In transition: The new generation of the precast concrete industry
Figure: BFT International
Figure: BWN GmbH – Betonwerk Niendieck
Figure: BFT International
Figure: BFT International
Figure: BFT International
Figure: BFT International
Figure: BFT International
Figure: BFT International
Figure: BFT International
Figure: BFT International
Figure: BWN GmbH – Betonwerk Niendieck
Figure: BFT International
In 2019, entrepreneur Jens Niendieck acquired what is now BWN GmbH – Betonwerk Niendieck based in Bad Laer in the German State of Lower Saxony, followed by consistent modernization and remarkable growth. This was achieved by expanding the company’s product portfolio, continuously improving existing products, increasing the number of employees from three to 28, and an excellently filled order book. BFT International editor Karla Knitter visited Jens Niendieck in Bad Laer and gained valuable insights into a precast plant in transition.
Why sell/buy a precast plant?
More often than not, corporate succession planning is not an easy task. In the case of BWN, the previous owner of the business founded in 1911 lacked a suitable successor, which is why an external buyer had to be found for the company. Niendieck, who had worked as a sales manager for large precast operations before becoming self-employed, was looking for such a challenge at the time. “I wanted to be my own boss. I immediately saw the great potential of this precast plant,” Niendieck reports.
At that time, only truck scale decks were produced in Bad Laer by the then...
