What FREKO Fasteners & Technology does

FREKO Verbindungselemente & Technik GmbH, operating under the trade name FREKO Fasteners & Technology, is a German B2B industrial supplier of fastening and connection technology headquartered in Altena, North Rhine-Westphalia, with a secondary customer-support office in Wuppertal. The company was established in 1979 and has been a 100% subsidiary of Shanghai, China-based Shanghai Autocraft Ltd. since 2013. Its catalog of more than 10,000 articles spans screws, nuts, washers, springs, hardware fittings, cold flow pressed parts (Kaltfliesspressteile), castings (Gussteile), turned parts (Drehteile), DIN/standard parts, customer-specific Sonderteile, and pre-assembled component groups (Baugruppen), available in all common material grades and surface finishes.

FREKO's manufacturing is delivered through its parent group's roughly 50,000-tonne-per-year production capacity using cold flow pressing, casting, and turning processes, while the German entity functions as the European commercial, technical, and logistics interface. The company serves enterprise customers in three named verticals — automotive, electrical/electronics, and garden equipment — and explicitly handles all export formalities and logistics for a globally distributed customer base. It holds a current TÜV/ISO 9001 quality management certification (2024) and offers application-engineering consulting alongside its product sales.

The revenue model is a mix of one-time product sales (custom and standard fasteners, assemblies) and professional services (application-engineering consulting), with quote-based B2B pricing governed by the company's AGB, 14-day payment terms, and standard German commercial contract terms including tooling ownership and confidentiality provisions. The go-to-market motion is enterprise field sales with direct manufacturer-to-customer relationships, supported by a minimal digital presence centered on the freko.de website.

Name

FREKO Fasteners & Technology

Legal name

FREKO Verbindungselemente & Technik GmbH

Website

https://freko.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

FREKO Verbindungselemente & Technik GmbH is a German B2B industrial supplier of fasteners, cold-formed, cast, and turned parts, assemblies, and application-engineering services, serving automotive, electrical, and garden equipment manufacturers worldwide as a 100% subsidiary of Shanghai Autocraft Ltd.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Altena

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. Fastener Product Sales: Sale of fasteners, assemblies, and fastening technology including screws, nuts, washers, springs, and hardware fittings. Product range includes more than 10,000 articles from custom special parts to DIN and standard parts.
2. Application Engineering Consulting: Technical consulting services for application engineering, providing expert advice on fastener selection and implementation

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

FREKO Verbindungselemente & Technik GmbH manufactures and supplies more than 10,000 fastening articles, including custom special parts (Sonderteile), DIN and standard parts, cold-formed parts (Kaltfliesspressteile), castings (Gussteile), turned parts (Drehteile), screws, nuts, washers, springs, hardware fittings, and pre-assembled component groups (Baugruppen). The company also provides application engineering consulting and handles all export formalities and logistics for global customers in the automotive, electrical, and garden equipment industries.

Product overview

FREKO Verbindungselemente & Technik GmbH is an international service provider specializing in fastening elements (Verbindungselemente), assemblies (Baugruppen), and assembly/fastening technology (Montage- und Befestigungstechnik). The company's offering is organized around its portfolio of over 10,000 articles, which includes standard DIN and norm parts alongside predominantly custom special parts (Sonderteile) developed for specific customer requirements. The product range spans cold-formed parts (Kaltfließpressteile), castings (Gussteile), turned parts (Drehteile), fasteners (screws, nuts, washers, springs, hardware), assemblies, and fastening technology solutions. The company also offers materials in all common grades and surface finishes. FREKO serves the automotive, electrical, and garden equipment industries globally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fasteners (Schrauben, Muttern, Scheiben, Federn, Beschlagteile)
• Cold-formed Parts (Kaltfliesspressteile)
• Castings (Gussteile)
• Turned Parts (Drehteile)
• DIN and Standard Parts (DIN und Normteile)
• Custom Special Parts (Sonderteile)
• Assemblies and Fastening Technology (Baugruppen & Montage- und Befestigungstechnik)
• Application Engineering Consulting

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 10,000 articles available
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• EJOT Group: EJOT is a German manufacturer of fastening technology for automotive, electronics, and building applications, with comparable custom special parts and standard ranges — overlapping FREKO's automotive and electrical customer segments and product mix.
• Reyher Nchfg. Reyher is one of Europe's largest fastener wholesalers, supplying screws, nuts, washers, and custom parts to industrial customers in Germany — overlapping with FREKO on the standard parts and logistics-managed distribution model.
• Arnold Umformtechnik: Arnold Umformtechnik is a German manufacturer specializing in cold-formed and turned fastening elements for automotive and industrial customers — directly comparable to FREKO's Kaltfliesspressteile and Drehteile product lines and similar customer verticals.
• Fontana Gruppo: Fontana Gruppo is an Italian fastener manufacturer producing screws, bolts, and custom cold-formed parts for automotive and industrial customers — comparable as a European regional fastener peer with similar product mix and verticals.
• Böllhoff Group: Böllhoff is a German family-owned fastening technology specialist producing screws, bolts, and assembly systems for automotive, electronics, and industrial customers — comparable in product portfolio, vertical focus, and German Mittelstand positioning to FREKO.
• Würth Industrie: Würth Industrie is the industrial fastening arm of the Würth Group, a German fastener specialist serving automotive, electrical, and machinery OEMs with C-class parts, custom solutions, and application engineering — directly overlapping FREKO's customer verticals and service model.
• Bossard Group: Bossard is a Swiss-based global fastener specialist providing fastening solutions, supply chain services, and engineering support to industrial OEMs — overlapping directly with FREKO's B2B fastener distribution-plus-engineering model.
• SFS Group: SFS Group is a Swiss fastener and precision components specialist serving automotive, construction, and electronics OEMs with cold-formed and machined parts — directly comparable to FREKO's process capabilities and customer verticals.

Broad incumbents

• Illinois Tool Works (ITW): ITW is a diversified industrial conglomerate with multiple fastener and components divisions serving automotive and industrial OEMs globally — overlapping with FREKO's product space but at vastly greater scale and breadth.
• Hilti Group: Hilti is a Liechtenstein-headquartered global leader in fastening technology for construction and industrial applications — adjacent in product category (fasteners) and application engineering services, though focused on construction rather than FREKO's core automotive/electrical verticals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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