HELLWEG is an owner-managed family business with headquarters in Dortmund. The company is growing at an above-average rate with a successful DIY and garden centre store concept and online shops. Baufreund" has been part of HELLWEG since 1994 and has since developed into a local and regional player. This year, HELLWEG Ihr Baufreund is represented seven times in Austria and employs around 250 people there.

The HELLWEG Group comprises a total of 97 HELLWEG stores in Germany and Austria, 53 BayWa DIY and garden centres in southern Germany and Gartencenter Augsburg with seven locations in North Rhine-Westphalia.

With an average sales area of around 8,000 square metres, HELLWEG has one of the most modern store portfolios in the industry. Over 90 percent of the stores have attractive garden centres. The company pursues a quality and service-orientated corporate strategy.