MOVE IT24 Industrietechnik GmbH

What MOVE IT24 Industrietechnik GmbH does

MOVE IT24 Industrietechnik GmbH is a privately held coordinating entity headquartered in Mannheim-Sandhofen, Germany, operating as the central hub of a cooperative of six independent industrial wholesalers: Carl Werthenbach, Faber Industrietechnik, Otto Glas, Hausmann+Haensgen, Max Lamb, and LEISE. Founded in 1998 as the Wälzlagerhandelsgruppe (WHG) and rebranded in 2009, MOVE IT24 provides shared services across the six partner companies — including Key Account Management, supplier management, e-commerce platform operations, data management, and digital marketing — while the partners themselves remain independent legal entities operating 29 distribution locations across Germany and Austria. The aggregate network employs 1,000+ staff and offers over 2 million industrial MRO (Maintenance, Repair & Operations) and OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) articles spanning bearings, drive technology, linear technology, sealing technology, hydraulics, pneumatics, filtration, work safety, and chemical products, with 300,000+ premium branded items maintained in permanent stock.

The shared technical infrastructure is centered on seven standardized B2B e-commerce platforms (one per partner plus a central MOVE IT24 shop) operating 24/7 with real-time inventory and pricing, ERP shopping cart integration, OCI (Open Catalog Interface) and EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) connections, and order portal integrations. The cooperative's value proposition rests on internal merchandise exchange across partner warehouses to minimize delivery bottlenecks, combined with value-added services including technical consulting, condition monitoring (with two partners certified as SKF Certified Maintenance Partners), custom manufacturing, hydraulic cylinder repair, Kanban/just-in-time supply, C-parts management, and a 24-hour emergency service. The shared KAM layer provides cross-regional enterprise customers with consolidated service-level agreements across all 29 locations.

The revenue model is hybrid: core industrial product sales (one-time transactional) are supplemented by professional services (technical consulting, customization, training), managed supply chain services (Kanban, consignment, just-in-time), and recurring platform access (B2B e-commerce subscriptions, EDI/OCI integration services). The customer base is composed of industrial enterprise MRO and OEM buyers across the DACH region, with no specific named customer concentration disclosed; pricing is quote-based, volume-tiered, and not publicly disclosed. Revenue is not publicly reported at either the coordinating entity or partner level, and there is no parent company, no external funding, and no public listing. The Managing Director is Axel Schulenburg, and the company operates with approximately 6 employees at the coordination office while the 6 partner companies collectively employ over 1,000.

Name

MOVE IT24 Industrietechnik GmbH

Legal name

MOVE IT24 Industrietechnik GmbH

Website

https://moveit24.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

MOVE IT24 Industrietechnik GmbH is the coordinating entity of a cooperative of six independent German industrial wholesalers operating 29 locations and 7 B2B e-commerce platforms across Germany and Austria, serving enterprise MRO and OEM customers with 2+ million industrial articles and value-added supply chain, technical consulting, and customization services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Wholesale Distribution & MRO Supply

NAICS

Other Commercial Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (42344), Other Professional Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (423490)

SIC

Wholesale-Machinery, Equipment & Supplies (5080), Wholesale-Industrial Machinery & Equipment (5084)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Supplies & MRO Marketplaces (CRAFAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Wholesale/B2B Generalist Marketplaces (CRAFAAAF), B2B/EDI & Supply Chain Process Automation Platforms (HDAEAHAK)

Keywords

• Industrial MRO supply
• OEM industrial components
• Technical wholesale distribution
• Industrial supply chain services
• B2B industrial e-commerce

Headquarters

HQ city

Mannheim-Sandhofen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Product Sales: Sale of industrial MRO and OEM products including bearings, drive technology, sealing technology, linear technology, hydraulics, pneumatics, and workplace safety equipment across 7 partner web shops.
2. Technical Services: Value-added services including technical consulting, machine monitoring/condition monitoring, damage and failure analysis, drive sizing, custom manufacturing, assembly, repair, and training services.
3. Supply Chain Management Services: Managed logistics services including delivery concepts, consignment warehouses, Kanban supply, just-in-time delivery, C-parts management, and 24-hour emergency service.
4. E-Commerce Platform Access: B2B online ordering platform with OCI/EDI interfaces, ERP integration, real-time inventory and pricing, supporting customer self-service procurement.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

MOVE IT24 Industrietechnik GmbH operates as a cooperative network of six independent industrial wholesalers offering over 2 million MRO and OEM products across 29 locations in Germany and Austria. The company provides technical consulting, custom manufacturing, digitalization (EDI/OCI interfaces), supply chain management, and Key Account Management, supported by seven standardized B2B e-commerce platforms.

Product overview

MOVE IT24 Industrietechnik GmbH operates as a cooperative network of 6 independent industrial wholesalers with 7 B2B e-commerce platforms (Faber, Glas, Hausmann + Haensgen, Lamb, LEISE, MOVE IT24 Central, and Carl Werthenbach) offering over 2 million industrial products across 16 product groups including bearing technology, drive technology, linear technology, hydraulics, pneumatics, filtration, sealing technology, vibration technology, chemistry products, work safety, DIN/norm parts, and workshop equipment. The cooperative provides integrated services including technical consulting, custom manufacturing, digitalization/EDI-OCI interfaces, supply chain management, key account management, and training. Each partner operates its own branded e-commerce shop while sharing the same technical infrastructure, enabling cross-partner inventory access and optimized delivery through internal merchandise exchange.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MOVE IT24 Central Online Shop

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced delivery delays through internal goods exchange between partner locations
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Carl Werthenbach Konstruktionsteile GmbH & Co. KGcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Third-generation family-owned trading company headquartered in Bielefeld with 280+ employees at 6 locations across Germany. Brings comprehensive product portfolio in construction parts, chemical-technical products, damping technology, filtration, hydraulic connections, metrology, standard parts, lubrication systems, and safety technology. Offers services including product customization, worldwide export, product management, training, maintenance concepts, condition monitoring, and mobile hose service (Hose Doctor).
• Hausmann + Haensgen GmbH & Co.KGcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 200275-year-old family-owned company offering everything from one source. Distributes and produces own products under brands hakon, hatorq, habelt, and H+H Maschinenfüße. Products include bearings, drive technology, linear technology, couplings, vibration technology, sealing technology, lubrication technology, and industrial supplies. Services include condition monitoring (SKF Certified Maintenance Partner), drive alignment, damage assessment, and custom solutions.
• Otto Glas Handels-GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2001Founded in 1955, serves as the Austrian delivery area of the cooperation. With 7 locations and over 200 employees, offers products and services in industrial technology, automotive technology, and workshop equipment. Services include logistics, hydraulic service, Kärcher store, training, 24h emergency service, remote maintenance, and Parker Industries.
• Faber Industrietechnik GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2000Family company founded in 1924 as Otto Faber OHG with over 100 years of tradition. Covers the Rhineland-Palatinate delivery area. Services include technical trading, technical center with mechanical workshop, linear service center, manufacturing from drawings, assembly, 3D printing/additive manufacturing (HP Multi Jet Fusion, filament, DLP), technical service, condition monitoring, and machine optimization.
• Max Lamb GmbH & Co.KGcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 199880 years of competence with headquarters in Würzburg. Supplier for bearings, linear and drive technology, providing special components for individual customer solutions. Operates own Linear Service Center for short-term processing of rails. Services include drive solutions development, consulting and sizing, commissioning and monitoring, logistics, e-commerce, inventory optimization, seminars, damage analysis, lubrication recommendations, modifications, assembly service, repair, and special lubrication.
• LEISE GmbH & Co.KGcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1998Founded in 1904 in Coburg, developed from a small mechanical workshop to a major wholesaler for automotive and industrial technology products with 7 locations and 300+ employees. Offers technical products and extensive work safety clothing. Products include DIN and standard parts, sealing, adhesive and safety technology, hydraulics/pneumatics, bearing technology, work safety, chemical products, lubrication technology, and workshop equipment. Services include technical consulting, online shop, small parts logistics/C-parts management.
• Premium Brand Partners (SKF, Schaeffler, Ewellix, Gates, etc.)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClose business relationships with leading global industrial manufacturers including SKF, Schaeffler, Ewellix, Gates Industrial Corporation, Klüber Lubrication, Parker Hannifin, LOCTITE/Henkel, KTR, optibelt, and others. More than 300,000 premium brand products kept permanently in stock.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Hoffmann Group: Germany-based industrial MRO and tools distributor serving manufacturing customers across Europe. Directly comparable as a B2B industrial supplies wholesaler with a large product catalog and enterprise customer base, though significantly larger and more digitally integrated.
• REYHER (FERROSTAAL Group): Hamburg-based leading European wholesaler of bearings, drive technology, and industrial MRO. Strongly comparable as a German industrial MRO wholesaler with premium manufacturer relationships and digital procurement solutions.
• Würth Industrie: Industrial division of the Würth Group focused on MRO and C-parts management for manufacturing customers. Comparable in C-parts/kanban supply chain services and ERP-integrated procurement, but with far larger scale and global reach.
• Berner Group: European B2B distribution company specializing in MRO supplies for the trades and industry. Comparable in DACH-focused multi-channel industrial distribution with field sales and digital procurement; operates a larger European footprint than MOVE IT24.
• RUBIX (formerly Brammer and IPH): Pan-European industrial MRO distributor for bearings, power transmission, and maintenance products. Directly comparable product portfolio (bearings, drive tech, linear motion) and B2B distribution model across multiple European countries.

Broad incumbents

• Adolf Würth GmbH & Co. KG: Global market leader in fastening and assembly materials with extensive industrial MRO offering. Comparable industrial customer base and supply chain services, but operates as a massive multi-product conglomerate well beyond MOVE IT24's specialty industrial scope.
• Schaeffler Group: Global automotive and industrial supplier manufacturing bearings and linear motion products. Comparable as a premium brand partner in MOVE IT24's catalog, but competes in manufacturing rather than independent wholesale distribution.
• SKF (Industrial Distribution): Global bearing manufacturer that also operates an authorized distributor network including SKF Certified Maintenance Partners. Comparable as a brand and technical authority in MOVE IT24's core categories, but operates as a manufacturer rather than independent distributor.

Regional players

• Ziegener + Förderer GmbH: Independent German industrial MRO wholesaler for bearings and drive technology with a regional southern Germany presence. Comparable as a mid-market German independent industrial wholesaler, though smaller and not part of a multi-partner network.

Others

• Carl Werthenbach Konstruktionsteile: German industrial wholesale company that joined MOVE IT24 in 2025 as the sixth partner. Included as a within-network reference for the cooperative model; comparable in product scope (construction parts, filtration, metrology) and customer base, but now operates within MOVE IT24 rather than independently competing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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