Maddalena GmbH

What Maddalena GmbH does

Maddalena S.p.A., operating through its German subsidiary Maddalena GmbH (Remscheid, Nordrhein-Westfalen, ~10 employees), is an Italian-headquartered manufacturer of water meters and thermal energy measurement products with a growing connected-metering footprint. The company develops and produces a portfolio spanning mechanical water meters, electronic and ultrasonic smart meters (including the ELECTO sonic sub-brand), heat meters, heating cost allocators, communication modules, and AMR/AMI systems supporting multiple connectivity protocols — Wireless M-Bus, LoRaWAN, and NB-IoT — alongside a newly introduced Software & Services offering. Manufacturing is centered in Italy with commercial reach across European markets delivered through direct B2B sales and a multi-language (IT, EN, DE, FR, ES) online presence, social channels on LinkedIn and YouTube, and a downloadable Sustainability Report (2022/23) plus SA8000 certification to support EU utility and municipal procurement.

The company serves three primary customer segments: water utilities and municipal water-management operators (utility billing, non-revenue water reduction, remote reading), submetering providers and property managers (individual tenant billing in multi-tenant residential and commercial buildings), and industrial users (process water and thermal energy monitoring). Revenue mechanics are not publicly disclosed; the model is quote-based B2B sales into utility, submetering, and industrial accounts, with the parent Maddalena S.p.A. structured as an Italian S.p.A. with €2,080,000 of fully paid-in share capital. The German Maddalena GmbH entity functions as a regional commercial subsidiary, while the broader European footprint — evidenced by multilingual site rollout, ESG certification, and multiprotocol product design compliant with European measurement standards — points to an organic, privately-held European metering specialist rather than a venture-backed or capital-markets-active issuer.

Name

Maddalena GmbH

Legal name

Maddalena S.p.A.

Website

https://maddalena.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Maddalena S.p.A., via its German subsidiary Maddalena GmbH, is an Italian manufacturer of mechanical and smart water meters, thermal energy meters, and AMR/AMI communication systems serving water utilities, submetering providers, and industrial customers across European markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Smart Water and Thermal Energy Metering

NAICS

Totalizing Fluid Meter and Counting Device Manufacturing (334514), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519)

SIC

Totalizing Fluid Meters & Counting Devices (3824), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Metering Hardware & Field Services (AMI/AMR meters, endpoints, installation, maintenance) (EUANAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) & Smart Meter Analytics (Meter Data for NRW) (EUANAKAC), Meter Data Management Systems (MDMS) (EUADAFAB)

Keywords

• Smart water meters
• Thermal energy measurement
• AMR AMI systems
• Utility metering solutions
• Submetering equipment

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Maddalena GmbH, the German market arm of Maddalena S.p.A., develops and manufactures a comprehensive portfolio of intelligent, mechanical and electronic meters for water and thermal energy. Offerings range from mechanical water meters to smart meters, communication modules, AMR/AMI systems with multiprotocol support (Wireless M-Bus, LoRaWAN, NB-IoT), measurement instruments, and supporting software and services for utilities, submetering providers, and industrial applications.

Product overview

Maddalena S.p.A. develops and manufactures a comprehensive portfolio of intelligent, mechanical and electronic meters for water and thermal energy. The product ecosystem consists of: Wasserzähler (Water Meters) ranging from mechanical to smart meters including the ELECTO sub-brand for sonic technology; Kommunikationsmodule (Communication Modules) for data transmission; Systeme (Systems) offering AMR/AMI technologies with multiprotocol support for Wireless M-Bus, LoRaWAN, and NB-IoT; Instrumente (Instruments) for measurement applications; and Software & Services for the metering ecosystem. The portfolio serves utilities, submetering, and industrial applications with solutions that ensure accuracy, reliability, and compliance with European standards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Water Meters (Wasserzähler) Intelligent, mechanical, and electronic meters for water measurement in utilities, submetering, and industrial applications, ranging from mechanical water meters to smart meters of the latest generation.
• ELECTO Water Meters Sonic technology water meter offering precision measurement for water consumption monitoring, positioned within the Maddalena water meter family.
• Communication Modules (Kommunikationsmodule) Communication modules for smart metering and data transmission applications, enabling connectivity for Maddalena meter products.
• Systems (Systeme) AMR and AMI systems for remote reading, data collection, and intelligent consumption management, with multiprotocol support including Wireless M-Bus, LoRaWAN, and NB-IoT for connected smart metering.
• Instruments (Instrumente) Measuring instruments for water and thermal energy measurement applications.
• Software & Services Software solutions and services supporting the metering and smart metering ecosystem, available to Maddalena meter customers.
• Thermal Energy Products (Thermische Energiemessprodukte) Heat meters, heating cost allocators, and solutions for thermal energy consumption measurement, supporting energy efficiency improvement, consumption control, and intelligent building management.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Honeywell Elster: Honeywell's metering business supplies water, gas, and electricity meters plus AMI head-end systems. Overlaps with Maddalena on water and thermal-energy metering, embedded within a much larger industrial conglomerate.
• Xylem (Sensus): Xylem's Sensus unit provides smart water, gas, and electric metering solutions including the FlexNet AMI network. Directly comparable in water AMI scope but part of a much larger water-infrastructure portfolio.
• Itron, Inc. Global leader in water, gas, and electric AMI/AMR metering and analytics. Directly comparable to Maddalena's water and thermal-energy smart metering portfolio, but operates at significantly larger scale with broader geographic reach.
• Landis+Gyr: Global AMI leader primarily in electricity smart metering with growing water and gas offerings. Comparable smart-metering platform technology but with electric-utility-centric customer base.

Direct peers

• Badger Meter: US-listed manufacturer of flow measurement and smart water metering solutions (BEACON, E-Series, ORION). Directly comparable product set to Maddalena's water meters and AMI offering.
• Diehl Metering: German-headquartered manufacturer of water, heat, and gas meters with strong AMR/AMI capabilities (Hydrus, IZAR). Closest geographic and product competitor to Maddalena in European utility and submetering markets.
• Kamstrup: Danish manufacturer of smart heat, water, and electricity meters with integrated AMI platform (READY). Competes head-to-head with Maddalena in European utility and district-heating metering tenders.
• Zenner International: German manufacturer of water, heat, and gas meters with radio and IoT-based remote reading systems. Directly comparable mid-sized European competitor to Maddalena.
• ista International: Leading European submetering and heat-cost-allocation service provider. Directly comparable to Maddalena's submetering provider customer segment and thermal-energy product line.
• Techem: Major European provider of submetering and heating-cost-allocation services. Competes with Maddalena for the same property-management and submetering-provider customers on heat meters and allocators.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC2y1rFhnreia4NYOvIbN6Yw
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/maddalena-gmbh

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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