H. Koch

What H. Koch does

H. Koch GmbH is a privately held, family-owned German technical sales partner and project management company founded in 1990 by Thomas Koch and now operated in second generation. Headquartered in Garbsen near Hanover with a sales office in Stuttgart, the firm employs 1-10 people and acts as an intermediary connecting component suppliers with enterprise OEMs across automotive, construction, agricultural machinery, and general industrial sectors. Its customer base includes VW, Audi, Daimler, Continental, Bosch, Magna, ZF, Benteler, Autoliv, Rheinmetall, Miele, Viessmann, Weidmüller, Hettich, Peri, Claas, Wirtgen, and Krone, among others.

The company's proprietary asset is a portfolio of 16+ manufacturing technologies — including aluminum die casting, investment casting, fine-blanking, forging/Hateburforging, slide bearings and gravity die casting, wire harnesses and module systems, cold formed parts/fasteners, laser and CNC-bending, metal powder injection molding (MIM), precision ball bearings, pipe components, stamping and bending/hybrid parts, extrusion molding, technical springs/bent wire parts, deep drawing/sheet metal forming, and thermoplastics — accessed through a curated partner network rather than owned production assets. Its offering combines market analysis, business development, project management from concept to rollout, value analysis for cost optimization, quality audit support, and ongoing service including annual pricing negotiations. Engineers engage directly with decision-makers in customer purchase, R&D, and Quality departments.

H. Koch generates revenue through professional services fees and commissions on the technical sales and project management activities it performs for medium-sized manufacturing suppliers and their enterprise customers. Pricing is quote-based and individually negotiated per project rather than publicly disclosed. The go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales, supported by event marketing (notably the company-founded Garbsen Technology Forum and recurring participation in the International Suppliers Fair in Wolfsburg) and a LinkedIn corporate presence. No patents, awards, formal partnerships, regulatory actions, or M&A activity are disclosed. Revenue is not publicly reported.

Name

H. Koch

Legal name

H. Koch GmbH

Website

https://kochgmbh.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

H. Koch GmbH is a German family-owned technical sales partner and project management firm founded in 1990, connecting component suppliers with enterprise OEMs across 16+ manufacturing technologies. It serves automotive, construction, agricultural, and industrial customers including VW, Audi, Daimler, Bosch, and Continental.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Garbsen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Sales Services & Project Management: Revenue generated through technical sales services including market analysis, business development, project management, and ongoing service support for customers and supplier relationships.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

H. Koch GmbH is a German technical sales partner and project management firm that acts as an intermediary between industrial component manufacturers and buyers. The company offers access to 16+ manufacturing technologies (including aluminum die casting, investment casting, fine-blanking, forging, MIM, precision ball bearings, pipe components, and thermoplastic processing) through its partner network, and manages projects from initial concept and supplier identification through technical clarification, prototype presentation, quality audits, and annual pricing negotiations.

Product overview

H. Koch GmbH is a German technical sales partner and project management company founded in 1990, serving medium-sized companies in automotive, construction, agricultural machinery, and industrial sectors. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of 16 manufacturing technologies including Aluminum Die Casting, Investment Casting, Fine-Blanking, Forging & Hateburforging, Slide Bearings & Gravity Die Casting, Wire Harnesses & Module Systems, Cold Formed Parts & Fasteners, Laser & CNC-Bending-Technology, Metalpowder Injection Molding (MIM), Precision Ball Bearing, Pipe Components, Stamping & Bending/Hybrid-Parts, Extrusion Molding, Technical Springs & Bent Wire Parts, Deep Drawing & Sheet Metal Forming, and Thermoplastic processing. These manufacturing capabilities are complemented by sales services encompassing market analysis, business development, and project management. The company connects suppliers and customers to develop intelligent technical solutions for market success.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sales Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully managing projects from initial idea to final rollout with continuous customer and supplier relationships since 1990

Named customers18 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• ALTEN Group: ALTEN is a European engineering and technology consultancy with significant German automotive presence serving OEMs and Tier-1s. Comparable to H. Koch in providing outsourced engineering capacity and project management that bridges OEM customers with manufacturing technology expertise.
• AKKA Technologies: AKKA (now part of Adecco) is a European engineering and technology consulting firm serving automotive, aerospace, and industrial customers. Comparable to H. Koch in the engineering-services-as-sales-intermediary model, with overlapping customer set in German automotive and similar focus on technical sales coordination.
• Ferchau Engineering: Ferchau is a major German engineering services provider placement and project firm serving automotive, machinery, and industrial OEMs. Comparable to H. Koch because it sells technical know-how and project management rather than proprietary products, targeting the same German Mittelstand and Tier-1 buyer base.
• IAV GmbH: IAV is a leading German engineering services partner for automotive and industrial customers, providing development services and supplier coordination. Comparable to H. Koch in acting as the technical intermediary between OEMs and component suppliers, with deep customer overlap (VW, Audi, Daimler, Bosch) and a similar German SME-driven delivery model.
• EDAG: EDAG is one of Europe's largest independent engineering services providers to the automotive industry, offering project management, supplier scouting, and technical development across multiple manufacturing technologies. Most directly comparable to H. Koch's project-management-from-idea-to-rollout and multi-technology integration services for OEM and Tier-1 customers.
• Bertrandt: Bertrandt is a German engineering services firm serving automotive, aerospace, and industrial customers with development, prototyping, and supplier management services. Comparable to H. Koch because it monetizes engineering know-how and project coordination between manufacturers and OEMs across casting, forming, and assembly technologies.
• Segula Technologies: Segula Technologies is a French-headquartered engineering services group with strong German automotive presence (Renk, Porsche, Daimler clients). Comparable to H. Koch in providing multi-discipline engineering and supplier-development services to OEMs across casting, forming, and assembly categories.

Broad incumbents

• Capgemini Engineering (formerly Altran): Capgemini Engineering is the global engineering services arm of Capgemini, serving automotive, industrial, and aerospace customers with smart-product and manufacturing engineering. Comparable to H. Koch in adjacent services but operates at much larger scale and broader scope; positioned as a larger incumbent offering overlapping capabilities.
• Schaeffler Group: Schaeffler is a major German automotive and industrial supplier producing forged, stamped, and machined components. While a manufacturer rather than a sales agency, it is comparable as a customer-counterparty in H. Koch's portfolio and as a benchmark for how German industrial component specialists scale direct-supplier relationships.
• Bosch Mobility Solutions: Bosch is one of H. Koch's largest named customers and a global Tier-1 supplier/expert in automotive components across casting, electronics, and powertrain. Referenced as a BROAD_INCUMBENT peer because Bosch insources much of the supplier-scout and engineering-coordination function that H. Koch provides externally, making it a benchmark and a potential disintermediation risk.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/h-koch-gmbh

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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