About KS Industrial Services GmbH
50 years of experience for your project
For over 50 years, we have been your trusted partner for the industrial installation of technical machinery and complete plants. We provide our customers with comprehensive support – from planning, through manufacturing and installation, to commissioning and ongoing maintenance.
With the establishment of KS Industrial Services GmbH, we have brought together the expertise of experienced staff from Kurt Schuhmacher Industriemontagen GmbH & Co. and the SGS Group. This combined expertise makes us a high-performance full-service provider for the installation, relocation, maintenance, repair and overhaul of technical systems.
Since September 2024, KS Industrial Services GmbH has been part of the Austrian SGS Industrial Services GmbH and is thus integrated into a strong group of companies.
Professionals with a passion for your plant engineering projects.
Our services include consultancy, planning and implementation of projects that are precisely tailored to our customers’ needs. Whether it involves the construction of complex plants or bespoke solutions for specific requirements, KS Industrial Services GmbH stands for quality and reliability.
We offer our services in the following industries:
KS Industrial Services GmbH: Stronger together as part of the SGS Industrial Services group
Since 2024, KS Industrial Services GmbH has been part of the SGS Industrial Services GmbH group of companies.
SGS Industrial Services is synonymous with safe, global and rapid industrial installation services.
We benefit mutually from our many years of expertise in the sector and our passion for industrial plant projects. Through close collaboration, we work together to provide our customers with an even wider range of services and the highest standards of quality and safety.
We can look back on a long-standing tradition and a wealth of experience gained through more than 4,000 successfully completed projects. Together with our customers and our dedicated staff, we have grown – and continue to do so. As a service provider and partner to industry, we are constantly evolving so that we can continue to offer our customers the best possible comprehensive solutions in the future.
1973: Frießnegg & Schuhmacher KG was founded in Duisburg
1987: Founding of Kurt Schuhmacher KG in Neukirchen-Vluyn
1996: First ISO certification
2012 Takeover of the business by the Sommer family
2012 Hans Jürgen Sommer becomes managing director
2012 Introduction of a management system and first certification for occupational health and safety
2013 Founding of K & S projects GmbH, Germany
2015 Founding of Kurt Schuhmacher Polska SP. Z O.O., Poland
2016 Establishment of Kurt Schuhmacher Ltd., Scotland
2017 Founding of Kurt Schuhmacher Service GmbH
2018 Renamed Kurt Schuhmacher Industriemontagen GmbH & Co. KG
2018 Founding of Kurt Schuhmacher Industriemontagen Verwaltungs GmbH
2018 Founding of Kurt Schuhmacher Industrial Corp., USA
2019 Acquisition of FMT Instandhaltung GmbH
2023 50th anniversary
2024 SGS Industrial Services GmbH acquires key parts of Kurt Schuhmacher
Industriemontagen GmbH & Co. KG. The newly founded KS Industrial Services GmbH
brings together the expertise of the long-serving staff of Kurt Schuhmacher
Industriemontagen GmbH & Co. KG and the staff of the SGS Group.