Handcrafted pickup hardtops, empty cabs and GRP special and series production in Saarland
H. Belding GmbH
Saarland (Germany)New on Amplifa
About H. Belding GmbH
H. Belding GmbH is a third-generation family business based in Saarland that manufactures pickup hardtops under the beltop brand for almost all common pickup models in Europe, including the Ford Ranger, Toyota Hilux, Nissan Navara, VW Amarok, Mitsubishi L200, Dodge Ram and Mercedes X-Class. All hardtops are handcrafted to order and delivered with General Operating Permit (ABE). In addition to individual and series hardtop production, the company produces empty cabs made of GRP sandwich in customer-specified dimensions for transport and living cabs, as well as GRP special and series products for the automotive, commercial vehicle, motorcycle, medical and home & garden sectors. The service portfolio is complemented by tool and prototype making, plastic repairs (also on site), service offerings for hardtops, the Tesser 4x4 roll cover, and the sale of the Alpha Type E+ hardtop as official importer. Beltop hardtops are Made in Germany and are only manufactured to order, which makes it possible to implement individual customer requests.
- Site
- Saarland (Germany)
- Processes
- Individual and series hardtop production (handcrafted), Custom-made empty cabs made of GRP sandwich, GRP special & series production (cars, commercial vehicles, motorcycles, medical, home & garden), Plastic repair (boat, car, motorcycle, swimming pool, on site possible), Tool & prototype making, Hardtop individual and series production, Hardtop configurator/individualization, Empty cabs made of GRP sandwich built to desired dimensions (transport/living cabs)
- Materials
- GRP (glass-fiber reinforced plastic), GRP sandwich
- Certificates
- ABE (General Operating Permit)
- Industries
- Car/commercial vehicle accessories, Pickup hardtops, GRP plastics processing, Medical, Home & Garden
- 01
Consultation and quotation
- 02
Tool & prototype making
- 03
GRP production (individual and series production)
- 04
Individualization/configuration
- 05
Delivery with ABE
- 06
Service and repair services
Materials & Processes
GRP (glass-fiber reinforced plastic)
Main material for hardtops, GRP special and series production in automotive, commercial vehicle, motorcycle, medical and home & garden applications.
GRP sandwich
Used for custom-made empty cabs built to desired dimensions.
Location
Saarland
DEProduction and sales
- Lot size
- Single pieces to small and mid-size series
- Materials
- GRP, GRP sandwich
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual and series hardtop production (handcrafted)Plastics | – | – | – | 1 piece (to order only) – Small and mid-size series | GFK |
| Custom-made empty cabs made of GRP sandwichPlastics | – | – | – | – | GFK-SW |
| GRP special & series production (cars, commercial vehicles, motorcycles, medical, home & garden)Plastics | – | – | – | – | GFK |
| Plastic repair (boat, car, motorcycle, swimming pool, on site possible)Plastics | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tool & prototype makingEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Quality
All beltop hardtops are delivered with a General Operating Permit (ABE), eliminating TÜV and registration costs. Further quality assurance processes are not documented.
| Evidence | Saarland |
|---|---|
| ABE (General Operating Permit) |
History
Third-generation family business; hardtop brand beltop of H. Belding GmbH, handcrafted in Saarland