KMS Gesenkschmiede GmbH operates a drop forge and manufactures forging and press products as well as items produced or finished by forging/pressing or mechanical processing; it also trades these products. The company is a specialist in producing fine-structure forged parts in large volumes for the automotive industry and is one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of forged hinge parts. Key customers are first‑tier suppliers to the automotive industry and KMS parts are regularly used in mid‑ and upper‑class vehicles. KMS conducts product development and pre-development, advises customers on design, outsources forging work as contract forging to KMS Umformtechnik GmbH & Co. KG, and employed an average of 118 staff during the year. K M S Gesenkschmiede GmbH is a family business.
Gegenstand des Unternehmens ist der Betrieb einer Gesenkschmiede, die Herstellung und der Vertrieb von Schmiede- und Pressenerzeugnissen aller Art sowie aller Gegenstände, die durch den Einsatz von Schmiede- und Pressverfahren und/oder mechanischer Bearbeitung erzeugt oder veredelt werden; ferner der Handel mit den vorbezeichneten Zeugnissen und Produkten aller Art.
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Source: German Commercial Register (Handelsregister) Wuppertal Local Court, HRB 15280 (as of 27 October 2026)
| Name | Type | City |
|---|---|---|
| Christian Uhe | Geschäftsführer(in) | Bochum |
| Jörg Uhe | Geschäftsführer(in) | Bochum |
| Markus Uhe | Geschäftsführer(in) | Solingen |
Source: German Commercial Register (Handelsregister) Wuppertal Local Court, HRB 15280 (as of 27 October 2026)
| Date | Event Type | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 31.10.2013 | Business Address Registered | Schmalzgraben 11, 42657 Solingen |
| 31.10.2013 | Gesellschaftsvertrag amended | Gesellschaftsvertrag |
| 08.04.2004 | Company Name Registered | K M S Gesenkschmiede GmbH |
| Date | Type | Change | Total Capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18.01.2005 | Capital Decrease | -110.000 € | 120.000 € |
| 08.04.2004 | Share Capital Set | — | 230.000 DM |
Source: German Commercial Register (Handelsregister) Wuppertal Local Court, HRB 15280 (as of 27 October 2026)
| Year | Revenue | Profit | Balance | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | €36,508,876 | €318,124 | €8,899,859 | 119 |
| 2023 | €35,970,109 | €635,922 | €12,481,802 | 118 |
| 2022 | Rohergebnis€9.9M2 | €1,921,629 | €13,564,917 | 109 |
| 2021 | Rohergebnis€11.7M2 | €3,954,257 | €13,335,939 | 109 |
| 2020 | Rohergebnis€8.2M2 | €1,505,970 | €9,691,713 | 109 |
| 2019 | Rohergebnis€8.9M2 | €1,314,001 | €9,407,097 | 107 |
| 2018 | Rohergebnis€8.9M2 | €1,392,617 | €8,534,130 | 94 |
| 2017 | Rohergebnis€8.6M2 | €612,844 | €7,424,418 | 94 |
| 2016 | €26,453,991 | €1,970,709 | €7,035,594 | 96 |
| 2015 | €32,474,892 | €347,894 | €7,829,725 | 90 |
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) Wuppertal Local Court, HRB 15280 (as of 27 October 2026)
| Cost type | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Personnel Costs | €7,043,770 | 23.6% |
| Material Costs | €22,403,604 | 74.9% |
| Depreciation | €301,041 | 1.0% |
| Interest & Similar | €149,589 | 0.5% |
