EVB BauPunkt Einkaufs- und Handelsgemeinschaft

EVB BauPunkt Einkaufs- und Handelsgemeinschaft GmbH & Co. KG is a German purchasing and trading cooperative (Einkaufs- und Handelsgemeinschaft) headquartered in Göppingen. It was founded in 1983 as EVB Einkaufs- und Vertriebsberatung GmbH and converted into a GmbH & Co. KG in 1991, at which point its members became shareholders (Gesellschafter). The organisation describes itself as a union of independent and innovative dealers in construction machinery, construction equipment and tools in the German-speaking region, and as one of the leading purchasing associations in the specialist trade. The cooperative's core purpose is joint purchasing for its shareholders, who are legally independent specialist dealers. Beyond central procurement, EVB BauPunkt provides logistics through its own central warehouse (Zentrallager Profi Baubedarf GmbH), central invoicing (Zentralfakturierung), bonus rebates (Bonusrückvergütung), IT solutions for ERP, webshop and PIM, marketing packages and service offerings. The stated promise is to let shareholders concentrate on their core business — advising and serving their own customers — while the association handles purchasing, logistics and digital infrastructure. By January 2011 the association counted 91 shareholders operating a total of 138 locations across seven European countries. In addition to Germany, the group was represented in Italy, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Slovakia and Switzerland. Its shareholders are active in Germany and neighbouring European countries, and the association positions itself as a market leader in the construction sector. EVB BauPunkt has also expanded into equipment rental. At the bauma 2010 trade fair in Munich it announced the launch of a nationwide 5-star rental network (5-Sterne-Mietverbund), which links the existing rental fleets of its legally independent shareholders so that customers in construction, industry and skilled trades can be supplied with rental machinery and equipment throughout Germany. The association has continued to develop its digital services, including the EVB Datacenter online database and a central warehouse webshop. As a cooperative of independent dealers rather than a single retail chain, EVB BauPunkt operates as a business-to-business brand in the production connection trade (Produktionsverbindungshandel). Its identity rests on the community of its shareholders, a shared mission statement and what it describes as a distinctive corporate culture.

EVB BauPunkt Einkaufs- und Handelsgemeinschaft traces its origins to 1983, when it was founded as EVB Einkaufs- und Vertriebsberatung GmbH. The organisation began as a classic purchasing cooperative for construction machinery, construction equipment and tools, and over the following decades it developed continuously together with its shareholders, suppliers and employees. In 1989 the central warehouse Profi Baubedarf GmbH was founded and the company moved to a commercial park (Gewerbepark). In 1991 the legal form was changed: the Einkaufs- und Vertriebsberatung GmbH was converted into EVB BauPunkt Einkaufs- und Handelsgemeinschaft GmbH & Co. KG, and the previous members became shareholders (Gesellschafter) of the cooperative. In 2002 the association reached 25 years under the motto "Hauptstadt für starke Gemeinschaft" (capital for a strong community). In 2008 Steffen Eberle joined the management board (Geschäftsführung). In 2009 the 5-star rental network (5-Sterne-Mietverbund) was launched. In 2010, at the bauma trade fair in Munich, EVB BauPunkt announced the start of a new nationwide offering, the 5-Sterne-Mietverbund, with which it aimed to join the ranks of the five largest providers of rental machinery and rental equipment for professional end users. The rental network links the existing rental fleets of the legally independent EVB BauPunkt shareholders, enabling the purchasing cooperative to supply customers in construction, industry and skilled trades throughout Germany with rental machinery and equipment. By January 2011 the association had 91 shareholders with a total of 138 locations in seven European countries. Besides Germany, the group was represented in Italy, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Slovakia and Switzerland. In 2012 a new pallet high-bay racking system was built in the central warehouse. In 2017 the online database "EVB Datacenter" was introduced. In 2020 and 2021 the central warehouse webshop was launched. Today EVB BauPunkt describes itself as one of the leading purchasing associations in the specialist trade, with shareholders in Germany and neighbouring European countries. Its service portfolio covers joint purchasing and logistics as well as numerous service packages and target-group-oriented marketing. The association states that it is a reliable partner oriented towards high quality standards and offering exclusive services, and that it intends to further establish itself as a market leader in the construction sector.

• 2020

  Launch of the central warehouse webshop.

• 2017

  Introduction of the "EVB Datacenter" online database.

• 2012

  Construction of a new pallet high-bay racking system in the central warehouse.

• 2011

  91 shareholders with 138 locations in seven European countries (as of January 2011).

• 2010

  Announcement of the nationwide 5-Sterne-Mietverbund at the bauma trade fair in Munich.

• 2009

  Launch of the 5-star rental network (5-Sterne-Mietverbund).

• 2008

  Steffen Eberle joined the management board.

• 2002

  25 years under the motto "Hauptstadt für starke Gemeinschaft".

• 1991

  Conversion into EVB BauPunkt Einkaufs- und Handelsgemeinschaft GmbH & Co. KG; previous members became shareholders.

• 1989

  Founding of the central warehouse Profi Baubedarf GmbH and relocation to the commercial park.

• 1983

  Founded as EVB Einkaufs- und Vertriebsberatung GmbH.

A leading purchasing association (Einkaufsverband) in the specialist trade for construction machinery, equipment and tools, organised as a community of legally independent specialist dealers in Germany and neighbouring European countries.

• Joint purchasing for shareholders

  Central procurement for the legally independent specialist dealers that form the cooperative.

• Central warehouse (Zentrallager Profi Baubedarf GmbH)

  Logistics arm founded in 1989, with a pallet high-bay racking system added in 2012 and a webshop launched in 2020/2021.

• Central invoicing (Zentralfakturierung)

  Centralised invoicing service for the cooperative's shareholders.

• Bonus rebate system (Bonusrückvergütung)

  Rebate mechanism for shareholders.

• IT solutions for ERP, webshop and PIM

  Digital infrastructure offered to shareholders.

• 5-star rental network (5-Sterne-Mietverbund)

  Nationwide rental network linking the rental fleets of legally independent shareholders, announced at bauma 2010.

• EVB Datacenter online database

  Online database introduced in 2017.

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