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Construction: own team, accepted work.

On construction sites we work exclusively under works contracts. You commission a defined trade or section of work, our team carries it out under its own site lead, you accept the result. We do not offer temporary staffing into construction – it is generally prohibited for construction businesses (§ 1b AÜG), and we comply. What you get: an established team with a site lead that has worked together, on your site 5 to 10 working days after your confirmation, with all the documents your purchasing and site management require from a foreign subcontractor.

Request construction work
Construction worker in hi-vis jacket and hard hat Works contract only

Market situation: construction has the largest shortage

In the main construction sector 32 percent of companies reported their business being hampered by skilled-labour shortages in autumn 2025 – the highest value of all sectors, and rising compared with the previous quarter. The Federal Employment Agency lists construction and trade occupations among the 157 shortage occupations of 2025. At the same time construction is the sector with the strictest rules for external labour: temporary staffing is generally prohibited, the works contract must be genuine, construction withholding tax and posting law come on top. Anyone using foreign subcontractors here needs one who knows the rules – and brings the paperwork.Sources: KfW-ifo-Fachkräftebarometer, Oktober 2025 · Bundesagentur für Arbeit, Fachkräfteengpassanalyse 2025 · § 1b AÜG

Trades we take on

  • Structural steel erectionHalls, platforms, stairs, façade substructures, composite steel construction. Erection to plan, bolting, welding with certified welders (EN ISO 9606-1 where required).
  • Formwork and reinforcementSystem formwork for walls, slabs and columns, reinforcement to plan, concreting with your concrete, striking and finishing.
  • Shell constructionMasonry, in-situ concrete, precast assembly as support, site set-up, manual earthworks.
  • DrywallStud walls, ceilings, boarding, insulation, jointing to quality level. By room schedule or area measurement.
  • Industrial assembly on sitePipework, steel frames for plant, vessels. See also fitters and welders.

How the works contract works with us

  • SpecificationWe agree in advance exactly what we deliver: trade, plans, quantities or areas, quality requirements, dates. That is the basis for offer and acceptance.
  • Own managementOur site lead manages the team, allocates the work and is your contact on site. Instructions to individual workers go through him – that is how a works contract stays a works contract.
  • Material and toolsSmall tools, protective equipment and standard equipment we bring. Building materials, formwork, crane and scaffolding are provided by you or us – as a supply item stated in the works contract.
  • Billing by outputBy unit prices (tonne, square metre, linear metre) or lump sum, with measurement and acceptance. No timesheets for you to check.
  • WarrantyWe stand behind our work – according to contract and statutory rules.
  • For your purchasingExemption certificate under § 48b EStG, note on § 13b UStG on every invoice and register extract – with the offer; SOKA-BAU (construction holiday fund) certificate on request. A1 certificates for all workers and proof of minimum-wage payment – before work starts. Occupational-medical examinations (e.g. G41 for work at height) we organise before arrival where the site requires them. Subcontractor declaration on your template. We handle the customs notification of the team ourselves (§ 16 (1) MiLoG, § 18 AEntG). Details under Legal & quality.

How we test

  1. 1Technical interview

    Trade, structures, heights, site experience in Germany or other countries.

  2. 2Document check

    Certificates, ID, references. Welders’ certificates checked for range and validity.

  3. 3Practical test

    Reading a plan, producing or assembling a component to plan. Weld test for welders.

  4. 4Team and site lead

    We assemble teams from people who have already worked together and name the site lead before travel.

Example deployment

An illustrative example, not a real customer situation. Working days counted from your confirmation of the offer.

A general contractor is building a logistics hall. The subcontractor for the steel structure drops out, the precast parts are on site. Needed: erection of the steel structure of one hall bay within six weeks.

  • Day 01

    Request – construction, 6–10 people, immediately, up to 3 months, under notes “steel erection hall, tonnage, plans available, crane on site”.

  • Working day 12

    Offer under a works contract – specification based on the plans, unit price per tonne erected, schedule, list of documents. Queries on crane, scaffolding and site set-up. The general contractor confirms – working day 0.

  • Working days 1–33

    We assemble the team – site lead, five fitters, two welders with certificate 135 – and send the general contractor the team’s credentials and the site lead’s name. Who works in the team is our decision.

  • Working days 3–84

    Contracts, A1 certificates, exemption certificate and register extract to purchasing, customs notification by us, accommodation near the site, travel.

  • Working day 85

    Site induction by site management, start of erection. The site lead coordinates daily with the foreman.

  • Ongoing6

    Weekly progress with measurement, interim invoices by output, note on § 13b UStG. After six weeks acceptance, final invoice.

Sample profile from this group.

This is what the profile you receive before arrival looks like. Sample data – every real worker has their own.

Sample profile
Site lead, steel erection teamSample profile – sample data, stock photo
Team of 6–8Works contractGerman B1
Born1987
Experience15 years
LanguagesLithuanian, Russian, German B1
Shifts2/3 shifts, Saturdays yes
Available from5–10 working days after confirmation
A1 certificatefollows before the start
Attachments Qualification.pdf Reference.pdf

Sample data for illustration, not a real person. German A2 = understands safety instructions, quantities and work instructions; technical discussions go through the contact.

Request construction work

The trade is already selected. Three short steps, offer within one working day.

  • Offer within one working day
  • Workers on site 5 to 10 working days after your confirmation
  • Replacement within 3 working days – at no extra charge
  • One hourly rate, one invoice – supplements only if agreed
  1. 1Need
  2. 2Deployment
  3. 3Contact
Step 1: Need
Which workers?
How many people?
Step 2: Deployment
From when?

For how long?
Contract form
Step 3: Contact

Your request has been received.

What happens next:

  1. Confirmation by e-mail – immediately.
  2. Offer by the next working day – for a complete request: hourly rate (with everything it includes), contract form, earliest start dates. If we are missing a detail, we call briefly; the working day then counts from your reply.
  3. Profiles after your confirmation. In temporary staffing you decide who comes – arrival 5 to 10 working days after your confirmation.

Frequently asked questions about construction

Why no temporary staffing on the construction site?

Because the German Temporary Employment Act generally prohibits hiring out workers to construction businesses (§ 1b AÜG). In construction we therefore offer works contracts only – with our own management, specification and acceptance. That protects you and us.

How do you ensure it is a genuine works contract and not disguised temporary staffing?

Through practice, not just paper: defined scope, own site lead, instructions through him, own scheduling within your programme, billing by output, warranty. What your site management should bear in mind day to day is explained under Legal & quality.

Which documents does our purchasing receive before work starts?

With the offer: exemption certificate under § 48b EStG and register extract; the SOKA-BAU certificate on request. Before work starts: A1 certificates for all workers as copies, proof of minimum-wage payment on request, subcontractor declaration on your template. The complete list with explanations is under Legal & quality.

How is it billed?

By unit prices or lump sum, with measurement and acceptance. Interim invoices by progress, final invoice after acceptance. We show no VAT on the invoice but the note on the reverse-charge mechanism under § 13b UStG.

Can you also take on small sections?

Yes, as long as the work can be defined – for example erecting a stairwell, the drywall of one floor or the formwork of one section. There is no minimum size.

Other trades

All trades
Worker with hard hat and ear defenders in a production hall, forklift in the background Production

Production workers and machine operators: line, packing, final inspection – in two- and three-shift operation.

 Warehouse worker with a pallet jack between pallet racks Warehouse & logistics

Warehouse staff, order pickers, forklift drivers: goods-in, dispatch, stocktaking – for the season and the long term.

 Fitter in hi-vis vest with toolbox at a machine Fitters

Structural steel, plant, pipework. Assembly from drawings, work at height.

 Welder with helmet down amid sparks Welders

MAG, TIG and MMA. EN ISO 9606-1 certificate in the profile where your job requires it.
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