Systea
Systea GmbH is a privately held German manufacturer, founded 1974, that designs and produces aluminum and stainless steel substructure systems for suspended rear-ventilated facades, selling engineered profile systems, brackets, and clips to architects, planners, and facade installers across Europe and North America.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1974
- HeadquartersHenstedt-ulzburg, Germany
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Systea does
Systea GmbH is a privately held German manufacturer founded in 1974 and headquartered in Henstedt-Ulzburg, northern Germany. The company develops and produces substructure systems (Unterkonstruktionssysteme) for suspended rear-ventilated facades (vorgehängte hinterlüftete Fassaden, VHF) — engineered assemblies of aluminum and stainless steel wall brackets, vertical/horizontal profiles, clips, and screws that anchor exterior cladding to a building's load-bearing wall while creating a ventilated cavity. Its product portfolio splits into two primary lines: visible-fixing systems (ALHO, ALKAPO, ALWI-S, BETA Universal II, UKLA, UKLA-BIPV) and concealed-fixing systems (ALWI-V, ALWI-V-B, FASCON, KU35, KH35/SZ20/CS20, NASTO series, TC110 series, UBE, UBE ECO, UBEKA), supplemented by thermal-bridge-free anchors (Schöck Isolink), agraffe/clinch rails, BIPV-ready substructures, wall brackets, and self-tapping screws. Custom-engineered Sonderkonstruktionen address non-standard projects. Supporting services include a web-based Configurator, BIM-compliant data, the FVHF efficiency tool, technical consulting, specification-text generation, and on-site training. The company is led by Managing Directors Andreas Reinhardt and Dirk Harro Grunewald, employs approximately 30 staff across sales, engineering, production, and administration, and shows no disclosed external investors.
Systea firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Systea
- Legal name
- Systea GmbH
- Website
- https://systea-systems.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1974
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Systea GmbH is a privately held German manufacturer, founded 1974, that designs and produces aluminum and stainless steel substructure systems for suspended rear-ventilated facades, selling engineered profile systems, brackets, and clips to architects, planners, and facade installers across Europe and North America.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Systea industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Facade Substructure Systems
- NAICS
- Siding Contractors (238170)
- SIC
- Prefabricated Metal Buildings & Components (3448)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Facade & Cladding Systems (Rainscreens, Panels, EIFS, Siding) (IMAFAMAB)
Keywords
Where Systea is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Henstedt-ulzburg
- HQ country
- Germany
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
Systea business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Facade Sub-structure Systems: Sale of aluminum and stainless steel profile systems, wall brackets, clips, screws, and accessories for suspended rear-ventilated facades to architects, planners, facade installers, and contractors.
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels5 records
Systea product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Systea GmbH develops, manufactures, and sells stainless steel and aluminum substructure systems for suspended rear-ventilated facades (VHF). The portfolio covers both visible and concealed fixing profile systems, wall brackets, screws, thermal bridge-free anchors, agraffe/clinch rails, BIPV/climate-protection systems, and custom-engineered special constructions. Customers are architects, planners, facade installers, and contractors across Europe and selected international markets.
Product overview
SYSTEA develops and produces substructure systems for vorgehängte hinterlüftete Fassaden (VHF) – suspended rear-ventilated facades. The product portfolio consists of two main profile system lines: Profilsysteme für sichtbare Befestigung (visible fixing) including ALHO, ALKAPO, ALWI-S, BETA Universal II, UKLA, and UKLA-BIPV; and Profilsysteme für verdeckte Befestigung (concealed fixing) including ALWI-V, ALWI-V-B, FASCON, KU35, KH35/SZ20/CS20, NASTO-D, NASTO-N, TC110 series, UBE, UBE ECO, and UBEKA. Supporting products include wall brackets, self-tapping screws, thermal bridge-free systems (Schöck Isolink), agraffe/clinch rail systems, and climate protection/renewable energy systems. Special constructions and accessories complement the offering. Services include a web-based configurator for product selection, BIM-compliant data, FVHF efficiency tool, technical consulting, planning services, execution support, downloads, and training seminars.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Profilsysteme für sichtbare Befestigung (Visible Fixing Profile Systems) Profile systems for visible fixing of facade cladding materials, including the ALHO, ALKAPO, ALWI-S, BETA Universal II, UKLA, and UKLA-BIPV substructure systems. Sold to architects, planners, facade installers, and contractors for new construction and renovation of suspended rear-ventilated facades.
- Profilsysteme für verdeckte Befestigung (Concealed Fixing Profile Systems) Profile systems for concealed fixing of facade cladding, including ALWI-V, ALWI-V-B, BETA Universal II, FASCON, KU35 NVA/VA, KH35/SZ20/CS20, NASTO-D, NASTO-N, TC110, TC110-H, TC110-V, UBE, UBE ECO, and UBEKA systems. Sold to architects, planners, facade installers, and contractors seeking invisible fixing solutions.
- Wandhalter (Wall Brackets) Wall brackets and extensions for facade substructures, available in stainless steel and aluminum variants. Sold to facade installers and contractors as a core component of any SYSTEA substructure assembly.
- Bohrschraube (Self-Tapping Screws) Self-tapping screws for facade substructure installation. Sold to facade installers and contractors as a core component of SYSTEA substructure assemblies.
- Wärmebrückenfreie Systeme (Thermal Bridge-Free Systems) including Schöck Isolink Façade Anchor Thermal bridge-free facade anchor systems including the Schöck Isolink anchor for high energy efficiency up to passive house standard. Sold to architects, planners, and contractors for high-performance building envelopes.
- Agraffensysteme (Clinch Rail Systems) Clinch rail/agraffe systems for facade panel attachment. Sold to facade installers and contractors for compatible cladding materials.
- Systeme Klimaschutz (Climate Protection / Renewable Energy Systems) Facade substructure systems supporting renewable energy integration including BIPV (Building Integrated Photovoltaics) modules. Sold to architects, planners, and contractors integrating solar facades.
- Sonderkonstruktionen (Special Constructions) Custom-designed facade substructure solutions for complex or unique project requirements that exceed the constraints of standard profile systems. Sold to architects, planners, and contractors on a project-specific basis.
- Zubehör (Accessories) Accessories and supplementary components for SYSTEA facade substructure systems. Sold alongside primary profile systems to complete the installation package.
- Beratung & Betreuung (Technical Consulting Services) Technical consulting service including general VHF facade advice, technical detail review, static preliminary investigations, building code compliance, EPD support, building physics and fire protection consultation, specification support, and training seminars. Offered to architects, planners, and contractors.
- Schulungen (Training/Seminars) Training and seminars for architects, planners, and industry partners on facade substructure systems. Delivered as practical training to support specifier and installer competence.
Quantifiable outcome
- Thermal bridge-free constructions up to passive house standard
- +3 more outcomes
Companies that use Systea
Customer profileNamed customers5 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Systea technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature5 records
Systea partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- FVHF e.V. (Fachverband Baustoffe und Bauteile für vorgehängte hinterlüftete Fassaden)coreSYSTEA is a founding member of this trade association. The association unites manufacturers and processors with planning and consulting engineers to communicate the advantages of suspended rear-ventilated facades to associations, builders, authorities, and planners. FVHF is represented as an extraordinary member of the Main Association of the German Construction Industry.
- Institut Bauen und Umwelt e.V. (IBU)minorSYSTEA supports the aims of IBU for the promotion of sustainable construction through Type III environmental declaration program (ISO 14025 and EN 15804). Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) are published in the IBU's declaration program.
- Föderverein Bundesstiftung BaukulturminorFriends' association supporting the work of the Federal Building Culture Foundation. CEO Andreas Reinhardt is a member of the association.
- Rainscreen Solutions LLCcorePartner for construction and detailed planning; operates in USA and Canada markets.
- Stroudwater Facades LtdcoreRegional distribution partner for Great Britain.
- C2Elements A/ScoreRegional distribution partner for Scandinavia (Denmark - Odense).
- Facciate 20 Late S.r.l.coreRegional distribution partner for Italy (Catania).
- ETANCO Italia SrlcoreRegional distribution partner for Italy (Paderno Dugnano).
- MSPINT CONSULTADORIAcoreRegional distribution partner for Portugal.
- Simpson Strong-Tie Etanco P.S.A.coreRegional distribution partner for Poland.
- Tonality GmbHcoreCeramic facade material manufacturer - TC110, TC110-V, ALKAPO, BETA Universal II profile systems compatible. Notable joint project: Rathaus Ofterdingen (660 m² ceramic facade).
- Rieder Smart Elements GmbHcoreGFRC (glass-fiber-reinforced concrete) manufacturer - UBE, UBEKA, ALWI systems compatible. Notable joint project: Bürohaus Württembergische Straße Berlin (1,300 m² glass fiber concrete facade).
- AGROB BUCHTAL GmbHminorCeramic/terracotta manufacturer - UKLA, ALWI-V-B, BETA Universal II profile systems compatible.
- ALPOLIC™minorComposite material manufacturer - ALWI-S, ALKAPO, ALHO, KH35/SZ20/CS20, KU35, BETA Universal II profile systems compatible.
- 3A Composites GmbH (Alucobond)minorAluminum composite material manufacturer - ALWI-S, ALKAPO, ALHO, ALWI-V, KH35/SZ20/CS20, KU35, BETA Universal II profile systems compatible.
- Etex Germany Exteriors GmbH (Equitone)minorFibre cement manufacturer - ALWI-S, ALKAPO, ALHO, ALWI-V, UBE, UBEKA, BETA Universal II profile systems compatible.
- Füchse BerlinminorSports sponsorship - 1st Handball Bundesliga for 2024/2025 season.
- Berliner EisbärenminorSupporter club sponsorship - 2024/2025 and 2025/2026 seasons.
Scale indicators3 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Systea competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Eurofox: Austrian manufacturer of substructure systems for rear-ventilated facades with a product range overlapping SYSTEA's aluminum/stainless steel profile systems. Direct competitor primarily in DACH region projects with comparable customer base of architects and facade installers.
- BWM Dübel und Montagetechnik: German manufacturer of facade fastening and substructure systems, including bracket and rail solutions for rear-ventilated facades. Comparable product scope (aluminum/stainless steel profiles, brackets, fixings) targeting the same German-speaking architect and contractor market as SYSTEA.
- Protektorwerk: German profile manufacturer supplying metal profiles for plaster, drywall, and facade substructure applications. Overlaps with SYSTEA in metal profile systems used in facade and building envelope construction, with broader portfolio reach across interior fit-out.
- Nvelope: UK-based manufacturer of rainscreen facade substructure systems (helping-hand brackets, rails, fixings) closely comparable to SYSTEA's VHF substructure portfolio. Direct competitor in the concealed and visible fixing categories for UK and European projects.
- KEIL Befestigungstechnik: German specialist in concealed facade anchoring systems (undercut anchors) used in rear-ventilated facades. Overlaps with SYSTEA's concealed fixing portfolio (UBE, TC110-V, FASCON) and competes for specification on premium ceramic, terracotta, and stone cladding projects.
Broad incumbents
- Fischer (Artur Fischer): German global fastening systems giant with a building envelope portfolio covering facade anchors, substructure fasteners, and thermal bridge solutions. Overlaps with SYSTEA in the facade fastening category but at vastly greater scale, with cross-category bundling capability that pressures niche specialists.
- Schöck: German market leader in structural thermal breaks and facade anchors (including the Schöck Isolink product that SYSTEA actually distributes). Competes with SYSTEA in the thermal bridge-free facade substructure niche and has broader portfolio scale in building envelope thermal solutions.
- SFS Group: Swiss-listed fastening systems specialist with a dedicated segment for facade and envelope fastening solutions. Competes with SYSTEA in engineered fasteners, brackets, and rail systems for ventilated facades but at significantly larger scale and with broader product breadth.
- EJOT: German fastening technology group with a dedicated building fasteners division covering facade anchors, bracket fasteners, and rear-ventilated facade systems. Comparable to SYSTEA's bracket and self-tapping screw lines but with global scale and broader product range.
Regional players
- Ancon (Leviat): UK-based (now part of Leviat/CRH) manufacturer of structural fixings and facade support systems including bracketry for masonry support and rainscreen facades. Comparable to SYSTEA's wall bracket and substructure portfolio but focused on UK and Irish markets.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Systea leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles12 records
Systea funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Systea M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about Systea
What does Systea do?
Systea GmbH develops, manufactures, and sells stainless steel and aluminum substructure systems for suspended rear-ventilated facades (VHF). The portfolio covers both visible and concealed fixing profile systems, wall brackets, screws, thermal bridge-free anchors, agraffe/clinch rails, BIPV/climate-protection systems, and custom-engineered special constructions. Customers are architects, planners, facade installers, and contractors across Europe and selected international markets.
Is Systea a public or private company?
Systea is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Systea founded?
Systea was founded in 1974. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Systea based?
Systea is headquartered in Henstedt-ulzburg, Germany, in the Europe region.
How does Systea make money?
One revenue line is on record: facade Sub-structure Systems.
Who are Systea's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Eurofox, BWM Dübel und Montagetechnik, Protektorwerk, Nvelope and KEIL Befestigungstechnik. Broad incumbents are Fischer (Artur Fischer), Schöck, SFS Group and EJOT. Ancon (Leviat) is listed as a regional player.
Does Systea have an API?
No public API is recorded for Systea.
What industry is Systea in?
Systea's product category is Facade Substructure Systems. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAFAMAB, Facade & Cladding Systems (Rainscreens, Panels, EIFS, Siding). Its NAICS code is 238170 and its SIC code is 3448.