Company
A family business.
Two generations.
Five decades.
Baier Stahlhandel was founded in Karlsruhe in 1971. Today Diana Baier-Körner leads the company in the second generation — at the same location, at the Rheinhafen, with a team of around 40 people who know what a bending list error costs on a construction site.
- Since 1971 ·
- HRB 106883 Mannheim ·
- Karlsruhe-Mühlburg ·
- Second generation ·
- ~40 employees
Then & Now
Same address. Same name.
Nordbeckenstraße 19b — photographed then and now. Grown, but not moved.
My grandfather would not have sold steel he had not lifted himself. We still hold to that rule today.
History
A short history.
- 1971
Founded
Founded in Karlsruhe. Trading in concrete and structural steel for the region.
- 1980s
Our own bending shop
Buildout of our own bending shop. Reinforcing steel delivered site-ready.
- 1990s
Rheinhafen
Expansion at the Karlsruhe Rheinhafen. Connection to water, rail and road.
- 2006
GmbH
Conversion into the current GmbH structure.
- 2018
Succession
Karin Baier begins the handover phase.
- 2021
Second generation
Diana Baier-Körner takes over as Managing Director.
- Today
Still at the same location
Second generation. Same name. Same handshake.
What we stand on
Three things we insist on.
When you buy steel, you buy trust.
We have customers who have been ordering from us for 30 years. We keep those relationships because we have not been sold, have not merged and do not intend to.
Our hall has stood since 1971.
On Nordbeckenstraße. This is not a temporary yard. We see the ships before they are unloaded. That shortens lead times by hours, sometimes by days.
Led by a woman.
In an industry where decisions are mostly made between men, our house is led by a woman. That changes nothing about the quality of the steel. But perhaps it changes how we deal with the people who depend on us.
One call is enough.
You can reach Ms. Baier-Körner and the team Mon–Fri, 07:00–17:00.