Acquisition
Endress+Hauser acquires full ownership of CodeWrights
Endress+Hauser is now the sole owner of the software company CodeWrights. The Swiss provider of measurement and automation technology acquired the remaining 33 percent of Pepperl+Fuchs' shares with effect from July 1, 2025. Endress+Hauser held two thirds of the shares since 2002, while Pepperl+Fuchs owned the remaining third.
CodeWrights, founded in 2002 as a joint venture between Endress+Hauser and Pepperl+Fuchs, employs almost 50 people at its site in Karlsruhe. As a service provider, the company develops customized software solutions for providers of measurement and automation technology, for example apps and cloud applications, software for industrial automation and embedded software for devices.
“We are excited to assume full ownership of CodeWrights. At the same time, we would like to thank Pepperl+Fuchs for more than 20 years of constructive partnership,” says Dr Rolf Birkhofer, managing director of Endress+Hauser Digital Solutions, the Group’s product center for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). “We believe strongly in the expertise of the team and the strength of the business model. Together, we look forward to driving further growth and success.”
“We look back on decades of successful collaboration built on mutual trust and respect, for which we would like to express our genuine appreciation. We are confident that, with Endress+Hauser as the sole owner, CodeWrights is ideally positioned to drive its strategic development and realize its full potential,” says Lutz Liebers, COO for Process Automation at Pepperl+Fuchs.
No changes for customers of the service provider
“By transferring the shares, we are creating a clearer ownership structure and strengthening our company’s strategic ability to act. This decision enables faster coordination and provides new impetus for our shared growth,” adds Thomas Debes, managing Director CodeWrights GmbH. He emphasizes that the acquisition will have no impact on the service provider’s day-to-day operations. “CodeWrights will continue to serve all customers with the same commitment and maintain its established service portfolio. Employees at both CodeWrights and Endress+Hauser can expect continuity in their work and collaboration.”
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