BAUHAUS

BAUHAUS is a DIY and trade chain that was founded in Mannheim in 1960. It runs "Fachcentren", large specialist centres for tools, building materials, garden, workshop and home, and has grown into one of the most widely spread DIY brands in Europe. The name has nothing to do with the art school.

Range

• Tools, machines, building materials, paint, flooring, bathrooms, lighting and garden products for do-it-yourselfers and tradespeople
• Large "Fachcentren" that serve do-it-yourselfers and tradespeople alike

Where to find it

The company reports more than 290 Fachcentren in 19 European countries (company website, 2026). Austria was the first foreign market in 1972, followed by Denmark in 1988 and Spain in 1989. Turkey (1996), Sweden (1997), Finland (2001), Norway (2007) and Iceland (2012) came later, along with the Czech Republic, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.

Ownership

The imprint names Mannheim as the head office and Bernd Baus and Lutz Fiedler as managing directors. Founder Heinz-Georg Baus died at the age of 82. No non-European owner is known, the legal parent company BAUHAUS AG is registered in Switzerland.