Strong from the past, ready for the future.

The successful partnership between Adolf Baron Pittel and Ing. Viktor Brausewetter began in 1870. To this day, the company remains privately owned, making it one of Austria’s oldest family businesses.
With entre­pre­neurial foresight, the potential of building with concrete was recog­nised at the end of the 19th century, along with its signi­fi­cance for the construction industry and its impact on archi­tecture and the economy.

As indus­tria­li­sation around the turn of the century in Europe created enormous demand for construction, Pittel+Brausewetter grew within just one generation into a major enter­prise with more than 20 branches and numerous subsi­diaries across the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy.
One well-known building from this period is the “Loos House” in Vienna’s 1st district at Michaelerplatz 3. Pittel + Brausewetter built this commercial and residential building for Goldmann & Salatsch according to the plans of the famous architect Adolf Loos between 1909 and 1911. Reinforced concrete columns extending over several storeys and 14-metre-wide under­pinning struc­tures with reinforced concrete beams were considered bold construc­tions and pioneering achie­ve­ments in construction engineering at the time.

Two world wars perma­nently changed this develo­pment. The First World War, with the disso­lution of the Monarchy, also brought the separation and indepen­dence of the branches and subsi­diaries. During the Second World War, almost all of the company’s remaining assets were lost.

The recon­s­truction of the war-ravaged homeland was accom­panied by the company’s own recon­s­truction. Over many decades, and even in histo­ri­cally turbulent times, Pittel + Brausewetter proved its conti­nuity. A respon­sible and prudent business policy ensured the company’s long-term existence. Quality awareness and the dedication of its employees were the founda­tions for conti­nuity, periods of prosperity and success.

In 1979, the legal form of the previous general partnership was converted into a limited liability company.

In 1981, Pittel + Brausewetter was awarded the Austrian Coat of Arms.

In 1992, the Slovak branch in Bratislava was estab­lished as the first of several foreign branches. In 2005, the company acquired an interest in TSS. From 1996 onwards, the company’s own building materials recycling firm ContraCon experi­enced tremendous growth and developed into one of the leading providers in the sector.

Over all these years, Pittel+Brausewetter has distin­gu­ished itself through great stability and strong performance. Today, with around 1,000 employees, the company generates an annual construction output of more than EUR 250 million.