Develops and manufactures pneumatic nailers as well as nails and staples for the furniture, packaging and construction industries
BeA GmbH (vorm. Joh. Friedrich Behrens AG)
Ahrensburg · Hamburg (former founding seat until 1951)New on Amplifa
About BeA
BeA GmbH, based in Ahrensburg, is the successor to Joh. Friedrich Behrens AG founded in 1910 and manufactures pneumatic nailers, industrial fasteners such as nails and staples, and related accessories. The company supplies these products to the furniture, packaging and construction industries and distributes them through an international network of its own sales and service companies. In fiscal year 2019, the former Joh. Friedrich Behrens AG generated revenue of €118.8 million with 441 employees, of which around 67 percent came from fasteners, around 13 percent from pneumatic tools and around 20 percent from other products. After the insolvency of the publicly listed AG in 2020, the Chinese group Hangzhou GreatStar Industrial acquired the essential assets in March 2021 and continued the business almost entirely as BeA GmbH. The corporate group is managed from Ahrensburg and comprises 14 subsidiaries and branches as well as the brands BeA, BeA Autotec and KMR.
- Site
- Ahrensburg
- Processes
- Production of pneumatic nailers (pneumatic tools), Manufacture of fasteners (nails and staples), Trading in accessories, Manufacture of consumables (nails, staples), Production of pneumatic nailers
- Materials
- Metal (wire, unspecified)
- Founded
- 1910
- Employees
- 450 (group,
- Industries
- Furniture industry, Packaging industry, Construction industry
- 01
Manufacture of consumables (nails, staples)
- 02
Production of pneumatic nailers
- 03
Trading in accessories
- 04
Distribution via own subsidiaries and branches
Materials and Processes
Metal (wire, unspecified)
Base material for the manufactured fasteners such as nails and staples.
Sites
Ahrensburg
DEHeadquarters
Hamburg
DEFounding seat (until 1951)
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production of pneumatic nailers (pneumatic tools)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Metal (unspecified) |
| Manufacture of fasteners (nails and staples)Joining | – | – | – | – | Metal (wire, unspecified) |
Additional services
Company History
- 1910
Founded by Johann Friedrich Behrens in Hamburg as an import and export company with its own staple production.
- 1951
Relocation of the company seat to Ahrensburg by Carl Backhaus and Hans Rodmann; introduction of the "Ahrensburg model" of employee profit-sharing.
- 1950er
Development and marketing of the first proprietary pneumatic nailer modeled on US designs.
- 1960
167 employees after 30 in 1951.
- 1977
Initial public offering of Joh. Friedrich Behrens AG.
- 1987
Change of the shares from over-the-counter trading to the regulated market.
- 2010
Around 400 employees at headquarters and in sales and service companies in 16 countries.
- 2019
Revenue of €118.8 million with 441 employees.
- 2020
Application to open insolvency proceedings under self-administration (November 11).
- 2021
Acquisition of the essential assets by Hangzhou GreatStar Industrial; founding of BeA GmbH with 450 employees, 14 subsidiaries/branches and the brands BeA, BeA Autotec and KMR.