Development and manufacturing of loading trailers, cable ploughs and special machinery as well as machining contract manufacturing
Brettmeister GmbH
Kühbach (Dieselstraße 7)New on Amplifa
About Brettmeister
Brettmeister GmbH (until 31.12.2025 Josef Brettmeister Metall- und Fahrzeugbau) is a family business from Kühbach in Bavaria that has been active in metal and mechanical engineering since 1992. The company develops and manufactures agricultural, construction and special machinery: the K2/K3/K4/K6 loading trailer line for potato harvesting, BKP-line mounted cable ploughs for excavators, tractors and crawlers, the RKP cable ploughs, as well as agitators and feed systems for biogas plants. In addition, the company offers machining as contract manufacturing for external partners and end customers, design and construction of special machinery, cab conversions, maintenance and repair of agricultural, construction and special machinery, and spare parts sales. Customers include, among others, Franz Kleine GmbH, JCB Deutschland and GRUMA Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH. Manufacturing takes place at the headquarters in Kühbach, where a new hall has been under construction since 2025. Since 2024, two generations of the Brettmeister family have been running the company.
- Site
- Kühbach
- Processes
- Machining (contract manufacturing for external partners and end customers), Design and development of machinery (agricultural, forestry and construction machinery, special, Metalwork and repair work (agricultural, construction and special machinery), Machine maintenance, Series production of agricultural machinery (BKP cable ploughs, K-line loading trailers), Design and development of own machines, Customization/adaptation of products, Maintenance and repair (agricultural, construction and special machinery)
- Materials
- Machining (Contract Manufacturing), Steel/Metal Construction
- Founded
- 1992
- Industries
- Agricultural Machinery/Agriculture, Construction Machinery (Cable Laying Technology), Municipal Technology, Forestry, Biogas Plant Construction, Commercial Vehicles
- 01
Design and Development
- 02
Machining
- 03
Metalwork/Welding
- 04
Assembly
- 05
Maintenance, Repair and Spare Parts Sales
Manufacturing and Processes
Machining (Contract Manufacturing)
Contract manufacturing at the Kühbach site, open to external partners and end customers since 2023.
Steel/Metal Construction
Metalwork and welding for robust, durable machine frames and superstructures.
Site
Kühbach
DEHeadquarters with manufacturing, design and service
Products and Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Machining (contract manufacturing for external partners and end customers)Machining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Design and development of machinery (agricultural, forestry and construction machinery, specialEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Metalwork and repair work (agricultural, construction and special machinery)Joining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Machine maintenanceAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Series production of agricultural machinery (BKP cable ploughs, K-line loading trailers)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
Company History
- 1992
Founded by Josef Brettmeister
- 1992-1995
Design and construction of sweeper machines, metalwork and repair work, development of the first cable plough and a special lowering trailer
- 1995-2000
Service partner of Franz Kleine GmbH for southern Germany, production machine for scaffolding sleeves, start of cooperation with GRUMA Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH, municipal JCB Fastrac series
- 2000-2005
Expanded cooperation with Franz Kleine GmbH, original equipment manufacturer for JCB Deutschland, new spare parts warehouse and offices, cab conversions for trucks and tractors
- 2005-2010
Project management of a beet loading device for Franz Kleine GmbH, series production RL350V, entry into harvesting technology, agitators and feed systems for biogas plants, plot harvesters, trac4all starting aid, intensification of the cable plough division
- 2011-2012
Development and market launch of the Minimaus
- 2013
Development and presentation of the K3
- 2018
Presentation of the K4 at Potato Europe
- 2021
Development and realization of BKP100
- 2022
Development of BKP160 and BKP120, first K6 prototype, presentation of the K6 at Potato Europe, Tobias Brettmeister obtains Bachelor of Engineering
- 2023
Opening of the machining division to external partners and end customers, inclusion of the K6 in the K-line
- 2024
Family business with two generations in leadership; BKP160 converted into the special-size BKP210
- 2025
New products K2 and BKP140, first participation at Agritechnica in Hanover, start of the new hall construction in Kühbach, Josef Brettmeister jun. takes over management of manufacturing
- 2026
Renaming from Josef Brettmeister Metall- und Fahrzeugbau to Brettmeister GmbH (01.01.2026); K2 goes into series production from 2026