GU Group
Corporate brand
UnclaimedGerman corporate group of window and door technology brands including Gretsch-Unitas Baubeschläge, BKS, GU Automatic and FERCO.
Last updated September 15, 2026
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Overview
The Unternehmensgruppe Gretsch-Unitas (GU Group) is a German corporate group whose brands include Gretsch-Unitas Baubeschläge, BKS, GU Automatic and FERCO. According to its official website, the group develops, manufactures and distributes building hardware, locks, automatic door systems and intelligent access solutions for modern buildings worldwide. Its brand companies include Gretsch-Unitas GmbH Baubeschläge (development and production of building hardware at its headquarters in Ditzingen), BKS GmbH (locking cylinders, locks and access systems, produced in Velbert), FERCO SAS (window and door hardware systems from Réding), GU Automatic GmbH (drive solutions and automatic door systems, made in Rietberg) and GU BKS SERVICE GmbH (planning, consulting and services for security and building technology). The group states it has been active since 1907 and describes itself as an internationally leading provider of system solutions for window and door technology, automatic entrance systems and building management, with over 50 production and sales companies in 35 countries and around 4,300 employees.
History
According to its official website, the Unternehmensgruppe Gretsch-Unitas has stood for excellent building, window and door technology since 1907, describing itself as active for over a century with more than 30,000 articles, an international network and modern manufacturing. The group states it is an internationally leading provider of system solutions for window and door technology, automatic entrance systems and building management, with over 50 production and sales companies in 35 countries and around 4,300 employees. Its brand companies include Gretsch-Unitas GmbH Baubeschläge, which develops and produces building hardware at its headquarters in Ditzingen; BKS GmbH, which produces locking cylinders, locks and access systems in Velbert; FERCO SAS, which supplies window and door hardware systems from Réding; GU Automatic GmbH, which makes drive solutions and automatic door systems in Rietberg; and GU BKS SERVICE GmbH, which provides planning, consulting and services for security and building technology.
Products and positioning
Internationally leading provider of system solutions for window and door technology, automatic entrance systems and building management.
GU SECURY multi-point locking systems
Multi-point locking systems meeting high requirements for burglary protection, fire protection, tightness and walkability of doors.
Window and door hardware
Innovative window fittings, modern sliding door fittings and system components for smoke and heat exhaust.
Automatic door systems
Drive solutions and automatic door systems for barrier-free and secure entrances, made in Rietberg.
Locking cylinders, locks and access systems
Mechanical and electronic locking cylinders, locks and access systems produced in Velbert.
Sources5 sources
- 1Fenster- / Türtechnik und Gebäudemanagementsystemen | Gretsch-Unitas GmbHg-u.com
- 2Über uns - Unternehmensgruppe Gretsch-Unitas | Gretsch-Unitas GmbHg-u.com
- 3Markenvorstellung | Innovative Fenster- /Türtechnik ✓ | Gretsch-Unitas GmbHg-u.com
- 4GU weltweit | Globale Kompetenz vor Ort | Gretsch-Unitas GmbHg-u.com
- 5G.U.Groupwikidata.org
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