Manufacturer of hand trucks, lifting and transport systems as well as luggage and securing systems for logistics and industry
EXPRESSO Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
KasselNew on Amplifa
About EXPRESSO
EXPRESSO is a family-owned company founded in 1939 and based in Kassel. For more than 80 years it has been developing solutions for transporting, lifting and handling loads. The product range includes hand trucks and stacking trucks based on a modular kit system, lifting aids such as lift2move, touch2move and Balancelift including a cleanroom variant, luggage trolleys for travel luggage logistics, and securing systems for swap bodies and trucks. Manufacturing takes place at the Kassel headquarters plant, among other things with precision-milled shovel blades made of special alloy and assembly processes under strict quality assurance. High-strength aluminium alloys, stainless steel, glass-fibre-reinforced plastics, polyurethane and Exlan plastic are used. Since January 2025, a ten-year warranty against material and manufacturing defects has applied to many standard hand trucks. The products are distributed via sales partners in more than 30 countries worldwide; customers include Hailo Wind Systems, Gigaset, Zwilling and JUNG.
- Site
- Kassel
- Processes
- Manufacture of hand trucks and stacking trucks (modular kit system), Assembly of lifting and transport systems (lifting aids lift2move, touch2move, Balancelift), Precision milling of shovel blades made of special alloy (in-house production), Product development and special solutions (customer- and industry-specific solutions), Service and maintenance concepts, Consulting by field staff and product experts, Spare parts and wear parts supply (webshop), Development of customer-specific special solutions
- Materials
- High-strength aluminium alloy (oval tube frame), Stainless steel (clamps), Glass-fibre-reinforced plastic (main load areas, cross connectors), Polyurethane (AIRLEX wheel), Exlan plastic (anti-slip runners), Special alloy (shovel blade, precision-milled), High-strength aluminium alloy (oval tube), Stainless steel clamps
- Certificates
- Certifications/Awards
- Founded
- 1939
- Employees
- >130
- Industries
- Logistics and intralogistics, Wind energy, Electronics/telecommunications, Household goods/knife manufacturing, Electrical installation, Travel/luggage logistics
- 01
Engineering and product development
- 02
Precision milling (shovel blades)
- 03
Assembly at the Kassel headquarters plant
- 04
Quality assurance
- 05
Service, spare parts and wear parts supply
Materials and Processes
High-strength aluminium alloy (oval tube)
Frame of the hand trucks, 50 percent lighter than steel, load capacity up to 300 kg.
Stainless steel clamps
Double clamps permanently protected in the main load areas.
Glass-fibre-reinforced plastic
Main load areas and cross connectors for permanent load-bearing capacity.
Polyurethane (AIRLEX wheel)
Non-marking wheel with microcellular air bubbles and five times the service life.
Exlan plastic
Anti-slip runners that protect the aluminium inclined runners during stair transport.
Special alloy
Precision-milled, closely profiled shovel blades from in-house production.
Sites
Kassel
DEHeadquarters plant / head office (assembly, quality assurance)
- Materials
- Aluminium, stainless steel, GFRP, polyurethane, Exlan
Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacture of hand trucks and stacking trucks (modular kit system)Assembly | – | – | – | – | high-strength aluminium alloy, stainless steel, glass-fibre-reinforced plastic, polyurethane, Exlan plastic |
| Assembly of lifting and transport systems (lifting aids lift2move, touch2move, Balancelift)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Precision milling of shovel blades made of special alloy (in-house production)Machining | – | – | – | – | special alloy |
| Product development and special solutions (customer- and industry-specific solutions)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
The assembly processes at the Kassel headquarters plant are subject to strict quality assurance; they form the basis for the ten-year warranty on hand trucks and stacking trucks. A clearly structured process with certified regional suppliers ensures rapid defect rectification and high product availability.
| Evidence | Kassel |
|---|---|
| Certifications/Awards |
History
- 1939
Founding year of the company; for more than 80 years solutions for transporting, lifting and handling
- 2025
Introduction of a ten-year warranty for many standard hand trucks
- 2026
Received the TOP 100 seal and TOP 100 Award with commendation by Christian Wulff; trade fair appearances at LOGISTICS & AUTOMATION Hamburg and the Cologne Hardware Fair (Eisenwarenmesse)