CHARLES ROTHERMEL

What CHARLES ROTHERMEL does

Charles Rothermel (legal entity ETS CHARLES ROTHERMEL) is a French SARL founded in 1968 and headquartered at 1 Rue Saint-Charles, Amnéville, Moselle, in northeastern France. The firm specializes in the design, manufacture, and turnkey installation of custom industrial cabins, control rooms, command posts, driver's compartments, electrical/hydraulic rooms, and railway engine cabins. Products are built to customer specifications in a dedicated workshop using stainless steel and aluminum, with capabilities spanning ergonomic design, visibility studies, and compliance with demanding standards (anti-seismic, explosion-proof, corrosion-resistant, nuclear). A typical engagement covers integrated study, design, pre-wiring, electrical fit-out, transport, on-site installation, and commissioning support.

The company serves a long, horizontal list of heavy-industrial use cases — port facilities, overhead cranes, rolling stock, iron and steel, offshore platforms, waste treatment plants, and nuclear sites — with named reference customers including ArcelorMittal (cabins at the Fos/Mer casting bridge), Schneider Electric (electrical rooms), and a telecommunications booth for the Eiffel Tower. It is privately held and managed by two gérants, Laurent ZIVEC and Claude ROTHERMEL, with no parent company, no institutional investment, and a SARL share capital of €350,000. The firm holds ISO 9001 quality and OHSAS 18001 safety certifications, and in March 2020 received European Regional Development Fund (FEDER) support for productive material investment to produce more performant and personalized cabins.

Revenue is generated entirely through project-based custom manufacturing contracts with enterprise industrial clients, sold via direct B2B sales rather than through standard price lists. Multi-year contracts are referenced as the billing cadence. The company operates a single-site workshop with approximately 10 employees, distributes through direct sales with key-account relationships (notably ArcelorMittal and Schneider Electric), and markets primarily through a multilingual French/English/German website and a LinkedIn corporate page. There is no developer-facing API, no software products, and no material AI/ML capability in the offering.

Name

CHARLES ROTHERMEL

Legal name

ETS CHARLES ROTHERMEL

Website

https://rothermel.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Charles Rothermel is a French SARL in Amnéville that designs, manufactures, and installs custom industrial cabins, control rooms, driver compartments, and electrical rooms for enterprise clients across steel, rail, nuclear, offshore, and port industries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Amnéville

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Cabin and Control Room Manufacturing: Design, manufacture, and turnkey delivery of custom industrial cabins, control rooms, driver's compartments, and electrical/hydraulic rooms to customer specifications. Revenue generated from project-based custom manufacturing with full-service offering including pre-wiring, electrical wiring, transport, and on-site installation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Charles Rothermel is a French custom manufacturer of industrial cabins, command posts, and control rooms. The company designs and builds to customer dimensions and specifications, with an in-house design office, ergonomic studies, and fabrication in stainless steel or aluminum. It delivers turnkey projects including pre-wiring, electrical wiring, transport, on-site installation, and commissioning for clients in steelmaking, railway, ports, offshore, waste treatment, and nuclear sectors.

Product overview

Charles Rothermel is a manufacturer of custom industrial cabins, control rooms, and operator environments. The product portfolio consists of six core offerings: Control Cabins (for cranes and machinery), Driver's Compartments/Cockpits (ergonomic operator stations), Electrical/Hydraulic Rooms (equipment enclosures), Control Rooms/Consoles (freestanding command centers), Railway Engine Cabins (for rail vehicles), and Custom Services (specialized fabrication). All products are custom-manufactured to customer specifications with integrated design, pre-wiring, and turn-key installation services. The company serves diverse industries including port facilities, airports, steel mills, offshore platforms, waste treatment, and nuclear sites.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Control Cabins Custom-manufactured control cabins designed for industrial environments including overhead cranes, lifting applications, and machinery, available in standard and custom configurations with options for pre-wiring and electrical installation.
• Driver's Compartment / Cockpit Custom driver's environments for control cabins and lifting applications, featuring ergonomic design, tilting and rotary options, and optimized workstation layout to minimize operator fatigue.
• Electrical Room / Hydraulic Room Custom electrical rooms, shelters, and hydraulic rooms designed for industrial facilities, including high/low voltage configurations, HV/LV transformers, variator enclosures, and electrical equipment chassis.
• Control Room / Control Console Freestanding control rooms and control consoles with ergonomic design, available in single-piece or modular configurations with options for thermal, acoustic, and safety shielding performance.
• Railway Engine Cabins Multi-purpose railway engine cabins designed for rolling stock, maintenance vehicles, and railway construction equipment, available with custom specifications.
• Custom Services Specialized custom manufacturing services including anti-seismic design, nuclear sector compliance, stainless steel and aluminum fabrication, explosion and corrosion resistance, and converted container solutions.

Quantifiable outcome

• 50 years of experience and expertise in cabin manufacturing

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered major.

• ArcelorMittalmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 June 2018ArcelorMittal is a major steel manufacturing company. Charles Rothermel performed installation of cabins for the ArcelorMittal Fos/Mer site on a casting bridge, including technical rooms under main beams for air conditioning and electrical equipment and new control booth installation. This represents an established customer relationship for industrial cabin installations.
• Schneider ElectricmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 June 2018Schneider Electric is a global specialist in energy management and automation. Charles Rothermel completed electrical room work for Schneider Electric as part of industrial installation projects, demonstrating capability to integrate with major electrical equipment suppliers' specifications.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Rittal GmbH & Co. KG: German global market leader in industrial enclosures, control cabinets, and power distribution solutions. Rittal serves overlapping industrial customers with similar enclosure-and-housing products but at vastly greater scale and a broader portfolio than Rothermel.
• Konecranes Plc: Major global crane and lifting equipment manufacturer that also designs and produces operator cabins for its own cranes. Comparable in product type (industrial operator cabins) and end markets (steel, ports, manufacturing), but captures cabin work in-house rather than selling externally like Rothermel.
• Stahlin Enclosures (Robroy): North American manufacturer of non-metallic and metallic enclosures for industrial and hazardous environments. Comparable in serving industrial customers with enclosure solutions for harsh environments, though at broader scale and more standardized product lines.
• nVent Electric (Hoffman brand): Global manufacturer of electrical enclosures and connection-protection solutions under the Hoffman, Schroff, and Eldon brands. Comparable to Rothermel in producing enclosures for industrial and infrastructure applications, though at much broader scale and standardization.
• Elma Electronic AG: Swiss manufacturer of electronic enclosures, cabinets, and integrated systems for industrial and defense applications. Overlaps with Rothermel in producing custom and modular enclosures for demanding industrial environments.
• Terex Corporation (Demag): Global lifting and material-handling group including the Demag brand, which produces operator cabins and control stations for industrial cranes. Comparable end-customer overlap in steel, ports, and heavy industry with Rothermel, though Terex is vertically integrated rather than a pure custom fabricator.

Emerging players

• Hensel Electric GmbH & Co. KG: German mid-sized manufacturer of electrical installation enclosures, distribution boards, and industrial enclosure systems. Comparable in product category and European industrial customer base, though Hensel focuses on standard enclosures rather than Rothermel's fully custom cabins.
• Fibox Oy: Finnish manufacturer specializing in polycarbonate and ABS enclosures for industrial and electrical applications. Partial overlap with Rothermel in serving industrial customers needing protective enclosures, though at smaller scale and focused on standardized products rather than fully custom fabrication.
• Günther Spelsberg GmbH + Co. KG: German family-owned manufacturer of electrical installation enclosures, junction boxes, and custom enclosure solutions. Comparable in being a German mid-market custom enclosure manufacturer serving industrial customers, though Spelsberg is larger and more standardized.

Direct peers

• Conductix-Wampfler: Manufacturer of crane components, festoon systems, and operator cabin accessories for industrial cranes and material-handling equipment. Directly comparable as a supplier of cabin-related components and systems into the same crane/steel/ports end markets that Rothermel serves.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/charles-rothermel

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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