Heinrich de Fries GmbH (HADEF), headquartered in Düsseldorf, has existed since 1904 and operates in material handling with a focus on conveying and lifting. Its product range includes hoisting equipment, winches and cranes as well as custom special hoists and an increasing variety of variants through continuous development. Sales are made via resellers, dealers and plant manufacturers, and HADEF provides training measures for customer personnel. By specializing in customer-specific solutions for plant engineering, the company positions itself as a niche provider with long-term customer relationships.
die Herstellung und der Vertrieb von Hebezeugen, Maschinen und Geräten aller Art. Die Gesellschaft ist berechtigt, sich an anderen gleichartigen Unternehmungen zu beteiligen oder solche zu errichten, ferner auch Zweigniederlassungen zu unterhalten.
Converted using the official Destatis and Eurostat correspondence tables; ISIC Rev. 4 is the United Nations' international industry classification.
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Source: German Commercial Register (Handelsregister) Düsseldorf Local Court, HRB 1042 (as of 4 November 2026)
| Name | Type | City |
|---|---|---|
| Eric Barbaras | Geschäftsführer(in) | Düsseldorf |
| Katharina Uebel | Geschäftsführer(in) | München |
Source: German Commercial Register (Handelsregister) Düsseldorf Local Court, HRB 1042 (as of 4 November 2026)
| Date | Event Type | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 30.05.2016 | Gesellschaftsvertrag amended | Gesellschaftsvertrag |
| 07.08.2013 | Company Name Change | Heinrich de Fries GmbH |
| 19.11.2009 | Business Address Registered | Gaußstraße 20, 40235 Düsseldorf |
| Date | Type | Change | Total Capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07.08.2013 | Capital Decrease | -1.147.000 € | 1.203.000 € |
| 13.05.2002 | Share Capital Set | — | 2.350.000 DM |
Source: German Commercial Register (Handelsregister) Düsseldorf Local Court, HRB 1042 (as of 4 November 2026)
| Year | Revenue | Profit | Balance | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Rohergebnis€13.9M2 | €1,165,814 | €26,778,510 | 118 |
| 2023 | Rohergebnis€14M2 | €1,650,262 | €25,686,628 | 111 |
| 2022 | Rohergebnis€11.9M2 | €660,923 | €24,208,428 | 109 |
| 2021 | Rohergebnis€12.6M2 | €1,320,880 | €23,585,417 | 109 |
| 2020 | €17,903,596 | €884,389 | €21,471,164 | 112 |
| 2019 | €20,032,163 | €884,164 | €20,866,716 | 111 |
| 2018 | Rohergebnis€11.1M2 | €679,498 | €19,313,277 | 106 |
| 2017 | Rohergebnis€11.4M2 | €578,059 | €18,425,636 | 111 |
| 2016 | Rohergebnis€11.1M2 | €871,782 | €17,732,027 | 113 |
| 2015 | Rohergebnis€11.4M2 | €1,008,900 | €17,066,839 | 115 |
1 Small companies are not required to publish a profit-and-loss statement (§ 326 (1) HGB). The figure shown is the statutory ceiling under § 267 HGB where the balance-sheet total makes it binding — a company may exceed at most one of the three size criteria.
2 Rohergebnis nach § 276 HGB: Umsatzerlöse abzüglich Materialaufwand bzw. Herstellungskosten. Kleine und mittelgroße Kapitalgesellschaften dürfen diese Posten zusammenfassen; die Umsatzerlöse selbst sind dann nicht veröffentlicht und liegen über dem Rohergebnis.
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Source: German Commercial Register (Handelsregister) Düsseldorf Local Court, HRB 1042 (as of 4 November 2026)
| Cost type | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Personnel Costs | €8,743,135 | 94.0% |
| Depreciation | €513,357 | 5.5% |
| Interest & Similar | €46,405 | 0.5% |
