GKD - Gebr. Kufferath AG was founded in Düren, Germany, in 1925. The company is still under the ownership of the founding family to this day. It is run by brothers Ingo and Dr. Stephan Kufferath in the third generation, Lara Kufferath in the fourth generation, and Markus Kosel. For more than 95 years, the technical weaver has been a technological leader due to its continuous development of products, solutions and services on the basis of high-performance, application-specific mesh designs. 

As a global company, GKD operates in a wide range of sectors and applications. Our four independent business divisions include:
•	Industrial Mesh: Technical weave and filter solutions
•	Process Belts: Belts made of mesh and spirals
•	Metal Fabrics: Architectural façades, interior design and safety systems
•	MEDIAMESH®: Transparent media façades

The industry mix ranges from the automobile and aerospace industry, medical and environmental technology, raw materials and mining, chemical, pharmaceutical, foodstuffs and textile industries and the wood and paper processing industries, as well as applications in architecture and design.

GKD Group is an internationally leading technology and services company with more than 700 employees worldwide. In addition to the headquarters in Düren, GKD has five other production sites in the USA, Chile, South Africa, India and China with branches in France and Spain and representatives all over the globe. Customer proximity and service orientation drive our worldwide development.

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Lara Kufferath

Sebastian Rick

Mikael Krantz

Etienne Barkhuizen

S.m Sharma

Richard Denneborg

Cheng Chang

Cassandra Smith

Ilonka von Bodman

Brandon Arbogast

Helmut Sanfleber

Lars Schröder

Leon Shockley

Tom Powley

The Leadership Team at GKD Group is responsible for setting the strategic direction and vision of the company while ensuring operational excellence across its diverse global divisions. Comprising top executives from various regions and functions, this team collaborates to enhance customer satisfaction, drive innovation in product development, and maintain the company’s competitive edge in the industrial mesh and architectural markets. Their collective expertise guides GKD in navigating challenges and opportunities in a rapidly evolving global landscape.

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