Wolff & Müller

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WOLFF & MÜLLER Holding GmbH & Co. KG

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legal form GmbH & Co. KG
founding 1936
Seat Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen , Germany
management Management: Albert Dürr, Udo Berner, Oliver Wilm
Number of employees Over 2,000 (2019)
sales EUR 1,000 million (2019)
Branch Construction
Website www.wolff-mueller.de

The Wolff & Müller Holding GmbH & Co. KG (own notation: WOLFF & MÜLLER) is a family owned construction company with headquarters in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen and federal offices. With around 2,000 employees and an annual output of EUR 850 million in 2017, Wolff & Müller is one of the largest providers in Germany. The company operates the three business areas of construction, building materials / raw materials and services. The construction sector is represented in structural and industrial construction , civil engineering and road construction , civil engineering , steel construction and building renovation. The building materials / raw materials business area includes construction and raw material extraction and processing. The services division of the Wolff & Müller Group is mainly active in the areas of purchasing optimization and property management.

history

From 1936 to the 1960s

The construction company Wolff & Müller was founded in Stuttgart in 1936 by the builder Gottlob Müller and the graduate engineer Karl Wolff . Three years later, the company had around 1,500 employees and built bridges, sewage treatment plants, houses and industrial objects in the region, mainly for Bosch and Daimler-Benz . After the end of the war, Wolff & Müller participated in the reconstruction of the destroyed city of Stuttgart. In 1949 Gottlob Müller became the sole shareholder and initiated the expansion of the branch network. Künzelsau was the first of a total of 28 branches throughout Germany today. In the construction boom of the 1950s, the company built both high-rise buildings for social housing as well as numerous facilities with condominiums and terraced houses. At the same time, Wolff & Müller embarked on the path of diversification with the expansion of business activities in areas related to construction, including with their own wood, gravel and concrete plant.

From the 1970s to 2004

In the 1970s, the company began producing prefabricated wooden houses and, in view of rising construction prices, also began renovating and refurbishing old buildings. In 1976, Wolff & Müller was active internationally for the first time, with major projects in Nigeria and Saudi Arabia .

In 1977 Wolfgang Dürr, Gottlob Müller's son-in-law, joined the company as a member of the management team. Under his chairmanship, the company expanded in the field of turnkey construction , regional expansion to the north and east and the establishment of construction-related services. In 1987 the building construction and civil engineering and road construction divisions were separated within the corporate structure in order to take into account the different construction methods in these two areas. In the 1990s, Wolff & Müller expanded its portfolio in the field of building materials and services with companies for energy consulting (especially electricity and gas), insurance consulting, purchasing bundling, project development and real estate management. In 2002 PST Spezialtiefbau Süd was integrated into the group of companies.

From 2005

After Wolfgang Dürr's death in 2005, his son Albert Dürr took over and became a member of the management team in 2006. He continued the strategy of specialization in defined construction segments. This was also anchored in company law in 2008 - with the establishment of the operating companies Regional Construction, Special Construction and Civil Engineering and Road Construction under the umbrella of Wolff & Müller Holding. At the same time, the topics of digitization and sustainability in construction were pushed forward. Since 2010, Wolff & Müller has been the first German construction company to be completely CO 2 -neutral. Building Information Modeling , a holistic model for planning, realizing and using buildings, has been in use since 2008. With the participation in the companies Fischer Stahlbau and Fischer Glasscon in 2012, the group further expanded its steel construction expertise. In the same year, the fourth operating company, Government Services, was founded for construction projects for customers in the government sector at home and abroad, especially US armed forces.

The construction division of the Wolff & Müller Group has had its current structure since 2015 with the four divisions of structural and industrial construction, civil and road construction, civil engineering and government services. In 2015 Wolff & Müller was named the overall winner of the nationwide “Construction Company of the Year” competition. As of 2016, the company is one of the "Top 500 family businesses" and this year also won the Baden-Württemberg environmental award.

The Wolff & Müller Group is represented at 27 locations in Germany.

organization

The company's organizational structure is as follows:

WOLFF & MÜLLER Group
Holding
Construction division Construction and raw materials Services
Structural and industrial construction Civil engineering and road construction Civil engineering Government Services

Managing directors

  • Albert Dürr, managing partner
  • Udo Berner, Commercial Director Construction
  • Oliver Wilm, commercial director

Advisory Board

  • Gerhard Wirth, partner and member of the law firm Gleiss Lutz
  • Friedrich Stähler, former CEO of Deutsche Bank AG Corporate Customers Region Württemberg
  • Erwin Staudt, former President of VfB Stuttgart and previously Chairman of the Management Board of IBM Germany
  • Fritz Berner, professor and full professor of the Institute for Construction Management at the University of Stuttgart, former co-partner and chairman of the board of the construction company BAM Germany
  • Shervin Haghsheno, University Professor at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Managing Director of the Institute for Technology and Management in Construction, Head of the Department of Construction and Construction Process Management and Managing Partner of Haghsheno Investment & Consulting GmbH

Business areas and services

Construction division

  1. Building and industrial construction: Wolff & Müller Hoch- und Industriebau GmbH & Co. KG is represented at 12 locations and offers shell construction, turnkey construction and building in existing buildings. The range of services includes industrial / commercial buildings, office, commercial and administrative buildings, hotels and modular buildings, medical facilities, logistics centers, multi-storey car parks and underground garages as well as educational and cultural institutions.
  2. Civil engineering and road construction: The services of Wolff & Müller Tief- und Straßenbau GmbH & Co. KG range from road construction through civil engineering and sewer construction to development of building areas and town center renovations. The 100 percent subsidiary PST Spezialtiefbau Süd GmbH specializes in foundations and excavations of all kinds.
  3. Civil engineering: Wolff & Müller Ingenieurbau GmbH specializes in the construction of power plants as well as projects in the field of municipal services such as sewage treatment plants, waterworks, flood protection facilities, rail and road tunnels in open construction and bridge structures.
  4. Government Services: Wolff & Müller Government Services GmbH & Co. KG looks after construction projects for customers in the government sector at home and abroad, especially US armed forces. The offer includes the planning and implementation of high-rise and industrial buildings, traffic routes and related services such as technical facility management.

Construction-related business areas

The construction-related business areas are divided into the areas of construction and raw materials as well as services.

  1. Construction and raw materials: This area includes, among other things, gravel works for the company's own production of raw materials, various investments in the building materials sector and investments in raw materials that are independent of the construction cycle, such as special sands and vermiculite.
  2. Services: This area includes several service providers. Wolff & Müller Energy GmbH supports companies in purchasing energy, purchasing green electricity and maintaining their own CO 2 neutrality. Wolff & Müllerkaufpartner GmbH has specialized in the procurement of indirect goods and services. Wolff & Müller Immobilien-Service GmbH manages in-house and third-party residential and commercial facilities. The portfolio also includes facility management.

environment

Since 2009, Wolff & Müller has only used electricity from renewable energies, especially hydropower. According to the confirmation of TÜV Rheinland, Wolff & Müller has been building CO 2 -neutral since 2010 by offsetting the carbon dioxide generated in administration, in the vehicle fleet, when operating buildings, in production facilities and on construction sites. Wolff & Müller is a project partner of the Ludwigsburg environmental foundation NatureLife-International, which is setting up forest farms on the Philippine island of Leyte. As buffer zones, these protect remains of the primeval forest, stabilize slopes at risk of erosion and at the same time offer people food and income.

dispute

In 2017, the city of Stuttgart terminated the contract with Wolff & Müller to build the Rosenstein tunnel due to safety violations and disproportionately high claims for supplements. The company denied the allegations and blamed the city for delays in construction due to planning changes. The dispute is now in court. In addition, the city of Freiburg and its transport companies are arguing with Wolff & Müller over a year after the completion of the Kronenbrücke over the costs, at the beginning of 2020 out of court.

Awards

  • Construction company of the year 2018 in the building construction category
  • Axia Award 2017, special integration award
  • Environmental award for companies in Baden-Württemberg 2016
  • Best medium-sized employer in the construction sector 2016
  • Construction company of the year 2015, overall victory
  • iTWO Award 2015, Most Collaborative Use in Europe
  • Construction company of the year 2014 in the field of building construction
  • German Sustainability Award 2014, Top 3 most sustainable medium-sized companies
  • iTWO Award 2014, Best Technical Workflow
  • iTWO Award 2013, Best Practicing Contractor in Germany

Projects

The company has implemented the following projects, among others:

literature

  • Bormann, A. et al. (2015): Building Information Modeling: Technological Basics and Industrial Practice, Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien, ISBN 978-3-658-05605-6 .

Web links

Commons : Wolff und Müller Bauunternehmung  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Family company WOLFF & MÜLLER: Oliver Wilm (47) is the new managing director. Family Businesses in Focus (FiFo) , May 13, 2020, accessed on May 13, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Euref-Campus :: Sustainability already in the construction process - construction partner Wolff & Müller on the EUREF-Campus. In: www.euref.de. Retrieved July 29, 2016 .
  3. ↑ WOLFF & MÜLLER awarded for BIM commitment | momentum. Retrieved July 29, 2016 .
  4. ↑ Innovation leader in medium-sized companies: WOLFF & MÜLLER Group. Archived from the original on July 11, 2016 ; Retrieved July 29, 2016 .
  5. ↑ Locations | WOLFF & MÜLLER Holding. In: www.wolff-mueller.de. Retrieved July 29, 2016 .
  6. ↑ Profile | WOLFF & MÜLLER Holding. In: www.wolff-mueller.de. Retrieved July 29, 2016 .
  7. ↑ Stuttgarter Nachrichten, Stuttgart, Germany: Rosenstein Tunnel: Major order for Wolff & Müller - Stuttgarter Nachrichten. Retrieved July 29, 2016 .
  8. ↑ Wolff & Müller relies on "Fleet iD" - secure driver's license control with the market leader fleet innovation. January 12, 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2016 .
  9. ↑ Thomas Braun: Rosenstein tunnel in Stuttgart: These are the reasons for the cost explosion. Stuttgarter Nachrichten, April 3, 2019, accessed on February 12, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Simone Höhl: City and construction company argue for millions after the construction of the Freiburg Crown Bridge. Badische Zeitung, February 10, 2020, accessed on February 12, 2020 .
  11. ↑ Measurable quality improvement - specialist conference, panel discussion and award ceremony in the nhow Hotel Berlin. In: this-magazin.de. November 20, 2018. Retrieved November 23, 2018 .
  12. ↑ axia award. Retrieved on February 26, 2018 (German).
  13. ↑ The winners of the environmental award for companies 2016 . ( baden-wuerttemberg.de [accessed on August 15, 2017]).
  14. ↑ Germany's best employer 2016 | 2016-01-29. In: kununu.com. Retrieved July 29, 2016 .
  15. ↑ Note on the sponsor's page of the award
  16. ↑ WOLFF & MÜLLER as a best practice company in the use of BIM ... In: www.finanz-anzeiger.de. Archived from the original on August 22, 2016 ; Retrieved July 29, 2016 .
  17. ↑ The "Construction Company of the Year" 2014. July 10, 2014, accessed on July 29, 2016 .
  18. ↑ Germany's front runner in sustainability honored, press release: Büro German Sustainability Award (p. 3). In: web.archive.org. German Sustainability Award Foundation, December 1, 2014, accessed on July 29, 2016 .
  19. ↑ iTWO World 2014 Review. Archived from the original on July 29, 2016 ; Retrieved July 29, 2016 .
  20. ↑ iTWO World 2013 Review. Archived from the original on July 29, 2016 ; Retrieved July 29, 2016 .
  21. ↑ Home | WOLFF & MÜLLER Holding, Business Areas References. In: www.wolff-mueller.de. Retrieved July 29, 2016 .