German manufacturer of mobile and fixed ladders, stairs, crossover systems and fall protection products
Lorenz Hasenbach GmbH u. Co. KG (HACA)
Bad Camberg (Headquarters, Production) · Factory warehouses: Berlin, Dresden, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Gotha, Hamburg, Hannover, Cologne, Munich, Nuremberg · Branches: Bremen/Weyhe, Bielefeld,New on Amplifa
Long-established ladder manufacturer from Bad Camberg
Lorenz Hasenbach GmbH u. Co. KG trades as HACA Leitern and is a fifth-generation family business headquartered in Bad Camberg. The company develops and manufactures mobile ladders, fixed ladders, stairs, crossovers, walkways, platform stairs, work platforms, mobile scaffold towers as well as personal protective equipment such as fall-protection runners in more than 1,000 variants. Manufacturing takes place entirely in Germany at the Bad Camberg site with around 100 employees on a company premises of approx. 80,000 m². The main materials used are aluminium (including anodised stiles and aluminium cast joints), hot-dip galvanised steel with zinc thick-coat paint post-treatment, stainless steel V4A, plastics and wood. Customers come from industry and the trades, metalworker shops, wind power and mobile communications, railways, aviation, transport, construction, retail and fire services; well-known references include climbing aids for ENERCON wind turbines. In addition, HACA offers custom constructions from the design office through to delivery, on-site installation, training as a competent person for ladder groups, an online configurator for fixed ladders and its own testing laboratory.
- Site
- Bad Camberg
- Processes
- Custom builds / special constructions (individual climbing technology solutions), Installation of ladders, crossover parts and climbing technology systems (on-site, on-site, Coating/corrosion protection (hot-dip galvanising of steel components, zinc thick-coat paint, Anodising of aluminium stiles and storage trays, Manufacture of mobile and fixed ladders, stairs, crossovers, walkways, platform stairs and, Custom-made products / custom builds (design office, manufacturing, delivery), Instruction as a competent person for ladder groups / training and specialist seminars, Online configurator for fixed ladders
- Materials
- Steel, hot-dip galvanised, Aluminium (anodised), Aluminium casting (joints), Aluminium tread plate, Stainless steel V4A (anchors, washers), Recycled plastic (weights), Recycled PVC (counterweights), Concrete (counterweight plates)
- Certificates
- Recyclability product certification (first 100 % recyclable ladder, Own testing laboratory, Standardisation committees (RAL/DIN FEN, today standards bodies), DEKRA certification of recyclable product
- Founded
- 1888
- Employees
- 100
- Industries
- Industry and trades, Metalworkers & metal fabricators, Wind power & mobile communications, Railways, Aviation, Transport
- 01
Design (own design office)
- 02
Manufacturing in Bad Camberg
- 03
Surface finishing (hot-dip galvanising, anodising)
- 04
Testing (own testing laboratory)
- 05
Logistics (own vehicle fleet, factory warehouses)
- 06
On-site installation
Materials and processes
Aluminium (anodised)
Anodised stiles and storage trays for platform and stepladders with a corrosion-resistant surface.
Aluminium casting
High-quality cast joints on double-step stepladders.
Steel, hot-dip galvanised
Hot-dip galvanised steel components for access railings and crossover parts, some post-treated with zinc thick-coat paint.
Stainless steel V4A
Corrosion-resistant anchors and connecting elements.
Recycled plastic / PVC
Weights and counterweights for access railings and crossover parts; part of certified recyclable ladders.
Wood (recyclable)
Traditional material, still used in the wood series and recyclable according to the sustainability report.
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Custom builds / special constructions (individual climbing technology solutions)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Steel, hot-dip galvanised, Aluminium, Plastic |
| Installation of ladders, crossover parts and climbing technology systems (on-site, on-siteAssembly | – | – | – | – | Steel, hot-dip galvanised, Aluminium |
| Coating/corrosion protection (hot-dip galvanising of steel components, zinc thick-coat paintSurface | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Anodising of aluminium stiles and storage traysSurface | – | – | – | – | Aluminium |
| Manufacture of mobile and fixed ladders, stairs, crossovers, walkways, platform stairs andAssembly | – | – | – | – | Aluminium, Steel, Plastic, Wood |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality and standards
HACA operates its own testing laboratory, has been represented for decades in national and international standards committees and provides certificates and product standard conformity (including DIN EN ISO 14122, DIN 18799, DIN 14094, DIN EN 131, DIN EN 1147, EN 280) as downloads.
| Evidence | Bad Camberg |
|---|---|
| Own testing laboratory | |
| Standardisation committees (RAL/DIN FEN, today standards bodies) | |
| DEKRA certification of recyclable product |
Company history since 1888
- 1888
Founded by the glazier Johann Hasenbach in Kriftel in the Taunus; workshop for windows and doors made of wood.
- vor 1914
Founding of HAFA (HAsenbach & FAber GmbH) with more than ten employees and a steam engine.
- 1921
Death of company founder Johann Hasenbach.
- 1920er
Relocation to Camberg (Bad Camberg) to a 60-ar site.
- 1930er
New production line: portable and mobile fire brigade ladders; involvement in RAL and DIN FEN.
- 1939
Production exclusively of fire brigade hook and extension ladders.
- 1947
Return of Erwin Hasenbach; HAFA becomes HACA (HAsenbach CAmberg).
- 1950
Presentation of the first self-braking mobile ladder.
- 1968
Establishment of its own vehicle fleet.
- 1972
Opening of the first factory warehouse in Berlin.
- 1990er/2000e
Development of personal protective equipment (fall-protection runners) and establishment of its own testing laboratory.
- 2013
125th company anniversary.
- 2023
Launch of the HACA sustainability initiative; first sustainability report 2024.