Donges Group – Connecting.Solutions.Successfully.
The Donges Group is a leading full-line supplier of bridge and steel construction as well as roof and facade systems in Western and Northern Europe. The company belongs to the Mutares Group and represents a significant investment in the Engineering & Technology segment.
After a successful repositioning, strong organic growth and three strategic acquisitions in the last twelve months, the Donges Group with its 800 employees expects a cumulative total annual turnover of around EUR 230 million. The Group has locations in 12 countries.
With its brands Donges SteelTec, Kalzip, Normek and FDT, the company successfully offers its customers solutions in the field of steel bridges for road and rail construction, in industrial and individual steel construction as well as roof and facade solutions made of aluminum, glass and high-quality membranes.
“With its flexible international footprint, its strong brands and the extensive product and process know-how of its employees, the Donges Group offers its customers added value that is unique in Europe”. (Johannes Laumann, Group CEO)
If you would like to know more about the Donges Group or its members then visit our website donges-group.com.
Contacts
Dipl.-Betriebsw. (FH) University of Applied Sciences
Johannes Laumann
CEO
Donges SteelTec GmbH, Darmstadt
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) since March 2018
Balcke-Dürr GmbH, Düsseldorf
Chief Operation Officer (COO)
Atlas Copco Gas and Process Division, Cologne
Vice President Sourcing and Production
Porsche Consulting GmbH, Bietigheim-Bissingen
Management Consultant
Ernst & Young GmbH, Stuttgart
Audit and Advisory Consultant
Stephan Langer (Dipl.-Ing.)
Head of Bridge Construction Division
Donges Stahlbau GmbH
Donges Stahlbau GmbH, Darmstadt
Deputy Head of Bridge Construction
Stahlbau Lavis, Offenbach
Project Engineer Bridge Engineering, since 1999 Division Head of Sales Bridge Construction
Studies in Civil Engineering
Engineering construction – at the Darmstadt Technical University, degree Dipl.-Ing., specialization in steel construction
Thomas Kipp (Dipl.-Ing.)
Division Head of Building Construction and Civil Engineering
Donges SteelTec GmbH, Darmstadt
since 2018 Head of Building Construction Division,
Donges SteelTec GmbH, Darmstadt
Power of procuration
2008 – 2018 Project Manager and Deputy Department Head for Building Construction,
Donges SteelTec GmbH, Darmstadt
Power of attorney
Donges Stahlbau GmbH
Project Engineer and Deputy Department Head for Building Construction,
Donges Stahlbau GmbH, Darmstadt
Power of attorney
Arnold Georg AG, Neuwied
- Project manager
- Deputy Department Head for Steel Building Construction and Order Processing,
- Department Head for Steel Building Construction and Order Processing
- Power of attorney
RWTH, Aachen University
Studies in Civil Engineering
Graduate Engineer
Research Assistant
Institute of Steel Construction, RWTH Aachen University
Joachim Hartwich (Dipl.-Ing.)
Division Head of Building Construction and Industrial Construction
Donges SteelTec GmbH
2018 Head of Building Construction Division with Roof and Wall Construction
2011 Department head for steel assembly and construction work by third-party trade contractors
Donges Stahlbau GmbH
1996 Department head of technical purchasing and site management for third-party trade contractors and steel construction deliveries
1994 Senior steel construction management REA Jänschwalde
1990 Project and assembly management for steel construction, roof and facade construction
1986 Structural engineering and technical project management in steel construction
Dipl.-Ing. Degree in Civil Engineering
Braunschweig and Darmstadt
Facts + Figures
Founding:
1872 to 2007 Donges Stahlbau GmbH, family-run business; 2008 to 10/2017 Donges SteelTec GmbH, member of the Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Group; since 11/2017 part of the Munich-based Mutares Group.
2018 and 2019 Expansion of the product portfolio through the strategic acquisition of the companies Kalzip, Normek OY and FDT.
Employees:
200
Operating performance:
EUR 55 million
Annual tonnage:
max. 20,000 tons
Monthly capacity:
max. 1,700 tons
Inventory of primary material:
max. 6,000 tons
Unit weight and dimensions:
max. 160 tons
Dimensions 50 x 5 x 3 meters
Plant premises:
Total area: 65,500 m²
Covered area: 34,900 m²
Certificates:
DIN EN ISO 9001:2015
DIN EN 1090-1:2009+A1:2011
DIN 18800-7:2008
DIN EN ISO 17660:2006
DBS 918005:2016
DIN EN ISO 3834-2:2006
SCC**Certificate, Version 2011
DSTV (German Steel Construction Association) seal of approval
Transport connections:
Rail and road
Machinery and Equipment
Certifications
Approvals and Manufacturer Qualifications
The high standard of our quality and process management provides for a high degree of customer satisfaction, boosts our company’s competitiveness in the steel construction market and leads to the continuous improvement of our internal procedures and processes, in addition to optimizing the use of resources.
