VSG Schwarzwald-Granit-Werke

What VSG Schwarzwald-Granit-Werke does

VSG Schwarzwald-Granit-Werke GmbH & Co. KG is a German privately-held natural-stone company that extracts and processes Black Forest granite from two company-owned quarries — a splitting facility (Spaltwerk) at Raumünzach in Forbach and a crushing and screening plant (Schotter- und Splittwerk) at Seebach. The company sells two distinct product lines: GaLa-Produkte (garden and landscape construction products such as dry wall stones, slope pavers, and decorative granite) made from the coarse-grained Raumünzach two-mica granite, and Schüttgüter (bulk materials such as railway ballast, mineral mixtures, hydraulic engineering stones, and gabion stones) made from the fine-grained Seebach granite. Products are certified under EN 13450 / DBS 918061 for railway ballast, TLW 2003 / CE-marked for hydraulic engineering, and TL SoB-StB for road base layers.

The company operates its own delivery logistics and sells directly to construction firms, infrastructure and railway builders, municipalities, water management authorities, landscape architects, and private home builders (Häuslesbauer), with one disclosed distribution partner (Peterbeton in Achern). Pricing is quote-based with no published price list, and a diesel surcharge mechanism is referenced for variable fuel-cost adjustment. Marketing is conducted through a bilingual (German / French) website with downloadable product catalogs and image brochures, plus Facebook / Google+ social sharing integration. VSG employs approximately 6 people and is led by Managing Directors Jürgen Schnurr and Peter Rupprecht as a German Kommanditgesellschaft with no disclosed institutional investors.

Revenue is generated through one-time hardware sales of natural stone products, with no recurring contract structure. The business model is direct-to-customer fulfillment from quarry to construction site, supported by technical consulting from long-serving staff. Geographic reach is concentrated in the Black Forest / Baden-Württemberg region of Germany, with a documented but informal presence in Spain and a single distribution point at Peterbeton in Achern.

Name

VSG Schwarzwald-Granit-Werke

Legal name

VSG Schwarzwald-Granit-Werke GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://vsg-natursteine.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

VSG Schwarzwald-Granit-Werke is a privately-held German natural-stone company that extracts and processes Black Forest granite at two quarries (Raumünzach and Seebach), producing garden/landscape stones and certified bulk aggregates (railway ballast, hydraulic engineering stones, road base materials) for construction firms, municipalities, and private home builders.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Natural Stone Products & Quarrying

NAICS

Crushed and Broken Granite Mining and Quarrying (212313), Dimension Stone Mining and Quarrying (212311)

SIC

Mining & Quarrying Of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels) (1400), Cut Stone & Stone Products (3281)

akta.pro primary industry

Granite Quarrying & Dimension Stone Fabrication (IMAKAHAD)

Keywords

• Natural stone quarrying
• Garden landscaping products
• Railway ballast supply
• Hydraulic engineering stones
• Bulk aggregate materials

Headquarters

HQ city

Forbach – Raumünzach

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Natural Stone Product Sales: VSG generates revenue through the extraction and sale of Black Forest granite products. Revenue is derived from one-time product transactions rather than recurring contracts. Products are sold directly to customers from two production sites: Raumünzach (split products for garden/landscape use) and Seebach (bulk aggregates and hydraulic engineering stones). The company operates its own delivery logistics, enabling direct-to-customer fulfillment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

VSG Schwarzwald-Granit-Werke extracts and processes Black Forest granite from two company-owned quarries. The Raumünzach facility produces split stones for garden and landscape construction, while the Seebach facility produces bulk aggregates including railway ballast, road construction materials, hydraulic engineering stones, gabion stones, and mineral mixtures. Products are sold directly with own delivery logistics to construction firms, municipalities, railway builders, landscape architects, and private home builders.

Product overview

VSG Schwarzwald-Granit-Werke is a natural stone company operating two production sites in the Black Forest region of Germany. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of granite products divided into two main categories: (1) GaLa-Produkte (Garden and Landscape Construction Products) including dry wall stones, slope paving, squared stones, and selected granite stones produced at the Raumünzach splitting facility, and (2) Schüttgüter (Bulk Materials) including hydraulic engineering stones, gabion stones, crushed stone/gravel, and mineral mixtures produced at the Seebach crushing facility. The products are made from two distinct granite types: the coarse-grained Raumünzach two-mica granite with reddish shimmer for split products, and the fine-grained Seebach granite for bulk construction materials. The company emphasizes its own extraction operations, reliable delivery logistics, and technical consulting services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• GaLa-Produkte (Garden and Landscape Construction Products)

Quantifiable outcome

• EN 13450 / DBS 918061 certified railway ballast, CE-marked hydraulic stones per TLW 2003, TL SoB-StB compliant mineral mixtures and base course layers

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Kusser Granitwerke GmbH: German granite quarry operator extracting and processing granite into dimension stone and aggregate products; highly comparable to VSG in raw material, product mix (split stones, crushed aggregates, railway ballast), and German regional quarrying model.
• Natursteinwerk Stiegler GmbH: German natural stone producer manufacturing split stones, dry wall stones, and landscaping products from regional quarries; highly comparable to VSG's Raumünzach dimension stone / GaLaBau product line.
• JMS Jura-Marmor-Stein GmbH: German dimension stone specialist quarrying and fabricating marble, limestone, and granite into masonry, slabs, and landscape products; directly comparable to VSG's specialty split-stone and landscaping business.
• Hartsteinwerke Sooneck GmbH: German regional quarry producing crushed stone, gravel, and aggregates for road and railway construction; comparable in scale, regulatory certifications, and infrastructure-focused customer base.
• Firma Franz Hülskens GmbH & Co. KG: German family-owned quarry and natural stone producer supplying aggregates, railway ballast, and hydraulic engineering stones; directly comparable mid-sized German quarry operator with similar product portfolio and customer segments.

Broad incumbents

• Basalt-Actien-Gesellschaft (BASALT): German hard-rock quarry operator producing crushed stone, railway ballast, and aggregates from basalt and similar igneous rock; competes with VSG on infrastructure-grade aggregates with greater scale and multiple quarry sites.
• Heidelberg Materials AG: One of the world's largest building materials groups with extensive aggregates operations including granite and crushed stone for railway, road, and infrastructure construction; competes with VSG on bulk aggregate tenders but at vastly greater scale and geographic reach.
• Holcim (Deutschland) GmbH: Global aggregates and construction materials major with German operations supplying crushed stone, gravel, and railway ballast; overlaps with VSG's bulk aggregate business but offers a much broader portfolio and national footprint.

Emerging players

• EHL AG: German concrete and natural stone product manufacturer offering paving stones, garden wall systems, and landscaping products; adjacent competitor in the GaLaBau and landscape architecture end-market VSG serves.

Regional players

• Märker Kies- und Kalkwerke GmbH: Southern German sand, gravel, and limestone quarry operator producing construction aggregates; comparable in customer base (B2B construction, infrastructure) and mid-sized regional scale, though focused on different rock types than VSG's granite.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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