Jacques G. Brockhaus founded “Dr. Brockhaus Messtechnik GmbH & Co. KG” in Düsseldorf, thereby expanding the company’s fields of activity.
BROCKHAUS Group
Leading Technologies Lasting Materials
For generations, the BROCKHAUS Group has stood for quality, responsibility and partnership.
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Our history
From the founding in 1864 to the present day
1864
Founding
Peter Friedrich Julius Brockhaus founded the company “Friedrich Brockhaus” in the Oestertal (Wiesenthal) to manufacture wire mesh and household goods.
1920
Merger
The Wiesenthal and Oesterau plants merged during the difficult times of the 1920s to form “Brockhaus Söhne oHG.
1947
Dismantling
After the Second World War, all machinery and equipment of the cold rolling mill were dismantled at the instruction of the occupying forces.
1964
New business areas
2002
Re-establishment
Dirk E. Brockhaus became the sole shareholder, repurchased the plants, and founded “Brockhaus Stahl GmbH.
2020
Internationalization & Sustainability
Establishment of the subsidiary “Brockhaus Polska” in Częstochowa (Poland). In addition, the Group announced that since 2019 it has been operating CO₂-neutral in the areas of cold rolling, environmental technology, and recycling.
Management
Leading with expertise
Dipl.-Ing. Stefan Siebert
Managing Director of BROCKHAUS Measurements
Caspar N. Brockhaus, M.Sc.
CEO of BROCKHAUS Group
Dr. Łukasz Mierczak
Managing Director of BROCKHAUS Polska
Fabian Sobbeck
Managing Director of BROCKHAUS Recycling
Rüdiger P. Weber
Managing Director of BROCKHAUS Umwelt
Jens Olberts
Managing Director of BROCKHAUS Stahl
Impact
Impact & Reputation of our business divisions
Of the world’s electrical steel is tested for quality by us
98%
Of the world’s leading EV OEMs trust our stator testers
90%
Countries with BROCKHAUS measurement systems in use worldwide.
40+
Vehicles are manufactured each year using components made from our cold-rolled strip.
3 million
Tolerance for maximum precision in safety-critical components.
+0.01mm
Directly connected to the rail network - efficient and sustainable transportation of goods.
Precisely adaptable to any location and application.
Plug & Safe
For cleaning and monitoring during downtime and daily operations — even in emergencies.
24/7
Full service partner: From a single source with our own trained and certified specialists.
of steel and metal scrap processed annually.
Over 100,000 tons
containers in use for customized raw-material logistics.
500
of experience as a reliable raw-material partner for industry and foundries.
More than 50 years