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Year in Review 2025: A Year of Milestones
When numbers make development visible
For the first time in the company’s history, the rental fleet comprises more than 500,000 m² of warehouse space. Behind this figure stand over 1,000 active projects across Europe. At the same time, more than every second newly erected lightweight building in 2025 went into rental. The rental model has thus become the core of the business.
Had someone told me ten years ago that we would one day have over half a million square metres of rental warehouse space in our portfolio, I probably would have fallen over backwards.
The organisation has grown as well. Today, more than 150 employees work for Herchenbach, and over 50 projects are completed each month. What makes this possible is the interaction of clear structures and well-practised teams. For the CEO, this is a strong indicator of how seamlessly processes, teams and responsibilities now interlock.
Why flexibility is becoming the decisive factor
2025 was the year with the highest number of customer enquiries in the company’s history. Demand now comes from all markets in which Herchenbach is active, not just from Germany. On the customer side, the framework conditions are changing noticeably: storage requirements must be planned more spontaneously, and investment decisions are made more cautiously. Flexibility has therefore become the key factor.
For Herchenbach, the growing rental business provides greater stability and predictability. At the same time, it offers customers an economically sustainable solution, as warehouse space can be used without long-term capital commitment.
The ability to meet this demand is the result of developments in recent years: the transition from a German mid-sized company to an international provider of modular lightweight buildings. Standardised building types and a modular construction system ensure that projects can be delivered reliably, even in high volumes.
Growth requires structure, systems and people
As the company grows, so do the demands on organisation and processes. Herchenbach focuses on proximity to the market, functional systems and strong teams. In each market, local employees work in the native language to meet the specific needs of each country.
In parallel, systems, digital processes and organisational structures are continuously improved to strengthen transparency, reliability and effective collaboration. The organisation is developing step by step, shaped by responsibility, performance orientation and respectful interaction.
What shaped 2025 on a personal level
2025 was also a formative year for the CEO personally. The entry of an investor served as an important external sign of confidence in the business model, the strategic direction and the people behind Herchenbach.
Our customers face very different challenges. Together with our team of experts, we always try to find the best possible solution for them.
Outlook: Moving forward with courage
The outlook is clear. For 2026, Nektarios Apostologlou wishes above all that the chosen path is continued consistently. The strategic direction is set; the task now is to implement the next steps cleanly and deliver reliably — internally as well as externally.
Growth, internationalisation and new structures require entrepreneurial decisions made with clarity and courage.
Not everything works on the first try, and mistakes are part of the process. When we pursue ambitious goals, we must be courageous. What matters is that we learn from them and continue on our path with determination.