Goldbeck GmbH, a family-owned construction firm headquartered in Bielefeld-Ummeln near Bielefeld, Germany, traces its origins to September 1, 1969, when engineer Ortwin Goldbeck started it with seven employees producing steel construction elements. Early partners Hans-Heinrich Knufinke and Dieter Pohlmann handled commercial and sales operations, enabling expansion from steel halls to office buildings and multi-storey car parks by the mid-1980s using in-house modular elements.
In 2007, Ortwin handed management to sons Jörg-Uwe and Jan-Hendrik, who grew the workforce from 1,600 to over 13,000 by 2025 across more than 100 European locations, including 15 precast concrete plants. Total turnover reached €6.3 billion in the 2024/25 financial year, with record orders of €7 billion despite market challenges. The firm completed 510 turnkey projects that year, including 292 logistics and factory buildings, 85 offices, 79 car parks, ten schools, and 15 sports halls, plus 172 residential units and 22 refurbishments.
Recent highlights include Germany's largest-ever order in 2024: ten customs training centers totaling 13,500 square meters each, with completion from late 2027. Acquisitions like France's GSE in 2019 and Denmark's DS Gruppen in 2022 extended reach into southern Europe and Scandinavia. In 2025, GOLDBECK Elements began selling prefabricated components like bathrooms, steel frameworks, and facades externally from its factories. The company also manages facility services and public-sector builds under GOLDBECK Public Partner.