HPN Industrieverpackungen GmbH (‘HPN’) is setting new standards in the wooden packaging industry. As a wood packaging company with strong regional roots in Baden-Württemberg, HPN specialises in the manufacture of wooden pallets, crates and packaging services. Thanks to long-standing customer relationships and a high degree of digitalisation, HPN is able to offer efficient, high-quality packaging solutions that meet individual customer needs.
The wooden packaging market is growing sustainably, regardless of economic conditions, and is characterised by strong market fragmentation among local, owner-managed companies, which are increasingly facing the challenge of succession planning. Digitalisation is becoming increasingly important within the industry as companies recognise that they must remain innovative in order to stay competitive.
As a platform of ARCA Holding GmbH (‘ARCA’), HPN will be the driving force behind the group’s growth strategy and geographical expansion. Future acquisitions will establish a close-knit network of wooden packaging and packaging service companies that will benefit from synergies in purchasing, the professionalisation of processes and digital transformation. HPN will play a key role within ARCA, particularly in the area of digitalisation with its proprietary ERP system.
HPN will continue to operate independently on the market with the same management team, which will also accompany the further growth strategy of HPN and ARCA in the future. The managing director and former owner, Martin Fix, is in line with ARCA’s strategic vision and has reinvested significantly in ARCA.
About ARCA
ARCA is set to become the market leader in wooden packaging and packaging services in Germany and German-speaking Switzerland. ARCA’s focus is on implementing a consolidation strategy to create a coherent network of mutually beneficial companies offering tailor-made packaging solutions and services. This strategic approach will enable ARCA to unlock synergies within the group and simplify digital transformation and process professionalisation.
About CONSTELLATION CAPITAL
CONSTELLATION is a Swiss investor group formed in 1992 and based in Freienbach on Lake Zurich. CONSTELLATION pursues a buy & build strategy that focuses on majority investments in medium-sized companies in the business services, education & lifestyle and healthcare sectors in Switzerland, Germany and Austria. Through a comprehensive network of renowned and experienced industry partners, CONSTELLATION pursues an active investment approach on an equal footing with entrepreneurs.
