bostar sp. z o.o.

Name

bostar sp. z o.o.

Legal name

Bostar sp. z o.o.

Website

https://bostar.com.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Krzeszowice

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Coal and Fuel Sales: Sale of packaged and bulk coal products including eco-pea coal, pea coal, nut coal, cube, and pellet. Revenue generated through one-time transactions with pricing based on weight/volume.
2. Building Materials Sales: Sale of construction materials including bricks, blocks, hollow bricks, cement, mortars, plasters, steel, insulation, drywall, sealants, garden products, and paving. Revenue through one-time product sales.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Bostar is a Polish distributor that sells solid heating fuels (eco-pea coal, pea coal, nut coal, cube coal, packaged coal, and wood pellets) and a broad range of construction materials (bricks, blocks, cements, mortars, insulation, steel, dry construction, sealants, garden and paving products). It serves individual residential customers, coal stockyards, boiler rooms, and contractors through four physical depots, an owned delivery fleet, a private railway siding, and an online store.

Product overview

Bostar sp. z o.o. is a coal and building materials distributor with 25 years of experience, operating 4 branches and serving over 600,000 completed orders. The company operates two core product lines: (1) Fuel/Coal division offering packaged coal, eco-pea coal (Ekogroszek), pea coal (Groszek), cube coal (Kostka), nut coal (Orzech), and pellets through their coal depots; and (2) Building Materials division supplying bricks, blocks, cements and mortars, insulation, steel products, dry construction systems, silicones/foams/acrylics, garden products, paving materials, and construction wood. As an authorized distributor of major energy providers (Tauron, Polska Grupa Górnicza, Weglokoks, Bogdanka), the company serves both individual customers and fuel depots across Poland.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ekogroszek (Eco-pea coal) Modern fuel produced from high-calorie coal designed for energy production in retort boilers, marketed as an extremely economical fuel due to its high energy value. Sold to individual residential customers, coal stockyards, and boiler rooms through Bostar depots and e-commerce store.
• Groszek (Pea coal) Fine flame coal for household use that burns well without coking and has no tendency to sinter. Distributed to residential customers and wholesale buyers across Poland.
• Kostka (Cube / Lump coal) Flame coal with the largest grain size, characterized by high calorific value and low sulfur and ash content, best suited for blast furnaces. Sold through Bostar depots and wholesale channels.
• https://www.bostar.com.pl/wp-content/themes/bostar/img/orzech.png Coal with optimal granulation suitable for burning in gravity-fed, conventional, and retort furnaces. Offered to retail and wholesale buyers via Bostar depots and the online store.
• https://www.bostar.com.pl/wp-content/themes/bostar/img/pellet.png Wood pellet positioned as one of the most efficient, economical, and ecological energy sources due to its energy properties, convenience of use, and biological neutrality. Sold to residential heating customers.
• https://www.bostar.com.pl/wp-content/themes/bostar/img/worki.png Bagged coal sorts including eco-pea coal (ekogroszek), pea coal (groszek), and nut coal (orzech), processed through an automated packaging line. Sold to retail customers in convenient bagged form.
• https://www.bostar.com.pl/wp-content/themes/bostar/img/ceramika.png Ceramic building products including bricks, blocks, ceramic hollow bricks, lintels, and pour hollow bricks sourced from leading Polish ceramic producers. Sold to construction contractors and individual builders.
• https://www.bostar.com.pl/wp-content/themes/bostar/img/cement.png Range of cement and mortar products including cement mortars, gypsum mortars, plasters, cements, lime and aggregates, reinforcement, priming underlays, and concrete additives. Supplied to contractors and individual buyers.
• https://www.bostar.com.pl/wp-content/themes/bostar/img/sprzet.png Construction tools and equipment including power tools, PPE clothing, ladders, concrete mixers, wheelbarrows, and hoists. Sold alongside building materials to contractors and individual customers.
• https://www.bostar.com.pl/wp-content/themes/bostar/img/wykonczeniowe.png Insulation materials including mineral wool, expanded polystyrene (styrofoam), insulation accessories, and plasters/facades. Supplied to contractors and individual renovation customers.
• https://www.bostar.com.pl/wp-content/themes/bostar/img/stal.png Steel products including ribbed bars, angles, flat bars, steel profiles, and reinforcement meshes. Sold to construction buyers through Bostar depots.
• https://www.bostar.com.pl/wp-content/themes/bostar/img/regips.png Dry construction systems including gypsum board panels, profiles, and installation accessories. Sold to construction contractors and individual renovation customers.
• https://www.bostar.com.pl/wp-content/themes/bostar/img/pianki.png Sealants and adhesives including silicones, acrylics, foams, sealing adhesives, roofing sealants, caulking guns and dispensers, and sealant accessories. Sold as part of the construction materials assortment.
• https://www.bostar.com.pl/wp-content/themes/bostar/img/ogrod.png Garden products including tools, couplings, hoses, pressure washers, soil and substrates, and accessories. Sold to individual customers and contractors through Bostar depots.
• https://www.bostar.com.pl/wp-content/themes/bostar/img/bruk.png Paving and landscaping products including palisades, curbs and edgings, impregnators, paving stones, perforated concrete slabs, aggregates, sands, and geotextile fabrics. Sold to construction and landscaping customers.
• https://www.bostar.com.pl/wp-content/themes/bostar/img/drewno.png Construction wood products, primarily OSB boards. Sold to construction buyers through Bostar depots and the online store.

Quantifiable outcome

• 600,000+ orders completed

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• TauroncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTauron is a major Polish energy company. Bostar serves as an authorized distributor for Tauron products.
• Polska Grupa Górnicza (PGG)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPolska Grupa Górnicza is Poland's largest coal mining group. Bostar is an authorized distributor of PGG coal products.
• WęglokokscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWęglokoks is a Polish state-owned coal trading company. Bostar serves as an authorized distributor.
• BogdankacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBogdanka is a Polish coal mining company. Bostar is an authorized seller of Bogdanka products.
• FavbetminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFavbet is a Polish online casino. Bostar signed a sponsorship agreement with Favbet as part of marketing collaboration.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• CRH plc: CRH is a global building materials group with vertically integrated operations across aggregates, cement, and concrete products. It is a broad incumbent comparable in product scope, though it operates upstream of Bostar's distribution focus.
• Leroy Merlin Polska: Leroy Merlin operates large-format DIY/home improvement stores across Poland, carrying bricks, cement, insulation, steel, and garden products. It competes with Bostar's building materials line at a broader scale with deeper SKU depth, though it does not sell solid fuels.
• Castorama Polska: Castorama is a major Polish DIY chain (part of Kingfisher) selling construction materials, tools, and home improvement goods. It overlaps with Bostar's building materials assortment on the retail side but does not distribute solid heating fuels.
• Saint-Gobain: Saint-Gobain is a global building materials manufacturer and distributor with strong presence in Poland across insulation, drywall, and construction chemicals. Its distribution arm competes with Bostar in several of Bostar's stocked categories.
• Travis Perkins: Travis Perkins is the UK's largest building materials distributor, serving contractors and consumers through merchant branches. It is a broader incumbent analogue to Bostar's depot-based distribution model, though operating in a different geography.
• Bricomarché Polska: Bricomarché is a Polish DIY and home improvement chain carrying construction materials, tools, and outdoor products. It competes with Bostar's building materials assortment at the retail level, though without the solid-fuel distribution line.

Direct peers

• Grupa PSB (Polskie Składy Budowlane): Grupa PSB is Poland's largest network of independent building materials wholesalers, distributing bricks, cement, insulation, and related products through hundreds of partner locations. Like Bostar, it serves both retail customers and contractors, and competes directly in the same Polish distribution channels.
• Majster Plus: Majster Plus is a Polish building materials retail chain selling bricks, cement, insulation, drywall, and tools to consumers and small contractors. Its assortment and customer profile closely overlap Bostar's building materials division in Poland.

Others

• Węglokoks: Węglokoks is a Polish state-owned coal trading group and one of Bostar's authorized supplier partners. It is a supplier rather than direct competitor, but its wholesale trading operations intersect Bostar's market at the supply-distribution interface.

Regional players

• Polska Grupa Górnicza (PGG): PGG is Poland's largest coal producer and one of Bostar's authorized supplier partners. While primarily a mining company, its growing direct-to-customer sales overlap with Bostar's downstream distribution role in the Polish coal value chain.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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