STRABAG subsidiary ZÜBLIN Spezialtiefbau has acquired BAUER Spezialtiefbau (Austria) for an undisclosed amount.
The deal enhances ZÜBLIN’s foothold in the Austrian market.
BAUER Spezialtiefbau (Austria) is the Austrian unit of Germany’s BAUER Spezialtiefbau GmbH, which forms part of the BAUER Group’s Geotechnical Solutions segment.
ZÜBLIN management board member Reinhard Kerschner said: “This acquisition is an important step in our growth strategy. By merging with BAUER Spezialtiefbau Austria, we can deepen our expertise in the field of pile construction and we are very pleased to welcome the new team to our ranks.”
This move is set to bolster ZÜBLIN’s expertise in specialised deep foundation services, combining strengths in diaphragm walls, grouting, groundwater drainage, and piles.
The integration with BAUER Spezialtiefbau’s pile-focused expertise is expected to provide a more comprehensive range of services to meet diverse customer needs, from regional endeavours to large-scale construction sites.
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This development follows a stable year for Ed. ZÜBLIN, which reported a construction output of approximately €4.6bn ($5.2bn) in 2024, a slight decrease from €4.7bn in the previous year.
The company’s output share in Germany increased from 84% to 86%, with an order backlog of €8.6bn as of 31 December.
Despite a drop in order intake from around €6bn in 2023 to approximately €4.2bn, partly due to the acquisition of three major projects in 2023, ZÜBLIN maintains a positive outlook for this financial year.
ZÜBLIN management board member Stephan von der Heyde said: “We expect stable business development in the current year. Our course for the future is set: planning and building in a resource-conserving and climate-neutral way – across all business areas.
“Thanks to our wide range of services, we have a broad base and assume that orders in infrastructure and industrial construction will continue to cushion the current sometimes challenging building construction sector.”
