Wienerberger

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Wienerberger AG
Type Public
Founded 1819
Headquarters Vienna, Austria
Key people Wolfgang Reithofer (CEO)
Industry Construction
Products Bricks, roofing tiles, paving materials
Employees 13,639 (2006)
Website www.wienerberger.com
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Wienerberger AG is the world’s largest producer of bricks, and No. 2 on the European clay roof tiles market. It is based in Vienna, Austria.

  • Owner:free-float (100%), listed on Vienna Stock Exchange since 1869
  • Sales revenues 2006: EUR 2,225 mill. (+14% to 2005)
  • Profits 2006: EBITDA EUR 471.9 mill., EBIT EUR 299.6 mill.

By June 2007, Wienerberger was in the process of acquiring a majority in the construction company, Baggeridge PLC. The takeover was cleared by the British Competition Commission in May 2007.

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