What Ferdinand Braselmann does

Ferdinand Braselmann GmbH & Co. KG is a privately held German industrial manufacturer based in Ennepetal, Germany, that produces roller shutter door profiles and kits. Founded in 1884, the company has operated for approximately 140 years in a niche construction-products category, with a current headcount of 51-100 employees. Its product offering centers on physical hardware components (profiles and kits) used by door manufacturers, installers, and distribution channels serving the building and construction end market.

The business model is consistent with that of a traditional German Mittelstand component supplier: producing standardized and likely customized roller shutter door components and selling them through B2B channels (e.g., door assemblers, wholesalers, and trade distributors). The company is private and does not disclose revenue, pricing models, funding history, or customer concentration in the available data, which limits visibility into unit economics and customer mix. There are no disclosed app, API, or digital product offerings, indicating the business is conducted primarily through offline/physical channels.

There is no evidence in the supplied data of recent strategic activity (funding rounds, acquisitions, partnerships, product launches, geographic expansion, or leadership changes). The website referenced (braselmann.de) returned only a verification placeholder during data collection, and no operating status, leadership team, certifications, patents, awards, customer logos, or partnership roster was captured. Strategic, financial, and operational signaling is therefore limited to the firm's static profile: a long-standing, narrow-line industrial component manufacturer serving the German and likely broader European roller-shutter / door market.

Name

Ferdinand Braselmann

Website

https://braselmann.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1884

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Ferdinand Braselmann GmbH & Co. KG is a German industrial manufacturer founded in 1884, based in Ennepetal, that produces roller shutter door profiles and kits for door makers and construction-sector customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Door and Shutter Hardware Manufacturing

NAICS

Metal Window and Door Manufacturing (332321)

SIC

Metal Doors, Sash, Frames, Moldings & Trim (3442)

akta.pro primary industry

Garage Doors & Rolling Shutters (IMADAIAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Weatherstripping, Thresholds & Door/Window Seals (IMADAIAL)

Keywords

• Roller shutter profiles
• Door profile kits
• Rolling door components
• Shutter hardware manufacturing
• Garage door profiles

Headquarters

HQ city

Ennepetal

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations

Core offering

Ferdinand Braselmann GmbH & Co. KG manufactures roller shutter door profiles and roller shutter door profile kits. The company produces the metallic profile components and complete assembly kits that form the shutter curtain and guides for rolling shutter and rolling door systems. Products are supplied to professional buyers in the shutter/door installation and building-products trade.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Roller Shutter Door Profiles Metallic profile components used to form the curtain and guide rails of roller shutter / rolling door systems; supplied to shutter and door manufacturers and installers.
• Roller Shutter Door Profile Kits Complete assembly kits of roller shutter door profiles, bundling the necessary profile components for installation of a roller shutter / rolling door; intended for professional installers and door assemblers.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Broad incumbents

• Schüco: Global German-headquartered supplier of window, door, and façade systems including integrated roller shutter solutions. Comparable as a broad incumbent producing architectural metal openings and shutter systems for residential and commercial buildings.
• REHAU: Large polymer-based building products manufacturer offering window, door, and shutter profiles. Comparable as a broad-line building materials supplier with overlapping roller shutter profile offerings, particularly in polymer-based systems.
• Hörmann: One of Europe's largest manufacturers of doors, roller shutters, and garage door systems. Comparable as an established broad-line producer that competes with Ferdinand Braselmann in roller shutter profiles and kits across European markets.

Emerging players

• Krispol: Polish manufacturer of garage doors, industrial doors, roller shutters, and window systems. Comparable as an emerging/regional roller shutter producer competing in Central European building products markets with overlapping product range.

Direct peers

• Warema: One of Europe's largest producers of sun shading systems including roller shutters, external venetian blinds, and awnings. Comparable as a manufacturer of roller shutter profile systems and integrated shading products sold to building professionals.
• Selve: German manufacturer of roller shutter drives, motors, controls, and related shutter components. Comparable as a German-based specialist supplier to the roller shutter and sun protection industry, supplying complementary parts to the same installer and fabricator channel.
• Heroal: German manufacturer of aluminium roller shutter profiles, roller door systems, and related building components. Directly comparable as a German-based specialist in roller shutter profiles and kits serving European fabricators and installers.
• Aluprof: Major European (Polish-headquartered) producer of aluminium roller shutter systems, window and door profiles. Comparable as a roller shutter profile manufacturer with overlapping customer base of fabricators and installers across Europe.
• Roma: German manufacturer of roller shutters, external venetian blinds, and garage doors with in-house profile production. Directly comparable as a roller shutter profile and kit producer serving the German and broader European market.

Regional players

• Griesser: Swiss manufacturer of roller shutters, venetian blinds, and awnings with strong presence in Switzerland, France, and Germany. Comparable as a regional roller shutter profile and system specialist serving European fabricator and installer channels.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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