Blickle Group

What Blickle Group does

Blickle Group is a German family-owned manufacturer of industrial wheels and castors, founded in 1953 and headquartered at Heinrich-Blickle-Straße 1, 72348 Rosenfeld. Operating from approximately 60,000 square metres of vertically integrated production space (in-house tooling, steel processing, polyurethane casting, plastic injection moulding, welding and assembly), Blickle produces more than 15 million castors and wheels per year across a catalogue of over 20,000 standard products, with 8,000+ SKUs ready to ship within one day from its automated European logistics centre. Core proprietary assets include the Blickle Extrathane, Softhane, and Besthane polyurethane tread materials and advanced bearing technologies (spherical roller bearings, central and dual central ball bearings) that underpin solutions spanning intralogistics, conveyor technology, machine and systems engineering, hygiene/medical/design, mobile devices, electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection, and extreme-temperature applications from -70°C to +300°C. The ErgoMove sub-brand supplies electric drive systems for ergonomic manual material handling.

The company sells primarily B2B through 23 wholly-owned international sales subsidiaries staffed by approximately 300 sales employees, augmented by direct web shops in 14 countries (more than 15,000 orders and 6,000+ purchasing customers in 2024). Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. End-markets include intralogistics, medical/healthcare, aerospace and defence, automotive, food and beverage, and electronics/semiconductor manufacturing. Recent geographic expansion added wholly-owned subsidiaries in Japan (April 2024) and Vietnam (April 2025), together with the Rodamex-Blickle de Colombia joint venture (April 2025) — Blickle's first South American sales company. The company reports revenue of just under €300 million in FY2024, a slight year-on-year decline attributed to a difficult global market environment, but offset by 45%+ growth in ErgoMove, 25% more customer-specific developments year-on-year, recognition as a 2024 WirtschaftsWoche German world market leader, and EcoVadis Silver Medals in 2024 and 2026 placing it in the top 8% of certified companies.

Blickle R\u00e4der+Rollen GmbH u. Co. KG is a privately held German limited partnership (Kommanditgesellschaft) managed via the personally liable partner Blickle Verwaltungs GmbH, with Denise Blickle and the Blickle family represented in senior management (Managing Directors Reinhold Blickle, Walter Wager, Dr. Sarah Blickle-Fenner, David Blickle, and Philipp Schweizer). The company has raised no external capital — no funding rounds, parent companies, or M&A buyers are recorded in the source material — and is entirely self-funded through operations. Compliance footprint includes DIN EN ISO 9001 (first German wheel and castor manufacturer certified, 1994), REACH, RoHS, POP, and ATEX directives.

Name

Blickle Group

Legal name

Blickle Räder+Rollen GmbH u. Co. KG

Website

https://blickle.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1953

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Blickle Group is a German family-owned manufacturer of industrial wheels and castors serving intralogistics, medical, aerospace, automotive, food and beverage, and electronics customers via 23 international subsidiaries and proprietary polyurethane tread and bearing technologies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Wheels and Castors

NAICS

Motor Vehicle Steering and Suspension Components (except Spring) Manufacturing (33633), Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (33699)

SIC

Motor Vehicle Parts & Accessories (3714), Ball & Roller Bearings (3562)

akta.pro primary industry

Wheels & Rims Manufacturing (Steel/Alloy) (IMACAIAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Tire & Wheel Services (Mount/Balance/Alignment) (TLAKAAAD), Material Handling & Industrial Lift Vehicle Manufacturing (Forklifts/Telehandlers/Reach Stackers) (IMACAFAD)

Keywords

• Industrial wheels and castors
• Material handling components
• Mobility solutions manufacturing
• Electric drive systems
• Conveyor technology parts

Headquarters

HQ city

Rosenfeld

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices22 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Wheels and Castors Manufacturing and Sales: B2B manufacturing and direct sales of industrial wheels and castors. Products include standard range castors, custom special versions, and the ErgoMove electric drive systems. Revenue generated through direct sales teams, web shops, and distribution network.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Blickle Group manufactures and sells industrial wheels and castors used for transporting equipment and goods across intralogistics, machine engineering, conveyor technology, hygiene/medical, and mobile device applications. The product range includes more than 20,000 standard products plus customer-specific special versions, as well as the ErgoMove line of electric drive systems for ergonomic manual material handling. Products are produced at a 60,000 sqm facility in Rosenfeld, Germany, with output exceeding 15 million wheels and castors annually.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ErgoMove: Electric Drive System - specialized business unit for ergonomic electric drive systems for manual transport applications. Achieved 45%+ growth in 2024.

Products and services

• Wheels and Castors (Standard Range)
• Special Versions (Custom Wheels and Castors)
• ErgoMove Electric Drive Systems
• ErgoMove 4000 Inox (EM4000X)
• New Polyurethane Treads for Extreme Applications

Quantifiable outcome

• 97.1% of customers rate product quality as very good or good
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and strategic.

• Rodamex-Blickle Colombia (Joint Venture)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 April 2025Joint venture between Rodamex (established in South American market since 2016) and Blickle, headquartered in Rosenfeld, Germany. Eight-year partnership with Managing Director Juan Mayorca. Founded April 2025 to offer holistic mobility solutions and consolidate position as market leader for wheels and castors in Colombia. First Blickle sales company in South America.
• Hoa Thinh (Vietnam)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 April 2025Long-standing partnership of more than ten years with Vietnamese partner Hoa Thinh before transition to full Blickle Vietnam subsidiary. Managing Director Mrs Ly Vi Linh previously led sales partner before transition to new Blickle subsidiary.
• Fraunhofer IAISstrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Cooperation with Fraunhofer Institute for Intelligent Analysis and Information Systems (IAIS) starting 2025 to develop comprehensive sustainability strategy. Part of Blickle's sustainability initiatives including EcoVadis certification and product carbon footprint calculation.
• Promag (Poland)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 202430 years of cooperation with Promag in Poland as of 2024. Long-standing distribution relationship in Polish market.
• KS Gruppen (Denmark)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 202460 years of KS Gruppen in Denmark (anniversary celebrated in 2024). Long-standing partnership in Danish market.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights8 records

Emerging players

• Bock (a part of KION Group): German manufacturer of casters and wheels for industrial trucks, often supplied to intralogistics OEMs that also buy from Blickle. Comparable in industrial castor manufacturing with a focus on forklifts and material handling.

Direct peers

• Hamilton Caster: US family-owned industrial caster and wheel manufacturer serving material handling, automotive and heavy-duty applications. Comparable B2B manufacturing business with similar product breadth and customer segments.
• Wicke GmbH & Co. KG: German manufacturer of industrial wheels, castors and tyres, with similar vertical integration and focus on intralogistics and material handling. Direct German competitor with overlapping end-markets.
• Colson Group: US-based global manufacturer of casters and wheels with multiple brands (Colson, Albion, Shepherd, Payson) serving material handling, medical and industrial markets. Comparable in product portfolio and B2B distribution model.
• Darcor Limited: Canadian manufacturer of ergonomic casters and wheels, including electric-assist models, with a focus on healthcare, industrial and institutional customers. Directly comparable to Blickle's ErgoMove product strategy.
• Tente International: Privately held German-headquartered manufacturer of industrial castors and wheels, with comparable product breadth, B2B sales motion and global subsidiary footprint. Closest direct competitor to Blickle in the European industrial castor market.
• Revvo Caster: US-based manufacturer of heavy-duty and specialty casters and wheels for industrial, military and aerospace applications. Comparable in aerospace/defence and heavy-duty industrial wheel applications.
• Tellure Rota: Italian manufacturer of industrial wheels and castors for material handling, automotive and mechanical engineering. Comparable mid-sized European competitor with overlapping industrial customer base.
• RWM Casters: US manufacturer of industrial casters and wheels sold through a master distribution network, competing with Blickle in material handling and institutional markets.

Broad incumbents

• Schaeffler Group (Industrial Bearings): German global automotive and industrial supplier with a significant bearings product line. Adjacent overlap through Blickle's spherical roller and ball bearing technologies, but a much larger and broader industrial conglomerate.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries22 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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