H. Schickling

What H. Schickling does

H. Schickling GmbH Maschinenbau is a German family-owned metal-fabrication and contract-manufacturing business headquartered in Visbek, Lower Saxony, in operation since 1989 and led by managing directors Hermann Schickling and Maria Schickling. The company operates a single 27,000 sqm production site with over 270 employees and a daily throughput of more than 40 tonnes of steel, offering a one-stop integrated process chain: laser cutting and stamping (including fiber, 3D up to 1.5m x 3m, and tube laser), CNC machining (turning, milling, drilling), robotic and laser welding (8m x 2.5m work envelope), pipe bending (Wafios rotary and free-form), automated edge forming/bending, and powder coating on a Power & Free conveyor system. Material availability is supported by an automated high-bay warehouse with 1,450 storage compartments. Quality and energy management are formally certified to ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 50001:2018.

The company's commercial model is B2B project-based contract manufacturing: industrial and engineering customers submit designs, sketches, or samples via the website contact form or direct outreach, after which Schickling's engineers collaborate on design-for-manufacture optimisation and provide tailored quotes that depend on material, geometry, tolerances, volume, and surface treatment. Pricing is non-public, multi-year contract terms are indicated, and the go-to-market is a direct enterprise/inside-sales motion focused on the German regional market with no self-serve or e-commerce channel. Target segments are horizontal — industrial manufacturers and engineering/design-driven companies across multiple sectors requiring precision components and assemblies — with customers served from one-off prototypes through to series production.

H. Schickling operates under the Schickling Holding umbrella, alongside related-party brands Schickling Grill (outdoor/garden products) and Schickling Solar Carport (solar-infrastructure products), sharing family ownership and corporate infrastructure. Distribution and customer engagement rely on the company website (hschickling.de) and organic social channels (Facebook, Instagram), with no paid performance marketing or public investor relations functions evident. The customer logo set is not publicly disclosed, and no customer-concentration or revenue-split data is available in the source material, limiting external visibility into commercial concentration.

Name

H. Schickling

Legal name

H. Schickling GmbH Maschinenbau

Website

https://hschickling.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

H. Schickling GmbH Maschinenbau is a family-owned German contract manufacturer in Visbek, providing integrated metal fabrication — laser cutting, CNC machining, robotic welding, pipe bending, and powder coating — to industrial customers across Germany.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Metal Fabrication Services

NAICS

Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (332)

SIC

Fabricated Structural Metal Products (3440)

akta.pro primary industry

Structural Steel Fabrication (IMADACAA)

Keywords

• Precision metal fabrication
• Industrial laser cutting
• CNC machining services
• Metal surface coating
• Custom metal manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Visbek

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Metal component manufacturing and fabrication: Revenue is generated through the manufacture and sale of custom metal components and assemblies. Services include laser cutting, punching, CNC machining, welding, pipe bending, and surface coating. Customers provide designs (drawings, sketches, samples), and Schickling constructs and manufactures to specification. Revenue is project-based and driven by order volume and complexity, with daily processing capacity of 40+ tonnes of steel.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

H. Schickling GmbH Maschinenbau is a contract metal fabricator that supplies custom-manufactured steel components to industrial customers from its 27,000 sqm facility in Visbek, Germany. Its six core process capabilities — laser cutting and stamping, edge forming/bending, welding, machining, pipe bending, and surface coating — are offered as integrated or stand-alone services, with a daily throughput of more than 40 tonnes of steel and a workforce of over 270 employees.

Product overview

H. Schickling is a machine building and metalworking company offering comprehensive manufacturing services as a unified offering. The portfolio consists of six interconnected service areas: Laser Cutting and Stamping (fiber lasers, stamping lasers, tube lasers, 3D laser cutting), Edge Forming/Bending (CNC press brakes, robotic bending), Welding (MIG/MAG/CMT, robotic cells, laser welding), Machining (CNC turning, milling, drilling), Pipe Bending (rotary and free-form bending), and Surface Coating (grinding, powder coating). Services range from simple cuts to complete assembly of complex components with various materials, mounting, and surface treatment—all delivered from a single source.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Schickling Holding: Related entities under the Schickling umbrella including Schickling Grill (grill products) and Schickling Solarcarport (solar carport solutions).

Products and services

• Laser Cutting and Stamping (Lasern und Stanzen)

Quantifiable outcome

• Daily steel processing capacity of 40+ tonnes across various grade classes
• +4 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• OM (Euromobil)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSchickling is listed as a Premium Partner of OM (Euromobil), a commercial vehicle equipment and accessories brand. The partnership appears in the partner section of the website alongside logos. Nature of partnership suggests Schickling may fabricate components for or distribute OM products in the German market.
• VffU (Verband für Flächennutzungsplanung und Bauleitplanung)minorOthersSchickling is listed as a member of the VffU (Verband für Flächennutzungsplanung und Bauleitplanung), a planning and land-use association. Membership is shown in the partner section. This appears to be an industry association membership rather than a commercial partnership.
• Schickling HoldingcoreOthersH. Schickling GmbH operates under the Schickling Holding umbrella alongside Schickling Grill (outdoor/garden products) and Schickling Solar Carport. The holding structure provides cross-brand visibility and shared infrastructure. Hermann and Maria Schickling are the managing directors (Vertretungsberechtigte Geschäftsführer).
• Schickling GrillminorOthersA separate brand under the Schickling Holding, focused on outdoor/garden products (grills and accessories). Promoted through Schickling Maschinenbau's website with a logo link to schickling-grill.de. Related-party relationship under common ownership.
• Schickling Solar CarportminorOthersA separate brand under the Schickling Holding, focused on solar carport products. Promoted through Schickling Maschinenbau's website with a logo link to schickling-solarcarport.de. Related-party relationship under common ownership.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• TRUMPF: German manufacturer of laser cutting, punching, and bending machinery used throughout the metal fabrication industry. Supplies equipment similar to Schickling's installed base but does not provide contract fabrication services itself.
• Bystronic: Swiss-headquartered supplier of laser cutting and bending machinery, plus related automation. Provides the type of equipment Schickling operates and serves an overlapping customer base of metal fabricators, making it an ecosystem participant rather than direct competitor.
• Kloeckner & Co SE: Germany-headquartered steel and metal distribution platform with processing services including cut-to-length, slitting, and blanking. Adjacent rather than directly competing, but represents a competitor for material processing share in the German market.

Broad incumbents

• Mubea: Global automotive supplier specializing in precision steel and aluminum components including welded assemblies and chassis parts. Competes for industrial and automotive fabrication work in Germany but operates at much larger scale and broader geographic footprint.
• Salzgitter AG: German steel producer with downstream processing and components manufacturing serving industrial customers. A broad steel-processing incumbent overlapping with Schickling's served customer base in German industrial manufacturing.
• Voestalpine AG: Austrian-headquartered steel processor and metal components manufacturer with extensive forming, welding, and assembly capabilities. Serves overlapping industrial customer segments as a much larger vertically integrated player.
• BENTELER International: Large-scale automotive and industrial metal components manufacturer with steel processing, forming, and assembly capabilities across Europe. Represents a scaled incumbent competing for the same industrial contract manufacturing customers, though with significantly broader product portfolios.
• ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe: Major European steel producer and processor supplying processed steel and components to industrial customers. While primarily upstream, its downstream processing activities overlap with parts of Schickling's value chain.

Direct peers

• WIEGEL Gruppe: German Mittelstand metal fabrication group offering steel construction, hot-dip galvanizing, powder coating, and processing services. Operates a similar one-stop-shop model for industrial customers in Germany and competes directly with Schickling in fabrication and surface treatment.
• Strecker GmbH & Co. KG: German metal fabrication company offering laser cutting, bending, welding, and surface treatment as a contract manufacturer to industrial customers. Operates a comparable one-stop-shop value proposition in the regional German Mittelstand segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/schicklingmaschinenbau
• Instagraminstagram.com/maschinenbauschickling

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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