Specialist retailer for hygiene and personal protection from head to toe with its own textile finishing service
HELE GmbH Hygiene- und Arbeitsschutzkleidung
HeilsbronnNew on Amplifa
About HELE GmbH
HELE GmbH is an owner-managed family business based in Heilsbronn (Middle Franconia), founded in 1972 and specialised in hygiene and work protection clothing as well as safety equipment from head to toe. The product range includes disposable protective clothing (including overalls, shoe covers, arm sleeves and cleanroom products made of Tyvek®), occupational clothing, safety shoes, gloves, head and hearing protection as well as hygiene and cleanroom products, including metal-detectable Vikan products for food processing. A private label with its own product lines for disposable protective clothing, gloves and safety shoes complements the third-party range. In addition, the company offers a printing and embroidery service for finishing occupational clothing using screen printing, transfer printing, direct embroidery and embroidered emblems. Customers include trades and industries such as construction, butchery and food processing, care and medicine, as well as cleanroom areas in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical technology and cosmetics. Alongside its B2B online shop, HELE operates a workwear shop with consultation and on-site fitting and supplies primarily the DACH region.
- Site
- Heilsbronn
- Processes
- Textile finishing (textile printing and embroidery for occupational clothing), Textile finishing (screen printing, transfer printing, direct embroidery, embroidered emblems), Business customer consulting, Online shop with shipping, Workwear shop with fitting, Returns/returns processing
- Materials
- Textile finishing (screen printing, transfer printing, direct embroidery,, Disposable protective clothing (e.g. Tyvek®, PP/CPE)
- Certificates
- ISO 9001:2015
- Founded
- 1972
- Employees
- about 40
- Industries
- Disposable and work protection, Construction, Butchery/food processing, Care and medicine, Cleanroom (biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical technology, cosmetics)
- 01
Business customer consulting
- 02
Product selection and procurement
- 03
Textile finishing (printing and embroidery)
- 04
Warehousing (3,500 storage slots)
- 05
Shipping via online shop
- 06
Workwear shop with fitting and returns processing
Products & Services
Textile finishing (screen printing, transfer printing, direct embroidery,
Finishing of occupational clothing for corporate identity equipment for business customers.
Disposable protective clothing (e.g. Tyvek®, PP/CPE)
Disposable coveralls, shoe covers and cleanroom products for protection against particles, chemicals and infectious agents.
Location
Heilsbronn
DEHeadquarters with office, warehouse and workwear shop
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Textile finishing (textile printing and embroidery for occupational clothing)Surface | – | – | – | – | Textile (occupational clothing) |
Additional services
Quality & Certification
HELE GmbH operates according to a certified quality management system in accordance with ISO 9001:2015, which is audited annually by TÜV Rheinland.
| Evidence | Heilsbronn |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001:2015 |
Company History
- 1972
Founded by Hermann and Lydia Lebherz as a business for plastic products for home, garden and farm.
- 1977
Development and market launch of the HELE splashing protection bag.
- 1987
5 employees, run as a full-time business.
- 1989
New company building on a 5,000 m² plot with 200 m² of office and 600 m² of warehouse space.
- 1990
Conversion into a GmbH; Ralf Lebherz joins the family business.
- 2000
New office and warehouse construction; approx. 20 employees, 400 m² office, 1,500 m² warehouse.
- 2005
Plot expansion by approx. 5,000 m².
- 2006
Warehouse expansion to 2,200 m², around 30 employees; introduction of the private label securesse®.
- 2009
Opening of the approx. 150 m² HELE workwear shop.
- 2014
Initial certification in accordance with ISO 9001:2015.
- 2017
Around 40 employees, total operating floor area approx. 10,000 m².
- 2018/2019
Expansion of office space to around 750 m².
- 2026
Tobias Lebherz joins the management.