Dehnco

What Dehnco does

Dehnco Equipment & Supplies, Inc. is a privately held, family-owned designer and manufacturer of modular ergonomic workstation equipment for warehouse, fulfillment, distribution, and manufacturing operations. Founded circa 1980 and headquartered in Barrington, Illinois, the company builds a configurable hardware platform spanning workstations (packing stations, benches, shipping and receiving tables, manifest workstations), height-adjustable lift tables (powered by Linak actuators), carton storage stands, carts and shelving, roll storage and cutting systems, IT accessories, plastic bins, and floor mats, all designed to ISO-9002 standards with a lifetime guarantee and GREENGUARD low-emissions certification.

Name

Dehnco

Legal name

Dehnco Equipment & Supplies, Inc.

Website

https://dehnco.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Dehnco is a family-owned designer and manufacturer of modular ergonomic workstations, lift tables, carts, shelving, roll storage, and cutting systems for warehouse and fulfillment operations, sold through 100+ certified dealers and direct to enterprise retailers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Barrington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Workstation Equipment Sales: Sale of modular ergonomic workstations, lift tables, packing stations, carts, shelving, roll storage, technology accessories, cutters, plastic bins, and floor mats. Products are available as standard stock items, modified parts, or fully customized components. Equipment can be shipped knocked down or fully assembled.
2. Custom OEM Manufacturing: Original Equipment Manufacturer services including custom design, engineering, and production of specialized equipment such as IT solutions, custom dollies and carts, support structures for automation, shelving and storage units, and machine support structures. State-of-the-art manufacturing includes laser cutters, turret presses, robotic welding, and powder coating.
3. WISE Consulting Services: Workstation Integration System Evaluation consulting service to analyze and design solutions for areas where automation, technology, and material handling systems interface with manual operations, including facility planning and reorganization.
4. Remanufacturing Program: End-of-life product take-back service where Dehnco packs up equipment and brings it back for remanufacturing at no additional cost, ensuring 0% of products end up in landfill.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

Dehnco designs, manufactures, and supplies modular ergonomic workstation equipment for warehouse, fulfillment, and pack-and-ship operations, including packing stations and benches, height-adjustable lift tables, carton storage stands, carts and shelving, roll storage, cutters and cutting systems, IT accessories, plastic bins, and floor mats. Equipment is sold as standard stock items, modified parts, or fully customized configurations, supported by an in-house application engineering team and a network of certified dealers. The company also offers paid custom OEM manufacturing and WISE (Workstation Integration System Evaluation) consulting for integrating manual operations with automation, technology, and material handling systems.

Product overview

Dehnco is a modular workstation equipment company offering a comprehensive portfolio of hardware solutions for warehouse, shipping, and fulfillment operations. Their core product lines include workstations (packing stations, tables, benches in various series like PBS and MS), lift table solutions, material handling equipment (carts, shelving, storage stands), roll storage and cutting systems, and IT accessories. The platform is modular and designed for customization—standard stock items can be combined with modified parts and custom components for endless configurations. Add-on services include the WISE (Workstation Integration System Evaluation) consulting methodology for analyzing manual-automation integration, specialized custom-built solutions, and OEM manufacturing capabilities. All products are designed with ergonomics and sustainability as core principles, built to ISO-9002 standards with a lifetime guarantee.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Workstations Modular workstation equipment including packing stations (PBS series), packing tables and benches, shipping benches, manifest workstations, receiving workbenches, industrial tables, and specialty workstations designed for warehouse and fulfillment operations.
• Lift Table Solutions Height-adjustable lift tables equipped with Linak actuators for ergonomic workstation configuration, designed to reduce worker strain and improve productivity.
• Carton Storage Stands Storage solutions for cartons and boxes including carton storage racks, carton storage carts, box storage carts, box stand storage, and over-conveyor box rack storage.
• Carts & Shelving Material handling equipment including wire carts, steel carts, supply shelving, and custom carts designed for warehouse transportation and storage needs.
• Roll Storage Roll stands and dispensers for storing and organizing roll materials including floor roll stands, multiple roll stands, table roll stands, wall roll stands, and over-conveyor roll stands.
• Technology (IT) Accessories IT workstation accessories including Ergo Arm monitor holders, CPU storage units, keyboard trays, and computer stands for flexible workstation configuration.
• Cutters Material cutting equipment including manual shear style cutters, pneumatic shear style cutters, economy shear style cutters, manual compression style cutters, and pneumatic compression style cutters with various applications for foam, insulation, paper, plastic, vinyl, and bubble wrap.
• Cutting Systems Integrated cutting solutions combining roll storage stands with cutters, including roll storage stand with cutter, multiple roll stand with cutter, and Dehnco packing tables with cutter combinations.
• Plastic Bins Storage bins including Ultra Stack and Hang Bins, Stackable Shelf Bins, and MAGNUM Bins for organized warehouse and workstation storage.
• Floor Mats Industrial floor mats for material handling, safety, and worker comfort including material handling floor mats, industrial floor mats, and safety floor mats.
• WISE (Workstation Integration System Evaluation) Consulting Service Paid four-component consulting methodology that analyzes product flow, task sequencing, supply/equipment mapping, and operational issues to design solutions integrating manual operations with automation, technology, and material handling systems.
• Specialized Solutions (Custom) Custom, made-to-measure workstation solutions built for specific long-term needs including specialty workstations, specialty components, specialty carts, and specialty storage solutions.
• Custom OEM Manufacturing Original Equipment Manufacturer services including custom design, engineering, and production of specialized equipment such as IT solutions, custom dollies and carts, support structures for put-to-light put/pick walls, shelving and storage units, and automation/machine support structures.
• Remanufacturing/Take-Back Program End-of-life product take-back service in which Dehnco packs up used equipment and brings it back to be remanufactured at no additional cost, ensuring 0% of products end up in landfill.

Quantifiable outcome

• Small incremental time savings can improve output or productivity upwards of 20% when optimizing manual procedures and equipment accessibility
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Calstone (Manufacturing Partner)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCalstone serves as Dehnco's manufacturing partner and fulfillment center. The facility is GREENGUARD certified for providing low-emitting products. Calstone has implemented extensive environmental initiatives including a stormwater management system that captures 100% of rainwater from their 3,900 square meter roof into series of ponds. The partnership enables state-of-the-art manufacturing capabilities including laser cutters, turret presses, robotic welding, and powder coating systems.
• EcoVadiscoreOthersEcoVadis conducts sustainability assessments of companies worldwide. Dehnco earned a Platinum Medal placing them in the top 1% of companies assessed, recognizing the quality of their sustainability management system.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• IAC Industries: IAC Industries designs and produces modular workstations, industrial workbenches, and custom material handling equipment, with a comparable focus on configurability and ergonomic design for manufacturing and warehouse operations.
• Penco Products: Penco makes steel shelving, lockers, workbenches, and storage products widely used in warehouses, distribution centers, and back-of-store retail operations—overlapping significantly with Dehnco's shelving, carts, and workstation categories.
• Tennsco: Tennsco produces shelving, workbenches, storage cabinets, and material handling equipment sold through dealer networks to warehouses, offices, and industrial facilities—a strong functional and channel overlap with Dehnco.
• Lyon Workspace Products: Lyon manufactures steel shelving, workbenches, lockers, and material handling products for industrial and commercial customers, with comparable use cases in warehouse and distribution environments served by Dehnco.
• Lista International (Stanley Black & Decker): Lista manufactures modular workstations, workbenches, tool storage, and material handling solutions for industrial and warehouse customers—directly overlapping Dehnco's core workstation and storage portfolio and serving many of the same enterprise and dealer channels.
• Durham Manufacturing: Durham makes steel storage, workbenches, shelving, and material handling equipment for industrial, warehouse, and commercial customers, competing with Dehnco on similar workstations and storage products sold through distribution.
• Treston: Treston manufactures modular workstations, industrial furniture, packing tables, and material handling equipment for warehouses and light manufacturing—a directly comparable product portfolio to Dehnco, though with stronger European distribution.

Emerging players

• Workrite Ergonomics: Workrite Ergonomics focuses on ergonomic office and industrial workstation solutions, including sit-stand desks and monitor arms—an adjacent peer with overlapping ergonomics positioning but a narrower product set than Dehnco.
• Ergotron: Ergotron manufactures ergonomic mounting solutions, sit-stand workstations, and material handling carts used in healthcare, industrial, and warehouse environments—overlapping with Dehnco's technology accessories and ergonomic workstation categories.

Broad incumbents

• Stanley Black & Decker (Industrial): Stanley Black & Decker owns Lista and a broad portfolio of industrial tools, storage, and workspace solutions, competing with Dehnco across workstations, material handling, and dealer channels while offering vastly greater scale and capital resources.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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