Donges Group

Donges Group is a leading full-service provider for bridge and steel constructions as well as roof and facade systems and timber

Donges Group comprises Donges SteelTec GmbH, one of Germany’s leading steel construction and bridge construction companies and Kalzip Group, a leading international manufacturer of Aluminium roof and facade systems, as well as FDT FlachdachTechnologie, a german manufacturer for flat roof Systems and Norsilk, a French manufacturer and dealer of wooden panelling flooring and NORDEC – merger of the predecessors Normek Oy and Ruukki Building Systems – one of the leading companies for structural steelwork and facade solutions in northern Europe. The Group has locations in Germany, France, Spain, Italy, UK, Finland, Sweden, Singapore, India and Dubai.

Donges Group delivers construction products on schedule, meeting the highest quality and safety requirements. An experienced team offers its customers tailor-made solutions for the most demanding tasks in steel and aluminium constructions.

Today, the product portfolio of Mutares’ 100% shareholding includes steel construction, roof and façade solutions for a wide range of requirements, as well as wood products for building cladding. With these, Donges Group serves architects, planners, building developers, general contractors and building owners, the public sector, as well as craftsmen and processing companies. Donges Group employs more than 1300 people at 12 production sites in Europe and in sales offices globally and achieves annualized group sales of approx. EUR 380 million.

Mutares acquired the bridge and building construction specialist Donges SteelTec from Japanese Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems in October 2017. Kalzip Group was acquired by Donges Group as a strategic add-on in October 2018 from Tata Steel Europe. The add-on Acquisition of Normek Oy was finalized in February 2019 and was bought from Intera Fund I Ky and private shareholders. In March 2019 the FDT was aquired as third strategic add-on for the Group from a private holder. After aquiring Norsilk in 2015 by Mutares, Norsilk was integrated into the Donges Group in June 2019 to further enhance product offerings and sales networks. The takeover of Ruukki Building Systems was completed in April 2020. NORDEC combines the strengths of the predecessors Normek and Ruukki Building Systems.

Strategy

Following the fifth add-on acquisition (Nordec), Donges aims to achieve further growth and consolidate its very good position in the European market. The cornerstones of this strategy are the realization of synergies through the joint processing of the existing customer portfolio and existing sales channels, as well as the development of Northern European markets in the areas of façade solutions and steel construction.

“We deliver solutions for innovative and future-oriented buildings and want to be the first choice of our customers in our market segments for steel structures and building envelope products.”