feco-feederle

What feco-feederle does

feco-feederle GmbH is a German family-owned manufacturer of modular system walls for office, research, and educational buildings, headquartered in Karlsruhe and in its fourth generation of family ownership since 1893. The core product is the proprietary feco modular system wall portfolio, spanning solid walls (fecowand, fecoair with integrated air diffusion, fecoorga), glass walls (fecoplan, fecoloft, fecocent, fecofix, fecostruct), acoustic elements (fecophon in wood, fabric, and metal), and door elements (fecodoor wood/air/glass, including the patented fecotür Air that combines air circulation with Rw,P = 40 dB sound insulation). Walls are configurable for acoustics, fire protection, and fall protection, and are designed to be reconfigured during ongoing operations, which is the company's principal functional differentiator.

The business operates three interconnected segments: feco Systeme GmbH develops the partition wall systems; feco-feederle GmbH delivers project-based installation, manufacturing, and interior finishing; and a third motion resells premium office furniture from partner brands (Vitra, USM Haller, Steelcase as Platinum partner, Sedus, Brunner, COR, Thonet, Walter Knoll, Muuto, and 40+ others). Revenue is generated through custom-priced B2B partition wall projects, premium furniture resale, New Work consulting, and a small WooCommerce-based e-commerce channel with a EUR 150 minimum order. The go-to-market is enterprise field sales anchored by the 3,500+ m² feco-forum showroom in Karlsruhe, supplemented by Architect@Work participation across DACH cities, co-branded events with Sedus/ZKM, and content marketing including an 180-page bookazine.

The company employs approximately 120 people, with no external investors, PE ownership, or parent-company affiliations. Recent strategic activity — a new sustainable production hall announced in 2026, the 2025 fecotür Air launch, Steelcase Platinum status, and the Sedus/ZKM 'Work in Progress' collaboration — indicates continued capacity and product investment within a stable Mittelstand footprint rather than aggressive scaling.

Name

feco-feederle

Legal name

feco-feederle GmbH

Website

https://feco.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1893

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

feco-feederle GmbH is a German family-owned manufacturer (founded 1893, fourth generation) of modular system walls and workspace furnishings for offices, research, and educational institutions, selling through project-based B2B sales, a Karlsruhe showroom, and partner-brand furniture resale.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Modular Partition Wall Systems

NAICS

Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (337), Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing (3323)

SIC

Partitions, Shelvg, Lockers, & Office & Store Fixtures (2540), Public Bldg & Related Furniture (2531)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural & Building Glazing Systems (Curtain Wall/Storefront/Canopies) (IMADAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Storefronts, Curtain Wall & Window Wall Systems (IMADAIAG)

Keywords

• Modular partition walls
• Office interior systems
• Glass wall systems
• Workspace design
• Office furnishings

Headquarters

HQ city

Karlsruhe

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. System Partition Wall Sales: Sale of proprietary modular system walls (fecoplan, fecoloft, fecocent, fecofix, fecostruct, fecowand, fecoair, fecoorga) made of glass, wood and metal with energy performance certificates
2. Partition Wall Projects: Project-related construction, manufacture and assembly of feco system partition walls and interior finishing services for office buildings, research and educational institutions
3. Office Furnishings: Design, planning and realization of office furnishings with branded partner products (Vitra, USM, Steelcase, Brunner, Sedus, COR, Thonet, Walter Knoll, Muuto, and others)
4. E-commerce/Webshop: Online sales of office furniture through WooCommerce-based webshop with customer accounts, targeting both corporate and consumer segments

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

feco-feederle designs, manufactures, and installs modular system partition walls in glass, wood, and metal for offices, research facilities, and educational buildings. The product family comprises solid walls (feco**wall**, feco**air**, feco**orga**), glass walls (feco**plan**, feco**loft**, feco**cent**, feco**fix**, feco**struct**), door elements, and integrated acoustic elements, delivered as project-based installations complemented by partner-brand office furnishings and New Work consulting services.

Product overview

feco-feederle GmbH operates as a medium-sized family business in Karlsruhe with three business segments. The core offering is the feco modular system wall — a configurable partition wall system available in three wall types (solid walls, glass walls, and acoustic elements) with associated door elements. Solid wall variants include feco**wall** (standard), feco**air** (with integrated air diffusion), and feco**orga** (organizational). Glass wall variants include feco**plan**, feco**loft**, feco**cent**, feco**fix**, and feco**struct**, offering different transparency, profile, and structural profiles. Acoustic elements (feco**phon** wood/fabric/metal) are integrated into both wall types for room acoustics control. Door elements (feco**door** wood/air/glass) extend the wall systems. The second segment provides office furniture from partner brands (Vitra, USM Haller, Steelcase, Brunner, Sedus, Thonet, and others) for chairs, tables, storage, and accessories. The third segment delivers project services including New Work consulting, space planning, manufacturing, and on-site assembly. The company also operates the feco-forum, a 3,500 m² showroom and event venue in Karlsruhe.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• feco**wall** (fecowand) solid wall system Solid wall partition system made of wood with high thermal and acoustic insulation properties. Used as a modular space-defining element in offices, research facilities, and educational buildings.
• feco**air** (fecoair) ventilated solid wall system Solid wall partition system with integrated air-diffusion functionality, combining spatial division with ventilation engineering for climate-controlled interior environments.
• feco**orga** (fecoorga) organizational solid wall system Organizational wall partition system designed for structured space management and spatial organization within open-plan environments.
• feco**plan** (fecoplan) glass wall system Glass wall partition system offering transparency and minimal visual obstruction for modern office interiors, designed for high architectural and construction-related requirements.
• feco**loft** (fecoloft) loft-style glass wall system Glass wall partition system with an industrial loft aesthetic, combining transparent glass with robust framing to create open yet divided workspaces.
• feco**cent** (fecocent) center-anchored glass wall system Central glass wall partition system designed for core-area applications, providing acoustic separation and visual openness in central building zones.
• feco**fix** (fecofix) fixed glass wall system Fixed glass wall partition system with minimal profiles for a clean, modern appearance, providing permanent spatial division with maximum light transmission.
• feco**struct** (fecostruct) structural glass wall system Structural glass wall partition system engineered for high load-bearing requirements while maintaining transparency and design quality.
• feco**door** wood door element Solid wood door element for the feco system wall range, providing acoustic separation and fire protection in timber construction.
• fecotür Air (feco**door** air) ventilated sound-insulating door Door element combining air diffusion and sound insulation in a single door leaf, with integrated overflow units enabling up to 180 m³/h air volume flow and Rw,P = 40 dB sound protection. A first-of-its-kind product in interior construction with system walls.
• feco**door** glass door element Glass door element for the feco system wall range, providing transparency and design consistency with glass wall systems.
• feco**phon** wood acoustic panel Acoustic panel element with wood veneer surface finish, designed to absorb sound and improve room acoustics while maintaining a warm aesthetic.
• feco**phon** fabric acoustic panel Acoustic panel element with fabric upholstery, providing high sound absorption for improved speech clarity and acoustic comfort in office environments.
• feco**phon** metal acoustic panel Acoustic panel element with metal surface finish, combining industrial aesthetics with effective acoustic absorption for modern workspaces.
• Office Furniture (Büromöbel) partner-brand portfolio Design, planning and realization of office furnishings including chairs, tables, storage, and accessories, sourced from partner brands such as Vitra, USM Haller, Steelcase, Brunner, Sedus, COR, Thonet, Walter Knoll, and Muuto, sold via the feco-forum showroom and online webshop.
• New Work Consulting & Space Planning Advisory and design services for workspace transformation under the New Work paradigm, including needs analysis, concept development, and implementation of flexible hybrid working environments for enterprise clients.
• Partition Wall Project Services Project-related construction, manufacturing, and assembly of feco system partition walls and interior finishing services, covering the full project lifecycle from concept to on-site installation for office buildings, research institutions, and educational facilities.
• feco-forum showroom and event venue 3,500+ m² exhibition and showroom space in Karlsruhe featuring the full product range across three themed areas (ErlebnisReich, IdeenReich, HimmelReich). Includes bookable meeting rooms and hosts industry events and workshops such as the 'Dialog im forum' series.

Quantifiable outcome

• Modular walls can be reconfigured during ongoing operations

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration16 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• VitracoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPremium partner brand sold through feco-forum showroom and projects. Collaborative events including Beta event series hosted jointly at feco-forum. Vitra provides workspace furniture products including Scout, ACX, ID Chair, Dancing Wall 2, Reset platforms.
• USM HallercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPremium modular furniture system sold through feco. USM Haller Soft Panel introduced in 2026 bringing textile acoustic solutions.
• SteelcasecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPlatinum partner status (FY24). Provides office seating and workspace solutions sold through feco projects.
• SedusflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic collaboration on 'Work in Progress' event series at ZKM (Center for Art and Media) in Karlsruhe. Joint LivingRoom exhibition space co-created for 'The Story That Never Ends' digital art collection. Monthly events from July 2024 through 2026 exploring future of work topics.
• BrunnercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPremium outdoor and indoor furniture brand. Ray executive conference chair featured at feco. Products sold through showroom and projects.
• COR ContractcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor'Let's Work Together' exhibition hosted at feco-forum August-September 2025 featuring COR Contract furniture collections.
• ThonetminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorClassic bentwood furniture and modern designs. 'Sitzen im Wandel' (Sitting in Change) exhibition shown at Regierungspräsidium Karlsruhe.
• ZKM (Zentrum für Kunst und Medien)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-development partner for 'Work in Progress' event series. feco x Sedus LivingRoom created in ZKM exhibition space. Events held monthly exploring themes of trust, creativity, digital exhaustion, and the future of work.
• Additional Partner BrandsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor40+ additional office furniture brands including: Artemide (lighting), Belux, Bolia, Cascando, Chat Board, Coalesse, Création Baumann, Extremis, Fritz Hansen, FROST, Götessons, GRAU, Hodapp, Lapalma, Limes, LIZ, Montana, Muuto, Nimbus, Object Carpet, OfficeBricks, Orangebox, Renz, Silentlab, Stylegreen, Walter Knoll, Werner Works, Normann Copenhagen, Viccarbe, Waldmann.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Vitra: Swiss premium office furniture and workspace brand with broader product portfolio (chairs, tables, modular systems). Sold through feco-forum as a partner but also a broader competitor in office furniture specification across the same DACH enterprise client base.
• Saint-Gobain: Global building materials group with glass and interior systems divisions serving commercial construction. Comparable to feco on the architectural glazing side of its partition wall portfolio, though Saint-Gobain operates across far more product categories and geographies.
• Steelcase: Global office furniture and workspace solutions leader; feco holds Platinum dealer status in Germany. Comparable as a competing specification brand in the same enterprise accounts, though operating globally and at vastly greater scale than feco.
• Knauf: Large German building materials group with significant drywall and partition system offerings. Comparable on the partition-wall value chain and German construction customer base, though its scope is far broader (insulation, plasterboard, ceilings) than feco's interior systems focus.

Direct peers

• Lindner Group: Major German interior fit-out and partition wall specialist serving offices, healthcare, education and public buildings. Directly comparable to feco in modular wall systems, project-based B2B sales and DACH-centric operations, but at significantly larger scale.
• USM Haller: Swiss premium modular furniture and partition system manufacturer. Both a feco partner (sold through feco-forum) and direct competitor in modular office furniture systems and partition walls, serving the same architects and corporate clients in DACH.
• Strähle Raum-Systeme: German specialist in modular partition wall and interior systems for offices. Closely comparable to feco on product category (modular walls with acoustic and fire-protection features), customer base (German corporate, research and public-sector clients) and DACH-focused B2B project model.

Others

• GEZE: German manufacturer of door and window technology, including automated and acoustic door systems. Comparable to feco at the intersection of door elements and interior systems, though GEZE focuses on hardware rather than full partition wall solutions.
• dormakaba: Swiss-listed provider of door systems, access control and interior glass solutions. Comparable to feco on the door element side of system walls (e.g., feco's fecotür product family), though dormakaba's core focus is hardware and security rather than full partition wall projects.

Regional players

• Schüco: German specialist in window, façade and building envelope systems. Comparable to feco in German-engineered building components and DACH B2B specification channels, but focused on exterior envelopes rather than interior partition walls.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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