JF Group
JF Group is a family-owned German Mittelstand electrical engineering group with six subsidiaries covering electrotechnical wholesale, OEM manufacturing, LED lighting, project installation, mobile power distribution, and retail fit-out, serving electrical trades, industrial customers, OEM buyers, and retail clients across Germany, Austria, and the Netherlands.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1990
- HeadquartersReichelsheim, Germany
- Headcount251–500
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What JF Group does
JF Group GmbH is a family-owned German Mittelstand electrical engineering solutions group headquartered in Reichelsheim, Hesse, with six wholly-owned operating subsidiaries — JÄGER DIREKT (electrotechnical wholesale and the OPUS®/DELUNA®/VOTHA®/JUMBO®/SIROX® quality brands), EHMANN (OEM electrical installation materials and proprietary LED dimming), InnoGreen (technical LED lighting and Licht as a Service), Deutsche Elektro (project installation and Elektro 4.0 services including DGUV V3, photovoltaics, and Smart Home), WERK28 (mobile power distribution, OEM manufacturing, and dropshipping fulfillment), and Bertz (retail and store fit-out since 1920) — plus sister entities in Austria (Achenkirch) and the Netherlands (Sprundel). The group serves Elektrofachbetriebe (electrical trade contractors) as its primary customer base, alongside industrial and commercial customers, OEM/white-label industrial buyers, construction-site and event operators, and retail/salon fit-out clients, with a stated headcount of approximately 300 employees across 8 locations and 7 apprenticeship trades.
The group operates a vertically integrated technology stack: in-house R&D and ISO 9001- and VDE-certified production (metal, plastic, electronics assembly) underpins both proprietary brands and OEM/white-label output, with claimed same-day custom distributor production, 10-year warranty on JUMBO® cable reels, and 5-year warranty on EHMANN dimmers. Smart Building/Smart Home capability is delivered through OPUS® greenNet (retrofit-without-renovation wireless-wired hybrid) and OPUS IQ, including presence-based lighting (up to 30% energy savings), AAL fall/helplessness/inactivity detection, and KNX integration; the energy stack extends into PV + battery storage with an Energie-Management-System and eMobility charging concepts. Auxiliary capabilities include mobile Stromversorgung, construction-site lighting, and mobile video security/video towers, plus full retail store fit-out via Bertz using Tegometall and Maletti GROUP partnerships.
JF Group's business model combines multiple revenue streams: B2B hardware wholesale via the Vollsortimenter with 24h delivery and a 100% return policy, professional services through Deutsche Elektro, OEM manufacturing and dropshipping via WERK28 and EHMANN, subscription/recurring revenue through InnoGreen's Licht as a Service (5+ year terms, no CapEx, IFRS-compliant), professional services through Bertz store fit-out, and transaction-fee/financing revenue via JF Financial Services (factoring with 48-hour payout, leasing, bonds, 120-day procurement financing, and a EUR 25 million Mittelstandsförderung plafond). Distribution is multi-channel: a direct regional field sales force (Vertriebsleiter for Elektrofachbetriebe, Baugewerbe, and erneuerbare Energie), inside/project sales, the jaeger-direkt.com online shop, channel partnerships (Tegometall Service-Center, Maletti GROUP), and OEM/white-label relationships. No public revenue is disclosed.
JF Group firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- JF Group
- Legal name
- JF Group GmbH
- Website
- https://jf-group.net
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1990
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 251–500 employees
- Short description
- JF Group is a family-owned German Mittelstand electrical engineering group with six subsidiaries covering electrotechnical wholesale, OEM manufacturing, LED lighting, project installation, mobile power distribution, and retail fit-out, serving electrical trades, industrial customers, OEM buyers, and retail clients across Germany, Austria, and the Netherlands.
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- akta.pro rank
JF Group industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Electrical Engineering Solutions
- NAICS
- Management of Companies and Enterprises (55111)
- SIC
- Misc Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Equipment (3590)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Industrial Power & Energy Electronics Manufacturing Services (UPS, converters, inverters, chargers) (IMAGAGAI)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Energy Storage Components for Renewables Manufacturing (BESS Packs, PCS, Thermal Management) (EUAMAHAI), Warranty, Service Contracts & OEM Relationship Management (Claims, SLAs, Performance Guarantees) (EUAMAGAO)
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Where JF Group is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Reichelsheim
- HQ country
- Germany
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices6 records
Markets served
JF Group business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Electrical product wholesale (Vollsortimenter): Selective full-range wholesaler for electrotechnical products with 24h delivery, 100% return policy, prefabrication service, and LED lighting planning for trade and industry customers.
- Installation, planning, and project services (Elektrofachbetriebe / Deutsche Elektro): End-to-end electrical contracting services: consulting, planning, project management (Elektro 4.0), installation, commissioning, DGUV V3 inspections, maintenance, safety technology, photovoltaic installation, and Smart Home installation across Germany.
- Licht-as-a-Service / lighting rental and lease-purchase (InnoGreen): Lighting-as-a-Service model offering rental, lease-purchase, or leasing of LED lighting with no own investment required, immediate liquidity advantage, IFRS-compliant; service period 5 years and more.
- OEM manufacturing and fulfillment (WERK28): Custom OEM manufacturing of mobile power distribution and construction-site lighting plus dropshipping fulfillment services for customers' own brands.
- EHMANN OEM product development and production: Custom development and production of OEM products (HiFi strips, medical power strips, industrial solutions, USB charging stations, cash-system power, show-kitchen power, street lighting controls, customizable cord dimmers, universal LED dimmers) for industry and trade customers.
- Bertz store fit-out and interior construction: Whole-shop interior construction for retail, office, reception, and salon/beauty segments including store check, shop concept, construction management as general contractor, tender management, and procurement management (incl. leasing option).
- Financial services for trades (Factoring, Leasing, Bürgschaften): JF Financial Services provides factoring (payment within 48 hours), leasing, warranty/advance-payment/contract-performance bonds, procurement financing (120-day payment terms), financial engineering, and Mittelstand promotion with plafond of 25 million euros for crafts/trades.
- Development partner / contract manufacturing (OEM): Customer-specific product development, industrial design, tooling, plastic injection molding (including with customer's own tools), and end-to-end fulfillment as a development partner for industry and trade.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Multi-year contract | Licht as a Service (Miete von Licht / Mietkauf / Leasing) — no own investment required, immediate liquidity advantage, IFRS-compliant |
| Transaction based/ take rate | Pay-as-you-go | Factoring: invoices paid out within 48 hours, with default risk assumed |
| Other | Multi-year contract | Leasing: planned investment paid off over a fixed period without a bank loan application |
| Other | Pay-as-you-go | Bürgschaften: warranty, advance-payment, contract-performance bonds (free of charge when goods are purchased via JF Group) |
| Other | Pay-as-you-go | Procurement financing (Einkaufsfinanzierung): worldwide purchasing with payment deferred by 120 days |
| Other | Multi-year contract | Mittelstandsförderung: Mittelstand promotion plafond of 25 million euros for innovative SME customers |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Online shop (jaeger-direkt.com): standard electrical products with same-day shipping until 17:00 and 100% return policy within 14 days |
Go-to-market motion6 records
Distribution channels8 records
Marketing channels10 records
JF Group product offering
Product offeringCore offering
JF Group is a family-owned German Mittelstand corporate group that supplies electrotechnical solutions to help companies save energy and optimize processes. The group manufactures and distributes its own branded electrical products (OPUS switch programs, DELUNA recessed spotlights, VOTHA distributors, JUMBO cable reels, SIROX mobile power, InnoGreen LED lighting, EHMANN dimmers and power strips, WERK28 OEM/fulfillment) and provides end-to-end electrical installation, project planning, Smart Home/Building integration, photovoltaic and eMobility solutions, store fit-out, and financial services for trades.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- OPUS: Switching programs (OPUS 1, OPUS 55, OPUS Aufputz/Feuchtraum, OPUS Resist, OPUS Aqua) and SmartHome system OPUS greenNet produced in Germany.
- DELUNA
- VOTHA
- JUMBO
- SIROX
- InnoGreen
- LED Profilelement
Products and services
- OPUS Switch Programs
- DELUNA Recessed Spotlights
- VOTHA Wall-mounted Distributors
- JUMBO Cable Reels
- SIROX Mobile Power Supply
- InnoGreen LED Lighting Solutions
- EHMANN Universal LED Dimmer and Power Distribution Products
- WERK28 Mobile Power Distribution and OEM Manufacturing
- OPUS greenNet SmartHome and OPUS IQ Smart Building System
- Custom Switchgear and Distributor Production
- Licht as a Service
- Deutsche Elektro Installation and Project Services
- Bertz Store Fit-out and Interior Construction
- JF Financial Services for Trades
- JÄGER DIREKT Vollsortimenter Wholesale and Online Shop
- Photovoltaic, Battery Storage and eMobility Solutions
- Mobile Video Surveillance Systems and Video Towers
Quantifiable outcome
- Up to 30% energy savings in offices through presence-based lighting and smart heating control
- +11 more outcomes
Companies that use JF Group
Customer profileSegments8 records
Ideal customer profiles5 records
JF Group technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration1 record
Feature8 records
JF Group partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, secondary and minor.
- TegometallcoreJF Group (via Bertz and Ladenbau) operates as a long-standing Tegometall Service-Center, offering Tegometall's market-leading shelving systems for variable and assortment-appropriate store design. Tegometall products are integrated into Bertz's Ladenbau (store construction) offerings.
- Maletti GROUPcoreConcept partnership with the Italian Maletti GROUP for form-perfected salon and beauty-store design; combined with JF Group's Bertz interior-architecture and project-management capability to deliver end-to-end beauty-salon projects.
- PalmbergsecondaryPalmberg office furnishings are referenced as a partner brand for Bertz's office and reception-area fit-out offerings, alongside Tegometall.
- LED ProfilelementsecondaryLED Profilelement GmbH is referenced both in the JF Group Impressum (image credits) and as a brand with a dedicated company page; Norbert Meier serves as Geschäftsführer of LED Profilelement and is listed as a contact for LED-Beleuchtungen.
- KNXsecondaryDeutsche Elektro lists KNX as one of the two Smart Home technologies it works with (alongside Funklösungen such as OPUS greenNet), enabling vendor-neutral integration into building automation.
- Strahlemann-StiftungsecondaryJF Group is a founder (Stifter) and founding member (Gründungsmitglied) of the Strahlemann-Stiftung, which supports the Talent Company educational project in German schools as well as youth-education projects in Africa and India. The foundation is presented as part of the group's social engagement.
- HiltisecondaryHilti power tools are referenced as the standard equipment provided to installation and Bauleiter staff at Deutsche Elektro (Hilti-Maschinen, top Arbeitskleidung, gepflegte Fahrzeuge).
- myOPUS / OPUS IQcoremyOPUS.eu is the dedicated Smart Building portal referenced from the JF Group homepage for OPUS IQ Smart Building solutions; part of the OPUS greenNet ecosystem serving professional installers (Für-Profis).
- Berschneider + Berschneider GmbH (Architekten + Innenarchitekten)minorArchitectural / interior-design partner credited in the Impressum image sources — likely a contributor to Bertz reference projects for store and interior design.
- Abel & Knechtl Trockenbau OGminorDry-construction / interior-build partner credited in the Impressum image sources — collaborator on Bertz Ladenbau / fit-out reference projects.
- UKI InternationalminorUKI International is credited as an image source in the Impressum, suggesting a supplier relationship for imagery used in Ladenbau / store-construction references.
Scale indicators16 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
JF Group competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Hager Group: Family-owned German/French Mittelstand manufacturer of electrical installation systems, distribution, and building automation. Closest comparable in profile: multi-subsidiary vertical-integration, similar customer base (Elektrofachbetriebe, OEM customers), and overlap on switches, distribution boards, and energy management.
- Gira: German family-owned manufacturer of switches, smart home (Gira KNX system), and building technology. Direct overlap on OPUS switch programs, OPUS greenNet smart home, and Made-in-Germany mid-market positioning.
- OBO Bettermann: German Mittelstand manufacturer of electrical installation and connection systems, cable management, and lightning/surge protection. Closely comparable in product portfolio (VOTHA Wandverteiler, JUMBO Kabeltrommeln) and German electrical-trades customer focus.
- Trilux: German family-owned LED lighting specialist for commercial, industrial, and outdoor applications. Direct comparable for InnoGreen's LED portfolio, Licht-as-a-Service motion, and the up-to-70% logistics energy-savings value proposition.
- Albrecht Jung GmbH (JUNG): German family-owned manufacturer of switches, sockets, and KNX-based building automation. Direct peer on the OPUS switch program line and OPUS greenNet / OPUS IQ smart building motion; both family-owned Mittelstand with strong electrical-trades distribution.
Broad incumbents
- Schneider Electric: Global leader in energy management and automation with full portfolio across electrical distribution, building automation, and renewables. Broad incumbent competing with JF Group in PV/battery/eMobility integration, smart building, and energy-management software.
- Zumtobel Group: Austrian-listed LED lighting group with strong European footprint. Comparable to InnoGreen on the commercial/industrial LED and service-rental model, with overlapping geography in Austria and Germany.
- ABB Busch-Jaeger: ABB-owned German switch and building-automation brand. Competes directly with OPUS switches, OPUS greenNet, and OPUS IQ smart building via the Busch-Jaeger + KNX ecosystem, with much larger corporate backing.
Regional players
- Warema: German Mittelstand manufacturer of sun-shading, smart building, and sensor-based automation. Comparable on the building-automation and presence-sensor integration layer that InnoGreen and OPUS IQ also pursue in the German commercial-building market.
Emerging players
- Loxone: Austrian smart-home and building-automation specialist with proprietary Miniserver ecosystem. Emerging competitor to OPUS greenNet and OPUS IQ in the DACH smart-building and smart-home segment, with a stronger software/digital brand.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
JF Group social profiles
Digital presenceJF Group compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance9 records
JF Group financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
JF Group leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles16 records
JF Group subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries6 records
JF Group funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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JF Group M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about JF Group
What does JF Group do?
JF Group is a family-owned German Mittelstand corporate group that supplies electrotechnical solutions to help companies save energy and optimize processes. The group manufactures and distributes its own branded electrical products (OPUS switch programs, DELUNA recessed spotlights, VOTHA distributors, JUMBO cable reels, SIROX mobile power, InnoGreen LED lighting, EHMANN dimmers and power strips, WERK28 OEM/fulfillment) and provides end-to-end electrical installation, project planning, Smart Home/Building integration, photovoltaic and eMobility solutions, store fit-out, and financial services for trades.
Is JF Group a public or private company?
JF Group is a private company. It is classified as family owned and is currently operating.
When was JF Group founded?
JF Group was founded in 1990. It employs 251 to 500 people.
Where is JF Group based?
JF Group is headquartered in Reichelsheim, Germany, in the Europe region.
How does JF Group make money?
Eight revenue lines are on record. Electrical product wholesale (Vollsortimenter) is the primary driver. The others are installation, planning, and project services (Elektrofachbetriebe / Deutsche Elektro), licht-as-a-Service / lighting rental and lease-purchase (InnoGreen), OEM manufacturing and fulfillment (WERK28), EHMANN OEM product development and production, bertz store fit-out and interior construction, financial services for trades (Factoring, Leasing, Bürgschaften) and development partner / contract manufacturing (OEM).
Who are JF Group's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Hager Group, Gira, OBO Bettermann, Trilux and Albrecht Jung GmbH (JUNG). Broad incumbents are Schneider Electric, Zumtobel Group and ABB Busch-Jaeger. Warema is listed as a regional player. Loxone is listed as an emerging player.
Does JF Group have an API?
No public API is recorded for JF Group.
What industry is JF Group in?
JF Group's product category is Electrical Engineering Solutions. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAGAGAI, Industrial Power & Energy Electronics Manufacturing Services (UPS, converters, inverters, chargers), with a secondary code of EUAMAHAI, Energy Storage Components for Renewables Manufacturing (BESS Packs, PCS, Thermal Management). Its NAICS code is 55111 and its SIC code is 3590.