Bultmann Gruppe

Name

Bultmann Gruppe

Legal name

Bültmann-Gruppe

Website

https://bueltmann-gruppe.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Sundern

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Metal profile manufacturing (B2B): The Bültmann Gruppe manufactures custom and standard metal profiles and profile systems on a project/batch basis for industrial customers. Revenue is generated through the sale of manufactured profiles, profile systems, and assembly modules. Pricing is typically quote-based per customer specification. The company does not operate a public e-commerce or self-serve channel.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Bültmann Gruppe manufactures custom and standard metal profiles and profile systems using cold roll forming technology, including standard profiles (e.g., mounting rails for switch cabinets), special profiles with complex cross-sections and integrated processing (laser welding, punching, embossing), closed profiles (nut tubes, round tubes), bent profiles, and ready-to-install assembly groups. Production is sold exclusively B2B to industrial customers in automotive, electrical engineering, construction, climate technology, lighting, renewable energy, storage and conveyor technology, furniture, household appliances, and other sectors, with pricing by quotation and delivery through the group's two German manufacturing sites in Sundern-Amecke and Leichlingen.

Product overview

Bültmann Gruppe is a family-owned, mid-sized enterprise group specializing in cold roll forming technology, consisting of four companies: Kronenberg Profil GmbH, BKB Profiltechnik GmbH, Springob Profil GmbH, and Bertrams Profil GmbH. The portfolio centers on standard profiles (angle, hat, C-profiles for switch cabinet construction), special profiles with complex cross-sections and integrated processing (perforations, cutouts, laser welding), closed profiles (nut tubes, special tubes, round tubes), bent profiles, and turnkey assembly groups. The group operates 32 modern profile systems at two locations with internal development/design and tool-making capabilities, serving industries including automotive, electrical engineering, climate technology, lighting, renewable energy, storage and conveyor technology, furniture, and household appliances. The four sub-brands specialize distinctively: Kronenberg excels in automotive roll profiles and cross-section-changing profiles, BKB Profiltechnik handles complex integrated-processing special profiles, Springob focuses on standard DIN profiles and support rails, and Bertrams produces high-variant standard and special profiles with automated hole processing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Standard profiles (Standardprofile) Standard profiles including angle, hat, and C-profiles with various perforations or unperforated, primarily used for switch cabinet construction as support rails (Tragschienen). Sold B2B to industrial customers.
• Special profiles (Spezialprofile) High-precision special profiles with complex cross-sections featuring integrated perforations, cutouts, deep draws, or free cuts; Bültmann Gruppe is the world's first serial producer of cross-section-changing roll profiles. Sold B2B to industrial customers.
• Closed profiles (Geschlossene Profile) Closed profiles including nut tubes of various diameters and designs, special tubes with sophisticated deformation, and round tubes with high weld seam and surface requirements; produced via laser welding or folding. Sold B2B to industrial customers.
• Bent profiles (Gebogene Profile) Bent profiles produced using various bending techniques, with tight bending tolerances achieved through roll profiling on profile systems or stretch bending machines. Sold B2B to industrial customers.
• Assembly groups (Baugruppen) Turnkey assembly solutions combining profiles with stamped parts from own production or purchased components, connected via welding, adhesive, screws, insertion, or riveting. Sold B2B to industrial customers, primarily automotive.
• Support rails and C-profiles (Tragschienen und C-Profile) Support rails for switch cabinet construction encompassing all standard dimensions, hole patterns, and surface finishes, available in customer-specific fixed lengths and hole patterns; primarily supplied by Springob Profil GmbH.

Quantifiable outcome

• Cross-section-changing roll profiles — world's first serial production capability
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Undisclosed surface treatment partnersminorOthersThe company partners with external partners for the full range of surface treatment technology, including galvanizing/zinc plating, cathodic dip painting (KTL), powder coating, and painting in all standard RAL colors. These partners complement the company's in-house profile manufacturing with finishing capabilities.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Welser Profile: Austrian family-owned cold roll forming specialist producing open and closed profiles, special profiles, and finished components for automotive, industry, and construction. Directly comparable to Bultmann in core process (roll forming), customer mix, and family-owned mid-cap positioning.
• Progress-Werk Oberkirch (PWO): German specialist in roll-formed, precision-edged, and hydroformed components primarily serving the automotive industry. Closely comparable to Kronenberg Profil's automotive roll profile and assembly module business.

Broad incumbents

• Benteler Steel/Tube Manufacturing: German automotive components manufacturer with significant steel tube and profile operations serving chassis and body-in-white applications. Comparable in automotive profile and tube products, though at much larger scale.
• Salzgitter AG / Salzgitter Mannesmann: European steel and steel products group with precision tube and sections operations serving automotive, energy, and industrial markets. Overlaps with Bultmann's tube/closed profile products, particularly for automotive chassis applications.
• voestalpine Automotive Profilform / voestalpine Steel & Service Center: Much larger Austrian steel and automotive components group with dedicated profile forming operations serving global OEMs. Overlaps with Bultmann on roll-formed profiles and automotive assembly parts, but operates as a broad, multi-segment incumbent.
• Mubea: German automotive-tier supplier producing precision components, including roll-formed and formed steel parts, for chassis, drivetrain, and body-in-white applications. Comparable as a broader automotive component incumbent with overlapping profile-forming capabilities.
• thyssenkrupp Steel Europe: Major German flat steel producer with downstream processing capabilities including sections and profiles for automotive, construction, and industrial customers. Comparable in terms of serving the same end markets with metal-formed products, but vastly larger and diversified.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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