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Lock & Hinge Manufacturing in Germany - Market Research Report (2014-2029)

Nina Koefler Nina Koefler Frankfurt, Germany Last Updated: August 2024 WZ C25.72DE

Revenue

€10.6bn

2024

€10.6bn

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

€XXX.Xm

Employees

41,411

Businesses

160

Wages

€X.Xbn

Lock & Hinge Manufacturing in Germany industry analysis

The lock and hardware manufacturing industry has seen fairly stable development in recent years. Turnover growth averaged 0.3% per year between 2019 and 2024. In 2020, industry turnover slumped sharply due to the coronavirus pandemic. The negative effects of the pandemic hit the automotive industry particularly hard. Demand for locks was correspondingly low. However, the market was able to recover in the following years and benefit from the digitalisation trend and high innovation potential. Industry turnover is expected to grow by 1.4% to 10.6 billion euros in 2024.The turnover of lock and hardware manufacturers depends heavily on the customer markets. The automotive industry is currently expected to grow, which will also increase demand for locks and fittings for vehicles. In contrast, demand from the construction industry, the largest sales market for industrial products made of base metals, is likely to remain subdued. The volatile global market prices for steel and zinc also pose problems for market participants. If rising material costs cannot be passed on to customers through price increases in the face of increasing competition from abroad and the associated price pressure, there is a risk of profit losses. In the current year, however, raw material prices are likely to fall and thus reduce production costs. Increasing digitalisation and the increased use of smart home technologies require industry players to invest in the development of new products, but at the same time also offer sales potential, as the digital conversion of households is leading to rising demand for digital industry products.Demand in the construction industry is likely to recover in the coming years. In conjunction with the high sales potential offered by the increasing level of digitalisation, this could ensure further growth in industry sales. IBISWorld therefore expects average annual growth of 0.6% for the period from 2024 to 2029 and industry turnover of EUR 11 billion in 2029. Demand for electronic locking devices is expected to increase in both the automotive and construction industries. Although smart home concepts and innovations in the areas of energy efficiency and burglary protection pose challenges for the industry, they also offer enormous growth opportunities.

Trends and Insights

  • There is increasing predatory competition in the industry. This is mainly due to the increasing price pressure from foreign companies. They benefit from lower labour costs and can therefore offer industry products at lower prices.
  • Fittings for furniture, windows and motor vehicles are the industry's most important product segments. Due to the strong automotive sector, many companies in Germany have established themselves as automotive suppliers and are global market leaders in some cases.
  • The central region has by far the largest number of companies in the industry. The North Rhine-Westphalian town of Velbert in particular is of great importance to the industry as the historical centre of the lock and hardware industry.
  • The industry is facing strong external competition from foreign manufacturers. In the current year, imports cover almost half of domestic demand. The reason for the high import rate is the lower labour and therefore production costs of foreign suppliers.

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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2014-2029)

Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 0.3 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated €10.6bn in 2024.

Trends and Insights

Volatile market conditions reduce the profit margin

  • The industry's profit margin has been subject to some volatility over the past five years. Raw material costs were particularly susceptible to fluctuation, but personnel expenses as a proportion of industry turnover also showed a changeable trend.
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Lock & Hinge Manufacturing in Germany
Revenue (2014-2029)
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Industry outlook (2024-2029)

Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

The energy transition offers additional sales potential

  • Revenue potential for the industry lies in the increasing implementation of the requirements set as part of the energy transition. The refurbishment of houses and flats with energy-efficient materials and the use of renewable energies, as well as digitalisation as part of the smart home concept, are at the forefront of this.

Biggest companies in the Lock & Hinge Manufacturing in Germany

Company
Market Share (%)
2024
Revenue (€m)
2024
Aug. Winkhaus GmbH & Co. KG
236.3
Witte Automotive GmbH
184.6
Kiekert AG
120.1

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Products & Services Segmentation

Lock & Hinge Manufacturing in Germany
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Brackets and fittings for motor vehicles, Locks for vehicles, furniture and doors and Fittings for furniture and windows. Brackets and fittings for motor vehicles is the largest segment of the Lock & Hinge Manufacturing in Germany.

Trends and Insights

Reduced construction activity reduces demand for furniture and window fittings

  • Window fittings for the construction industry are made from steel or base metals. This product segment also includes interior and exterior fittings for furniture made from base metals. They are sold directly to the furniture industry.
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Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

Companies active in this sector manufacture locks, keys and fittings made of base metals for motor vehicles, furniture, doors, windows, suitcases and similar goods. The industry's products include, for example, padlocks, security bolts, locks with locks, hinges and building hardware.

What's included in this industry?

Brackets and fittings for motor vehiclesLocks for vehicles, furniture and doorsFasteners and locking bar with lock and partsHinges, hinges and hingesWheels and castors

Companies

Aug. Winkhaus GmbH & Co. KGWitte Automotive GmbHKiekert AG

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Related Terms

SMARTHOMEDIN-NORMDIN-EN-NORM

Industry Code

WZ 2008

WZ 25.72 - Lock & Hinge Manufacturing in Germany

Performance

Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.

Analyst insights

There is increasing predatory competition in the industry. This is mainly due to the increasing price pressure from foreign companies. They benefit from lower labour costs an...

In this chapter (4)

  • Current Performance
  • Outlook
  • Volatility
  • Life Cycle

Key metrics

  • Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
  • Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
  • Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
  • Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business

Charts

  • Revenue, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Employees, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Businesses, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Profit, including historical (2014-2024)
  • Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
  • Industry Life Cycle

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
  • Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
  • Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
  • How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.

Products and Markets

Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.

Analyst insight

Fittings for furniture, windows and motor vehicles are the industry's most important product segments. Due to the strong automotive sector, many companies in Germany have est...

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets
  • International Trade

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2024
  • Product innovation level
  • Total imports, level and trend
  • Total exports, level and trend
  • Trade Balance

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2024
  • Major market segmentation in 2024
  • International trade, including imports by country and exports by country

Detailed analysis

  • Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
  • Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
  • Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
  • Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services
  • Recent trends in import and export volumes, country of origin or destination, and expected future trends

Geographic Breakdown

Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.

Analyst insights

The central region has by far the largest number of companies in the industry. The North Rhine-Westphalian town of Velbert in particular is of great importance to the industr...

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each region
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2024

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each region in 2024
  • Number and share of revenue each region accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of wages each region accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of employees in each region in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Geographic spread of the industry across Europe, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.

Analyst insights

The industry is facing strong external competition from foreign manufacturers. In the current year, imports cover almost half of domestic demand. The reason for the high impo...

In this chapter (4)

  • Concentration
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Substitutes
  • Buyer & Supplier Analysis

Key metrics

  • Industry concentration level
  • Industry competition level and trend
  • Barriers to entry level and trend
  • Substitutes level and trend
  • Buyer power level and trend
  • Supplier power level and trend

Charts

  • Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2019-2024
  • Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart

Detailed analysis

  • Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
  • Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
  • Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
  • Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
  • Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
  • Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
  • Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
  • Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
  • Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.

Companies

Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.

Analyst insights

There are no major players in the industry. Many industry participants are medium-sized companies, some of which are still family-owned.

In this chapter

  • Market Share Concentration
  • Companies
  • Company Spotlights

Charts

  • Industry market share by company in 2020 through 2024
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2024
  • Overview of Aug. Winkhaus GmbH & Co. KG's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of Witte Automotive GmbH's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of Kiekert AG's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Description and key data for Aug. Winkhaus GmbH & Co. KG, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for Witte Automotive GmbH, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for Kiekert AG, and factors influencing its performance in the industry

External Environment

Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.   

Analyst insights

The faltering construction sector poses a risk for the industry. The building construction sector is one of the industry's most important sales markets. If fewer buildings ar...

In this chapter

  • External Drivers
  • Regulation & Policy
  • Assistance

Key metrics

  • Regulation & policy level and trend
  • Assistance level and trend

Charts

  • Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 
  • Assistance historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 

Detailed analysis

  • Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
  • Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
  • Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.

Financial Benchmarks

View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time. 

Analyst insights

The cost of materials is the largest cost item in the industry. The most important raw materials are zinc and steel. Both raw materials are subject to strong price fluctuatio...

In this chapter

  • Cost Structure
  • Financial Ratios
  • Key Ratios

Key metrics

  • Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
  • Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
  • Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
  • Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio

Charts

  • Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Investment vs. share of economy

Data tables

  • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Employee (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Establishment (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Average Wage (2014-2029)
  • Wages/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Establishments per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • IVA/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Imports/Demand (2014-2029)
  • Exports/Revenue (2014-2029)

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability 

Key Statistics

Industry Data

Data Tables

Including values and annual change:

  • Revenue (2014-2029)
  • IVA (2014-2029)
  • Establishments (2014-2029)
  • Enterprises (2014-2029)
  • Employment (2014-2029)
  • Exports (2014-2029)
  • Imports (2014-2029)
  • Wages (2014-2029)

Top Questions Answered

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What is the market size of the Lock & Hinge Manufacturing industry in Germany in 2024?

The market size of the Lock & Hinge Manufacturing industry in Germany is €10.6bn in 2024.

How many businesses are there in the Lock & Hinge Manufacturing in Germany industry in 2024?

There are 160 businesses in the Lock & Hinge Manufacturing industry in Germany, which has declined at a CAGR of 1.1 % between 2019 and 2024.

Has the Lock & Hinge Manufacturing industry in Germany grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Lock & Hinge Manufacturing industry in Germany has been growing at a CAGR of 0.3 % between 2019 and 2024.

What is the forecast growth of the Lock & Hinge Manufacturing industry in Germany over the next 5 years?

Over the next five years, the Lock & Hinge Manufacturing industry in Germany is expected to grow.

What are the biggest companies in the Lock & Hinge Manufacturing market in Germany?

The biggest companies operating in the Lock & Hinge Manufacturing market in Germany are Aug. Winkhaus GmbH & Co. KG, Witte Automotive GmbH and Kiekert AG

What does the Lock & Hinge Manufacturing in Germany include?

Brackets and fittings for motor vehicles and Locks for vehicles, furniture and doors are part of the Lock & Hinge Manufacturing industry.

Which companies have the highest market share in the Lock & Hinge Manufacturing in Germany?

The company holding the most market share in Germany is Aug. Winkhaus GmbH & Co. KG.

How competitive is the Lock & Hinge Manufacturing industry in Germany?

The level of competition is high and increasing in the Lock & Hinge Manufacturing industry in Germany.

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Competitors

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Complementors

  • Carpentry & Joinery Product Manufacturing in Germany
  • Metal Door & Window Manufacturing in Germany
  • Joinery Installation in Germany
  • Hardware, Plumbing & Heating Equipment Wholesaling in Germany

International industries

  • Door Lock & Lockset Manufacturing in the US
  • Hardware Manufacturing in Canada
  • Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing in Australia
  • Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing in New Zealand
  • Lock & Hinge Manufacturing in the UK

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  • United Nations Comtrade

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