Compleo Charging Solutions GmbH & Co. KG

About Compleo

Compleo Charging Solutions GmbH & Co. KG, based in Dortmund, develops, manufactures and sells charging technology for electric vehicles. The portfolio comprises AC charging stations of the DUO family (up to 22 kW), dual wallboxes, DC and HPC charging technology such as the eTower 200 with up to 200 kW charging power, as well as software for load management, payment and configuration. The enclosures of the stations are made, among other things, from glass-fiber-reinforced plastic (SMC), which is corrosion-free and durable. Compleo has been active as an e-mobility pioneer since 2009 and holds more than 200 patents in the field of electromobility; more than 150,000 charging points have been delivered. Customers include Allego, Clever, EWE Go, Deutsche Telekom, Siemens and more than 300 municipal utilities in Germany. Since 2023, the operating business has belonged to the KOSTAL Group, while Compleo remains independent as a brand. Locations include development and sales in Dortmund (Ezzestraße), manufacturing in Dortmund (Oberste Wilms Straße) and a certified site in Lüdenscheid.

Site

Dortmund

Processes

Manufacture of AC charging stations (DUO family), Manufacture of DC and HPC charging technology (e.g. eTower 200 with up to 200 kW), Development and sale of products in the field of e-mobility including embedded software, Manufacture of products in the field of e-mobility (Oberste Wilms Straße 15a site), Load management and energy management, Payment solutions, DUCTO configuration tool, Firmware updates

Materials

SMC (glass-fiber-reinforced plastic)

Certificates

ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015

Founded

2009

Industries

Electromobility, Charging infrastructure, Energy suppliers/municipal utilities, Fleet management, Real estate, Municipal infrastructure

1. 01

   Engineering and development (hardware and embedded software)

2. 02

   Manufacture of the charging stations (Dortmund, Oberste Wilms Straße)

3. 03

   Sales and partner program

4. 04

   Service, maintenance and repair (Compleo Care, Maintenance, Repair)

5. 05

   Software and firmware updates over the lifetime

Materials & Processes

Locations

Dortmund (Ezzestraße 8)

DE

Headquarters: development, sales

Dortmund (Oberste Wilms Straße 15a)

DE

Production (manufacture of products in the field of e-mobility)

Materials

SMC (enclosures)

Lüdenscheid (An der Bellmerei 10)

DE

Site (certified)

Products & Components

Inside the production

Processes & technical limits

Quality & Certificates

Compleo operates a management and quality system certified to DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 and DIN EN ISO 14001:2015 (TÜV NORD). The quality policy defines a zero-defect goal for all products, processes and services.

History

1. 2009

   Founded as an e-mobility pioneer; first charging station with SMC enclosure (glass-fiber-reinforced plastic)

2. 2011

   First charging station in Germany with standardized OCPP communication to IT backends

3. 2013

   First charging station in Germany with billing compliant with calibration law

4. 2014

   First provider of an integrated busbar system (power rail technology); first bidirectional communication according to ISO15118

5. 2015

   First DC charging station with 50 kW "Made in Germany"

6. 2016

   First AC charging station to meet the German TAB and prepared for the smart meter rollout

7. 2018

   Billing compliant with calibration law without a backend (SAM©); first provider of a Giro-e ad hoc payment system for AC charging stations

8. 2019

   First certification for DC charging stations compliant with calibration law

9. 2020

   IPO of Compleo Charging Solutions AG

10. 2021

    Acquisition of wallbe GmbH; first field test of bidirectional charging with KOSTAL

11. 2022

    Acquisition of innogy eMobility Solutions GmbH

12. 2023

    KOSTAL Group takes over the operating business of the Compleo Group; Compleo remains an independent brand

13. 2025

    Product focus on the DUO platform; joint KOSTAL purchasing and production