Solvaro
Solvaro is a private German B2B manufacturer of perforated metal components, founded in 2008 and headquartered in Kirchheim, Germany. The company employs 101-250 people and serves industrial customers requiring precision-engineered metal solutions.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1889
- HeadquartersKirchheim, Germany
- Headcount101–250
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Solvaro does
Solvaro is a privately held, for-profit German B2B industrial manufacturer founded in 2008 and headquartered in Kirchheim, Germany. The company develops and implements perforated metal components, positioning it within the German Mittelstand segment of precision metal component manufacturing. With 101-250 employees, Solvaro operates at a mid-sized scale typical of specialized industrial suppliers serving European OEM customers in sectors such as automotive, machinery, construction equipment, and adjacent industrial markets. The firmographic short description indicates a focus on the design, development, and production of perforated metal components, implying a value chain spanning engineering, tooling, fabrication, and potentially surface finishing.
The company's business model, as inferred from its firmographic positioning, centers on the manufacture and supply of custom and potentially standardized perforated metal components to industrial B2B customers, consistent with the German Tier-1/Tier-2 supplier model. The firmographic input does not disclose product mix details, customer segments, geographic reach, technology stack, pricing model, or financial performance. Leadership information is limited to a single named executive: Gerhard Bullinger, Managing Director. No investment history, M&A activity, funding rounds, regulatory actions, or corporate structural changes are documented in the available source material for Solvaro.
A material caveat: the aggregated input dataset contains extensive operational data for a peer company (Graepel AG, founded 1889, headquartered in Löhne, Germany) operating in the same perforated metal component space. While this peer data provides useful sector context, Graepel-specific facts (product portfolio, customer base, geographic footprint, technology stack, subsidiary structure, sub-brands, and innovation pipeline) are not attributable to Solvaro and have not been used in this analysis. The available Solvaro-specific information is limited to firmographic data and a single management entry, which constrains the depth of the assessment.
Solvaro firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Solvaro
- Legal name
- Graepel AG
- Website
- https://solvaro.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1889
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 101–250 employees
- Short description
- Solvaro is a private German B2B manufacturer of perforated metal components, founded in 2008 and headquartered in Kirchheim, Germany. The company employs 101-250 people and serves industrial customers requiring precision-engineered metal solutions.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Where Solvaro is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Kirchheim
- HQ country
- Germany
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices4 records
Markets served
Solvaro business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel
Revenue model
- Sheet Metal Products Manufacturing: Graepel generates revenue through the manufacture and sale of custom perforated sheet metal, stamped sheet metal parts, and sheet metal grating. The company provides both standard product lines and custom-developed components for OEM customers, suggesting a mix of recurring product revenue and project-based custom component revenue.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels4 records
Solvaro product offering
Product offeringCore offering
No source material was provided in the aggregated input for Solvaro.
Product overview
Graepel is a system supplier of innovative perforated sheet metal products and stamped sheet metal parts, founded in 1889. The portfolio is organized into multiple product categories spanning automotive/vehicle components (ventilation grilles, radiator grilles, body panels, ladder assemblies, structural components, shaker liners, screens, doors, covers, walkways, step plates, channels, brackets), defense/military applications (walkways, ventilation grilles, catwalks, facade panels, S-wire, stairs, trench bridges, portable ramps), and sheet metal profiles (21 variants of perforated metal grating including Graepel-City, Graepel-Eco, Graepel-Garden, Graepel-Glide, Graepel-rubber nub/Gumminoppe, Graepel-Indoor, Graepel-Lightprofile, Graepel-Metric, Graepel-Open, Graepel-Perl, Graepel-Quattro, Graepel-diamond, Graepel-Special 14-14, Graepel-Special 4-18, Graepel-Special P-12, Graepel-Spikes, Graepel-Stabil, Graepel-Stabil Xtrem, Graepel-Star, Graepel-Steg, Graepel-Universal; stair treads; spiral staircase steps; ladder rungs). Construction and architecture products include facade panels, bridge deck surfacing, tree protection grates, bicycle racks, construction stairs, trench bridges, and flood walkways. Industrial facilities products include fire-resistant grates, stairs, ladders, and spiral staircases. New energy systems products include ventilation grilles, body panels, covers, and structural components. Electronics and IT products include server cabinets and speaker grilles. Graepel's four branded innovations — Graepel ColorGrip, Graepel DuraVent, Graepel PERCUS, and Graepel Persity — represent proprietary surface and perforation technology advancements. The company also offers engineering development partner services, sheet metal fabrication, toolmaking, surface technology, and quality services, supplying leading OEMs in automotive, agricultural, and construction machinery sectors.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Graepel-City: Perforated metal grating product line for urban and architectural applications
- Graepel-Eco
- Graepel-Garden
- Graepel-Glide
- Graepel-rubber nub
- Graepel-Indoor
- Graepel-Lightprofile
- Graepel-Metric
- Graepel-Open
- Graepel-Perl
- Graepel-Quattro
- Graepel diamond
- Graepel-Stabil
- Graepel-Stabil Xtrem
- Graepel-Steg
- Graepel-Universal
- Graepel-ColorGrip
- Graepel-DuraVent
- Graepel-PERCUS
- Graepel-Persity
Quantifiable outcome
- Up to 80% cross-section open for ventilation grilles, providing excellent ratio of air intake area to installation size
Companies that use Solvaro
Customer profileNamed customers4 records
Segments6 records
Solvaro technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature6 records
Solvaro partnerships and signals
Strategic signalScale indicators3 records
Solvaro competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Graepel: Direct peer in perforated sheet-metal components and gratings, founded 1889 in Germany with manufacturing in Germany, Hungary, the US, and India. Overlaps with Solvaro on product category, OEM customer base (automotive, agricultural, construction machinery), and perforation/processing technologies.
- McNichols: US-based perforated metal, wire mesh, and grating supplier with a broad catalog of hole patterns, materials, and fabricated products. Comparable in product breadth, catalog-driven B2B sales motion, and industrial customer base.
- W.S. Tyler: North American manufacturer of perforated metal and wire mesh products serving industrial screening, architectural, and OEM customers. A direct comparable in product range and B2B go-to-market motion.
- Haver & Boecker: German family-owned manufacturer of wire cloth and architectural/industrial perforated metal products. Overlaps with Solvaro in industrial filtration, screening, and architectural gratings.
- Italiaander: German perforated metal manufacturer with comparable product portfolio in perforated sheets, edging, and fabricated components. Direct mid-sized German competitor to Solvaro in the same regional industrial base.
- RMIG: European perforated metal manufacturer offering a comparable portfolio of perforated sheets, gratings, and architectural/industrial applications. Directly competes in the same product category with similar OEM and architectural customer profiles.
- Jakob Bopp AG: Swiss precision perforated sheet-metal specialist serving filtration, architectural, and industrial applications. Comparable mid-sized European niche manufacturer with similar product depth in perforating technology.
Regional players
- Fratelli Mazzon: Italian manufacturer of perforated metal sheets and architectural/industrial perforated products. Comparable in product category but primarily serves Southern European and Mediterranean OEM customers rather than the DACH market Solvaro is based in.
Market position
Strengths3 records
Weaknesses3 records
Key risks4 records
Key highlights3 records
Customer concentration
Solvaro social profiles
Digital presenceSolvaro financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Solvaro leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Solvaro subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries3 records
Solvaro funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Solvaro M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about Solvaro
What does Solvaro do?
No source material was provided in the aggregated input for Solvaro.
Is Solvaro a public or private company?
Solvaro is a private company. It is classified as unknown and is currently operating.
When was Solvaro founded?
Solvaro was founded in 1889. It employs 101 to 250 people.
Where is Solvaro based?
Solvaro is headquartered in Kirchheim, Germany, in the Europe region.
How does Solvaro make money?
One revenue line is on record: sheet Metal Products Manufacturing.
Who are Solvaro's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Graepel, McNichols, W.S. Tyler, Haver & Boecker, Italiaander, RMIG and Jakob Bopp AG. Fratelli Mazzon is listed as a regional player.
Does Solvaro have an API?
No public API is recorded for Solvaro.