RIB Software
RIB Software SE is a Germany-based multinational company providing construction and building information modelling (BIM) software to customers in the architecture, engineering, real estate, and process industries. RIB's iTWO is a cloud-based Big Data BIM 5D enterprise solution for building and construction, creating a working method that integrates 5D virtual construction into physical construction from end to end.
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Traded as | RSTA |
ISIN | DE000A0Z2XN6 |
Industry | Computer software |
Founded | Stuttgart, Germany (1961) |
Headquarters | Stuttgart, Germany |
Key people | Thomas Wolf (CEO) |
Products | constructional software & BIM software |
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Number of employees | 1038 (2018)[1] |
Website | rib-software.com |
History
RIB was founded in Stuttgart in 1961 and listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in 2011.[2] RIB’s headquarters is located in Stuttgart, with over 30 offices and around 800 employees worldwide. RIB topped the 2016 German SME TOP 100 list.[3] RIB Software AG entered into a European Stock Company (Societas Europaea, SE) in April 2017, and now trades as RIB Software SE.[4]
Products
RIB provides software to large construction companies, developers and owners, architectural offices and engineering companies, and to the process industries.
- RIB iTWO - integrated 5D end to end enterprise solution
- RIBTEC - structural engineering software
- STRATIS - road construction and civil engineering
Industries
- Architecture, engineering and construction
- Process and energy / EPC
- Public and government sector
- Manufacturing
- Infrastructure
Acquisitions
In 2012, RIB made three acquisitions: firstly, it purchased Memphis, Tennessee, United States-based estimating software business, MC².[5] Secondly, on 30 September it announced that it had taken a majority stake in Sydney, Australia-based project management software company, ProjectCentre.[6] Lastly, RIB acquired the controlling interest of U.S.COST in November.[7]
In August 2013, RIB acquired a majority stake in Cosinus Informationssysteme GmbH, a provider of Microsoft Dynamics NAV.[8]
In 2014, RIB acquired Denmark-based SaaS construction collaboration technology provider Docia,[9] and a 75% stake in Iceprice, provider of an E-Commerce platform for the building and construction industry.[10]
In July 2015, RIB acquired Spanish construction software company Soft SA.[11]
In February 2018, RIB acquired 100% of the shares of Exactal Group Limited, a Hong Kong-based software producer for the construction industry.[12]
In November 2018, RIB acquired SaaSplaza, a global cloud Managed Service Provider (MSP) focusing on Microsoft technologies, with offices in Amsterdam, Munich, Toronto, San Diego, Shanghai, Singapore and Sydney.[13]
In June 2019, RIB acquired BSD, a US-based provider of construction specification data.[14]
References
- "RIB Annual Report 2018" (PDF).
- "RIB Software AG | Equity | A0Z2XN | DE000A0Z2XN6 | Börse Frankfurt (Frankfurt Stock Exchange)". Boerse-frankfurt.de. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
- "Das sind die besten deutschen Unternehmen".
- "RIB Software AG accomplishes the conversion into a European Stock Company".
- "RIB Software acquires Memphis-based MC2".
- Bingemann, Mitchell. "ProjectCentre's sale to RIB boosts software jobs".
- "RIB Software AG: Strategic Acquisition of U.S. COST, Atlanta, Georgia".
- "RIB Software AG : RIB Software AG: M&A Deal No.4, Strategic Acquisition of Cosinus Informationssysteme GmbH, Freiburg".
- "RIB Software acquires Docia".
- "RIB Software AG (RSTA) starts xTWO market, the first independent B2B marketplace for the construction".
- "RIB Makes a Big Move into Spanish Speaking Markets by Acquiring Soft SA, the Spanish and Latin American Market Leader".
- "RIB 100% subsidiary Exactal Group signs Phase-II-contract for the delivery of the CostX solution".
- "SaaSplaza announces acquisition by RIB Software and strengthens its Microsoft Cloud strategy".
- "Spec provider BSD merges with RIB Group". Construction Specifier. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2020.