Entrepreneurial group with ten business areas ranging from mechanical and plant engineering to precious metal processing and construction services.
L. Possehl & Co. mbH
Lübeck · Hünxe · Thiendorf · Duisburg · Essen · Schüttorf · Kaiserslautern · Dorsten · Sprendlingen · Klettbach · Amberg · Frankfurt am Main · Poissy (FR) · Malden (NL) · Oosterhout (NL)New on Amplifa
About the Possehl Group
L. Possehl & Co. mbH, based in Lübeck, is a management holding and the parent company of an entrepreneurial group founded in 1847. The group includes more than 200 companies operating in ten independently managed business areas, including elastomer technology, cleaning technology, printing technology, intralogistics, precious metal processing, electronics, construction services, identification, medium-sized company participations, and digital solutions. The portfolio companies produce and distribute process technology for the rubber and tire industry (HF Group), cleaning machines (Hako Group), printing machines and services (manroland goss), facilities for intralogistics (BOWE Group), and precious metal products (Heimerle + Meule). The individual companies operate independently under the common holding. The sole shareholder is the charitable Possehl Foundation; the profits of the group flow into charitable purposes. The group is present in over 30 countries across five continents with its own companies.
- Site
- Lübeck
- Certificates
- ISO 9001
- Founded
- 1847
- Employees
- 13.500
- Industries
- Elastomer Technology, Cleaning Technology, Printing Technology, Intralogistics, Precious Metal Processing, Electronics
- 01
Holding and group management by L. Possehl & Co. mbH
- 02
Operationally independent business areas and companies
- 03
Industrial production, technical services, and digital solutions
- 04
Distribution of profits to the charitable Possehl Foundation
Sites
Lübeck
DEHeadquarters / Management Holding
Sprendlingen
DEConstruction Services (Possehl Spezialbau HQ)
Essen
DEConstruction Services (Pagel)
Schüttorf
DEConstruction Services (Jacbo)
Amberg
DEConstruction Services (Mickan)
Group Companies
Inside the production
Industries
Quality and Responsibility
The group companies maintain their own quality assurance systems according to the requirements of their respective markets. As a group, Possehl is oriented towards quality orientation and long-term, responsible corporate management.
| Evidence | Lübeck |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 |
History
- 1847
Founding of L. Possehl & Co. by Ludwig Possehl in Lübeck; trade in iron and coal.
- 1873
Emil Possehl takes over company management; expansion of the iron business, largest importer of Swedish ores; own shipping company.
- 1915
Restructuring into independent trading companies; L. Possehl & Co. mbH becomes the umbrella organization.
- 1919
Death of Emil Possehl; Possehl Foundation becomes legally valid and sole shareholder by Senate decree (May 17, 1919).
- 1942
Company headquarters in Beckergrube largely destroyed by air raid on Lübeck.
- 1948
Reconstruction after currency reform; renewed international expansion.
- 1965
First structural change: increase in production companies, including the acquisition of Heimerle + Meule GmbH.
- 1997
150th company anniversary.
- 2004
HF Group (Harburg-Freudenberger) becomes a 100% subsidiary.
- 2011
Up to 2021: 44 companies are added to the Possehl Group.
- 2023
Multiple acquisitions, including Heimerle+Meule acquiring Reischauer GmbH; Possehl Digital acquires participations (DataSpark, Simplifier, cluetec, etc.).
- 2024
Heimerle+Meule acquires Osborne Coinage LLC and Royal Dutch Mint N.V.
- 2026
Possehl successfully lists Gabler Group AG on the stock exchange.