echle bau gmbh & co.

What echle bau gmbh & co. does

Echle Bau GmbH & Co. KG is a privately held, founder-owned regional construction company headquartered in Lahr-Reichenbach in the Ortenau district of Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg, Germany, with a second operational site in Oberharmersbach. Founded in 1992 when master mason Markus Echle acquired the Baugesch\u00e4ft Dilger in Seelbach with six employees, the company was restructured into a GmbH & Co. KG in 2016 and had grown to 15 employees by 2021. It serves private homeowners, businesses, and municipalities exclusively within the Ortenau region and surrounding area, with no operations outside Germany.

The company's service portfolio spans four core lines \u2014 Hochbau/Hausbau (residential and commercial building construction), Geb\u00e4udesanierung (building renovation including energy upgrades, masonry drying, brick and facade repair, and concrete restoration), Au\u00e4enanlagen/Pflasterarbeiten (outdoor landscaping and paving with natural materials), and Erdarbeiten (earthworks and excavation) \u2014 plus specialized offerings in Abdichtungstechnik (waterproofing) and Wasserbau (hydraulic engineering including fish ladders and weir renewal). Construction is delivered using traditional masonry methods applied to modern materials (brick, autoclaved aerated concrete, concrete with full thermal insulation) and meets standards including the KfW 55 energy-efficiency subsidy level; turnkey projects are executed in modular construction with coordination of follow-on finishing trades. All work is performed by directly employed, internally trained tradespeople rather than subcontractors, supported by an owned fleet that includes excavators, laser measuring instruments, and a 26-tonne MAN TGS truck with Palfinger crane.

Commercially, Echle Bau operates a direct, sales-led go-to-market: customers contact the firm by phone, email, or website form, projects are scoped through consultation and site visits, and revenue is generated as one-time project-based contracts. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is quoted individually per project, with a free cost estimate offered for renovation work. Marketing is limited to the corporate website (echle-bau.de), local map listings, and regional word-of-mouth. The business is wholly owned by Markus Echle through the Markus Echle Verwaltungs GmbH general-partner entity, with no external institutional investors, no subsidiaries, and no disclosed funding history.

Name

echle bau gmbh & co.

Legal name

Echle Bau GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://echle-bau.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Echle Bau GmbH & Co. KG is a privately held regional construction company in the Ortenau district of Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg, Germany, employing 15 staff to deliver residential building, renovation, earthworks, and exterior landscaping services to private homeowners, businesses, and municipalities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

General Construction & Building Services

NAICS

Residential Building Construction (2361), Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (236220)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs (1520), General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMAFABAE

Residential Design-Build & Renovation-Integrated Builders

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Construction & Civil Engineering/Residential Building Construction

SECONDARYIMAFACAA

Office & Corporate Building Construction

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Construction & Civil Engineering/Commercial & Institutional Building Construction

Keywords

• Residential construction services
• Building renovation services
• Earthworks excavation
• Exterior landscaping paving
• Masonry general contractor

Headquarters

HQ city

Lahr

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Construction contracting (Bauaufträge): Project-based revenue from construction contracts for residential, commercial, and industrial buildings. Services include new construction, conversion/extension, renovation, exterior landscaping, and earthworks. Revenue is generated as one-time project fees, with turnkey objects including follow-up finishing trades generating additional revenue streams.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Echle Bau is a regional construction contractor that builds solid masonry (Massivhaus) residential and commercial buildings, performs building renovations and structural repairs, executes earthworks, and designs exterior landscaping and paving works for private homeowners, businesses, and municipalities in the Ortenau region. The company also delivers specialized work in building waterproofing and hydraulic engineering (fish ladders, riverbank modeling, weir renewal), and constructs energy-efficient buildings to KfW 55 standard.

Product overview

Echle Bau GmbH & Co. KG is a regional construction company offering a comprehensive portfolio of building services. The core offerings consist of Hochbau/Hausbau (residential and commercial construction), Gebäudesanierung (building renovation), Außenanlagen/Pflasterarbeiten (outdoor areas and paving), and Erdarbeiten (earthwork). Supporting services include Rohbau (structural shell work), Umbau/Sanierung/Modernisierung (conversion/renovation), Anbau (extensions), and specialized Abdichtungstechnik (waterproofing) and Wasserbau (hydraulic engineering). The company builds solid houses (Massivhäuser) using various materials including brick, aerated concrete, and concrete with thermal insulation, and constructs energy-efficient KfW55 standard buildings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hochbau / Hausbau (Structural / Residential Construction) Construction of single-family houses, terraced houses, and multi-family houses for private Bauherren, plus Zweck- (functional) and Verwaltungs- (administrative) buildings for companies and municipalities, using classic materials (brick, autoclaved aerated concrete, concrete with full thermal insulation) in modern application, including KfW 55 energy-efficient construction.
• Gebäudesanierung (Building Renovation) Comprehensive building renovation services including energy-efficient retrofits, structural modifications, masonry drying, brick repairs, facade renovation, and concrete restoration for private homeowners, businesses, and municipalities.
• Außenanlagen / Pflasterarbeiten (Exterior Landscaping & Paving) Planning, design, and execution of outdoor areas including paths, plazas, garden design, and natural-stone installations using natural materials (Natursteine, Sande, Kiese, Hölzer) harmonised with the building architecture.
• Erdarbeiten (Earthworks) Earthworks including topsoil stripping, excavations, foundation-pit digging, backfilling, grading, excavator work, and connection/development work for residential and commercial sites.
• Abdichtungstechnik (Waterproofing & Structural Repair) Building waterproofing and structural repair services including drying of wet walls, permanent sealing, exterior insulation in backfilled areas, and crack repair in concrete walls.
• Wasserbau (Hydraulic Engineering) Specialized water construction services including fish ladders (Fischtreppe / Fischaufstiegshilfe), riverbank modeling with natural stones, and weir renewal, typically delivered for municipalities and public-sector clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• Projects realized reliably, in high quality, and always on budget and on schedule (zuverlässig in hoher Qualität und stets budget- und termingerecht)

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Köster GmbH: Köster is a German general contractor providing turnkey building and civil construction services. Its multi-trade project delivery and commercial or institutional customer base are comparable to Echle Bau's integrated model, although Köster operates at substantially greater scale.
• GOLDBECK GmbH: GOLDBECK specializes in design-build commercial and industrial buildings with a coordinated project-delivery model. It overlaps with Echle Bau's purpose-built and administrative building work, but has a much larger national footprint.
• Bremer AG: Bremer delivers turnkey commercial and industrial construction projects. Its project management, multi-trade coordination, and building-construction customer base make it relevant to Echle Bau's nonresidential work.
• Ten Brinke Group: Ten Brinke develops and constructs residential and commercial properties across a broader European footprint. Its general-building and project-delivery activities are comparable to Echle Bau's residential and turnkey construction model.

Broad incumbents

• Ed. Züblin AG: Ed. Züblin is a major German contractor covering building, civil engineering, and complex turnkey projects. It shares Echle Bau's building-construction and project-coordination activities but serves a much broader market and project scale.
• Max Bögl GmbH & Co. KGaA: Max Bögl is a large German construction and engineering group active in building, civil, infrastructure, and precast construction. Its building and earthworks capabilities overlap with Echle Bau, but its geographic reach and project scale are substantially larger.
• STRABAG SE: STRABAG is a large European construction group providing building, civil engineering, and infrastructure services. It is comparable through its project-based construction model and building-construction capabilities, although it is not a regional specialist like Echle Bau.
• HOCHTIEF AG: HOCHTIEF is an international construction and infrastructure contractor with substantial building and project-management capabilities. It shares Echle Bau's general contracting and turnkey delivery characteristics at a much larger scale.
• PORR AG: PORR is a European construction group covering building construction, civil engineering, and infrastructure. Its building-project and multi-trade delivery model is comparable to Echle Bau, but its market reach is considerably broader.
• Implenia AG: Implenia is a European construction and real-estate services group active in building, civil engineering, and modernization. Its construction-project and renovation activities overlap with Echle Bau, though Implenia operates at substantially greater scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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