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- Bauer AG BAUER Aktiengesellschaft (BRAGF) is a Germany-based holding company and leading global provider of services, equipment, and products related to ground and groundwater, specializing in demanding specialist foundation engineering works and related markets. The company operates through three synergistic segments: Geotechnical Solutions, which delivers specialist foundation engineering services including construction of complex excavation pits, foundations, vertical sealing systems, cut-off walls, and ground improvements; Equipment, encompassing the development and manufacture of high-performance machinery such as drilling rigs, duty-cycle cranes, trench cutters, pile driving and piling leader equipment, mixing and separation technology, anchor drilling rigs, maritime technologies, and mining solutions; and Resources, offering drilling services, water wells, environmental services like rehabilitation of contaminated sites, soil treatment, constructed wetlands, disposal, and natural resources projects. Bauer AG maintains a worldwide network across all continents with over 110 subsidiaries in approximately 70 countries, targeting infrastructure, construction, mining, and environmental sectors, and employs around 11,000 people.
Founded in 1790 and headquartered in Schrobenhausen, Germany, the company traces its roots to a coppersmith shop before pivoting to specialist foundation engineering in the mid-20th century, inventing key technologies like the ground anchor and going public in 2006.
In recent developments, Bauer AG reported total Group revenues of EUR 2.2 billion in 2024, reflecting a 19.2% increase year-over-year driven by major projects including one in Hungary, while maintaining stable EBIT at EUR 89.1 million amid global challenges; the company also restructured its Executive Board completely by September 2025 with the appointment of Martin Thormann and focused on cost reductions, innovation, and technology investments for 2025 growth. Strategically, BAUER Spezialtiefbau GmbH, the parent of the Geotechnical Solutions segment, sold its Austrian subsidiary BAUER Spezialtiefbau Ges.m.b.H. to STRABAG subsidiary ZÜBLIN Spezialtiefbau Ges.m.b.H. in May 2025 for an undisclosed amount, enabling an exit from the Austrian specialist foundation engineering market while supporting ZÜBLIN's expansion in pile construction, with full integration under the ZÜBLIN brand planned for 2026. Additionally, Bauer AG participated as an existing investor in construction tech startup abaut GmbH's EUR 3.2 million funding round in mid-2025, led by EquityPitcher Ventures and including Bayern Kapital and EIT RawMaterials, to advance AI-driven hardware and software for civil engineering and surface mining efficiency.