VAUEN Vereinigte Pfeifenfabriken Nuernberg GmbH has manufactured tobacco pipes in Nuremberg since 1848 and continues to operate its production site there. The family-owned company currently employs 50 people and, besides pipes, sells accessories such as activated charcoal filters (brand "Dr. Perl" since 1921), pipe tobacco, pipe cleaners and pouches; exports are handled via distributors. Products are offered in the DACH region through wholesale and retail channels and the company emphasizes high-quality "Handmade in Germany" pipes. Today's focal points are the activated charcoal filter business and the development of innovative pipe models, partly in cooperation with external industrial designers.
Herstellung aller mit Pfeifen, Filtern und Raucherutensilien in Beziehung stehenden Artikel, die Fabrikation von Drechslerwaren aller Art einschließlich Spielwaren sowie der Handel mit diesen Gegenständen, ferner der Handel mit Tabakwaren, endlich die Aufnahme verwandter Geschäftszweige.
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) Nürnberg Local Court, HRB 7693 (as of 27 October 2026)
| Name | Type | City |
|---|---|---|
| Florian Eckert | Geschäftsführer(in) | Zirndorf |
Source: German Commercial Register (Handelsregister) Nürnberg Local Court, HRB 7693 (as of 27 October 2026)
| Date | Event Type | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 19.05.2011 | Business Address Registered | Landgrabenstr. 12, 90443 Nürnberg |
| 03.05.2002 | Company Name Registered | V A U E N Vereinigte Pfeifenfabriken Nürnberg GmbH |
| 03.05.2002 | Registered Seat | Nürnberg |
| Date | Type | Change | Total Capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03.05.2002 | Share Capital Set | — | 128.000 € |
Source: German Commercial Register (Handelsregister) Nürnberg Local Court, HRB 7693 (as of 27 October 2026)
| Year | Revenue | Profit | Balance | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rohergebnis€12M2 | €4,347,624 | €10,756,184 | — |
| 2024 | Rohergebnis€11.9M2 | €4,248,540 | €6,927,552 | — |
| 2023 | Rohergebnis€12.4M2 | €4,540,610 | €7,248,875 | — |
| 2022 | small company1 | €0 | €5,546,552 | — |
| 2021 | small company1 | €0 | €5,357,944 | — |
| 2020 | small company1 | €0 | €5,125,503 | — |
| 2019 | small company1 | €2,741,205 | €5,763,245 | — |
| 2018 | small company1 | €1,746,155 | €4,007,050 | — |
| 2017 | small company1 | €1,414,330 | €3,331,441 | — |
| 2016 | small company1 | €994,590 | €2,957,515 | — |
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) Nürnberg Local Court, HRB 7693 (as of 27 October 2026)
| Cost type | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Personnel Costs | €3,423,835 | 98.8% |
| Depreciation | €33,946 | 1.0% |
| Interest & Similar | €6,243 | 0.2% |
