Seele

Name

Seele

Legal name

seele holding GmbH

Website

https://seele.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Façade Construction and Building Envelope Services

NAICS

Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors (2381), Nonresidential Building Construction (2362), Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (236220)

SIC

Fabricated Structural Metal Products (3440), Metal Doors, Sash, Frames, Moldings & Trim (3442), Prefabricated Metal Buildings & Components (3448)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Glazing & Fenestration (Curtain Wall, Windows, Storefronts, Skylights) (IMAFAMAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Architectural & Building Glazing Systems (Curtain Wall/Storefront/Canopies) (IMADAHAB), Office & Corporate Building Construction (IMAFACAA)

Keywords

• Facade construction
• Building envelope systems
• Structural glass engineering
• Kinetic facade technology
• Commercial facade engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

Gersthofen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Façade Construction Projects: Design, engineering, manufacturing, and installation of custom façade systems for architectural projects. Revenue generated through project-based contracts for building envelopes including steel-and-glass façades, structural glazing, unitised façades, double-skin façades, and tensile membrane structures.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Seele designs, engineers, manufactures, and installs custom façade systems and sophisticated building envelopes for complex architectural projects. Core offerings include steel-and-glass façades, structural/all-glass constructions, unitised façades, proprietary ISOshade® Advanced Closed Cavity Façade systems, kinetIQ kinetic/movable façades, interior design, and tensile membrane (ETFE) architecture. Projects are delivered end-to-end from intelligent planning through efficient installation for architects, developers, and contractors worldwide.

Product overview

Seele is a technology leader in façade construction offering a comprehensive portfolio of specialist building envelope solutions. The core offerings include steel-and-glass façades, structural/all-glass constructions, unitised façades, ISOshade® (Advanced Closed Cavity Façade with integrated solar shades), kinetIQ (kinetic/movable façade technology), interior design, and tensile membrane architecture. With 1,000+ employees worldwide, Seele provides end-to-end services from intelligent planning to efficient installation for ambitious architectural projects. Supporting offerings include the Seele CO2 calculation tool for sustainability assessment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ISOshade®: Advanced Closed Cavity Façade (CCF) system with integrated solar shades, smart sensor technology, and connection to building automation systems.
• kinetIQ
• SHIQ

Products and services

• Steel-and-Glass Façade

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 90% recycling rate achieved in operations
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability3 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Seele participates in the SHIQ research project (Sichere Heterogene IoT-Systeme in Immobilien und Quartieren) funded by BMBF, focusing on secure integration of façades into open-source platforms for building control. The research addresses connecting building automation systems and integrating the building envelope into intelligent digital ecosystems.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Permasteelisa: Global leader in curtain wall and architectural envelopes, now owned by Atlas Holdings. Directly comparable as a full-service design-engineer-manufacturer-install contractor for complex steel-and-glass façades on iconic towers (One World Trade Center, Hearst Tower).
• Josef Gartner: German premium façade specialist (now part of Permasteelisa Group) with comparable expertise in unitised, double-skin, and complex geometric façades on landmark buildings across Europe and the Middle East.
• Benson Industries: US specialty glazing and curtain wall contractor known for complex, architecturally distinctive façades (e.g., Apple Cube stores). Direct competitor in delivering signature commercial glass envelopes.
• Enclos: US-based specialty façade contractor focused on design-build delivery of complex curtain walls and custom architectural glazing for high-profile commercial and cultural buildings.
• Walters & Wolf: North American architectural glass and façade specialist delivering custom curtain walls and unitised systems. Comparable in custom-engineered, project-based delivery on high-end commercial real estate.
• Frontage (Curtain Wall): China-headquartered curtain wall contractor executing complex international projects; competes with Seele for unitised and geometrically challenging façades on commercial towers and cultural venues.
• Yuanda China: Major Chinese curtain wall contractor with a global footprint on supertall towers. Comparable in scale, international project delivery, and unitised façade engineering, particularly for projects across Asia and the Middle East.

Broad incumbents

• Schüco: Large German building envelope manufacturer and systems supplier with global reach in aluminium, steel, and solar façades. Overlaps with Seele in unitised curtain wall and high-performance commercial façades but serves broader, higher-volume segments.
• Aluprof: European aluminium systems manufacturer supplying curtain wall, window, and façade solutions. Overlaps with Seele in commercial building envelopes but competes primarily at the systems/components level rather than full design-build delivery.

Regional players

• Josef Gartner (Permasteelisa) — Taiwan/Asia façade rivals (e.g., China State Construction Enclos JV competitors): Large Asian state-affiliated contractors entering complex façade delivery for mega-projects; compete with Seele primarily in Asia-Pacific and Middle East regional tenders rather than globally across all geographies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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