Karl group of companies
| Karl / Karl Bau group of companies | |
|---|---|
| legal form | GmbH |
| founding | 1966 |
| Seat | Innernzell |
| management | Günther Karl (founder) Günter Karl André Karl |
| Number of employees | about 400 |
| Website | www.karl-gruppe.de |
| As of June 6, 2017 | |
The Karl group of companies ( spelling KARL Group ) consists of around 44 companies and is headquartered in Innernzell in the Bavarian Forest . Her fields of activity include construction, industry, real estate and energy.
Karl Bau GmbH
Karl Bau GmbH is a family-run construction company based in Innernzell in Lower Bavaria . The construction company forms the core of the Karl group of companies.
The company was founded in 1966 by Günther Karl sen. founded as a dredging trade. In 1971 the company headquarters was built in Innernzell, today's main administrative location. In the period that followed, the construction company was expanded regularly and significantly. There were also takeovers in many areas, such as B.
- 1978 two construction companies in Bodenmais and Stuttgart ,
- 1980 a textile factory in Augsburg and a paper factory in Teisnach ,
- 1992 a spinning mill in Bayreuth ,
- 1996 a construction company in Munich and a ventilator factory in Göttingen and
- 2002 of Holzmann Holding and 4 subsidiaries in Berlin.
In addition, the hydroelectric power plants u. a. in the Bavarian forest , in Augsburg, at the Kriebstein dam (also owned by the Karl Group), in Gumpenried , Wolfsheck , Baienfurt and Albbruck . The hydropower plants are operated by subsidiaries and the electricity generated is fed into the public grid.
A process was developed and patented for the Leaning Tower of Pisa in 1990 that was supposed to save the tower from collapsing. However, the procedure was not used. A patent has also been filed for a method for demolishing large silos.
The company is in the second generation of family ownership. Over time, the founding company was expanded to include the following companies from the Karl group in order to separate the individual activities in a meaningful way.
Range of services
The group of companies is active in the fields of construction, industry, real estate and energy.
- Construction : In addition to earthworks, motorway and road construction and development work, large-scale and special demolitions and the remediation of contaminated sites are also carried out.
- Industry : The group of companies either takes over industrial sites and develops them sustainably or restructures companies in need of restructuring.
- Real estate : Buying and selling real estate, real estate management and real estate projects are the focus of this area, especially commercial properties.
- Energy : The group of companies owns seven hydropower plants in Germany, which generate around 60 million kW hours per year and thus electricity for around 50,000 people. The company entered the energy sector in 1983 with the acquisition of the first hydropower plant in the Bavarian Forest.
Controversy
Demolitions
Among other things, the Karl group of companies ensured that various structures were demolished quickly and spectacularly, including the demolition of the Nibelungenhalle in Passau in 2004 and the demolition of the Max Bridge in Deggendorf in 2000 (contrary to what had been agreed, Günther Karl let the bridge fall into the Danube) .
Daglfing trotting track
In 2005, the Karl group of companies spectacularly acquired the Daglfing trotting track (20 ha ) in Munich . In return, she committed herself to building a new equestrian facility in Maisach . This should be done on an area of 64 ha.
In 2016, after years of legal dispute, the construction company and the trotting club agreed that the trotters could use the track in Daglfing until at least 2022, but probably until 2025. The association receives 3.8 million euros from the construction company and is discharged by the construction company. At the same time, the construction company now only undertakes to build a 1000-meter-long track, whereas the trotting club would have to provide the property.
Deggendorf ice rink
In 2013 the population in Deggendorf and the surrounding area controversially discussed the award of the renovation of the Deggendorf ice rink on the basis of leasehold; In this award, the offer from the Karl group was the only offer available to the Deggendorf city council. The city rented the ice rink back for 5 percent of the investment sum raised by the Karl group of companies annually and was given the right to buy back the arena from the group for the purchase price of the investment sum raised after 30 years at the current value.
In March 2016, the city of Deggendorf announced that it would buy back the ice rink for an estimated 8.4 million euros. However, with a federal grant of 2 million euros, the actual costs for the city would only be 6.4 million euros.
"Karl Tower" Deggendorf
In the city of Deggendorf, in which the Karl corporate group owns several shopping centers and the newly built ice rink in addition to a number of residential buildings and some student residences, the corporate group is currently planning the redevelopment of a district between the old town, the Danube and the technical university . The majority of the land is owned by the group of companies. However, the planned new administration high -rise (" Karl Tower ") with a height of 36 m on the edge of the historic old town was discussed controversially in the region ; this skyscraper would stand out prominently from the silhouette of the city. As of December 3, 2014, three city councilors of the Free Voters began collecting signatures for a referendum to limit the height of the high-rise building to 22 m. On January 13, 2014, the initiative was able to hand over far more than the required 1,800 signatures in Deggendorf town hall. The referendum took place on March 22, 2015. The council request opposed to the referendum reached 68%, the referendum 51%. The key question was decided with 60% in favor of the council request. However, both requests could not achieve the necessary quorum of 20% (city council: 19%, citizens: 12%; with a voter turnout of 32%) and were therefore not binding. The referendum failed, the city council resolution stipulating a height of 36 m for the planned building remained valid.
Awards
On November 20, 2010 Günther Karl sen. appointed honorary senator of the TH Deggendorf .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ History ( Memento from October 30, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ energy. Karl Bau GmbH, accessed on November 24, 2014 .
- ↑ History ( Memento from October 30, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Business areas ( Memento from December 27, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Passauer Neue Presse of April 10, 2004: demolition perfect three weeks ahead of time
- ↑ Deggendorfer Zeitung of November 27th, 2000: Plan changed: Alte Maxbrücke tipped into the Danube / The clients feel "duped"
- ^ The Karl Group in the real estate sector ( Memento from December 16, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Trotting track hangs in the air. merkur.de, December 9, 2016, accessed on July 12, 2017 .
- ^ Including Deggendorfer Zeitung of July 30, 2013: Günther Karl is renovating the ice rink
- ↑ Including Deggendorfer Zeitung from August 1, 2013: Letters to the editor Who bears the risk? and what Günther Karl is planning fits
- ^ Hannes Lehner: City wants to buy back the ice rink. wochenblatt.de, March 15, 2016, accessed on July 13, 2017 .
- ↑ Surprising grant: two million from the federal government for the ice rink. PNP , February 26, 2016, accessed July 13, 2017 .
- ↑ City council for new district - including high-rise. PNP , October 20, 2014, accessed November 25, 2014 .
- ^ Stg: Former head of the building department: Massive criticism of high-rise plans. In: Passauer Neue Presse . September 14, 2014, accessed November 25, 2014 .
- ^ Citizens' petitions against the Karl-Hochhaus. In: Passauer Neue Presse . December 3, 2014, accessed December 4, 2014 .
- ↑ Citizens' petition against Deggendorf high-rise building. br.de, January 13, 2015, archived from the original on January 20, 2015 ; accessed on January 13, 2015 .
- ↑ Citizens' decision: 36 meter high-rise can be built in Deggendorf. PNP , March 22, 2015, accessed March 22, 2015 .
- ↑ Deggendorfer Zeitung of November 22, 2010: Deggendorfer University Prize for Health Project - building contractor Günther Karl appointed honorary senator of the university