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Hilgefort under the ZÜBLIN roof in future

28 July 2025

Acquisition as part of an asset deal
All employees are taken on
Expansion of capacities and expertise in bridge construction

Züblin Stahlbau GmbH is taking over significant assets of Hilgefort GmbH, based in the district of Vechta in Lower Saxony, as part of an asset deal on August 1, 2025. With the takeover, ZÜBLIN Stahlbau secures the jobs of all 70 employees and will further expand the site in Dinklage within the area of bridge construction in order to position itself even more broadly in this segment with greater vertical integration.

Hilgefort specializes in plant component and apparatus construction and will be continued as a product at Züblin Stahlbau GmbH. As part of the asset deal, the company is taking over around 40,000 square meters of land, three large production halls and the movable fixed assets.

"With this acquisition, we are specifically expanding our capacities and expertise in the field of bridge construction - a decisive step in order to meet the urgently needed expansion of infrastructure in Germany," explains Marco Eckert, Technical Managing Director of Züblin Stahlbau GmbH. "At the same time, Hilgefort's specialist expertise in plant component and apparatus construction will be retained and will be further developed under the umbrella of ZÜBLIN Stahlbau."

The extensive know-how of the workforce is also particularly valuable: "I am very pleased that our employees will now be able to use their many years of experience in metalworking and welding technology under the roof of ZÜBLIN Stahlbau, which will also open up new perspectives for the workforce," says Ulrich Hilgefort, current Managing Director of Hilgefort GmbH, who will personally oversee the integration for ZÜBLIN Stahlbau.

The integration of the Dinklage site supports the growth strategy and strengthens the position of Züblin Stahlbau GmbH as a leading provider of steel building, steel plant and steel bridge construction.

Züblin Stahlbau GmbH

Züblin Stahlbau GmbH is a 100% subsidiary of Ed. Züblin AG and is part of the STRABAG SE group of companies. ZÜBLIN Stahlbau is an experienced, competent and internationally positioned partner for complex services in steel building, steel bridge and façade construction. Equipped with two modern production facilities, specialized know-how and strong partnerships in all areas, the company achieves the technically and economically optimal solution for its customers.

Züblin Stahlbau GmbH acquires significant assets of Hilgefort GmbH, based in the district of Vechta in Lower Saxony, as part of an asset deal.

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Ed. Züblin AG
Die Ed. Züblin AG, Stuttgart, beschäftigt rd.15.000 Mitarbeiter:innen und ist mit einer jährlichen Leistung von rd. 4,8 Mrd. € eines der größten deutschen Bauunternehmen. ZÜBLIN realisiert seit 1898 erfolgreich anspruchsvolle Bauprojekte im In- und Ausland und ist im STRABAG-Konzern die führende Marke für Hoch- und Ingenieurbau. Das Leistungsspektrum umfasst alle baurelevanten Aufgaben – vom komplexen Schlüsselfertigbau, Ingenieur- und Tunnelbau bis hin zu Baulogistik, Bauwerkserhaltung, Spezialtiefbau, Holz- oder Stahlbau. Gestützt auf das Know-how ihrer Zentralen Technik bietet ZÜBLIN zudem integriertes Planen und Bauen aus einer Hand an. Wir betrachten Bauwerke ganzheitlich, über den gesamten Lebenszyklus, setzen auf partnerschaftliches Bauen mit TEAMCONCEPT® und treiben Digitalisierung, Nachhaltigkeit und Innovation stetig voran. Gemeinsam, im STRABAG-Konzernverbund und mit externen Partner:innen, arbeiten wir konsequent daran, Planen und Bauen ressourcenschonend und klimaneutral zu machen. Weitere Informationen unter www.zueblin.de

Ed. Züblin AG
Stuttgart-based Ed. Züblin AG, with approximately 15,000 employees and an annual output of around € 4.8 billion, is one of Germany’s largest construction companies. ZÜBLIN, which has been successfully realising challenging construction projects in Germany and abroad since 1898, is the STRABAG Group’s leading brand for building construction and civil engineering. The range of services covers all construction-related tasks – from complex turnkey construction, civil engineering and tunnelling to construction logistics, structural maintenance, ground engineering and timber and steel construction. Supported by the expertise of its Zentrale Technik competence centre, ZÜBLIN also offers integrated design-and-build services from a single source. We take an end-to-end view of buildings over their entire life cycle, with a focus on collaborative construction using our TEAMCONCEPT® partnering model while constantly promoting and advancing the topics of digitalisation, sustainability and innovation. Together within the STRABAG Group and with our external partners, we are working systematically to make the design-and-build processes resource-friendly and climate-neutral. More information is available at www.zueblin.de.