System solutions for door, window and ventilation technology, custom-made fitting solutions, ventilation grilles and sliding doors for metal construction.

esco Metallbausysteme GmbH

Ditzingen · Chemnitz · Erfurt (Arnstadt) · Berlin (Velten) · Hamburg · Osnabrück (Wallenhorst) · Frankfurt (Oberursel) · Munich (Puchheim) · Marl · Austria · PolandNew on Amplifa

1965Founded as a trading house in Frankfurt

245Employees (Germany)

approx. 98 million €Annual revenue (figure 2020)

11Locations incl. subsidiaries AT/PL

approx. 1,000Packages per day (logistics)

We are your solution partner

esco Metallbausysteme GmbH, headquartered in Ditzingen, is a manufacturer-independent solution partner for metal processors, system houses, planners and architects. The company offers fitting systems for doors and windows, door and window automation including project planning, safety analysis according to DIN 18650, installation, commissioning and maintenance, as well as custom-made ventilation technology. Custom aluminum ventilation grilles, louvre wall systems and window ventilators, including requirement-specific surface treatment, are produced in the company's own manufacturing; automatic sliding doors are manufactured at the manufactory in Chemnitz. The technology center develops project-specific special solutions with sample templates and installation drawings; reference projects include, among others, the canteen of TU Garching and the Henninger Turm in Frankfurt. With around 245 employees in Germany, nine national locations, subsidiaries in Austria and Poland, and logistics handling approx. 1,000 packages per day, esco delivers system solutions kitted for construction sites throughout the DACH region.

Site: Ditzingen
Processes: Manufacturing of louvre wall systems, Manufactory for automatic sliding doors, Door and window automation: project planning, safety analysis, installation, commissioning,, Production of systeQ panic and emergency exit locks (own brand, production in supplier plants), Service and maintenance services for door and window technology, Logistics competence (kitting, construction-site-ready packaging, approx. 1,000 packages/day), Manufacturer-independent consulting and planning, Individual special solutions/project-specific special solutions (technology center)
Materials: Aluminum ventilation grilles, Steel (lock/fitting technology), Aluminum, Steel
Certificates: Certificate of constancy of performance EN 179 (emergency exit locks), Certificate of constancy of performance EN 1125 (panic exit locks), CO2-neutral parcel shipping (GLS KlimaProtect/ThinkGreenService), EN 179 (emergency exit locks), EN 1125 (panic exit locks)
Founded: 1965
Employees: 245
Industries: Metal construction/metal processing, Door and window technology, System houses, Architecture and planning, Building services/ventilation technology

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Manufacturer-independent consulting and planning
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Engineering/project-specific special solutions (technology center)
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Own manufacturing of ventilation grilles and window ventilators (Erfurt)
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Manufactory for automatic sliding doors (Chemnitz)
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Safety analysis (DIN 18650) and project planning
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Installation, commissioning, maintenance and service
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Logistics with construction-site-ready packaging and kitting

Materials and processes

Aluminum

Material of the custom-made ventilation grilles and louvre wall systems, incl. requirement-specific surface treatment.

Steel

Material of the fitting and lock technology, among others in systeQ panic and emergency exit locks.

Industries

Metal construction/metal processingDoor and window technologySystem housesArchitecture and planningBuilding services/ventilation technology

Processes & technical limits

Processes	Tolerance	Max. part	Weight	Lot size	Materials
Surface	–	–	–	–	Aluminum
Manufacturing of louvre wall systemsAssembly	–	–	–	–	Aluminum
Manufactory for automatic sliding doorsAssembly	–	–	–	–	–
Door and window automation: project planning, safety analysis, installation, commissioning,Assembly	–	–	–	–	–
Engineering	–	–	–	–	–
Production of systeQ panic and emergency exit locks (own brand, production in supplier plants)Assembly	–	–	–	–	Steel, Stainless steel
Service and maintenance services for door and window technologyAssembly	–	–	–	–	–
Logistics competence (kitting, construction-site-ready packaging, approx. 1,000 packages/day)Assembly	–	–	–	–	–

Additional services

Manufacturer-independent consulting and planningIndividual special solutions/project-specific special solutions (technology center)Seminars and training for metalworkers and skilled tradespeopleLogistics (construction-site-ready packaging/labeling, kitting, approx. 1,000 packages/day)Returns serviceE-business (ERP integration, scanner ordering, LogiKal, drive calculator, letterbox configurator)Own manufacturing of ventilation grilles incl. surface treatment (Erfurt)Planning and execution drawings, installation plansTest reports/support with declaration of performance and CE markingMaintenance and repairconnecdoor plug-and-play system for electrical door installation

Reference customers

Therese-Giese-Realschule UnterschleißheimBerufliche Oberschule UnterschleißheimCanteen TU GarchingHenninger Turm Frankfurt

Quality and standards

The performance consistency of systeQ locks is certified by a notified testing laboratory (No. 0432, MPA Dortmund) according to EN 179 and EN 1125; door automation follows safety analysis according to DIN 18650.

Evidence	Erfurt (Arnstadt)
EN 179 (emergency exit locks)
EN 1125 (panic exit locks)

Company history

1965
Founded as a trading house in Frankfurt
Active in the market for over 50/60 years; development into a system house with headquarters in Ditzingen, additional locations and subsidiaries in Austria and Poland
1995
Start of own manufacturing of custom ventilation grilles and window ventilators in Erfurt
2020
Manfred Schmiedt and Uwe Schirrmeister take over the management
2026
Victory with connecdoor at "M&T Products of the Year 2026" in the "Installation & Processing" category; exclusive partnership for introducing connecdoor in Germany