Marob

What Marob does

Marob GmbH is a German family-owned manufacturer of specialty hygiene and hospital equipment, founded in 1984/1985 by Margot and Rolf Kenngott in Börtlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The company operates two product lines: the marob gigant floor cleaning system — a patented large-surface cleaner with 105 cm working width using a 2-stage wiping process — and the marob Krankenhaustechnik hospital equipment line, which comprises the Nachttischwender (nightstand turner), Bettenwender (bed turner), and Bettengarage (bed garage). These products are mechanical devices designed to eliminate manual lifting of heavy hospital furniture and to enable efficient cleaning underneath beds, nightstands, and large floor surfaces.

The business model is direct-to-customer hardware sales via three company-operated websites (marob.de, marob-gigant.de, marob-krankenhaustechnik.de), with no intermediary distribution network. The company holds two granted patents covering its core innovations (the Nachttischwender from 1984/1985 and the marob gigant from 1995) and serves hospitals, healthcare facilities, and professional cleaning services exclusively within Germany. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, and customer relationships are handled via phone, fax, and email through the Börtlingen office.

The company is led by second-generation managing director Markus Kenngott, who assumed leadership in 2016 after joining in 2005. Marob operates with 11-50 employees as a privately held German limited liability company (GmbH), with no disclosed external investors, funding rounds, acquisitions, or international expansion. The firm appears to be a stable, mature niche industrial manufacturer focused on continuous product refinement rather than scale or geographic growth.

Name

Marob

Legal name

marob GmbH

Website

https://marob.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Marob GmbH is a German family-owned manufacturer of specialty hygiene and hospital equipment, including the marob gigant floor cleaning system and patented hospital bed/nightstand handling devices, serving healthcare facilities and professional cleaning services in Germany since 1984.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospital and Hygiene Equipment

akta.pro primary industry

Restroom & Hygiene Dispensing Systems (Commercial/Industrial) (IMAHALAH)

Keywords

• Hygiene equipment
• Hospital bed handling
• Large surface cleaning
• Healthcare facility equipment
• Professional cleaning systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Börtlingen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Hygiene Equipment Sales: Manufacturing and direct sale of proprietary hygiene equipment including the marob gigant floor cleaning system. Products are sold directly to end users via company websites.
2. Hospital Equipment Sales: Manufacturing and sale of hospital equipment including nightstand turners, bed turners, and bed garages. Products developed over 30 years to meet specific healthcare facility needs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Marob GmbH develops and manufactures mechanical hygiene and hospital equipment under two product lines. The marob gigant system is a patented large-surface cleaning system (2-stage wiping, 105 cm working width). The marob Krankenhaustechnik line includes the patented Nachttischwender bedside-table turner, the Bettenwender bed turner, and the Bettengarage two-level bed storage unit. Products are manufactured in-house and sold directly to hospitals, healthcare facilities, and professional cleaning services via company-operated websites.

Product overview

Marob GmbH is a German hygiene technology company offering two main product lines: (1) the marob gigant cleaning system with 105 cm working width for large surface cleaning, and (2) marob Krankenhaustechnik (hospital equipment) comprising Nachttischwender (bedside table turner), Bettenwender (bed turner), and Bettengarage (bed garage) for hospital bed management and cleaning. The company holds two patents and has over 30 years of experience in developing high-quality equipment to simplify daily work in healthcare and cleaning industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• marob gigant: A cleaning system with 105 cm working width that provides record times for cleaning and care of large surfaces through 2-stage wiping. Patented in 1995 and continuously developed since.
• marob Krankenhaustechnik

Products and services

• marob gigant A large-surface cleaning system with a patented 2-stage wiping principle and 105 cm working width, designed to deliver record cleaning times for hospitals, public buildings, and commercial facilities. Proven in daily practice for over 20 years.
• Nachttischwender (Bedside Table Turner) A patented mechanical device that enables hospital staff to turn and clean bedside tables completely, including the underside, without manually lifting the heavy furniture.
• Bettenwender (Bed Turner) Mechanical devices for turning hospital beds to clean underneath, offered in stationary and mobile variants with different swivel/pivot ranges.
• Bettengarage (Bed Garage) A two-level vertical storage system for hospital beds that eliminates space waste and chaos in central bed storage departments.
• marob Microfasermopp 250 cm A 250 cm microfiber mop developed as a consumable accessory for the marob gigant system, enabling fast dust-binding cleaning of large surfaces.

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Feature5 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Diversey Holdings: Global provider of hygiene, cleaning, and infection prevention solutions for healthcare, hospitality, and food service. Comparable end-customer overlap with hospitals and professional cleaners.
• Ecolab: Global leader in water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions. Comparable in serving hospital hygiene buyers, though primarily a chemical/solutions provider rather than mechanical equipment manufacturer.
• Alfred Kärcher: Global German manufacturer of professional and industrial cleaning equipment. Directly comparable to marob's marob gigant large-surface wiping system, but operates at vastly larger scale with a broad portfolio.
• Hill-Rom (Baxter): Major hospital equipment and bed manufacturer (now part of Baxter). Comparable to marob Krankenhaustechnik's hospital bed handling and storage solutions, though at far larger scale and broader portfolio.
• Getinge: Swedish global provider of hospital and life-science equipment, including hospital beds and sterilization. Overlaps with marob's hospital equipment buyers, especially in DACH markets.

Direct peers

• Nilfisk: Danish global manufacturer of professional cleaning equipment including floor care machines. Comparable as a direct competitor in industrial and commercial floor cleaning systems.
• Tennant Company: US-listed manufacturer of industrial and commercial floor cleaning equipment. Overlaps with marob gigant on large-surface scrubbing and wiping for institutional facilities.
• Hako: German manufacturer of professional and industrial cleaning machines for indoor and outdoor use. Closely comparable to marob gigant's large-surface cleaning proposition, targeting facility services and municipal customers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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