What Team Baucenter does

Team Baucenter is the construction materials wholesale division of team SE (team Gruppe), a diversified German cooperative-owned trading group headquartered in Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein. Operating through more than 84 Baucenter locations and additional Baumarkt retail sites across Germany from Schleswig-Holstein to North Rhine-Westphalia, the division supplies tradespeople (Handwerksbetriebe) and construction companies (Bauunternehmen) with a comprehensive range of materials, tools, machinery and technical expertise spanning deep construction through interior finishing and garden supplies. Proprietary brands Bauline and Styl anchor the construction product line; partner relationships with OBI (franchise), BAUEN+LEBEN and BHG Baustoffmarkt extend distribution reach without proportional capital outlay.

Team SE operates three integrated divisions — team agrar (seeds, fertilizers, crop protection, animal feed, grain trading across 117 locations), team energie (fossil and renewable fuels, heating oil, lubricants, eco electricity and gas, branded fuel stations and automats, EV charging infrastructure), and team bau (Team Baucenter and partners) — employing approximately 5,000 people across roughly 440 German locations. Revenue is generated primarily through one-time product transactions (commodity-like sales of agricultural inputs, building materials, fuels, lubricants) complemented by recurring energy supply contracts and fleet card / Mobility Card services. The group is cooperatively owned under DLG Gruppe (Danish Agricultural Group) with co-ownership from Lantmännen (Swedish cooperative) and VR Bank Nord, and team SE is a publicly registered European Company (SE) with named shares traded via a dedicated shareholder portal. Digital layers include the Saatgutberater seed advisor, team Mobility App, online price calculators for heating oil/electricity/gas, customer portals (portal.teamstrom.de, portal.teamgas.de), and the Smart Meter / Dynamic Stromtarif offering tied to real-time electricity market prices.

Name

Team Baucenter

Legal name

team SE

Website

https://team-baucenter.de

Company type

Public

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Team Baucenter is the construction materials wholesale arm of team SE (team Gruppe), a cooperative-owned German trading group. It supplies tradespeople and construction companies with materials, tools, and machinery across 84+ Baucenter locations, operating alongside team agrar and team energie divisions under DLG Gruppe ownership.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Flensburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices24 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Agricultural Products & Services (team agrar): Sales of seeds (Saatgut), fertilizers (Düngemitteln), crop protection products (Pflanzenschutz), animal feed, and international grain trading. Revenue is generated through direct sales at 117 branch locations across Germany. Additional revenue from logistics services (team Logistik GmbH).
2. Building Materials Wholesale & Retail (team bau): Sales of construction materials, building supplies, tools, machinery, and hardware through Baucenter (wholesale) and Baumärkte (retail) locations. Products range from deep construction to garden supplies. Revenue is generated per transaction, primarily to tradespeople and construction companies (B2B), and partially to private customers.
3. Energy Products & Services (team energie): Sales of heating oil (Heizöl), fossil and synthetic fuels (Diesel, HVO100), lubricants and automotive chemicals, eco electricity and eco gas. Revenue is generated through direct sales, a network of 70+ branded stations and 100+ automats, online portals for ordering, and fleet cards (team Mobility Card, tankpool24).
4. Renewable Energy Solutions: Sales and installation of photovoltaic (PV) systems, solar carports, smart meter systems, and E-charging infrastructure. Revenue from equipment sales, installation services, and ongoing energy supply contracts.
5. Tank Technology & Equipment: Sales of fuel storage tanks (mobile and stationary), Diesel Box Systems, AdBlue technology, pump equipment, and dispensing guns through the team Technik-Katalog. Revenue from one-time product sales to commercial customers.
6. Property & Land Management Services: Revenue from renting property and land to E-charging station operators, and logistics/warehouse operations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels8 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Team Baucenter operates more than 84 wholesale locations across Germany supplying construction materials, machines, tools, and technical expertise to tradespeople and construction companies, spanning deep construction through interior finishing and garden supplies. The division markets its own professional brands Bauline and Styl, complemented by specialty subsidiaries team Dämmstoffe GmbH for insulation materials and Helmuth Schael Holzbauelemente GmbH for wooden construction elements. Supporting services include field sales consultation, digital ordering platforms, and annual catalogs such as the Gartenkatalog 2026.

Product overview

team is a diversified trading company organized into three core divisions: team baucenter (construction materials wholesale with own brands Bauline and Styl), team agrar (agricultural trading), and team energie (energy products and mobility services). The energy division offers a comprehensive ecosystem of products including fossil and renewable fuels (HVO100, GTL Diesel, Alkylatbenzin), heating solutions (heating oil, natural gas, Holzpellets), renewable energy (photovoltaic systems, eco-electricity, balcony power stations), E-mobility (charging infrastructure and app), lubricants (oilfino brand and partners), and fleet management solutions (tankpool24, team Mobility Card/App). The company operates over 440 locations across Germany serving agricultural, construction, and energy customers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bauline: Professional building materials own brand for construction sector
• Styl
• oilfino
• RPellets
• team HVO100
• team Mobility Card
• team Mobility App

Products and services

• team baucenter (Construction Materials Wholesale)

Quantifiable outcome

• enercity Contracting achieved €47,525 in cost savings on oil purchases and maintenance using team's Mobil SHC lubricants.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Raiffeisen Bio-Brennstoffe GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRaiffeisen Bio-Brennstoffe GmbH took over team's pellet business and team energie became a co-shareholder in return. Raiffeisen Bio-Brennstoffe supplies RPellets (ENplus-certified wood pellets) through team's distribution channels. The partnership provides improved customer service, high supply security, and flexible delivery for wood pellet customers.
• HEM, Q1, and BayWa (Fuel Station Acceptance Network)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe team Mobility Card is accepted not only at team's own stations but also at HEM, Q1, and BayWa fuel stations across Germany, creating a broad acceptance network for fleet and consumer card holders.
• tankpool24minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributortankpool24 is a fleet fuel card service for transport professionals (speditionen, logistics firms, parcel services) enabling fuel purchasing across a European network. Operated under team energie with its own AGB and customer portal.
• ForFarmers team agrar GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture between team agrar and ForFarmers, a major European agribusiness. The JV operates under ForFarmers team agrar GmbH based in Hamburg, combining international agricultural trading expertise.
• Profytodsd Holding B.V. (Netherlands)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfytodsd Holding B.V. based in Emmeloord, Netherlands, is listed as a participation of team agrar, focusing on crop protection and agricultural solutions.
• HaBeMa Futtermittel GmbH & Co. KGminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHaBeMa Futtermittel GmbH & Co. KG based in Hamburg is a feedstuff trading company and participation of team agrar, serving the animal feed supply chain.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• BayWa AG: German diversified conglomerate with parallel agrar, energy, and building-materials divisions. Closest like-for-like peer given identical three-pillar structure and similar cooperative roots; competes head-to-head in seeds, fuels, PV, and timber/building materials across Germany.
• DCC plc (DCC Energy): International fuel and energy distribution group with European downstream operations. Directly comparable to team energie in fuel logistics, B2B fuel sales, and renewable energy; DCC Holding Denmark A/S is already a team energie participation.
• AGRAVIS Raiffeisen AG: Major German agricultural cooperative trading in seeds, fertilizers, crop protection, and animal feed. Directly comparable to team agrar in product portfolio, customer base, and cooperative ownership model.
• Hagebau Handelsgesellschaft für Baustoffe: German building-materials trade cooperative serving tradespeople and contractors through affiliated locations. Directly comparable to team baucenter in wholesale/retail building materials, with similar cooperative governance and own-brand strategy.
• RWZ Rhein-Main Agrarhandel: German agricultural cooperative operating grain trading, agrar inputs, and rural retail. Comparable to team agrar in the cooperative model and farmer customer base, with overlap in fertilizer, seed, and crop protection.

Broad incumbents

• Bauhaus (Bauhaus AG): Pan-European DIY/home-improvement chain with specialty trade-centers. Comparable to team's hardware-store and construction-materials retail offerings but at much larger scale across Europe.
• OBI Group Holding: Germany's largest DIY/home-improvement chain, which team operates as a franchise partner. Comparable as a building-materials retailer overlapping with team baumarkt, but at much greater scale and broader consumer orientation.
• HORNBACH Baumarkt AG: European DIY/home-improvement retailer with strong trade and prosumer orientation. Adjacent competitor in building materials, particularly relevant given team baucenter's tradesperson customer base.
• Saint-Gobain Distribution Deutschland: European building-materials distribution arm of Saint-Gobain operating specialist trade counters across Germany. Comparable to team baucenter in serving tradespeople, but at significantly larger international scale.

Regional players

• Westfälische Bauindustrie / BauPro GmbH: Regional German construction-materials trading and services group focused on North Rhine-Westphalia. Comparable to team baucenter in B2B building-materials supply with overlapping trade customer base in Western Germany.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/team-baucenter

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries28 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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