HORNBACH Holding AG & Co. KGaA is a Germany-based retail and services group focused on home improvement, construction, gardening and related projects. Through its principal subsidiary, HORNBACH Baumarkt AG, the company operates large-format DIY stores and online shops offering building materials, tools, hardware, paint, flooring, garden products, plants and home improvement supplies.
The group also includes businesses serving professional customers and the construction sector, including HORNBACH Baustoff Union, which supplies building materials through specialized outlets. Its activities are complemented by property companies that manage and develop real estate used by the group’s retail operations.
HORNBACH traces its origins to a family-run business founded in 1877 in the southwestern German region of Palatinate. It opened its first combined home improvement and garden center in 1968 and has since expanded across Europe. Its retail operations serve customers in Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Switzerland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia through a combination of stores and digital channels.
The holding company is headquartered in Bornheim, Germany. It is led by Albrecht Hornbach, who serves as chief executive officer and represents the Hornbach family’s continuing involvement in the business.
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