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About BME

Building Materials Europe (BME) is one of Europe’s leading and fast growing business-to-business distributors for building materials. We provide a one-stop shop solution, mainly focusing on small to medium sized contractors and installers who are active in the residential and renovation end-markets.
- Our focus
- Our Businesses
About our businesses

BME connects its large supplier base to an even larger and more fragmented customer base. Our dense branch network operates under trusted, well-known local brands, and is supported by an experienced and specialist workforce.
Our approach

We firmly believe that we need to enable the transition to a more sustainable way of building. Sustainability is therefore at the heart of how we operate our business; from how we manage our own business to how we work with our customers and suppliers across the value chain.
- Working at BME
- Job opportunities
Being part of BME

By working with us, you can have a direct impact on the daily lives of our customers and suppliers, and contribute to a more sustainable way of building across Europe.
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Home — News — BME Announces Agreement to Divest Austrian Subsidiary Quester

BME Announces Agreement to Divest Austrian Subsidiary Quester

News release 02 June 2025

Today, BME announces the signing of an agreement to divest its shares in Quester, its Austrian subsidiary, to Callista. This decision is in line with BME’s strategy to focus on its core markets with the highest potential for profitable growth.

“Quester has been part of our Group for many years, and their strong market position and widely recognized brand will surely enable them to grow in this market. For BME, we will continue to focus our efforts on further expanding our presence in key European markets which have the highest growth and value creation potential for us. We are confident that under Callista’s ownership, Quester will continue to strengthen its position in the Austrian market.” – Remco Teulings (Group CEO)

The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and necessary clearances.

Financial details of the transaction will not be disclosed.