Werkstätten GmbH

What Werkstätten GmbH does

Werkstätten Engineering und Anlagenbau GmbH (doing business as the Werkstätten Group) is a privately held German industrial engineering group headquartered in Nordhorn, Lower Saxony, that operates as a network of six affiliated companies plus three supporting service entities. Founded in 1965 as a locksmith workshop spin-out from B. Rawe & Co. GmbH and taken private via MBO in 1997, the group builds custom-engineered equipment in stainless steel, special alloys, and structural steel for industrial customers, with capabilities spanning tank and apparatus construction, pressure vessels, exhaust gas heat exchangers and economizers, high-performance magnet systems for steel transport, rotary kiln technology for decentralised waste-to-energy recovery, and heat transfer and heat recovery systems. The group's products are certified to ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001, ISO 50001, AD 2000 HP0, ASME U/R/S, Pressure Equipment Directive 2014/68/EU, EN 1090-2 EXC3, EN 13084-7, OHSAS 18001, SCC**/SCP, RAL steel construction, and a PR China special-equipment manufacturing license, which collectively allow the firm to bid on regulated pressure-bearing projects across the EU, US, and China.

The Group's revenue model is project-based and quote-driven: customers engage the relevant affiliated company (Werkstätten GmbH for tanks and plant engineering; Rosink-Werkstätten for exhaust heat exchangers; Wilbers-Werkstätten for engineering and project execution; Wilbers Lifting for magnets; Heiza-Werkstätten for heat transfer; Werkstätten heating-systems for rotary kilns) on multi-year contracts covering planning, manufacturing, assembly, and maintenance. Go-to-market is enterprise direct field sales supported by international trade-fair participation (SOLIDS, IFAT, VDI, Expobiomasa, Energia, Kraftwerkstechnisches Kolloquium) and a corporate digital presence across Facebook, LinkedIn, XING, YouTube, and a multilingual career portal. Production is distributed across four primary sites in Nordhorn, Gildehaus, Lambrecht, and Emlichheim, with combined capacity exceeding 20,000 m². Customer segments span industrial manufacturing, energy and heat recovery, steel processing and transport, and waste-to-energy, with no named end-customer logos publicly disclosed. The group's last strategic acquisition (Rosink, 2017) and most recent capacity expansion (2,650 m² Nordhorn hall, 2018) plus its entry into sewage sludge recycling (Ems-Vechte-Klärschlamm-Verwertung GmbH, 2018) indicate continued tuck-in M&A and vertical-extension activity rather than organic scaling.

Name

Werkstätten GmbH

Legal name

Werkstätten Engineering und Anlagenbau GmbH

Website

https://werkstaetten-group.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Werkstätten Group is a German industrial engineering company operating as a network of six affiliated firms that custom-engineer stainless steel tanks, pressure vessels, heat exchangers, magnet systems, rotary kilns, and heat recovery equipment for B2B clients globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Plant Engineering and Manufacturing

NAICS

Power Boiler and Heat Exchanger Manufacturing (332410), Metal Tank (Heavy Gauge) Manufacturing (33242), Heating Equipment (except Warm Air Furnaces) Manufacturing (333414)

SIC

Industrial Process Furnaces & Ovens (3567), Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550), Heating Equipment, Except Electric & Warm Air Furnaces (3433)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Furnaces, Kilns & Thermal Processing Equipment (IMAHAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

TES Components & Balance-of-Plant (Heat Exchangers, Tanks, Insulation, Pumps, Valves) (EUAFANAL), Conveying, Hoisting & Materials Handling Systems (Conveyors, Stackers/Reclaimers, Winches) (IMAKANAE)

Keywords

• Industrial plant engineering
• Tank and apparatus construction
• Exhaust gas heat exchangers
• Rotary kiln technology
• Heat recovery systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Nordhorn

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Project-based Engineering and Manufacturing: B2B industrial engineering services including planning, manufacturing, assembly of high-quality components and systems for tank construction, apparatus construction, and plant engineering
2. Custom Equipment Manufacturing: Custom manufacturing of heat exchangers, economizers, magnet systems, rotary kilns, and pressure vessels based on customer specifications
3. Service and Maintenance: Installation, maintenance, and repair services for equipment and plants

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Werkstätten GmbH is the core entity of the Werkstätten Group, providing tank construction, apparatus construction, and plant engineering in steel, stainless steel and special materials. Through its affiliated companies, the group also manufactures exhaust gas heat exchangers, rotary kiln systems, high-performance magnet systems for steel transport, heat transfer and recovery solutions, industrial chimneys, and provides industrial services including sewage sludge recycling.

Product overview

Werkstätten Group is a network of affiliated industrial engineering companies offering specialized manufacturing and engineering solutions. The group operates a platform-plus-specialists model combining six core product divisions: Werkstätten GmbH (tank/apparatus/plant engineering in steel and stainless steel), Rosink-Werkstätten (exhaust gas heat exchangers and economizers), Wilbers-Werkstätten (engineering and project implementation), Wilbers Lifting (high-performance magnet systems for steel transport), Werkstätten heating-systems (rotary kiln technology for decentralized energy from waste/by-products), and Heiza-Werkstätten (heat transfer and heat recovery). Supporting operations include Monotal (chimney construction), Emsland-Service-GmbH (industrial services), and Ems-Vechte-Klärschlamm-Verwertung (sewage sludge recycling).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Werkstätten GmbH: Core entity specialising in tank construction, apparatus construction, and plant engineering in steel, stainless steel, and special materials.
• Rosink-Werkstätten
• Wilbers-Werkstätten
• Wilbers Lifting
• Werkstätten heating-systems
• Heiza-Werkstätten

Products and services

• Werkstätten GmbH — Tank, Apparatus and Plant Engineering Custom tank construction, apparatus construction, and plant engineering in steel, stainless steel, and special materials. Provides reliable, high-quality stainless steel solutions for industrial applications across multiple branches of industry.
• Rosink-Werkstätten — Exhaust Gas Heat Exchangers Engineering, manufacture, and supply of exhaust gas heat exchangers, economisers, finned tubes, and boiler cleaning systems to address customer-specific heat recovery and exhaust gas challenges worldwide.
• Wilbers-Werkstätten — Engineering and Project Implementation Customer-driven engineering and project implementation services, taking specific customer ideas from development through implementation and commissioning using 2D/3D modelling software and qualified employees.
• Wilbers Lifting — High-Performance Magnet Systems Development, engineering, manufacture, and assembly of high-performance magnet systems that support steel-processing companies throughout Europe with their steel transport needs.
• Werkstätten heating-systems — Rotary Kiln Technology Rotary kiln technology enabling decentralised recycling of agricultural, industrial, and municipal by-products or waste for the production of heat, drying, or process energy.
• Heiza-Werkstätten — Heat Transfer and Heat Recovery Solutions Innovative heat transfer and heat recovery solutions developed for numerous branches of industry based on specific customer parameters, with decades of specialist experience and high quality standards.
• Monotal — Industrial Chimney Construction Chimney construction division of the Werkstätten Group specialising in industrial chimney systems.
• Ems-Vechte-Klärschlamm-Verwertung — Sewage Sludge Recycling Sewage sludge utilisation and recycling operations based in Nordhorn, Germany.

Quantifiable outcome

• Decentralised recycling significantly cheaper than oil and gas, enabling long-term planning with locally available resources
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Ems-Vechte-Klärschlamm-Verwertung GmbHminorOthers · 1 January 2018Founded in 2018 in Nordhorn. Company focused on sewage sludge utilization and recycling.
• Rosink-Werkstätten GmbHcoreOthers · 1 January 2017Acquired in 2017 as Bilfinger Rosink GmbH (formerly Rosink Apparatebau). Specialist in exhaust gas heat exchangers, economizers, finned tubes and heating surface cleaning systems for over 35 years. State-of-the-art equipment and competent staff face customer-specific challenges worldwide.
• Heiza-Werkstätten Wärmetechnik GmbHcoreOthers · 1 January 2014Heiza Wärmetechnik GmbH, now Heiza-Werkstätten Wärmetechnik GmbH, joined the Werkstätten Group in 2014 with 2,000 m² and 40 employees. Leading specialist in innovative heat transfer and heat recovery, developing solutions for several fields of industry based on decades of experience and high quality demands.
• Wilbers-Werkstätten GmbHcoreOthers · 1 January 2012Wilbers Metall GmbH, now Wilbers-Werkstätten GmbH, joined the Werkstätten Group in 2012 with 4,000 m² and 55 employees. Specializes in implementing customer ideas as concrete, high-quality overall projects from development to implementation and commissioning using advanced software and qualified employees. Relocated to new premises with 7,000 m² production area in 2014.
• Wilbers Lifting GmbHcoreOthers · 1 January 2012Wilbers Lifting GmbH joined the Werkstätten Group in 2012. Owner-managed family company specializing in development, engineering, manufacture and assembly of high-performance magnet systems for steel transport. Supports companies throughout Europe with their steel transport needs.
• Werkstätten heating-systems GmbHcoreOthers · 1 January 2011Founded in 2011 (as GbR until 2013). Specializes in rotary kiln technology enabling decentralised recycling of agricultural, industrial and municipal by-products or waste for production of heat, drying or process energy.
• Emsland-Service-GmbHcoreOthers · 1 January 2000Founded in 2000 in Emlichheim with 3,000 m² and 165 employees. Relocated to new company premises (3,000 m²) in 2013.
• Monotal SchornsteinbauminorOthers · 1 January 2000Acquired in 2000 with 2,500 m² production space and 25 employees. Production area expanded by 2,000 m² in 2006. Department relocated to new production halls in 2018.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves18 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Bilfinger SE: German industrial services and engineering conglomerate and former owner of Rosink Apparatebau (acquired by Werkstätten in 2017). It operates across process industry, energy, and infrastructure with overlapping capabilities in plant engineering and heat exchange equipment.
• GEA Group AG: German industrial machinery manufacturer supplying process equipment, heat exchangers, separators, and plant engineering to food, dairy, pharma, and chemical industries. A broader incumbent with overlapping product categories in heat transfer and special-industry machinery.
• Viessmann Climate Solutions SE: German family-owned industrial heating systems manufacturer with strong positioning in biomass boilers, heat pumps, and industrial heating equipment. Comparable to Heiza-Werkstätten in commercial and industrial heat generation, though larger scale and broader portfolio.
• Bosch Industriekessel GmbH: German industrial boiler and heat transfer equipment manufacturer serving process steam and heating applications. Comparable to Heiza-Werkstätten in industrial heat transfer and to the broader group's boiler manufacturing capability.
• ANDRITZ AG: Austrian industrial group supplying process equipment, including rotary kilns, heat exchangers, and separation technology for biomass, waste, and industrial applications. Overlapping capabilities in rotary kiln and waste-to-energy equipment.

Direct peers

• Kelvion (formerly SPX Heat Transfer): German-headquartered manufacturer of heat exchangers, plate heat exchangers, and pressure vessels serving industrial markets globally. Directly competes with Rosink-Werkstätten in exhaust gas heat exchangers and economizers, and with the core Werkstätten GmbH in pressure vessel fabrication.
• Babcock Borsig Steinmüller GmbH: German manufacturer of heat exchangers, pressure vessels, and steam generators with deep heritage in power plant and industrial boiler technology. Closely comparable to Werkstätten's pressure vessel and heat recovery capabilities.
• POLYTECHNIK Luft- und Feuerungstechnik GmbH: Austrian/German specialist in rotary kiln and combustion technology for biomass energy and waste-to-energy applications. Direct competitor to Werkstätten heating-systems in decentralized biomass and waste-to-heat rotary kiln solutions.
• Heizomat GmbH: German manufacturer of biomass heating systems and rotary kiln technology for wood chips and agricultural waste. Direct competitor to Werkstätten heating-systems in decentralized biomass-to-heat solutions for industrial and municipal applications.
• STREICHER Group: German industrial engineering and construction group with capabilities in plant engineering, tank construction, pipework, and pressure vessels. Comparable mid-market German industrial engineering footprint serving similar customer verticals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC
• Facebookfacebook.com/werkstaetten.group
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/werkstaetten-group

Compliance15 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Werkstätten GmbH