Manufacturer of fastening technology and plastic components – screw brands SPAX and Trufast as well as injection moulding via Sabeu.
ALTENLOH, BRINCK & CO GmbH & Co. KG
Ennepetal · Gevelsberg · Northeim · Radeberg · Bryan, Ohio · Pioneer, Ohio · Grand Rapids, Michigan · Froncles · Madrid · Saint-Thibault-des-Vignes · Wieliczka · Wolverhampton · Kumla · Cairns NorthNew on Amplifa
About Altenloh, Brinck & Co
Altenloh, Brinck & Co GmbH & Co. KG, founded in 1823, is Germany's oldest screw factory and today the holding company of the ABC Group, headquartered in Ennepetal-Milspe. The affiliated companies produce fasteners such as the SPAX universal screw, the FEX window screw and roofing fastening technology under the Trufast brand, as well as injection-moulded components and plastic membranes via Sabeu GmbH & Co. KG. Screw manufacturing employs cold and hot forming, thread rolling and forging, while plastics technology uses injection moulding. The Group supplies industries such as construction and trades, window construction, roofing, automotive, medical technology, life sciences and packaging. According to its own statements, around 50 million screws are produced per day internationally; the network comprises nine locations in Europe, the USA and Australia as well as around 40,000 distributors worldwide. The company has been entirely family-owned since its founding.
- Site
- Ennepetal
- Processes
- Screw manufacturing (fasteners), Cold forming of wood and machine screws, Thread rolling, Hot forging of screws and nuts, Injection-moulded components, Plastic membranes, Development of fastening technology (e.g. SPAX screws, FEX window screw), Plastic injection moulding and membranes (Sabeu)
- Materials
- Plastic, Steel (screw manufacturing), Steel
- Founded
- 1823
- Employees
- 1300
- Industries
- Construction and trades, Automotive, Window construction, Roofing, Medical/Life Sciences, Packaging
- 01
Cold and hot forming
- 02
Thread rolling
- 03
Injection moulding
- 04
Assembly/packaging
- 05
Distribution via trade network
Materials and Processes
Steel
Base material for cold- and hot-formed screws and fasteners.
Plastic
Material for injection-moulded components and plastic membranes at Sabeu, especially for packaging and medical technology.
Group Locations
Ennepetal
DEHeadquarters and holding
Gevelsberg
DEPlant II (SPAX International)
- Materials
- Steel
- Cold forming
- Thread rolling
- Forge (hot forming)
Northeim
DESabeu GmbH & Co. KG – injection moulding and plastic membranes
- Materials
- Plastic
- Injection moulding machines
Radeberg
DESabeu GmbH & Co. KG
- Materials
- Plastic
- Injection moulding machines
Bryan, Ohio
USAltenloh, Brinck & Co. US, Inc.
Pioneer, Ohio
USAltenloh, Brinck & Co. US, Inc.
Grand Rapids, Michigan
USTrufast Walls (formerly Rodenhouse)
Froncles
FRSociété des Forges de Froncles S.A.
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screw manufacturing (fasteners)Forming | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cold forming of wood and machine screwsForming | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Thread rollingForming | – | – | – | – | – |
| Hot forging of screws and nutsForming | – | – | – | – | – |
| Injection-moulded componentsPlastics | – | – | – | – | Plastic |
| Plastic membranesPlastics | – | – | – | – | Plastic |
Additional services
Reference customers
History
- 1823
Founded by Theodor and Daniel Altenloh, Wilhelm Brinck, Franz Arnold Riecke and Johann Christoph Wellershaus in Milspe as one of the first German screw factories
- 1825
Start of operations with three workers
- 1829
Beginning of exports to other countries
- 1856
Establishment of a company health insurance fund, as one of the first German companies
- 1857
Installation of the first steam engine
- 1866/67
Start of industrial mass production with the first wood screw fully automatic machines
- 1897
Registration of the curved ABC triangle as a trademark
- 1912/13
Construction of the Gevelsberg branch (Plant II)
- 1923
Addition of a forge for hot forming of screws and nuts
- 1967
Introduction of the SPAX universal screw
- 1973
Development of the FEX window screw
- 1978
Start of screw production for the automotive industry (later ABC Umformtechnik)
- 1991
Acquisition of household appliance and automotive supplier AZ Ausrüstung und Zubehör (sold in 2017)
- 2003
Conversion into a holding structure with ABC Verbindungstechnik (from 2008 Spax International) and ABC Umformtechnik
- 2005/06
Acquisition of ADL Construction Mecanique and Société des Forges de Froncles in France
- 2006
Takeover of the US roofing fastening manufacturer Trufast Corp., Bryan, Ohio
- 2010
Merger into Altenloh, Brinck & Co. US, Inc. as well as majority acquisition of the Sabeu plastics plants in Northeim
- 2017
Acquisition of Rodenhouse Inc. (today Trufast Walls), Grand Rapids
- 2021
Majority sale of ABC Umformtechnik to the Chinese Fawer Automotive Parts
- 2023
200th company anniversary