Manufacturer and supplier of household products for kitchen fittings and bathroom furnishing under the kela brand
Keck & Lang GmbH
Böhmenkirch (headquarters/warehouse) · Nancy (kela France) · Hong Kong (purchasing office)New on Amplifa
About kela
Keck & Lang GmbH (kela) is a family business founded in 1903 and based in Böhmenkirch (Baden-Württemberg). The company develops, produces and sells over 2,000 products for kitchen and bathroom, including kitchen utensils, cooking and frying cookware, electrical appliances such as raclette and chopping devices, waste bins, bathroom accessories and storage solutions. The products are marketed under its own kela brand as well as the kelaLine range and, according to the company, are designed in Germany. Distribution takes place via the company's own B2B business customer shop, shop-in-shop concepts in retail, and across Europe on more than 240 retail sales areas. In addition to the headquarters with warehouse in Böhmenkirch, the company maintains a sales branch in Nancy (France) and a purchasing office in Hong Kong for quality assurance. Since 2024, Michael Kasper and Marcel Michalek have led the management. Since 2022, the brand presence has carried the claim "Fühl Dich Zuhause" (Feel at Home).
- Site
- Böhmenkirch
- Processes
- B2B business customer shop, Shop-in-shop concepts for the retail trade, Customer service/consulting, In-house product development
- Materials
- Plastic, Stainless steel, Glass/borosilicate glass, Wood
- Founded
- 1903
- Industries
- Home & Living, Household goods, Kitchen fittings, Bathroom furnishing, Retail trade
- 01
Product development
- 02
Purchasing (Hong Kong purchasing office)
- 03
Quality assurance
- 04
Warehousing
- 05
Distribution (B2B shop & retail trade)
Materials & Products
Plastic
Main material for containers, bathroom accessories and housings of small electrical appliances.
Stainless steel
Used in kitchen utensils, pots, containers and device parts such as blades and burners.
Glass/borosilicate glass
For fresh-keeping and baking dishes as well as heat-resistant punch and cooking pots.
Wood
Used in kitchen utensils, housings and container lids.
Locations
Böhmenkirch
DEHeadquarters, warehouse, product development
Nancy
FRBranch kela France (sales)
Hong Kong
CNPurchasing office
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Additional services
Company History
- 1903
Ferdinand Keck and Hugo Lang found the company Keck & Lang in Stuttgart; with 7 employees, brooms, brushes, blocks and carpet sweepers are manufactured.
- 1948
The brothers Wolfgang and Werner Lang take over the company in the 2nd generation.
- 1953
Steady growth of the product range; in 1957 relocation to Böhmenkirch, the patented kelaFix becomes a product highlight.
- 1978
75 years of kela – transformation into a provider of modern household products.
- 1988
Third generation: the brothers Kurt and Wolfgang Lang take over the company.
- 1993
Establishment of the own product brand kelaLine; founding of the purchasing office in Hong Kong; expansion of the warehouse.
- 2003
100 years of kela; implementation of shop-in-shop concepts for the retail trade and warehouse expansion.
- 2008
Founding of the first branch kela France in Nancy.
- 2010
Focus on innovation, in-house developments and quality; new logo.
- 2013
110 years of kela; complete renovation of the company building.
- 2022
New brand presence with logo, imagery and the claim "Fühl Dich Zuhause" (Feel at Home).
- 2024
Change of management: Michael Kasper and Marcel Michalek lead the company.