Planning, manufacturing and assembly of barn equipment and barn buildings for species-appropriate cattle housing
Wilhelm Kristen GmbH + Co. KG
Ottobeuren OT Ollarzried (Allgäu)New on Amplifa
Cattle housing is our topic
Wilhelm Kristen GmbH + Co. KG is a family-owned company based in Ottobeuren OT Ollarzried in the Allgäu region, active in the field of barn equipment since 1969. Its core business is the design and equipping of barns for cattle and dairy farming: the company offers consulting, planning, substructure, superstructure, execution, assembly, handover and training from a single source. Barn shells are built predominantly as timber constructions or as hybrid timber/steel or timber/concrete structures. Own products such as the patented BK box, BK roof box systems, self-catch gates, the FUTURE gate, PARAREVO and the feed carousel are manufactured in-house in Ollarzried, since 1999 with stainless steel in the foot section and in series production. With around 70 employees and more than 7,000 sqm of operating space, the company serves farmers in Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Italy and France.
- Site
- Ottobeuren OT Ollarzried
- Processes
- Barn equipment (design and equipping of barns), Superstructure – barn shells as timber construction or hybrid timber/steel or timber/concrete, Substructure (construction work with start-of-construction meeting), Series production of barn construction products (e.g. BK boxes with stainless steel in the foot, Planning and consulting for barn construction (engineering), Production of barn equipment components (production and assembly hall, in-house manufacturing, Barn equipment for cattle housing, Consulting
- Materials
- Stainless steel, Wood, Steel, Concrete
- Certificates
- ISO 9001
- Founded
- 1969
- Employees
- ca. 70
- Industries
- Agriculture, Livestock farming, Cattle farming/dairy industry, Barn construction
- 01
Consulting
- 02
Planning
- 03
Substructure
- 04
Superstructure
- 05
In-house production of barn equipment components
- 06
Execution and assembly
- 07
Handover/commissioning
- 08
Training
Materials and construction methods
Stainless steel
Used since 1999 in the foot section of BK boxes and BK roof boxes to ensure a long service life.
Wood
Material for barn shells in the superstructure, predominantly as timber construction.
Steel
Used in hybrid timber/steel constructions of barn shells and in barn equipment.
Concrete
Used in hybrid timber/concrete constructions as well as for concrete slurry and kerb curbs for cubicles.
Our location
Ottobeuren OT Ollarzried
DEHeadquarters: office, exhibition, training, production, warehouse, logistics
- Materials
- Stainless steel, steel, wood
Own products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barn equipment (design and equipping of barns)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Steel, Stainless steel, Wood |
| Superstructure – barn shells as timber construction or hybrid timber/steel or timber/concreteAssembly | – | – | – | – | Wood, Steel, Concrete |
| Substructure (construction work with start-of-construction meeting)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Series production of barn construction products (e.g. BK boxes with stainless steel in the footAssembly | – | – | – | – | Stainless steel |
| Planning and consulting for barn construction (engineering)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Production of barn equipment components (production and assembly hall, in-house manufacturingAssembly | – | – | – | – | Stainless steel, Steel, Wood |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
The company places emphasis on uncompromising quality and durability of its products, among other things through stainless steel in the foot section of the boxes and optimized production processes in its own manufacturing.
| Evidence | Ottobeuren OT Ollarzried |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 |
Over 50 years in the service of livestock farming
- 1969
Wilhelm Kristen goes into business for himself; construction of conveyor systems for the paper industry
- 1972
Barn equipment and species-appropriate livestock farming become the focus
- 1975
Relocation of production facilities to Markt Rettenbach
- 1976
Development of the feed carousel; patents including for neck frame tethering and the Kristen self-catch gate
- 1987
Expansion of production and office space
- 1991
Development of the patented BK box
- 1997
Conversion of the sole proprietorship into Wilhelm Kristen GmbH + Co. KG
- 1998
Handover to Ingrid Kristen-Schreyögg and Ralf Schreyögg; development of the BK roof box systems
- 1999
Stainless steel in the foot section, start of series production
- 2005
Development of the FUTURE gate
- 2007–2009
Dairy barn on Europe's largest organic farm in Poland
- 2009
Development of the KRISTEN STALLKNECHT; purchase of the site in Ollarzried
- 2010
Silver medal of the DLG for the KRISTEN STALLKNECHT at EuroTier
- 2011
Relocation of operations to Ollarzried
- 2015
Company founder Wilhelm Kristen died on March 20, 2015
- 2018
New assembly hall in Ollarzried
- 2019
50th company anniversary; new warehouse with approx. 1,200 sqm