HORNBACH Holding AG & Co. KGaA is a Germany-based retail holding company focused on home improvement, construction, and gardening. Through its operating businesses, the group sells building materials, tools, hardware, home-improvement products, garden supplies, plants, and related products through large-format stores and online channels.
The group’s principal operating company is HORNBACH Baumarkt AG, which operates do-it-yourself stores and garden centers serving private customers and professional tradespeople. HORNBACH also provides project-related services, including product advice, planning support, delivery, and installation-related solutions. Its retail activities are supported by HORNBACH Baustoff Union, which supplies building materials and related products, primarily to construction professionals and commercial customers.
HORNBACH traces its origins to 1877, when Michael Hornbach established a masonry business in the Palatinate region of Germany. The company opened its first combined home-improvement and garden store in 1968 and has since expanded its retail operations across Germany and other European markets, including the Netherlands, Austria, the Czech Republic, Luxembourg, Switzerland, and Slovakia. The holding company is headquartered in Bornheim, Germany, and its management includes Chief Executive Officer Albrecht Hornbach.
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