What Nordiska does

Nordiska (legal entity: nordiska GmbH & Co. KG) is a German family-owned B2B medical supplies and healthcare equipment e-commerce wholesaler headquartered in Gummersbach, Germany, operating since 1978. The company sells over 35,000 stock items spanning medical technology (treatment tables, OR tables and furniture, functional and ISO carts, patient transport stretchers, ward furniture, medical lighting), medical aids (protective and visitor clothing, professional workwear, patient positioning and transfer aids, OR consumables, patient care supplies), and its proprietary Klimaflex professional footwear brand, which it positions as the OR segment market leader. The company also distributes exoskeletons for caregiver injury prevention and operates the Nordiska Akademie training and continuing education platform for healthcare professionals.\n\nThe business operates a B2B e-commerce distribution model via nordiska.de, complemented by telephone sales support and multi-channel order intake (online, email, fax, phone, postal). A minimum order value of 150.00 € gross applies, and the company accepts payments through PayPal, Klarna, Mollie, Apple Pay, invoice, SEPA direct debit, credit card, American Express, Giropay, EPS, and Sofort Überweisung. Shipments are handled via DHL and UPS. The company holds ISO 13485 (medical device quality management) and ISO 14001 (environmental management) certifications, pursues a sustainability program branded "nordiska goes green," and serves hospitals, clinics, nursing care facilities, specialist practices, and group purchasing organizations across the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland).\n\nOwnership and governance are tightly held within the Pfeiffer family. Managing Directors Dag Pfeiffer and Jarl Pfeiffer lead the general partner entity, Nordiska Verwaltungs GmbH, and the company is privately held with no disclosed venture capital, private equity, or institutional investors. Nordiska reports a self-measured customer satisfaction rate of over 97%, supports its customers with product consulting, and uses digital marketing channels including its e-commerce website, the NORDISKA INSIGHTS email newsletter, and the Nordiska Akademie content and webinar platform.

Name

Nordiska

Legal name

nordiska GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://nordiska.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Nordiska is a German family-owned B2B e-commerce wholesaler founded in 1978 that supplies hospitals, clinics, nursing facilities, and medical practices across the DACH region with over 35,000 medical equipment, protective supply, and professional footwear SKUs, including its own Klimaflex brand.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Supplies & Healthcare Equipment

NAICS

Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (423450), Footwear Merchant Wholesalers (424340)

SIC

Wholesale-Medical, Dental & Hospital Equipment & Supplies (5047), Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841)

akta.pro primary industry

Medical, Dental & Lab Supply Marketplaces (CRAFAHAG)

Keywords

• Medical supplies
• Healthcare equipment
• Professional footwear
• Operating room supplies
• Patient positioning aids

Headquarters

HQ city

Gummersbach

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Medical Supplies and Equipment Sales: Nordiska generates revenue through the direct sale of medical supplies and healthcare equipment to hospitals, clinics, and healthcare professionals via its e-commerce platform. The product portfolio includes over 35,000 stock items spanning protective equipment, medical technology, medical devices, and nursing care supplies. The company also offers its own private label products including the Klimaflex brand of professional footwear.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Nordiska is a German B2B medical supplies and healthcare equipment distributor operating since 1978, selling more than 35,000 stock items across product categories including professional footwear (own-brand Klimaflex), medical technology (treatment tables, OR tables and furniture, functional carts, patient transport, ward furniture, lighting), protective clothing, professional workwear, patient positioning and transfer aids, OP supplies, and patient care products. The company serves hospitals, clinics, nursing facilities, and medical practices primarily in the DACH region via its e-commerce storefront nordiska.de with telephone sales support, complemented by the Nordiska Akademie training platform for healthcare professionals.

Product overview

Nordiska is a German B2B medical supplies and healthcare equipment e-commerce platform operating since 1978, offering over 35,000 stock items across multiple product categories. The core product offering consists of own-brand professional footwear (Klimaflex as flagship), medical technology equipment (treatment/liegen, OP tables/mobiliar, functional carts, patient transport, ward furniture, lighting technology), and medical aids/supplies (protective clothing, professional workwear, patient positioning/transfer, OR supplies, patient care products, exoskeletons). The company provides ISO 13485 and ISO 14001 certified products with a focus on the healthcare sector, complemented by the Nordiska Akademie training platform. The platform enables online ordering with various payment methods (PayPal, Klarna, Mollie, Apple Pay) and shipping via DHL and UPS.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Klimaflex: Professional footwear brand, described as a market leader in the operating room segment.
• Nordiska Akademie
• Nordiska goes green

Products and services

• Klimaflex Professional Footwear Own-brand line of professional work shoes designed for healthcare workers, marketed as the market leader in the OR segment, with editions such as OPBros and a customization configurator.
• Professional Footwear Range Healthcare professional footwear including OR shoes (OP-Schuhe), ward shoes (Stationsschuhe), service shoes, kitchen shoes (Küchenschuhe), and safety shoes (Sicherheitsschuhe) classified by protection levels SB, S1, S1P, S2, S3.
• Treatment Tables and Chairs Behandlungsliegen (treatment tables) and Behandlungsstühle (treatment chairs) for medical practices and examination rooms.
• Patient Transport Stretchers Transportliegen (patient transport stretchers), C-Bogen Liegen (C-arm compatible stretchers for interventional procedures), and Gipsliegen (plaster/casting tables for orthopedic treatment).
• Operating Room Tables and Furniture OP-Tische und OP-Mobiliar including mobile tables, stools, disposal units, arm/leg supports, gurneys, medical clamps, and support brackets for operating rooms.
• Functional and ISO Carts Funktionswagen / ISO-Wagen in mini, solo, duo, and maxi variants including MRSA/hygiene carts, emergency/ambulance carts, ward/rounding carts, anesthesia/OR carts, docking carts, and laundry carts.
• Patient Care and Transport Equipment Pflege- und Patiententransport equipment including mobile care chairs, bedside cabinets/tables, toilet/sanitary chairs, early mobilization devices, and accessories.
• Ward Furniture Stationsmobiliar including portable walls, IV stands, and hygiene solutions for hospital wards.
• Medical Lighting Technology Lichttechnik including xenon and LED medical lighting options with accessories.
• Surgical and Protective Clothing OP-/Besucher- und Schutzbekleidung including masks, gowns, aprons, caps, disposable socks, thermal jackets, gloves, goggles, protective sleeves, shoe covers, and X-ray protective clothing.
• Professional Workwear Berufsbekleidung including surgical gowns, scrub tops (Kasacks), and surgical pants for healthcare staff.
• Patient Positioning Aids Lagerungshilfsmittel for head, torso, arms, and legs positioning including air cushions, vacuum mattresses, warming blankets, and absorbent underlays.
• Patient Transfer Aids Umlagerungshilfen including rollboards/transfer boards and transfer sheets/transfer aids for patient repositioning.
• Operating Room Supplies OP-Bedarf including anesthesia supplies, insufflation sets, tourniquets, tube fixation, body suction cloths, sterile drapes, disinfection, skin markers, disposable pillows/blankets, and needle counters.
• Patient Care and Supply Products Patientenpflege und Versorgung including disposal containers, cuffs, pulse oximeters, tourniquets, oral hygiene, body hygiene, patient belongings, comfort items, slippers, and rapid tests.
• Exoskeletons for Healthcare Staff Exoskeleton technology for healthcare worker support and injury prevention during patient handling.
• Nordiska Akademie Training Platform Training and continuing education service for medical and nursing professionals offering courses, workshops, and knowledge exchange for professional development, accessible remotely.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 97% customer satisfaction rate

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration16 records

Feature2 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sarstedt: German manufacturer and distributor of medical devices, laboratory consumables, and transfusion technology with overlapping surgical-supply and medical-equipment categories.
• Lohmann & Rauscher (L&R): European medical supplies manufacturer/distributor with comparable product categories (dressing, OR consumables, hygiene, nursing care) and a similar hospital-customer focus across German-speaking markets.
• Paul Hartmann AG: German-headquartered medical and hygiene products manufacturer and distributor with overlapping product categories (wound care, surgical supplies, protective apparel) serving the same DACH hospital procurement ecosystem.
• Medline Industries: Largest privately held manufacturer and distributor of medical-surgical supplies in the US, providing a global-scale analog to Nordiska's B2B medical supply distribution model across similar product categories.
• Mölnlycke Health Care: Swedish medical products company specializing in wound care, surgical solutions, and protective equipment - a closely comparable niche medical consumables supplier with analogous customer base and regulatory positioning.
• Henry Schein: Global B2B distributor of medical and dental supplies operating a catalog-driven e-commerce model; directly comparable in business model, customer base (healthcare facilities), and category breadth.

Broad incumbents

• B. Braun: German medical technology and pharmaceutical company with broad portfolio that intersects Nordiska's surgical supplies and medical equipment categories, though operating at significantly larger scale and scope.
• Drägerwerk: German medical and safety technology incumbent whose hospital anesthesia, OR equipment, and patient monitoring lines overlap with parts of Nordiska's medical technology offering.
• McKesson Medical-Surgical: Major US medical-surgical distributor with extensive B2B catalog and logistics infrastructure; broad incumbent analog illustrating the scale-up destination for medical supply distribution competitors.

Regional players

• Stiegelmeyer: German hospital bed and care furniture manufacturer with direct overlap in patient transport, ward furniture, and care equipment categories served by Nordiska's medical technology portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/nordiska.gmbh

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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