Private company

CWS International GmbH

Logo: Alpenblau, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

CWS International GmbH is a German company based in Duisburg, founded in 1899.1 It employed 8,000 people.1 It is part of Franz Haniel & Cie.1

CWS (bis 2019: CWS-boco International GmbH) ist ein deutsches Unternehmen zur Vermietung und zum Verkauf von Waschraumhygieneutensilien und Berufskleidung mit Sitz in Duisburg. Das Unternehmen ist in 15 Ländern in Europa aktiv und beschäftigt weltweit rund 11.000 Mitarbeiter. Es gehört zur Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH.2 From the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1899Founded1
  • HeadquartersDuisburg, Germany1
  • Websitewww.cws.com
  • Legal formGesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung1
  • LEI5299008ODF4EFHRI0G603
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressFranz-Haniel-Platz 1b, 47119 Duisburg, Germany3
  • Registered withLocal Court Duisburg, HRB 89573

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Corporate structure

CWS International GmbH is part of a group headed by Franz Haniel & Cie.. 61 entities, 14 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Franz Haniel & Cie. Duisburg, Germany
    • CWS International GmbH Duisburg, Germany
      • CWS - BOCO ROMANIA SRL Subsidiary · Voluntari, Jud. Ilfov, Romania
      • CWS-BOCO CUSTOMER FULFILMENT CENTER SPÓŁKA Z OGRANICZONĄ ODPOWIEDZIALNOŚCIĄ Subsidiary · Łódź, Poland
      • CWS-boco d.o.o. tekstilservis Subsidiary · Zagreb, Croatia
      • CWS-boco Deutschland GmbH Subsidiary · Hamburg, Germany
        • CWS-boco HealthCare GmbH & Co. KG Subsidiary · Warburg, Germany
      • CWS-boco Hungary Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság Subsidiary · Biatorbágy, Hungary
      • CWS-BOCO POLSKA SPÓŁKA Z OGRANICZONĄ ODPOWIEDZIALNOŚCIĄ Subsidiary · Łódź, Poland
      • CWS-boco Suisse SA Subsidiary · Glattbrugg, Switzerland
      • CWS-boco Česká republika s.r.o. Subsidiary · Praha 9, Czechia
    • Takkt Stuttgart, Germany
      • TAKKT AMERICA HOLDING, INC. Subsidiary · Wilmington Delaware, Delaware, United States
      • TAKKT Industrial & Packaging GmbH Subsidiary · Stuttgart, Germany
    • Ceconomy Subsidiary · 25% · Düsseldorf, Germany
      • Imtron Ingolstadt, Germany
      • MediaMarktSaturn Retail Group Ingolstadt, Germany
        • redcoon Subsidiary
        • MediaMarkt Subsidiary · 100% · Germany
        • ok. Subsidiary · Germany
      • Saturn Subsidiary
      • Media-Saturn Deutschland GmbH Subsidiary · Ingolstadt, Germany
      • Media-Saturn-Holding GmbH Subsidiary · Ingolstadt, Germany
        • Media Saturn Holding Polska SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA Subsidiary · Warszawa, Poland
        • MediaMarkt Österreich GmbH Subsidiary · Vösendorf, Austria
    • Eisenwerk Nürnberg AG Subsidiary · Nuremberg, Germany
    • Emma Sleep Subsidiary · Frankfurt am Main, Germany
    • Ferrostaal Subsidiary · Essen, Germany
    • Gutehoffnungshütte Subsidiary · Oberhausen
      • Ruhr-Montanindustrie Subsidiary · Germany
    • MAN SE Subsidiary · München, Germany
    • STAXS Group B.V. Subsidiary · 100% · Heerenveen, Netherlands
    • STAXS The Netherlands B.V. Subsidiary · 100% · Heerenveen, Netherlands
    • Allgemeine Oel-Handelsgesellschaft m.b.H. Subsidiary · Germany
    • BekaertDeslee Holding Subsidiary · Waregem, Belgium
      • BEKAERTDESLEE INNOVATION Subsidiary · Waregem, Belgium
        • DESLEE BALTIC OÜ Subsidiary · Tallinn, Estonia
        • DESLEECLAMA EASTERN EUROPE SRL Subsidiary · Miercurea Sibiului, Romania
        • DESLEECLAMA POLAND SPÓŁKA Z OGRANICZONĄ ODPOWIEDZIALNOŚCIĄ Subsidiary · Warsaw, Poland
    • CWS Cleanrooms Schweiz GmbH Subsidiary · Basel, Switzerland
    • CWS HYGIENE BELGIE Subsidiary · Antwerpen, Belgium
    • CWS Hygiene International GmbH Subsidiary · Dreieich, Germany
    • CWS Supply GmbH Subsidiary · Lauterbach (Hessen), Germany
    • CWS WORKWEAR BELGIE Subsidiary · Antwerpen, Belgium
    • CWS Workwear International GmbH Subsidiary · Dreieich, Germany
    • Haniel Beteiligungs-GmbH Subsidiary · Duisburg, Germany
    • Haniel Finance Deutschland GmbH Subsidiary · Duisburg, Germany
    • Rovema GmbH Subsidiary · Fernwald, Germany
      • Rovema Asset GmbH Subsidiary · Fernwald, Germany
    • VBM Grundstucks- und Projektentwicklungsgesellschaft AG (VBM Grundstücks- und Projektentwicklungsgesellschaft AG) Subsidiary · Berlin, Germany

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Jun 16, 2017Parent Directly consolidated by Franz Haniel & Cie.3
  2. 1899Founded Founded1

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