Overview
- Höhbauer GmbH filed for insolvency in late September and the Amtsgericht Weiden i.d. Oberpfalz named lawyer Volker Böhm as preliminary insolvency administrator.
- The company’s factories remain operating while the administrator reviews the books and management coordinates access to company records.
- About 325 employees have been informed and will receive insolvency pay from the Federal Employment Agency through November to cover wages temporarily.
- Management says rising energy, material and labor costs, higher interest rates and a sharp drop in new-build and renovation demand undermined the company’s long-term financeability.
- The administrator will spend the coming weeks exploring restructuring or sale options, a process that unfolds against a wider rise in corporate insolvency filings in Germany in the first half of 2026.