Ferd. Haecker Gmbh & Co. Kg

What Ferd. Haecker Gmbh & Co. Kg does

Ferd. Haecker GmbH & Co. KG, trading as Haecker Metall, is a family-owned non-ferrous metals processor headquartered in Pforzheim, Germany, with origins dating to 1885. The firm is currently led by the Glauner family in its sixth generation of stewardship. Its commercial core is the supply, precision processing, and recycling of specialty non-ferrous metal strips — primarily copper, brass, bronze, and nickel-silver alloys — for B2B customers in watchmaking, electrical engineering, and precision manufacturing.

The company operates an integrated value chain spanning raw stock procurement, precision strip slitting, cut-to-length operations, surface inspection, and scrap recycling. The most distinctive technical asset is its vacuum brake slitting capability for surface-coated materials, which protects delicate platings from deformation during cutting. Operations are supported by a 4,500 m² warehouse and an owned truck fleet, giving the firm direct control over inbound metal logistics and outbound delivery. Quality and environmental management are formally certified under DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015.

Haecker generates revenue primarily through direct B2B sales of processed non-ferrous strip, with pricing tied to metal market benchmarks plus a processing margin that reflects tolerance, coating, and logistics requirements. A multi-year capital plan — including land acquisition and a new 2,550 m² cutting center with vacuum brake technology, begun in 2024 and targeted for completion in autumn 2025 — is the principal forward driver of capacity and margin mix. No digital or AI-enabled revenue lines are disclosed; the firm's positioning remains anchored in metallurgical know-how and certified processing quality.

Name

Ferd. Haecker Gmbh & Co. Kg

Legal name

Ferd. Haecker GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://haecker-metall.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1885

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ferd. Haecker GmbH & Co. KG (Haecker Metall) is a family-owned German non-ferrous metals processor in Pforzheim that supplies, precision-slits, and recycles specialty copper, brass, and nickel-silver strips for B2B customers in watchmaking, electronics, and precision manufacturing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Non-Ferrous Metal Distribution

NAICS

All Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (33299)

SIC

Wholesale-Metals & Minerals (No Petroleum) (5050)

akta.pro primary industry

Non-Ferrous Scrap Processing & Brokerage (Aluminum, Copper, Brass/Bronze, Lead, Zinc, Nickel) (IMAKAMAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Metal Scrap Trading & Brokerage (Ferrous & Non-Ferrous) (IMAKAJAI), Scrap Metal Collection, Logistics & Aggregation (Yards, Roll-off, Container Programs) (IMAKAMAK), Non-Ferrous Scrap Processing & Recycling (Aluminum, Copper, Brass, Lead, Zinc) (EUAIAJAB)

Keywords

• Non-ferrous metal trading
• Strip slitting services
• Metal cutting services
• Semi-finished metals
• Metal recycling

Headquarters

HQ city

Pforzheim

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Non-ferrous Metal Product Sales: Sale of semi-finished non-ferrous metal products including strips, sheets, rods, wires, tubes, and profiles in brass, copper, nickel silver, bronze, and aluminium
2. Processing Services: Precision metal processing services including strip slitting, sheet cutting, saw blanks, and testing with fees for subcontract processing
3. Recycling: Collection and recycling of non-ferrous metal scraps with purchase or reworking services

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Ferd. Haecker GmbH & Co. KG (Haecker Metall) trades non-ferrous semi-finished metal products — strips, sheets, rods, wires, tubes, and profiles in brass, copper, nickel silver, bronze and aluminium — and provides value-added subcontract processing including strip slitting, sheet cutting, saw blanks, material testing, and non-ferrous metal recycling. Sales are complemented by warehousing, just-in-time logistics via an owned truck fleet, and custom prefabrication tailored to metal-processing manufacturers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Band (Strips) — Slit non-ferrous metal strips Slit strips (Spaltbänder) from common non-ferrous metals, available bright or coated, sized to fit stamping production and delivered on short notice. Offered to metal-processing manufacturers.
• Halbzeuge (Semi-finished products) — sheets, rods, wires, EDM wires, tubes, profiles Sheets, rods, wires, EDM wires, tubes and profiles in brass, copper, nickel silver, bronze, aluminium and other alloys, optionally supplied pre-machined to customer specification. Sold to metal-processing industry customers.
• Bandschneidcenter (Strip Slitting Service) Subcontract precision strip slitting of customer-owned or supplied non-ferrous metal strips using three dedicated slitting machines, with widths between 3 and 300 mm and maximum precision; new centre adds vacuum brake contactless processing for coated materials.
• Blechzuschnitte (Sheet Cutting Service) Custom-cut sheet blanks in non-ferrous metals supplied to metal-processing manufacturers to required dimensions and tolerances.
• Sägezuschnitte (Saw Cutting Service) Precision saw-cut blanks from non-ferrous metal stock for downstream manufacturing customers.
• Prüftechnik (Material Testing / Inspection) Testing and inspection services for non-ferrous metals, supporting documented quality assurance as part of the certified DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 quality management system.
• Recycling of non-ferrous metal scrap Collection and recycling of non-ferrous metal scraps and processing residues, with purchase or reworking services to give customers reliable disposal of processing scrap.

Quantifiable outcome

• No minimum purchase quantities
• +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

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Gebr. Kemper GmbH + Co. KGminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 March 2026Joint technology event (Technologietreff) focused on fine-grain bronze, high-performance alloys, and stress-optimized strips. Demonstrated new cutting center capabilities including vacuum brake technology for surface-coated materials.
• Meta Platforms (Facebook, Instagram)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerSocial media presence for marketing and customer engagement
• Google Ireland (YouTube)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerVideo platform for multimedia content

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Aurubis AG: Europe's largest copper producer and one of the world's leading copper recyclers. Comparable along the non-ferrous metals value chain and recycling activities, though operating at integrated smelter/refinery scale rather than trading/distribution.
• Wieland Group: One of the world's largest manufacturers of semi-finished copper and copper-alloy products (strips, sheets, rods, tubes). Directly comparable as a primary upstream supplier to the same metal-processing customer base that Haecker serves, though at far greater scale and integrated manufacturing rather than distribution.
• KME Group: European leader in copper and copper-alloy semi-finished products (rods, strips, tubes). Comparable product portfolio and end-market exposure (stamping, electrical, industrial), but at pan-European integrated-mill scale versus Haecker's regional trading/slitting model.
• Wieland Thermal Solutions / ThyssenKrupp Materials Services: Large German metals service center distributing non-ferrous and other metals with value-added processing (cutting, slitting). Comparable as a B2B metals distributor with processing services, though at substantially larger scale and broader product range.

Direct peers

• Otto Fuchs KG: German family-owned non-ferrous metals specialist producing extruded and forged semi-finished products from copper, brass, and aluminium alloys. Comparable as a long-standing German precision non-ferrous metals processor serving industrial customers.
• MKM Mansfelder Kupfer und Messing GmbH: German brass and copper semi-finished products mill (strips, sheets, rods). Comparable as a domestic German competitor supplying the same metal-processing customer segment, with overlapping strip and sheet capabilities.
• Diehl Metall: German producer and processor of brass, copper, and bronze semi-finished products with rod, bar, and strip capabilities. Highly comparable as a precision non-ferrous metals specialist serving stamping, automotive, and industrial customers in Germany.
• Sundwiger Messingwerk: German manufacturer of brass and copper alloy strips and wires, also family-owned. Closely comparable mid-sized German competitor in the same non-ferrous strip products segment.
• HME Brass Germany GmbH: Distributor of brass and copper semi-finished products in Germany with stocks and processing services. Comparable as a regional German non-ferrous metals distributor serving stamping and machining customers.

Emerging players

• Gebr. Kemper GmbH + Co. KG: German supplier of copper alloy strips and high-performance alloys (fine-grain bronze). Already a co-marketing partner (Technologietreff 2026) and overlapping product portfolio in non-ferrous strip, making it a peer for high-performance alloy positioning.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@haeckermetall
• Facebookfacebook.com/Ferd-Haecker-KG-861416040623800
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/haecker-metall/?originalSubdomain=de
• Instagraminstagram.com/haecker.metall

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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