What Herdegen does

Herdegen (legal entity HERDEGEN SAS) is a French designer and manufacturer of mobility aids, homecare equipment, and orthopedic products serving Healthcare Professionals (Professionnels de Santé) — including medical equipment distributors, pharmacies, hospitals, and care facilities — across France and more than 50 countries. The company operates eight product categories: patient lifts (releveurs, both monomoteur and bimoteur variants), medical beds, comfort/mattresses, hygiene equipment, bathroom safety, mobility aids (walkers, rollators, canes, wheelchairs), daily-living technical aids, and orthopedic supports. The catalog includes signature innovations such as the Contact Plus WC raiser (the first WC raiser made of injected foam with waterproof PVC skin) and the Advance cane with a bi-material polypropylene/elastomer handle, alongside a wide range of bariatric and clinical-grade variants.

Herdegen's core capability is vertically integrated in-house manufacturing across metallurgy, plastic injection, welding, confection, carpentry, varnishing, surface treatments, and foam/gel processing — concentrated across three French production sites totaling 29,000 m² in the Cher and Île-de-France regions, plus wholly-owned industrial subsidiaries in Poland and Turkey and OEM partnerships in China. A 4,500 m² storage depot supports logistics, and products are validated by external laboratories (GS Tüv, Cerah). The company traces its heritage to 1860 in Paris (originally as a cane and umbrella maker under Auguste Herdegen) and has passed through four generations of family leadership, transitioning from fashion accessories to medical equipment beginning with white canes for the visually impaired in 1919 and broadening into modern homecare and mobility products through the late 20th century, including the 2012 acquisition of Klé Industrie's foam and gel molding assets.

The business model is exclusive B2B distribution to Healthcare Professionals. Revenue is generated through hardware sales of medical equipment invoiced at the day of delivery, with pricing accessed via a dedicated professional client portal (Espace Pro) rather than publicly disclosed. Commercial terms include a €150 HT minimum invoicing threshold, €20 administrative fees below that threshold, free delivery in metropolitan France above €550 HT, advance payment on first order, and 30-day terms thereafter. The GTM motion is relationship-led with dedicated commercial contacts, an online registration flow for new professional clients, and export operations managed via the HACare subsidiary out of Strasbourg. Reported 2018 revenue was €23M with 30% from exports, and the company is part of the HACare group.

Name

Herdegen

Legal name

HERDEGEN SAS

Website

https://herdegen.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1860

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Herdegen is a French manufacturer (founded 1860) designing mobility aids, homecare equipment, and orthopedic products for Healthcare Professionals across 50+ countries, with vertically integrated production across France, Poland, and Turkey.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Mobility Equipment

NAICS

Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing (339112), Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing (339113), Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing (3391)

SIC

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841), Orthopedic, Prosthetic & Surgical Appliances & Supplies (3842), Wholesale-Medical, Dental & Hospital Equipment & Supplies (5047)

akta.pro primary industry

Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Sales & Rentals (HSABAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Incontinence & Urological Supplies (Catheters, Briefs, Ostomy Supplies) (HSABAKAH), Orthopedic & Implantable Devices (Plates, Screws, TPLO, Prosthetics) (HLAMAFAE)

Keywords

• Mobility aids manufacturing
• Medical equipment devices
• Patient lifts healthcare
• Orthopedic support products
• Homecare equipment supplies

Headquarters

HQ city

Henrichemont

HQ country

France

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, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Medical Equipment Sales: Sale of mobility aids, comfort products, and medical equipment to healthcare professionals. Products include lifters, beds, mattresses, cushions, wheelchairs, walkers, canes, orthopedic supports, bathroom safety equipment, and daily living aids. Revenue is generated through direct B2B sales to the healthcare sector with invoicing at day of delivery.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Herdegen designs and manufactures mobility aids, homecare equipment, and orthopedic products sold exclusively to healthcare professionals. The product range spans eight categories: patient lifts, medical beds, comfort and pressure-relief mattresses, hygiene equipment, bathroom safety, mobility aids (wheelchairs, walkers, canes), daily living aids, and orthopedic supports. Production is integrated in-house across metallurgy, plastic injection, foam and gel processing, carpentry, welding, and surface treatment at 29,000 m² of facilities in France.

Product overview

Herdegen is a French manufacturer of medical equipment and mobility aids founded in 1860. The company produces a comprehensive portfolio of patient care products including bimoteur and monomoteur patient lifts (Scotty II, Stylea II, Stylea I, Success, Prestige XXL, Lazy up), medical beds, wheelchairs (Eagle, Albatros), walkers and rollators, and a wide range of canes including the historic white cane for the visually impaired. Their product lines span eight main categories: releveurs (patient lifts), chambre (beds), confort (mattresses and cushions), hygiene (commodes and WC raisers including the innovative Contact Plus), bain (bathroom safety), mobilite (mobility aids), aides techniques (daily living aids), and orthopedie (orthopedic supports). The company operates 3 French industrial sites (29,000 m2) and 2 international sites, with products distributed to over 50 countries. Herdegen is part of the HACare group focused on patient comfort and home care solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Patient Lifts (Releveurs)

Quantifiable outcome

• Products distributed in over 50 countries worldwide
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and major.

• HACarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHACare is the parent/group company overseeing Herdegen. The announcement states 'HACARE SE RÉINVENTE POUR MIEUX VOUS ACCOMPAGNER' indicating a rebranding initiative. Herdegen is part of the HACare group with a dedicated export subsidiary managing international operations.
• Silver ValleyminorOthersHerdegen participates in Silver Valley, an industry association of companies engaged in the silver economy addressing population aging challenges.
• Klé IndustriemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn 2012, Herdegen acquired the industrial assets of Klé Industrie, a company specialized in thermosensitive foam and gel molding. This acquisition strengthened Herdegen's manufacturing capabilities and product range.
• Chinese Industrial PartnersminorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerIndustrial partnerships established with manufacturers in China as part of international supply chain strategy.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Handicare: European provider of mobility aids, stairlifts, patient transfer, and bathroom safety equipment sold through healthcare professional dealers — directly overlapping Herdegen's mobility, bain, and hygiene ranges across Europe.
• Invacare: Global manufacturer of wheelchairs, patient lifts, beds, and home-care equipment sold largely through healthcare professional channels — the closest direct competitor to Herdegen across mobility and home-care DME.
• Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare: Broad DME manufacturer with overlapping product lines in walkers, rollators, canes, commodes, bathroom safety and patient lifts, distributed through medical supply dealers and pharmacies comparable to Herdegen's professional channel.
• Winncare Group: French-headquartered European specialist in medical beds, pressure-care mattresses, and patient handling equipment, directly competing with Herdegen in the chambre (beds) and confort (mattresses) categories for healthcare professional customers.
• Ottobock: German-based global leader in orthotics, prosthetics, and mobility solutions, directly comparable to Herdegen's orthopedic and walking-aid offerings and serving similar European healthcare professional customers.
• Sunrise Medical: Specialist in manual and powered wheelchairs plus mobility aids, with European manufacturing and distribution overlap with Herdegen's wheelchair and mobility categories.
• Etac: Nordic developer and manufacturer of mobility aids, transfer equipment, and daily living aids for elderly and disabled users — a direct competitor in walkers, commodes, bathroom safety, and patient transfer products.
• Permobil: Specialist manufacturer of powered wheelchairs, manual wheelchairs, and seating & positioning solutions, comparable to Herdegen's wheelchair and mobility categories with a focus on complex rehab and professional channels.

Broad incumbents

• Stryker: Global medtech leader whose medical bed, patient handling, and emergency transport portfolios intersect with Herdegen's hospital and home-care equipment, though Stryker operates at far larger scale across many specialties.
• Hill-Rom (Baxter International): Large, diversified global medtech incumbent offering hospital beds, patient lifts, and care-assist technologies that overlap with Herdegen's medical bed and lift portfolio but at much greater scale and breadth.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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