Brockhaus Lüdenscheid

What Brockhaus Lüdenscheid does

BROCKHAUS Group is an independent, family-run industrial group headquartered in Lüdenscheid, Germany, with additional operations in Plettenberg and a manufacturing site in Częstochowa, Poland. Founded in 1864, the company operates through four wholly-owned business units split between two divisions: a Technologies division comprising BROCKHAUS Measurements (magnetic-properties testing equipment for industrial quality assurance) and BROCKHAUS Umwelt (industrial gas and water treatment systems), and a Materials division comprising BROCKHAUS Stahl (high-quality strip steel products) and BROCKHAUS Recycling (steel and metal scrap processing). The group employs approximately 160 people, has been CO₂-neutral since 2019, and reports roughly €100 million in turnover.

The group's underlying technology stack is primarily physical-industrial: precision magnetic measurement instruments, filtration and treatment system engineering, strip steel rolling/finishing, and scrap metal collection and processing. A closed-loop agreement ties the Recycling unit's scrap output into the Stahl unit's raw-material supply, creating a circular materials flow within the group. Distribution is exclusively direct-sales, with no public pricing and quote-based contracting typical of specification-driven B2B industrial equipment. Target customers are enterprise buyers in industrial manufacturing (quality control), environmental services (compliance and treatment), and the steel/metal industry (processing and sustainable materials sourcing).

Commercially, the company generates revenue through hardware sales and industrial services across its four BUs under a sales-led, relationship-driven GTM targeting manufacturing, steel, and environmental-sector enterprises in Central Europe. Governance is documented through a Code of Conduct (latest revision February 2025), GDPR-compliant data-controller infrastructure, and explicit policy positions on sustainability (CO₂-neutrality, closed-loop agreements) and the responsible use of artificial intelligence. No funding rounds, M&A, public listing, partnerships, or named customers are disclosed in available sources.

Name

Brockhaus Lüdenscheid

Legal name

Dr. Brockhaus-Messtechnik GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://brockhaus.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1864

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Brockhaus Lüdenscheid is a 160-year-old, family-run German industrial group operating four business units — magnetic-properties testing equipment, industrial gas/water treatment, strip steel production, and metal scrap recycling — serving enterprise manufacturing and steel-sector customers across Central Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Manufacturing and Materials Processing

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Waste, Recycling & Circularity (On-site Programs) (BPABAAAL)

Keywords

• Magnetic properties testing
• Industrial gas water treatment
• Strip steel processing
• Metal scrap recycling
• Industrial measurement equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Lüdenscheid

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Manufacturing and Services: Revenue generated from four business divisions providing magnetic testing equipment, environmental treatment systems, strip steel products, and metal recycling services to industrial customers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

BROCKHAUS Group is an independent, family-run industrial group operating two divisions across four business units. The Technologies division delivers magnetic properties testing equipment (BROCKHAUS Measurements) and industrial gas and water treatment systems (BROCKHAUS Umwelt). The Materials division produces high-quality strip steel products (BROCKHAUS Stahl) and handles steel and metal scrap recycling (BROCKHAUS Recycling).

Product overview

BROCKHAUS Group is an independent, family-run industrial group based in Lüdenscheid, Germany, with operations in Plettenberg and Częstochowa, Poland. The company operates two divisions—Technologies and Materials—through four distinct business units: BROCKHAUS Measurements (magnetic properties testing equipment), BROCKHAUS Umwelt (industrial gas and water treatment systems), BROCKHAUS Stahl (strip steel products), and BROCKHAUS Recycling (metal scrap processing). With 160 years of industry experience and approximately 160 employees, the group generates around €100 million in turnover across 4 locations. The portfolio combines measurement and environmental technologies with steel processing and recycling services, unified by a focus on quality, sustainability, and technological leadership. The company achieved CO₂ neutrality in 2019.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• BROCKHAUS Measurements Magnetic properties testing equipment and solutions for industrial quality assurance, including devices for magnetization curve testing and measurement of magnetic characteristics of materials. Targeted at industrial manufacturers requiring precision quality control.
• BROCKHAUS Umwelt Industrial systems for gas and water treatment, including tank and filtration units designed for environmental compliance, safety, and sustainability in industrial facilities.
• BROCKHAUS Stahl High-quality strip steel products manufactured for industrial applications, leveraging the company's steel finishing expertise in the Materials division.
• BROCKHAUS Recycling Steel and metal scrap collection and recycling services, supporting closed-loop material flows and sustainability within the metallic materials value chain.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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