Henkel Düsseldorf HQ: Office Photos & Benefits

INSIDE THE FACTORY-SITE HQ · DÜSSELDORF-HOLTHAUSEN

A glass-roofed courtyard with gardens and water at the heart of a 127-year-old site

Henkel's head office sits in the middle of its own Holthausen plant. The six-storey A33 office building (BM+P, 2004) is built around a light-filled atrium: a glass-roofed courtyard with green areas and water basins, a bistro and event space, and works from the Henkel art collection. Next door, the Inspiration Center Düsseldorf (2022) puts 30 labs, 4 technology centers and a coffee-bar atrium under one roof for more than 650 experts.

A33: 6 floors, 21,500 m² (≈ 231,400 sq ft)
Glass-roofed atrium with water basins
Henkel art collection in shared spaces
ICD: 47,000 m², 30 labs, €130M
Z20: open-plan refit for ~1,000 people

Inspiration Center Düsseldorf (RKW Architektur+, 2022)

The 47,000 m² Inspiration Center puts 30 labs, 4 technology centers and a coffee-bar atrium under one roof for more than 650 experts.

Broad wooden staircase rising through a white atrium with plants — Atrium staircase · © RKW Architektur+ / Photo: Christian Köster

Atrium floor with exhibition stands beneath a glass roof and stacked balconies — Atrium with exhibits · © RKW Architektur+ / Photo: Christian Köster

View down into the atrium onto a café area, seating and planters — Looking down into the atrium · © RKW Architektur+ / Photo: Christian Köster

Blue upholstered lounge seating next to a café counter — Lounge by the café · © RKW Architektur+ / Photo: Christian Köster

White spiral staircase winding between gallery levels — Spiral staircase · © RKW Architektur+ / Photo: Christian Köster

Tall white entrance hall with twin stairs and linear ceiling lights — Entrance hall · © RKW Architektur+ / Photo: Christian Köster

Grey stair block in a white hall with strip lighting — Stairs off the entrance hall · © RKW Architektur+ / Photo: Christian Köster

Dark presentation room with bar stools facing a large video wall — Presentation room · © RKW Architektur+ / Photo: Christian Köster

A33: the glass-roofed atrium office (BM+P, 2004)

The six-storey, 21,500 m² A33 building is built around a glass-roofed courtyard with green areas and water basins, a bistro, event space and works from the Henkel art collection.

Glass and brick office building behind a lawn framed by tall trees — A33 from the park · © BM+P (photographer not named on page)

Full-height glass entrance facade framed by brick and white walls — Glazed entrance front · © BM+P (photographer not named on page)

Long glazed office facade beside a road and lawn — From the street · © BM+P (photographer not named on page)

Stair landings beside a wall with a sculptural artwork — Stairs and artwork · © BM+P (photographer not named on page)

Facade section with timber louvres between glazed office floors — Facade detail · © BM+P (photographer not named on page)

Meeting room with an oval white table under a round ceiling light — Meeting room · © BM+P (photographer not named on page)

Z20: an open-plan refit of a 1965 office building

Eller + Eller refurbished the Z20 office building, built from 1965, as open-plan space for about 1,000 people.

Open office with red sofa booths and blue curtains — Open-plan floor · © Eller + Eller Architekten

Lounge corner with red and black seating and blue curtains — Lounge area · © Eller + Eller Architekten

Around the Holthausen site

Henkel's head office sits in the middle of its own Holthausen plant, on a site bought in 1899.

Aerial view of a large industrial and office site amid housing and trees — The site from the air · © Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

Treetops in front of office buildings and factory chimneys — Offices and works · © (2011) Henkel AG & Co. KGa. All rights reserved / Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Brick tower building with a clock, seen through bare trees — Clock-tower building · Wiegels / CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Park lawn and trees with a brick clock tower behind — Green space on the site · Kürschner 11:36, 17 June 2019 (UTC) / Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Sliding gate under trees at a site entrance — Site entrance · Kürschner 11:33, 17 June 2019 (UTC) / Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Facts: BM+P project page “Gebäude A33 Henkel Düsseldorf” · RKW Architektur+ project page “Henkel Z55 – Inspiration Center Düsseldorf” · Henkel press release, Sep 5, 2022 · Eller + Eller project page “Henkel Z20”.

The Düsseldorf-Holthausen site

Building	Address
Headquarters (Henkel AG & Co. KGaA)	Henkelstraße 67, 40589 Düsseldorf, Germany

Source: henkel.com Locations & Addresses · See them on the map ↓

Site bought1899 · 55,000 m² plot

A33 office building21,500 m² (≈ 231,400 sq ft) · BM+P · 2004

Inspiration Center (Z55)47,000 m² (≈ 505,900 sq ft) · RKW Architektur+ · 2022

ICD investment€130 million — the largest single investment in Henkel's history

Z20 office buildingBuilt from 1965; refurbished by Eller + Eller for ~1,000 people

Source: henkel.com history timeline · BM+P project page · RKW Architektur+ project page · Henkel press release, Sep 5, 2022 · Eller + Eller project page

Office tour videos

Henkel Adhesive Technologies – Inspiration Center DüsseldorfHenkel (official) · 2024 · YouTube ↗

**Follow Me Around - Inspiration Center Düsseldorf**Henkel (official) · 2024 · YouTube ↗

**ZOOM IN | Inspiration Center Düsseldorf with Sebastian Förster**Henkel (official) · 2026 · YouTube ↗

Benefits (Germany and worldwide)

Parental leave8 weeks

Fully paid, for every parent regardless of gender or family type, worldwide since 2024 (minimum standard).

Employee share plan+33%

Henkel adds 33 euro cents for each euro an employee invests, up to 4% of salary (max €4,992 a year); 3-year lock-up.

Mobile workUp to 40%

Many roles follow a hybrid model with up to 40% mobile work; some are fully remote.

SportUrban Sports Club

Access to Urban Sports Club's sports network at reduced rates (Germany).

Health & wellbeingPrograms

Preventive care, mental health support, fitness and ergonomic workplace solutions.

Learning Festival2 days

An annual global learning event for employees, on top of online and on-site training.

Source: henkel.com/careers/why-henkel · henkel.de/karriere/warum-henkel · Henkel press release, Jan 17, 2024 · henkel.com share-based payment plans (2025)

Why people stay: what Henkel itself says

16,900Employees who own shares

Held about 3.2 million preferred shares in the employee plan at the end of 2025 — 1.8% of all preferred shares.

13,000Bought shares in 2025

Employees in 60 countries bought Henkel preferred shares through the plan that year.

Triple TwoCareers across borders

Strong performers are encouraged to work in two areas, two countries and two business units.

5,000Asked every month

Monthly pulse checks with 5,000 randomly selected employees on how they see the company culture.

Since 2001Employee share plan

€100 a month invested since the start was worth €80,937 at the end of 2025, with dividends reinvested.

Source: henkel.com share-based payment plans · henkel.com/careers/why-henkel · Full-year 2025 results release (Mar 11, 2026)

Who works here

47,200

employees at Dec 31, 2025

80%+

work outside Germany

650+

experts in the Inspiration Center

~80

countries with paid parental leave

Source: henkel.com Questions & Answers (permanent employees excl. apprentices) · Company profile · ICD press release 2022 · Parental leave press release 2024

Office history: four moves in 23 years, then 127 years in Holthausen

1876
Aachen — a factory in a rear courtyard
On September 26, 1876, Fritz Henkel and two partners registered Henkel & Cie in Aachen and launched their first product, a universal detergent based on silicate.
Source: henkel.com, Henkel's History (150 Years of Henkel)

Aachen, 1876 · © Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Henkel corporate archives)
1878
Düsseldorf-Flingern — closer to the Rhine and Ruhr
Henkel moved from Aachen to a leased factory in Düsseldorf-Flingern, bringing the business closer to the big markets of the Rhine and Ruhr area. Henkel's Bleich-Soda became an immediate success the same year.
Source: henkel.com, Henkel's History

Düsseldorf-Flingern, 1878 · © Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Henkel corporate archives)
1880
Düsseldorf-Oberbilk — a place to grow
After two years the Flingern factory was too small, and the fast-growing company moved to new, larger premises in Düsseldorf-Oberbilk.
Source: henkel.com, Henkel's History

Düsseldorf-Oberbilk, 1880 · © Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Henkel corporate archives)
1899
Holthausen — a 55,000 m² plot outside the city
Fritz Henkel bought a 55,000 m² plot outside Düsseldorf's city limits (Holthausen joined Düsseldorf in 1929). Production began on March 9, 1900, with about 70 workers and seven clerks. Henkel has been here ever since.
Source: henkel.com, Henkel's History

Holthausen works, 1906 · Unknown photographer / CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
1926
A trade-fair pavilion becomes the administration building
Henkel's pavilion at the GeSoLei exhibition in Düsseldorf was extended after the fair and became part of the Henkel administration building.
Source: henkel.com, Henkel's History

GeSoLei pavilion, 1926 · © Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Henkel corporate archives)
2004
A33 — a six-storey office around a glass-roofed atrium
BM+P completed a new 21,500 m² administration building in the heart of the plant, with a glass-roofed courtyard, gardens, water basins, a bistro and event spaces.
Source: BM+P project page “Gebäude A33 Henkel Düsseldorf”

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2022
Inspiration Center Düsseldorf opens
Henkel inaugurated the 47,000 m² ICD on the headquarters premises in September 2022: €130 million, 30 labs, 4 technology centers and space for more than 650 experts — the largest single investment in the company's history.
Source: Henkel press release, Sep 5, 2022

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Map: how the headquarters moved

From Aachen to Düsseldorf, then three moves across the city in 21 years — and none since 1899. Henkel's head office still stands inside the Holthausen plant it built in 1900.

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1 · 1876Aachen — Henkel & Cie founded; factory in a rear courtyard (street address not published)
2 · 1878Düsseldorf-Flingern — Leased factory, closer to the Rhine and Ruhr markets (district)
3 · 1880Düsseldorf-Oberbilk — Larger premises for the growing company (district)
4 · 1899Henkelstraße 67, Düsseldorf-Holthausen — Today's headquarters and plant, on the site bought in 1899

Places: henkel.com, Henkel's History · Address: henkel.com Locations & Addresses · Aachen, Flingern and Oberbilk are shown at district level because Henkel does not publish the street addresses.

What Henkel does

Henkel began in 1876 with a laundry detergent and became famous for Persil. Today it has two businesses: adhesives, sealants and coatings for industry and craftsmen (Loctite, Technomelt, Pritt, Pattex), and consumer brands for laundry, home care and hair (Persil, Schwarzkopf, all, Syoss).

Two business units: Adhesive Technologies and Consumer Brands.

Where the money came from · Sales by business unit, 2025

Adhesive TechnologiesAdhesives, sealants and functional coatings

€10.7B

Consumer BrandsLaundry & Home Care and Hair

€9.7B

Source: Henkel investor fact sheet and company profile (fiscal 2025)

Sales, 2025€20.5Borganic growth +0.9%

Adjusted EBIT, 2025€3.0Bmargin 14.8%

Free cash flow, 2025€1.85B2024: €2.36B

Dividend per preferred share€2.07+1.5%

Source: Henkel full-year 2025 results release (Mar 11, 2026) · Investor fact sheet

Growth: revenue vs. people

1.02×sales, 2021 → 2025
€20.1B → €20.5B

YearRevenueEmployees

FY2021

€20.1B

—

FY2022

€22.4B

—

FY2023

€21.5B

—

FY2024

€21.6B

—

FY2025

€20.5B

47,200

Sales: Henkel full-year results releases for 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2025 · Investor fact sheet (2024, 2025). Employees: henkel.com Questions & Answers (Dec 31, 2025). Earlier years' headcounts are in annual reports we did not use. Multiple calculated by eciffo.

Chief executives

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2020 – today

Carsten Knobel

CEO since January 1, 2020. Joined Henkel in 1995; on the Management Board since 2012 (Finance, Purchasing, Integrated Business Solutions).

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2016 – 2019

Hans Van Bylen

About 35 years with Henkel, including about 15 on the Management Board and 4 as CEO.

Founder: Fritz Henkel (1848–1930), with two partners, in Aachen in 1876.

Source: Henkel press release “Management Board Changes at Henkel” (Oct 24, 2019) · henkel.com Management Board · Henkel's History

Henkel's official social accounts

henkel.com also links to LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok in its footer; only the YouTube channel handle was confirmed in this research.

YouTube@henkel ↗

Henkel: questions people ask

Where is Henkel's headquarters?

At Henkelstraße 67, 40589 Düsseldorf, Germany, inside the company's plant in Düsseldorf-Holthausen — a site Henkel bought in 1899.

Source: henkel.com Locations & Addresses · Henkel's History

How long has Henkel been in Düsseldorf-Holthausen?

Since 1899, when Fritz Henkel bought a 55,000 m² plot outside the city. Production started there on March 9, 1900.

Source: henkel.com, Henkel's History

Who designed Henkel's headquarters buildings?

BM+P designed the six-storey A33 administration building (completed 2004). RKW Architektur+ designed the Inspiration Center Düsseldorf (Z55, 2021–22). Eller + Eller Architekten refurbished the Z20 office building.

Source: BM+P · RKW Architektur+ · Eller + Eller project pages

What is the Inspiration Center Düsseldorf?

Henkel Adhesive Technologies' global innovation and customer center on the headquarters site: 47,000 m², 30 laboratories, 4 technology centers and space for more than 650 experts. It cost €130 million and opened in September 2022.

Source: Henkel press release, Sep 5, 2022

Can you visit Henkel's headquarters?

Customers and partners can book a visit to the Inspiration Center Düsseldorf for tours, events and workshops through henkel.com.

Source: henkel.com Inspiration Center Düsseldorf page

How many people work at Henkel?

47,200 permanent employees (excluding apprentices) at December 31, 2025. More than 80% work outside Germany.

Source: henkel.com Questions & Answers · Company profile

What benefits does Henkel offer?

Eight weeks of fully paid parental leave for every parent worldwide, an employee share plan where Henkel adds 33 cents per euro invested (up to 4% of salary), health and wellbeing programs and, in Germany, Urban Sports Club access.

Source: Henkel press release, Jan 17, 2024 · share-based payment plans · henkel.de/karriere

Does Henkel allow remote or hybrid work?

Under its Smart Work approach, some roles are on site and some fully remote, while many follow a hybrid model with up to 40% mobile work.

Source: henkel.com/careers/why-henkel

Who is Henkel's CEO?

Carsten Knobel, CEO since January 1, 2020. He joined Henkel in 1995 and succeeded Hans Van Bylen.

Source: Henkel press release, Oct 24, 2019

Henkel Headquarters & offices · Düsseldorf, Germany

Same factory site since 1899 — now with a glass-roofed garden atrium and a €130 million innovation building for 650 experts.