CWS International GmbH
CWS International GmbH is a Private limited company (Ltd.) registered in Germany under HRB 8957 Duisburg, and its current status with Handelsregister (Commercial Register) is active. Its registered address on file is Duisburg, Germany. No shareholders are recorded for CWS International GmbH; ownership in this jurisdiction is normally filed as the Gesellschafterliste (shareholder list) under §40 of the GmbHG, but no such filing is on record here. No beneficial owner record is shown for CWS International GmbH, as access to the German Transparenzregister is restricted to obliged entities and legitimate-interest applicants following the November 2022 CJEU ruling. This profile is sourced directly from Handelsregister (Commercial Register) and was last updated on 8 September 2026.
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Officers
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Directors and officers of CWS International GmbH
The Geschäftsführer (managing director) of CWS International GmbH currently on record is Florian Krahe; 12 of the 81 officer records shown for CWS International GmbH are current appointments, filed with Handelsregister (Commercial Register). The remaining 69 records shown (Matthias Daum, Ortwin Paul Nast and 66 others) are former appointments that have since been resigned. The source filing doesn't specify representation authority — whether officers can act individually or must sign jointly to bind the company — so that detail isn't available here.
Data availability
The register reports 82 officers in total, including past appointments, though only the 81 most relevant records are shown here.
Group Structure
Group structure of CWS International GmbH
CWS International GmbH sits 1 level below its ultimate parent, Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH, registered in Germany. 33 subsidiaries are recorded beneath it, across 13 jurisdictions. The full chain up to Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH is derived by walking shareholder filings across jurisdictions; no link in it is independently corroborated by CWS International GmbH's own shareholder record. Each of these downward relationships is derived rather than filed: resolved by matching entities across the registry network, not stated directly in a single document.
- SPECIALISED STERILE ENVIRONMENTS LIMITED (Ireland)
- CWS Business Services GmbH (Germany)
- CWS Hygiene Czech Republic s.r.o. (Czechia)
- CWS WORKWEAR d.o.o. (Slovenia)
- CWS Hygiene International GmbH (Germany)
- CWS WORKWEAR IRELAND LIMITED (Ireland)
- CWS HYGIENE BELGIE (Belgium)
- CWS Hygiene Osterreich GmbH (Austria)
- CWS-boco Suisse SA (Switzerland)
- CWS Workwear Osterreich GmbH (Austria)
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Those 33 subsidiaries span Germany, Ireland, Czechia, Slovenia, Belgium, Austria, and 7 more jurisdictions, though this list should not be read as complete — subsidiaries only become visible here where shareholder data has actually been filed with a register, so holdings in jurisdictions without that filing simply won't appear. 14 of the 33 go a level deeper still, with their own further subsidiaries recorded beneath them — additional ownership layers this view doesn't expand.
Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH
Germany
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is CWS International GmbH's UBO (Ultimate Beneficial Owner)?
No Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBO) record is shown for CWS International GmbH, as access to the German Transparenzregister is restricted to obliged entities and legitimate-interest applicants following the November 2022 CJEU ruling.
What is CWS International GmbH's company registration number?
CWS International GmbH's registration number is HRB 8957 Duisburg, filed with Handelsregister (Commercial Register) in Germany. Its current status on the register is active.
Is CWS International GmbH still an active company?
CWS International GmbH's status on Handelsregister (Commercial Register) is listed as active.
What is CWS International GmbH's registered address?
The registered address on file for CWS International GmbH is Duisburg, Germany.
Who are the officers/directors of CWS International GmbH?
The Geschäftsführer (managing director) of CWS International GmbH currently on record is Florian Krahe; 12 of the 81 officer records shown for CWS International GmbH are current appointments, filed with Handelsregister (Commercial Register). The remaining 69 records shown (Matthias Daum, Ortwin Paul Nast and 66 others) are former appointments that have since been resigned.
Does CWS International GmbH have a parent company or subsidiaries?
CWS International GmbH sits 1 level below its ultimate parent, Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH, registered in Germany. 33 subsidiaries are recorded beneath it, across 13 jurisdictions. Those 33 subsidiaries span Germany, Ireland, Czechia, Slovenia, Belgium, Austria, and 7 more jurisdictions, though this list should not be read as complete — subsidiaries only become visible here where shareholder data has actually been filed with a register, so holdings in jurisdictions without that filing simply won't appear. 14 of the 33 go a level deeper still, with their own further subsidiaries recorded beneath them — additional ownership layers this view doesn't expand.
Can Zavia monitor changes to CWS International GmbH's ownership over time?
This profile reflects a point-in-time snapshot from Handelsregister (Commercial Register). Zavia's monitoring API can track changes to CWS International GmbH's registered shareholders, officers, and group structure going forward, flagging updates as they're filed rather than requiring a manual recheck.
Can I access CWS International GmbH's data through an API?
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Where does this company information come from, and how current is it?
This record is sourced directly from Handelsregister (Commercial Register) and was last synced on 8 September 2026.