Stauff
STAUFF is a family-owned German-founded manufacturer of hydraulic and fluid power components, offering 50,000+ standard parts across 12 product groups to mechanical engineering firms, OEMs, and industrial maintenance customers worldwide via direct sales, distributors, and an e-commerce platform.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1964
- HeadquartersSheffield, United Kingdom
- Headcount251–500
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Stauff does
STAUFF is a family-owned, German-founded manufacturer and supplier of hydraulic and fluid power components, operating under parent LUKAD Holding and headquartered in Werdohl, Germany. The company designs, produces, and distributes more than 50,000 standard components across 12 product groups — including pipe and tube clamps, flanges, hose and tube connectors, quick release couplings, ball and flow control valves, filter housings, hydraulic accessories, and diagnostic measurement technology (STAUFF Diagtronics). It complements components with the STAUFF Line approach, which delivers ready-to-install, individually tailored pipe, tube and hose assemblies for OEMs, and with proprietary innovations such as RFID pressure sensors for hydraulic accumulators, IoT-enabled tube forming machines, and the LasPaC-3-P particle counter for hydraulic oil cleanliness.
STAUFF generates revenue through one-time sales of components and assemblies, supplemented by value-added professional services including application engineering, configuration, kitting, customised labelling, and lineside delivery management. Distribution combines direct regional sales units (in the UK, USA, Germany, Australia, India, Italy, Poland, Ireland, Singapore, New Zealand, and Brazil), an e-commerce digital platform (www.stauff.co.uk) for commercial customers, an Authorised Stockist / STAUFF Line System Partner programme, and trade distributors. Customer segments are predominantly mechanical and plant engineering firms and OEMs, with secondary demand from industrial maintenance, data centre cooling infrastructure, and the energy/renewables sector. Manufacturing is concentrated in Germany, Italy, Ireland, and Poland, with logistics centres undergoing modernisation; the firm remains privately held by the Menshen family and completed a CEO succession at STAUFF Germany in April 2026.
Stauff firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Stauff
- Legal name
- STAUFF UK Ltd
- Website
- https://stauff.co.uk
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1964
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 251–500 employees
- Short description
- STAUFF is a family-owned German-founded manufacturer of hydraulic and fluid power components, offering 50,000+ standard parts across 12 product groups to mechanical engineering firms, OEMs, and industrial maintenance customers worldwide via direct sales, distributors, and an e-commerce platform.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Stauff industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Hydraulic Components & Pipework Equipment
- NAICS
- Fluid Power Valve and Hose Fitting Manufacturing (332912), Other Metal Valve and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing (332919)
- SIC
- Gaskets, Packg & Sealg Devices & Rubber & Plastics Hose (3050), Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip (3530)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Hoses, Tubing & Fittings (Hydraulic/Pneumatic Lines & Connectors) (IMAHAGAH)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Pipe Fittings, Couplings & Connectors (IMADALAD), Pipes & Tubing (Metal, Plastic & Composite) (IMADALAC), Hydraulic, Pneumatic & Fluid Power Systems MRO (Cylinders, Pumps, Valves, Hoses) (TLAKAHAI)
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Where Stauff is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Sheffield
- HQ country
- United Kingdom
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices6 records
Markets served
Stauff business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Component Sales: Sale of over 50,000 standard components across 12 product groups including pipe clamps, tube fittings, hose connectors, quick release couplings, ball valves, flow control valves, filter housings, and hydraulic accessories
- STAUFF Line Assemblies: Ready-to-install pipe, tube and hose assemblies - individually tailored fluid power components assembled ready for installation along with complex line systems
- Value-Added Services: Application engineering, configuration, optimisation, assembly and kitting to logistic panels and frames, customised labelling, packaging and management of lineside deliveries
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels7 records
Stauff product offering
Product offeringCore offering
STAUFF manufactures and distributes pipework components and hydraulic accessories for fluid power systems, offering over 50,000 standard components across 12 product groups including pipe clamps, tube fittings, hose connectors, quick release couplings, ball valves, filter housings, and diagnostic measurement systems. The company also provides ready-to-install pipe, tube, and hose assemblies (STAUFF Line) along with value-added services such as application engineering, configuration, kitting, and lineside delivery management for mechanical engineering companies and OEMs.
Product overview
STAUFF is a premium manufacturer and supplier of fluid power and hydraulic port-to-port solutions, offering over 50,000 standard components across 12 product groups from own design and production. The product portfolio centers on original STAUFF hydraulic and fluid power components including pipe clamps, tube connectors, flanges, hose connectors, quick release couplings, ball valves, flow control valves, hydraulic filters, and diagnostic/measurement technology (STAUFF Diagtronics). The company provides ready-to-install pipe, tube and hose assemblies through the STAUFF Line approach, enabling mechanical engineering companies and OEMs to procure individual components or complete fluid power systems. Digital resources including an Online CAD Database (integrated with TraceParts), Online Filter Calculator, and Online Filter Exchange complement the product offering. Recent innovations include the LasPaC-3-P particle counter, RFID pressure sensor systems for contactless hydraulic accumulator monitoring, and IoT-enabled STAUFF SFO tube forming machines with cloud connectivity.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- STAUFF Line: Mechanical engineering companies and OEM delivery of individual components with option of procuring individually tailored fluid power components, assembled ready for installation along with complex line systems.
- STAUFF Digital Platform
- STAUFF Now
- Diagtronics
Products and services
- STAUFF Clamps
- STAUFF Connect (Tube Connectors)
- STAUFF Flanges
- STAUFF Hose Connectors
- STAUFF Hose
- STAUFF Adaptors
- STAUFF Tube
- STAUFF Quick Release Couplings
- STAUFF Valves
- STAUFF Test
- STAUFF Diagtronics
- STAUFF Filtration Technology
- STAUFF Hydraulic Accessories
- LasPaC-3-P Particle Counter
- STAUFF Form EVO (Tube Forming Machines)
- STAUFF Line Assemblies
- STAUFF Digital Platform
- STAUFF SFO IoT Tube Forming Machine
- ACT-MLC Multiple Pipe Fastening System
- QRC-FG Quick Release Coupling Series (Extended)
- STAUFF E-Learnings
- Pyplok Non-Weld Tube Connectors
Quantifiable outcome
- Direct deliveries on next day standard delivery (conditions apply)
Companies that use Stauff
Customer profileSegments5 records
Ideal customer profiles5 records
Stauff technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration5 records
AI capability1 record
Feature6 records
Stauff partnerships and signals
Strategic signalScale indicators3 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Stauff competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Parker Hannifin: Parker Hannifin is one of the world's largest motion and control technology providers, offering hydraulic hoses, fittings, valves, filtration, and diagnostic instrumentation across all of Stauff's primary categories. It is a broad incumbent whose Win Strategy division directly overlaps Stauff's component and assembly business.
- Bosch Rexroth: Bosch Rexroth is a broad incumbent in factory automation, mobile applications, machinery applications, and engineering, supplying hydraulic valves, pumps, motors, cylinders, and fittings. It directly competes with Stauff on tube fittings, hose lines, and fluid power components in OEM and mobile equipment.
- Danfoss Power Solutions: Danfoss Power Solutions supplies hydraulic components including hoses, fittings, valves, and motors for mobile and industrial machinery. It competes with Stauff particularly in mobile hydraulics and OEM supply to construction and agricultural equipment makers.
- Eaton: Eaton is a broad incumbent in power management and fluid power, offering hydraulic hoses, fittings, couplings, valves, and filtration for industrial and mobile equipment. Its Hydraulics Group directly competes with Stauff's core component categories and serves similar OEM and aftermarket customers.
Direct peers
- Walvoil: Walvoil is a direct competitor in hydraulic valves, directional controls, and integrated hydraulic systems for mobile and industrial applications. It competes with Stauff particularly in mobile equipment OEMs and offers a similar integrated component + assembly model.
- HYDAC: HYDAC is a direct competitor in hydraulic accumulators, filtration, hose and tube fittings, clamps, and condition monitoring diagnostics. Like Stauff, HYDAC emphasises condition monitoring and integrated fluid power solutions, making it the closest one-to-one peer.
- BIBUS AG: BIBUS is a European-headquartered distributor and supplier of hydraulic, pneumatic, and fluid power components including hoses, fittings, and filtration. It is a relevant peer given similar product portfolio focus, European presence, and customer overlap with mechanical engineering and mobile equipment OEMs.
- Festo: Festo is a direct competitor in pneumatic and fluid power components, fittings, tubing, valves, and automation, with strong positions in industrial automation and a global manufacturing footprint. It overlaps with Stauff in connectors, tubing, and valve categories.
- Sun Hydraulics (Helios Technologies): Sun Hydraulics, a Helios Technologies company, manufactures hydraulic valves, manifolds, and integrated circuits that overlap with Stauff's hydraulic components portfolio. It is a relevant direct peer in fluid power cartridge valves and integrated solutions.
- IMI Precision Engineering: IMI Precision Engineering (formerly IMI Norgren) supplies pneumatic and fluid control components, fittings, valves, and automation solutions to industrial OEMs. It is a comparable direct peer in fluid power connectors and line components serving mechanical engineering customers.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Stauff social profiles
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Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Stauff leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles7 records
Stauff subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries9 records
Stauff funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Stauff M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Stauff
What does Stauff do?
STAUFF manufactures and distributes pipework components and hydraulic accessories for fluid power systems, offering over 50,000 standard components across 12 product groups including pipe clamps, tube fittings, hose connectors, quick release couplings, ball valves, filter housings, and diagnostic measurement systems. The company also provides ready-to-install pipe, tube, and hose assemblies (STAUFF Line) along with value-added services such as application engineering, configuration, kitting, and lineside delivery management for mechanical engineering companies and OEMs.
Is Stauff a public or private company?
Stauff is a private company. It is classified as family owned and is currently operating.
When was Stauff founded?
Stauff was founded in 1964. It employs 251 to 500 people.
Where is Stauff based?
Stauff is headquartered in Sheffield, United Kingdom, in the Europe region.
How does Stauff make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Component Sales are the primary driver. The others are STAUFF Line Assemblies and value-Added Services.
Who are Stauff's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Parker Hannifin, Bosch Rexroth, Danfoss Power Solutions and Eaton. Direct peers are Walvoil, HYDAC, BIBUS AG, Festo, Sun Hydraulics (Helios Technologies) and IMI Precision Engineering.
Does Stauff have an API?
No public API is recorded for Stauff.
What industry is Stauff in?
Stauff's product category is Hydraulic Components & Pipework Equipment. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAHAGAH, Hoses, Tubing & Fittings (Hydraulic/Pneumatic Lines & Connectors), with a secondary code of IMADALAD, Pipe Fittings, Couplings & Connectors. Its NAICS code is 332912 and its SIC code is 3050.