Gaulhofer
Gaulhofer is an Austrian, family-controlled manufacturer of premium windows, entrance doors and sun-protection systems, selling exclusively through a Fachpartner specialist-dealer network across the DACH region and 14+ export markets for residential and heritage-renovation customers.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1920
- HeadquartersÜbelbach, Austria
- Headcount251–500
- GTM typeB2C
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Gaulhofer does
Gaulhofer Industrie-Holding GmbH is an Austrian, family-controlled manufacturer of premium windows, entrance doors and sun-protection systems, headquartered in Übelbach (Styria) and operating a German subsidiary in Dorfen. Founded over a century ago (variously recorded as 1919 or 1920), the company employs 251–500 people and sells exclusively through a vetted Fachpartner network of specialist dealers that handles consultation, measurement and installation. Products span wood, wood-aluminium, uPVC and uPVC-aluminium windows, wood/wood-aluminium/aluminium entrance doors, and a complete sun-protection range (Rollläden, Raffstore, Textilscreen, Fensterläden), supplemented by Solarlux glass-folding walls and a dedicated Gaulhofer Manufaktur subsidiary for heritage-listed buildings.
The technology base is conventional multi-material fenestration manufacturing with notable proprietary lines: the new ENEOLINE cost-efficient uPVC window, the STYRIALINE flush-design wood window, and a wood-aluminium construction technique that underpins an industry-unique 30-year manufacturer's warranty in the DACH region. Distribution and marketing rely on a multilingual website with online door configurators (Varialis, htkalk.com), a subsidy-finder tool (Förderauskunft), virtual showroom, downloadable specification documents for architects, and active social channels; lead capture is routed to local Fachpartner for fulfillment. Certifications include CE marking, the Austrian wood-window quality mark, RAL-Gütezeichen, PEFC and the 'Holz von hier' sustainability certificate.
Commercially, Gaulhofer generates one-time sales revenue across its three product pillars (windows, doors, sun protection), with pricing determined project-by-project through Fachpartner quotations. The customer base is heavily weighted toward residential end-customers in new build and renovation, supplemented by heritage-renovation, architect/specifier, and select hospitality projects across Austria, Germany, Italy, Switzerland and export markets including Spain, the UK, Russia, Turkey, Portugal, Canada, the USA, France and South Korea. The company is led by Managing Directors Thomas Braschel and Franz Iglseder, with no external investors or parent ownership disclosed.
Gaulhofer firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Gaulhofer
- Legal name
- Gaulhofer Industrie-Holding GmbH
- Website
- https://gaulhofer.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1920
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 251–500 employees
- Short description
- Gaulhofer is an Austrian, family-controlled manufacturer of premium windows, entrance doors and sun-protection systems, selling exclusively through a Fachpartner specialist-dealer network across the DACH region and 14+ export markets for residential and heritage-renovation customers.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Gaulhofer industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Windows and Doors Manufacturing
- NAICS
- Wood Window and Door Manufacturing (321911), Metal Window and Door Manufacturing (332321), Blind and Shade Manufacturing (33792)
- SIC
- Lumber & Wood Products (No Furniture) (2400), Metal Doors, Sash, Frames, Moldings & Trim (3442)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Custom Window & Door Fabrication & Replacement (HSAPAJAI)
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Where Gaulhofer is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Übelbach
- HQ country
- Austria
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices2 records
Markets served
Gaulhofer business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2C
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Windows (Fenster): Primary revenue stream from manufacturing and selling windows in multiple materials: wood, wood-aluminium, uPVC, and uPVC-aluminium. Sold through a network of specialist partners (Fachpartner) with professional consultation, measurement, and installation services.
- Entrance Doors (Haustüren): Revenue from selling entrance doors in wood, wood-aluminium, and aluminium materials. Includes custom door configurator tools for individual design.
- Sun Protection (Sonnenschutz): Revenue from complementary sun protection products including roller shutters (Rollläden), facade shutters (Raffstore), textile screens, and exterior window shutters.
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels7 records
Gaulhofer product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Gaulhofer manufactures and sells windows (wood, wood-aluminium, uPVC, uPVC-aluminium), entrance doors (wood, wood-aluminium, aluminium), heritage/monument windows, lift-slide doors, glass folding walls, and complementary sun protection products (roller shutters, venetian blinds, fabric screens, window shutters). Products are sold to residential customers and architectural projects through a vetted Fachpartner specialist dealer network across Austria, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, and 10+ international export markets.
Product overview
Gaulhofer is an Austrian manufacturer of windows, doors, and sun protection systems with over 100 years of history. The product portfolio comprises multiple window types (Wood, Wood-Aluminium, uPVC, uPVC-Aluminium, heritage/monument windows, lift-slide doors, glass folding walls), front doors (Wood, Wood-Aluminium, Aluminium), and sun protection solutions (roller shutters, venetian blinds/raffstores, fabric screens, window shutters). The ENEOLINE represents their new cost-efficient uPVC window line, while STYRIALINE denotes their flush-design wood window series. Products are distributed through specialist partners in Austria, Germany, Italy, and other export markets.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Gaulhofer Manufaktur: Specialized monument windows for heritage and listed buildings, including professional renovation services.
- Eneoline
- Styrialine
Products and services
- Holz-Fenster (Wood Windows) Natural wood windows made from certified domestic premium woods (spruce, larch), offering thermal insulation, aesthetic appeal, and sustainability. Available in NATURELINE, FUSIONLINE, and INLINE product lines.
- Holz-Alu-Fenster (Wood-Aluminium Windows) Hybrid windows combining natural wood interior with aluminium exterior cladding for superior weather protection and thermal insulation, offering longevity of decades and covered by Gaulhofer's unique 30-year warranty.
- Kunststoff-Fenster / ENEOLINE (uPVC Windows) Cost-efficient uPVC windows combining strong performance values with high cost-effectiveness and maximum design flexibility. ENEOLINE is the new all-purpose window line launched in 2024.
- Kunststoff-Alu-Fenster (uPVC-Aluminium Windows) uPVC windows with aluminium outer shell combining advanced technology, high thermal insulation, soundproofing, and lightweight design with maximum comfort.
- Denkmalfenster (Heritage/Monument Windows) Custom wood windows for old buildings and monument-protected properties, including professional renovation services, offered through Gaulhofer Manufaktur division.
- Hebe-Schiebe-Türen (Lift-Slide Doors) Large-scale lift-slide doors enabling seamless connection between interior and terrace, featuring comfortable operation and high thermal performance, available in wood or wood-aluminium versions.
- Glas-Faltwände (Glass Folding Walls) Glass folding walls from partner Solarlux providing seamless functionality, full design freedom with high-quality materials, and unlimited combinability for indoor-outdoor living.
- Holz-Haustüren (Wood Front Doors) Natural wood front doors combining aesthetics and technology in Austrian quality for residential entrance areas, with custom door configurator support.
- Holz-Alu-Haustüren (Wood-Aluminium Front Doors) Wood-aluminium front doors combining robust exterior aluminium protection with natural interior wood ambience, with custom door configurator support.
- Aluminium-Haustüren (Aluminium Front Doors) Extremely stable and visually appealing aluminium front doors with top design and long durability, with custom door configurator support.
- Rollläden (Roller Shutters) All-in-one roller shutter sun protection providing protection, comfort, and thermal insulation, fully compatible with all Gaulhofer window systems.
- Raffstore (Venetian Blinds) Versatile daylight management systems allowing stepless light control, particularly popular product in Gaulhofer's sun protection range.
- Textilscreen (Fabric Screens) Innovative shading solution with many design possibilities, offering a play with view and shadow for modern facades, complementing Gaulhofer's roller shutter and venetian blind offerings.
- Fensterläden (Window Shutters) Classic functional shutters providing robust shade and unmatched weather protection stability, fully compatible with all Gaulhofer window systems.
Quantifiable outcome
- Up to 25% savings on heating costs through window replacement
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use Gaulhofer
Customer profileNamed customers14 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Gaulhofer technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration4 records
Feature6 records
Gaulhofer partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- SolarluxcoreGaulhofer partners with Solarlux for glass folding walls (Glas-Faltwände), integrating Solarlux's folding wall systems with Gaulhofer's window expertise and sales network. The partnership allows Gaulhofer to offer seamless indoor-outdoor living solutions through Solarlux's high-quality folding wall products.
- ROMA KGcoreGaulhofer offers an online ROMA Portal for its sun protection products (Rollläden, Raffstore, Textilscreen), integrating ROMA's sun shading technology. Gaulhofer sun protection products are fully compatible with all Gaulhofer window systems.
- Gaulhofer Manufaktur GmbHcoreGaulhofer Manufaktur GmbH is Gaulhofer's subsidiary focused on heritage windows (Denkmalfenster) for historic and listed buildings, offering bespoke wood windows and professional heritage renovation services. Accessible via gaulhofer-manufaktur.com.
- Emmeform (Italy)minorEmmeform (Geom. Michele Molluzzo) serves as Gaulhofer's representative for Italy, based in Fino Mornasco (CO). Contact: +39 335 685 2019, [email protected].
- BSV GmbH (South Tyrol)minorBSV GmbH, based in Schlanders, serves as Gaulhofer's partner for South Tyrol (Alto Adige) region in Italy. Contact: +39 0473 876202, [email protected].
- Sistemas Pasivos Materiales Activos S.L. (Spain)minorSistemas Pasivos Materiales Activos S.L. (SISPAMAC) serves as Gaulhofer's partner in Spain, based in Vitoria-Gasteiz.
- FLEX CONSULT Ltd.Co (Russia)minorFLEX CONSULT Ltd.Co serves as Gaulhofer's partner in Russia, based in Moscow. Contact: [email protected], www.gaulhofer.su.
- Ecowin Ltd. (United Kingdom)minorEcowin Ltd. serves as Gaulhofer's partner in Great Britain, based in Donibristle Industrial Park, Fife. Contact: [email protected], www.ecowin.co.uk.
- Etap Insaat / Malz Ltd Sti (Turkey)minorEtap Insaat (Malz Ltd Sti) serves as Gaulhofer's partner in Turkey, based in Istanbul. Contact: [email protected], www.etapwood.com.
- OGIVA GLOBAL Caixilharias e Servicos de Engenharia Lda (Portugal)minorOGIVA GLOBAL serves as Gaulhofer's partner in Portugal, based in Lisbon. Contact: [email protected], www.ogivaglobal.pt.
- Biohaus Goierri S.L. (Spain)minorBiohaus Goierri S.L. serves as an additional Gaulhofer partner in Spain, based in Alsasua. Contact: [email protected].
- 81fünf, ZimmerMeisterHaus, DHV (TRIALOG HOLZBAU)minorGaulhofer is a scholarship provider at TRIALOG HOLZBAU 2026, a new format for open and practice-oriented exchange on timber construction. Initiated by 81fünf, ZimmerMeisterHaus, and DHV, the event brings together timber construction companies, architects, planners, engineers, and representatives from the construction and real estate industry. Gaulhofer enables master craftsmen/women students to participate.
Scale indicators5 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Gaulhofer competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Velux Group: Danish incumbent dominating roof windows and skylights; overlaps Gaulhofer on premium daylighting, energy-efficient glazing, and renovation-driven DACH demand, though focused on roof rather than vertical fenestration.
- Schüco: Large German incumbent in windows, doors, and façades with broad aluminium/uPVC/steel systems and deep partner network — overlaps Gaulhofer on aluminium windows and entrance doors but operates at much larger scale across commercial and residential segments.
- Salamander Industrie-Produkte: European uPVC profile manufacturer with window-system brand competing in the volume and mid-premium segment — comparable to Gaulhofer's ENEOLINE and uPVC-aluminium offerings via fabricator networks.
- Rehau Windows: Global polymer and building products manufacturer with a window-systems division (uPVC profiles, surface solutions) competing with Gaulhofer's ENEOLINE and uPVC-aluminium lines in the volume and mid-premium segment.
Direct peers
- Weru Group: German premium manufacturer of windows and doors (wood, wood-aluminium, uPVC, aluminium) sold via specialist dealers — closely comparable to Gaulhofer in product mix, channel model, and DACH end-market focus.
- ROMA KG: German manufacturer of roller shutters, venetian blinds (Raffstore), and textile screens — already Gaulhofer's partner for sun protection products — and a directly comparable competitor in the European Sonnenschutz category.
- Finstral: South Tyrolean manufacturer of PVC, PVC-aluminium, wood, and wood-aluminium windows and entrance doors with strong DACH and Italian distribution — directly comparable material portfolio and premium positioning to Gaulhofer.
- Solarlux: German manufacturer of glass folding walls and sliding systems — already a Gaulhofer partner for Glas-Faltwände — and a comparable premium player in the connected indoor/outdoor fenestration category.
- Josko Fenster & Türen: Austrian family-owned manufacturer of windows, entrance doors, and lift-slide doors in wood, wood-aluminium, and uPVC — directly comparable to Gaulhofer on product mix, Austrian quality positioning, and dealer-led distribution.
- Internorm: Austrian-headquartered manufacturer of windows and doors (wood/aluminium, uPVC/aluminium, uPVC), the most direct competitor to Gaulhofer in the DACH premium residential window segment with comparable Fachpartner distribution and Austrian quality positioning.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Gaulhofer social profiles
Digital presenceGaulhofer compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance5 records
Gaulhofer financial estimates
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Valuation estimate
Gaulhofer leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles2 records
Gaulhofer subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries1 record
Gaulhofer funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Gaulhofer M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Gaulhofer
What does Gaulhofer do?
Gaulhofer manufactures and sells windows (wood, wood-aluminium, uPVC, uPVC-aluminium), entrance doors (wood, wood-aluminium, aluminium), heritage/monument windows, lift-slide doors, glass folding walls, and complementary sun protection products (roller shutters, venetian blinds, fabric screens, window shutters). Products are sold to residential customers and architectural projects through a vetted Fachpartner specialist dealer network across Austria, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, and 10+ international export markets.
Is Gaulhofer a public or private company?
Gaulhofer is a private company. It is classified as family owned and is currently operating.
When was Gaulhofer founded?
Gaulhofer was founded in 1920. It employs 251 to 500 people.
Where is Gaulhofer based?
Gaulhofer is headquartered in Übelbach, Austria, in the Europe region.
How does Gaulhofer make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Windows (Fenster) is the primary driver. The others are entrance Doors (Haustüren) and sun Protection (Sonnenschutz).
Who are Gaulhofer's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Velux Group, Schüco, Salamander Industrie-Produkte and Rehau Windows. Direct peers are Weru Group, ROMA KG, Finstral, Solarlux, Josko Fenster & Türen and Internorm.
Does Gaulhofer have an API?
No public API is recorded for Gaulhofer.
What industry is Gaulhofer in?
Gaulhofer's product category is Windows and Doors Manufacturing. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HSAPAJAI, Custom Window & Door Fabrication & Replacement. Its NAICS code is 321911 and its SIC code is 2400.