YKK AP Group expands global presence with acquisition of Seufert-Niklaus

Date: 3 September 2025
Source: YKK AP Group
Christoph Werner, Managing Director, Seufert-Niklaus GmbH, Oliver Stepe, President and CEO, YKK AP America, Inc., Michael Herbert, Head of Sales, Seufert-Niklaus GmbH, Allen Mathis, Senior Vice President and Chief Operations Officer, YKK AP America Inc.
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Christoph Werner, Managing Director, Seufert-Niklaus GmbH, Oliver Stepe, President and CEO, YKK AP America, Inc., Michael Herbert, Head of Sales, Seufert-Niklaus GmbH, Allen Mathis, Senior Vice President and Chief Operations Officer, YKK AP America Inc.

Date: 3 September 2025

YKK AP reinforces European expansion with strategic acquisition, diversifying product offering to include wood-based solutions

YKK AP America Inc., a leading manufacturer of architectural products, announced that its parent company, YKK AP Inc., has acquired the German manufacturer Seufert-Niklaus GmbH. This strategic move follows the establishment of YKK AP Europe GmbH, which was launched in April 2025 and is based in Dusseldorf, Germany.

Seufert-Niklaus, one of Europe’s largest manufacturers of timber and aluminum-based architectural solutions, is well known for its dedication to high-quality facades, windows and doors. Founded in 1891, the company is headquartered in Bastheim, Germany.  Its approximately 200 employees provide design, production planning, manufacturing, and maintenance for the company’s products in Germany and across Europe.

YKK AP Inc. is a privately-held corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, with global business operations in 12 countries and regions. Its purpose is to build a better society through architectural products.

“The acquisition of Seufert-Niklaus is a significant step in YKK AP’s global strategy, reinforcing our organization’s official entrance into the European market and expanding the company’s offerings to include timber facades, windows, and doors,” remarked Oliver Stepe, president and CEO of YKK AP America, Inc. “Seufert-Niklaus’s 120-year history in manufacturing represents an unwavering focus on quality and commitment to its employees, and to its customers. This partnership provides ample opportunity for YKK AP to learn from Seufert-Niklaus’s unique expertise and offers a potential pathway to introduce timber-based facade solutions to the North American market in the future.”

To learn more about YKK AP America’s commercial facade systems and residential doors and windows, go to www.ykkap.com. To learn more about Seufert-Niklaus’s solutions, go to https://en.seufert-niklaus.de/.

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