big. bechtold-gruppe
German family-owned building services group offering engineering, facility management and security services under the 'big. family of services' brand.
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Overview
big. bechtold-gruppe is a German family-owned corporate group providing services around buildings — engineering, facility management, security and related smart services. It traces its origin to the b.i.g. bechtold Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH founded by Bernd Bechtold in 1981. Over the decades the engineering firm broadened its service range into facility management, cleaning, security personnel (plant security, reception and guard services), cash management, alarm and locking-system services, emergency call centre operations, network management, training and more. The group is organised into business areas including engineering planning, security/security technology, building services/facility management, personnel services and complex services/PPP projects. It operates a franchising system in the security field (object and personal protection). In 2018 the group generated total revenue of EUR 116.5 million in Germany. Managing partner is Daniela Bechtold-Schwabe. The group was awarded 'Dienstleister des Jahres' (Service Provider of the Year) in Baden-Württemberg in 2000 and 2002. In 2019 big carried out a brand relaunch, appearing since then with a new corporate logo and the slogan 'big. family of services'. The group companies include b.i.g. akademie GmbH, b.i.g. bechtold Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH (founded 1981), b.i.g. facilitymanagement GmbH & Co. KG, b.i.g. gebäude service GmbH, b.i.g. gruppe management GmbH, b.i.g. netzwerk management GmbH, b.i.g. personalservice GmbH, b.i.g. security service GmbH, b.i.g. sicherheitstechnik logistik GmbH, b.i.g. sicherheit GmbH (founded 1987), b.i.g. sicherheit und service GmbH, b.i.g. Technische Revisionsgesellschaft mbH, b.i.g. bechtold engineering GmbH and b.i.g. bechtold projektsteuerung GmbH. The group also participates in public-private partnership projects, for example Baden-Württemberg's first PPP project in the school sector in Eppelheim, and for the drugstore chain dm it installs and manages alarm systems and provides caretaker services. big supplies personnel for trade-fair operations at several exhibition locations. In the EU- and Baden-Württemberg-funded research project efeuCampus in Bruchsal for autonomous freight logistics, big acts as the interface between the central delivery warehouse and courier-express-parcel service providers, and is responsible for building planning and operation as well as conveyor and logistics planning. The group presents itself as a networked service partner for the entire building life cycle, combining the know-how of its engineering, facility and security divisions.
History
The big. bechtold-gruppe originated in 1981 when Bernd Bechtold founded the b.i.g. bechtold Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH. Starting from engineering services, the company gradually expanded its range of building-related services. Over time it added facility management, cleaning, security personnel (plant security, reception and guard services), a chauffeur academy (CFA), cash management, services for alarm and locking systems, operation of emergency call centres, network management, and education and training, among others. In 1987 b.i.g. sicherheit GmbH was founded, marking an early step into the security business. The group grew into a family of companies organised into business areas: engineering planning, security/security technology, building services/facility management, personnel services and complex services/PPP projects. In the security field (object and personal protection) big. built up a franchising system. The group participated in public-private partnership projects, for example Baden-Württemberg's first PPP project in the school sector in Eppelheim. For the drugstore chain dm, big installs and manages alarm systems and provides caretaker services. big also supplies personnel for trade-fair operations at several exhibition locations. In 2000 and 2002 the group was recognised as 'Dienstleister des Jahres' (Service Provider of the Year) in Baden-Württemberg. By 2018 the group achieved total revenue of EUR 116.5 million in Germany. In 2019 big carried out a brand relaunch, appearing since then with a new corporate logo and the slogan 'big. family of services'. The group also took part in the EU- and Baden-Württemberg-funded research project efeuCampus in Bruchsal for autonomous freight logistics, acting as the interface between the central delivery warehouse and courier-express-parcel service providers and being responsible for building planning and operation as well as conveyor and logistics planning. Managing partner is Daniela Bechtold-Schwabe. The group companies include b.i.g. akademie GmbH, b.i.g. bechtold Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH (founded 1981), b.i.g. facilitymanagement GmbH & Co. KG, b.i.g. gebäude service GmbH, b.i.g. gruppe management GmbH, b.i.g. netzwerk management GmbH, b.i.g. personalservice GmbH, b.i.g. security service GmbH, b.i.g. sicherheitstechnik logistik GmbH, b.i.g. sicherheit GmbH (founded 1987), b.i.g. sicherheit und service GmbH, b.i.g. Technische Revisionsgesellschaft mbH, b.i.g. bechtold engineering GmbH and b.i.g. bechtold projektsteuerung GmbH.
- 2019
Brand relaunch with new logo and slogan 'big. family of services'
- 2018
Group generates EUR 116.5 million revenue in Germany
- 2002
Awarded 'Dienstleister des Jahres' in Baden-Württemberg again
- 2000
Awarded 'Dienstleister des Jahres' in Baden-Württemberg
- 1987
b.i.g. sicherheit GmbH is founded
- 1981
Bernd Bechtold founds b.i.g. bechtold Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH
Products and positioning
Networked, family-owned full-service partner for the entire building life cycle, combining engineering, facility and security know-how.
big. engineering services
Engineering planning and project management for buildings.
big. facility services
Technical and infrastructural building management, cleaning and facility management consulting.
big. security services
Security concepts, security technology, alarm and video systems, emergency call centres, intervention services.
big. smart services
Smart, networked services such as big. plan, big. projektsteuerung, big. life cycle engineering and big. baustellenlogistik.
Sources6 sources
- 1Die beste Dienstleistung ist vernetzt - big. bechtold-gruppebig-gruppe.com
- 2Smart Services für ihre Unternehmensgebäudebig-gruppe.com
- 3Effiziente Lösungen im Facility Managementbig-gruppe.com
- 4Zuverlässige Sicherheit mit umfassenden Lösungenbig-gruppe.com
- 5B.i.g. - Gruppewikidata.org
- 6Big. bechtold-gruppede.wikipedia.org
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