Manufacturer of candles, home fragrances and home décor for private label, mass-market and design brands.
GALA GROUP GmbH
Ansbach · Wörnitz · London · Wieluń · Sopron · Tuticorin · Dublin (VA)New on Amplifa
About GALA GROUP
GALA GROUP GmbH, headquartered in Ansbach, is a globally active manufacturer of candles, home fragrance and home décor. The company develops and produces scented and unscented candles such as tealights and maxilights, pillar candles, household candles and dinner candles in various sizes, colors and fragrance notes, as well as reed diffusers, room sprays, essential oils, potpourris, wreaths and dried flowers. Production takes place at specialized manufacturing sites in Germany, Poland, Hungary and India using industrial robots and high-speed machines, with fully or semi-automated processes selected according to requirements. The service portfolio ranges from end-to-end product development to design and trend research through to global logistics. Customers are multinational FMCG brands and leading retailers, supplied via distribution partners in more than 25 countries. Around 5,000 employees worldwide (as of 2021) work for the group, which has belonged to the Polish TREND GROUP since 2025.
- Site
- Ansbach
- Processes
- Candle manufacturing (tealights & maxilights, pillar candles, household candles, dinner candles in, Reed diffusers, room sprays & essential oils, potpourris, wreaths, dried flowers, Fully and semi-automated production processes, Private Label / Own Brand Development, End-to-End Product Development, Fully and Semi-Automated Production, Global Logistics, Quality Inspection by Internal and External Laboratories
- Materials
- Candle Manufacturing, Home Fragrance, Home Décor
- Certificates
- Internal & external laboratories
- Founded
- 1972
- Employees
- approx. 5,000
- Industries
- Candles, Home Fragrance, Home Décor, FMCG, Retail
- 01
End-to-End Product Development
- 02
Design & Trend/Research
- 03
Fully and Semi-Automated Production
- 04
Quality Inspection by Internal and External Laboratories
- 05
Global Logistics
Products & Processes
Candle Manufacturing
Tealights & maxilights, pillar candles, household and dinner candles in various sizes, colors and fragrance notes.
Home Fragrance
Reed diffusers, room sprays & essential oils as well as potpourris, wreaths and dried flowers.
Home Décor
Natural home accessories and decorative products from the botanical range.
Locations
Ansbach
DEHeadquarters
Wörnitz
DEProduction/Sales Site
- Materials
- Candles
- High-speed machines
- Industrial robots
London
GBSales
Wieluń
PLProduction
- Materials
- Candles
- High-speed machines
- Industrial robots
- Logistics center
Sopron
HUProduction
- High-speed machines
- Industrial robots
Tuticorin (Tamil Nadu)
INProduction
Dublin (Virginia)
USSite
Product Portfolio
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candle manufacturing (tealights & maxilights, pillar candles, household candles, dinner candles inOther (consumer goods manufacturing) | – | – | – | Small series – High Volume Production | – |
| Reed diffusers, room sprays & essential oils, potpourris, wreaths, dried flowersOther (consumer goods manufacturing) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fully and semi-automated production processesAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
1 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High-speed machines / industrial robots (generic, no manufacturer/model named) | – | – | – | – | specialized manufacturing sites (incl. Wieluń/Poland, Wörnitz/Germany, |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
Product quality is continuously inspected by internal and external laboratories and confirmed by quality certificates. Only high-quality materials with a sustainable footprint are used.
| Evidence | Ansbach |
|---|---|
| Internal & external laboratories |
History
- 1972
Founding of Gala Kerzen GmbH in Wörnitz by Uwe Gasda and Horst Langhammer.
- 1982
Founding of Ramesh Flowers in Tuticorin, India
- 1990
Founding of Altmann Hungaria Kft. in Sopron (today GALA Hungary Kft.)
- 1992
Founding of GALA Poland Sp. z o.o. as "Korona Candles" in Wieluń
- 2013
Founding of GALA North America Inc. (Korona Candles Inc.) in Dublin, USA
- 2016
Equistone acquires majority stake; formation of GALA GROUP
- 2016–2018
Acquisition of leading candle and home décor companies worldwide
- 2021
Renaming of the European sites under the GALA GROUP; approx. 5,000 employees worldwide
- 2025
GALA GROUP becomes part of the TREND GROUP, a Polish family holding