Name

Hermann Bock GmbH

Legal name

Hermann Bock GmbH

Website

https://bock.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1920

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Care Beds and Healthcare Furniture

NAICS

Institutional Furniture Manufacturing (337127), Nonupholstered Wood Household Furniture Manufacturing (337122)

SIC

Household Furniture (2510)

akta.pro primary industry

Hospital Bed, Lift & Transfer Equipment (Beds, Hoyer Lifts, Slings) (HSABAKAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Patient Lifts, Transfer & Safe Handling Equipment (Hoists, Slings, Transfer Boards) (HLAHAMAE)

Keywords

• Nursing care beds
• Medical care furniture
• Bariatric hospital beds
• Home care equipment
• Care bed manufacturer

Headquarters

HQ city

Verl

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Nursing Care Bed Sales: Sale of electric height-adjustable nursing care beds for institutional and home care settings, including standard, premium, and bariatric models. Revenue generated through direct sales to care facilities and via dealer network to home care customers.
2. Care Furniture Sales: Sale of complementary care furniture including bedside cabinets, bed tables, wardrobes, seating furniture, and relaxation chairs designed for care environments.
3. Accessories and Spare Parts: Sale of accessories including hand controls, side rails, bed extensions, mattresses, lifting poles, under-bed lights, batteries, and other replacement parts.
4. Refurbishment Services: Circular economy refurbishment services for domiflex 3 beds, including full aesthetic and functional restoration with new conformity assessment and warranty. Creates second product lifecycle.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Hermann Bock GmbH manufactures electric height-adjustable nursing care beds for institutional and home care settings, including bariatric, low-entry, and bed-in-bed variants. The company also produces complementary care furniture (bedside cabinets, wardrobes, chairs, tables) and accessories (hand controls, side rails, mattresses), and offers a circular-economy refurbishment service for domiflex 3 beds. All manufacturing, from raw steel to finished product, is conducted in-house at the Verl, Germany facility.

Product overview

Hermann Bock GmbH is a German manufacturer of nursing care beds and furniture with over 100 years of history. The company produces a comprehensive portfolio of electromechanical medical devices centered around height-adjustable care beds for institutional care, home care, and bariatric applications. The product line includes multiple distinct series: the domiflex 3 Familie for home care with sustainable/tool-free design; the belluno and combiflex series (including bed-in-bett bibs systems) for home and professional care; the premium adilec 280 and adiflex 220 kg bariatric beds for heavy-weight patients; the floorline 15|80 and livorno low low-entry beds for fall prevention; and the stylish activeline comfort bed. The practico 25|80 Familie serves institutional care with premium features. All beds are manufactured in Germany (Verl, Ostwestfalen) with electric height adjustment, ergonomic lying surfaces, and safety features. Complementary product lines include care furniture (bedside tables, wardrobes, chairs, tables) and accessories (hand controls, side rails, mattresses). The company also offers a refurbishment service for domiflex 3 beds as part of its circular economy approach, reducing CO2 emissions to 1/5 of new production.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pflegebetten (Care Beds) range Height-adjustable electric nursing care beds for home care, institutional care, and bariatric use, encompassing the full product family including Trendelenburg positioning, integrated side rails, and lifter clearance.
• practico 25|80 Familie Premium institutional nursing care bed with 25-80 cm electric height adjustment, 185 kg patient weight (220 kg safe working load), 4-section ergonomic lying surface with mattress compensation, Trendelenburg/Anti-Trendelenburg positioning, and multiple wood decor options.
• adilec 280 Premium bariatric heavy-duty nursing care bed for 280 kg patient weight and 315 kg safe working load, with 40-80 cm electric height adjustment, integrated full-length wooden side rails, central braking castors (2+2), 15 cm lifter clearance, and multiple widths (100, 120, 140 cm).
• floorline 15|80 Innovative low nursing care bed with 15 cm minimum height for fall prevention, adjustable up to 80 cm for ergonomic care, with tool-free bed extension to 210/220 cm, wooden slats with reinforced zones, comfort-sitting position, and Trendelenburg/Anti-Trendelenburg.
• livorno low Low-entry institutional/home care bed with 29 cm minimum height for safe entry/exit, adjustable to 73 cm care height, ergonomic sprung wooden slats with mattress adjustment, 15 cm lifter clearance, and multiple wood finish options.
• domiflex 3 Familie Home care bed family with sustainable production, tool-free assembly/disassembly, and space-saving transport; available in standard (35-80 cm) and low (24-69 cm) variants plus premium plus versions with mattress compensation; modular accessories for easy handling.
• belluno Nursing care bed for demanding home and professional care with 4-section electric lying surface, 36-80 cm (or 29-73 cm low version) height adjustment, 200 kg safe working load, Sonoma oak or steamed beech finishes, with wired hand control and lock function.
• belluno bibs Bed-in-bed system that integrates into an existing domestic bed, with 31-75 cm height adjustment, 200 kg safe working load, 2-section lying surface, single-person plug-in assembly, and mattress frame for width adjustment to 100 cm.
• combiflex Nursing care bed for home use combining professional care features with residential flexibility: 38-81 cm height adjustment, 220 kg safe working load, 4-section electrically adjustable lying surface, modular design adaptable to various living environments, and comfort seating position.
• combiflex bibs Premium bed-in-bed system for demanding home care that transforms existing domestic beds into full nursing care beds: 33-77 cm height adjustment, 220 kg safe working load, 4-section electric lying surface with pelvic/lumbar reinforcement, 11 cm lifter clearance, and comfort sitting position.
• adiflex 220 kg Heavy-duty bariatric nursing care bed for overweight home care patients with 23-83 cm height adjustment (23 cm low entry for fall prevention), 220 kg patient weight / 255 kg safe working load, reinforced frame, 100-120 cm widths, and 100-120 x 200-220 cm lying surfaces.
• activeline Comfort bed for home use with stylish residential aesthetics: 4-section ergonomic lying surface with zone reinforcement, 25-80 cm height adjustment, multiple fabric selections (Tonga, Timor, Haiti collections), illuminated hand control, and 125 mm designer castors.
• Pflegemöbel (Care Furniture) Care furniture collection including bedside tables/cabinets, wardrobes (sideboards, highboards), seating (K series chairs, C3 series chairs, Relax recliners), and tables (T1, T3 models) designed for care facilities with homely aesthetics and functional features.
• Zubehör (Care Bed Accessories) Accessories for care beds including hand controls (standard, illuminated, nurse panel), side rails (SR2, SR3 types), bed extensions, CPR emergency lowering, under-bed lights, batteries, lifting poles, grab rails, infusion holders, urine/drainage holders, wall distance holders, and mattresses (riposan, Polymed, Gel-Kombi, Poly-Kombi, XXL-Med).
• domiflex 3 Refurbishment Service Circular-economy refurbishment service for domiflex 3 beds including full aesthetic and functional restoration, inspection/repair of steel components, drive unit servicing, wooden component refurbishment, new serial number, new conformity assessment, and warranty, with a verified CO2 footprint of 49 kg CO2 per refurbished bed versus 238.3 kg for new production.

Quantifiable outcome

• Refurbished beds produce only 1/5 (49 kg CO2) of the CO2 emissions compared to new bed production (238.3 kg CO2)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• komz (Competence Centre for Sustainable Healthcare Management)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounded by Hermann Bock as a platform to invite the healthcare industry to cooperate and transfer knowledge in sustainable healthcare management. komz serves as a knowledge-sharing and industry collaboration initiative rather than a traditional partnership.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Stryker Corporation: Large US medical technology company with a MedSurg bed portfolio serving hospitals and post-acute care; competes with Bock at the premium institutional end of the care-bed market while operating across orthopedics and surgical segments.
• Hill-Rom (Baxter): Large US-headquartered medical technology company (now part of Baxter) with a broad hospital bed and care bed portfolio; competes with Bock in premium institutional segments while also operating across patient monitoring and surgical solutions.
• Invacare Corporation: Global manufacturer of durable medical equipment including hospital and home-care beds; broader portfolio than Bock with respiratory, mobility and lifestyle products, but directly overlapping in the care-bed category.
• Arjo (Getinge): Swedish medical device company focused on patient handling and hygiene, including care beds; broader portfolio across pressure injury prevention and lifts but directly competes with Bock in nursing and long-term care beds.

Direct peers

• LINET Group: Czech-based multinational manufacturer of hospital and care beds and a major European competitor to Bock with overlapping product categories across institutional care and elderly care segments.
• Joerns Healthcare: US-based manufacturer of long-term care beds, patient handling and DME; comparable to Bock in the institutional nursing and bariatric care bed segments with similar channel mix through medical supply dealers.
• Wissner-Bosserhoff: German manufacturer of hospital and nursing care beds owned by LINET Group; competes head-to-head with Bock in European institutional and home-care segments with comparable electric height-adjustable bed portfolios.
• Stiegelmeyer Group: German manufacturer of hospital and care beds headquartered in North Rhine-Westphalia; directly comparable to Bock across institutional and home-care bed portfolios with similar product segmentation (premium, bariatric, low-entry).
• Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare: US-based manufacturer of durable medical equipment including hospital and long-term care beds; competes with Bock primarily in the home-care and long-term care segments through similar medical supply dealer channels.

Regional players

• Malvestio: Italian manufacturer of hospital beds and care furniture; comparable product portfolio to Bock but focused primarily on the Italian and Southern European markets, limiting direct overlap outside its home geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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