baufritz GmbH & Co. KG: German family-owned manufacturer of prefabricated timber buildings with strong sustainability positioning (e.g., 'Holz100' system). Comparable as a sustainability-led, prefabricated timber brand competing for similar eco-conscious public and private clients.
• Weinmüller Fertigbau GmbH: Bavarian prefabricated timber builder offering system and modular timber construction. Similar delivery model and southern-German geographic overlap with SÄBU's core market.

Emerging players

• Lignotrend GmbH: Specialist provider of CLT-based timber construction elements and systems for walls, ceilings and roofs. Adjacent technology provider whose products may be substituted for or compete with SÄBU's HolzSystemBau/HolzHybridBau approach.

Broad incumbents

• Hasslacher Norica Timber: Large Austrian sawmill and engineered timber producer with construction applications (glulam, CLT, system timber). Competes upstream and downstream with SÄBU in supplying and delivering timber-based buildings across the DACH region.
• Stora Enso — Building Solutions: Major European wood-products group offering CLT, glulam and modular timber building solutions. Broad incumbent with cross-border scale and sustainability certifications that compete for the same public-sector, sustainability-driven tenders.
• Ed. Züblin AG — Timber Division: Timber construction arm of Strabag-owned Züblin, one of Germany's largest construction groups. Competes in modular timber for public-sector and commercial buildings, but operates as part of a much broader non-residential construction portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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