2002 - The 21st century begins.

Peter Kissling, born on 17.02.1969 as the eldest son of Jürgen Kissling, took over the company shares.

MATADOR GmbH & Co. KG.

Jürgen Kissling left the company as an active partner in 2002.

In 2002 the corporate relationships were restructured and Peter Kissling (* 17 February 1969), the eldest son of Jürgen Kissling, took over the company shares. After completing his master studies of business administration in Würzburg, London and Saarbrücken Peter Kissling worked in a leading American business consulting company for 6 years and could provide important impulses. Jürgen Kissling left the company in 2002 and is no longer an active partner.

 In 2008 the MATADOR logo was modernized: The hexagon nut held by a stylized wrench as well as the word mark "MATADOR Schraubwerkzeuge" symbolize the company's origin and its core competence.

Managing Director Peter Kissling. 

Expression of thanks to MATADOR.

Racing car with MATADOR sponsoring.

International Hardware Fair 2016.

Training center. 

Aerial view of MATADOR in Morsbachtal.

MATADOR Imagevideo.

MATADOR Video Men´s Kitchen.

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MATADOR today. Without exaggeration, we can claim that almost every professional workshop worldwide has at least one MATADOR tool.


Some MATADOR bestsellers.
Many of our customers swear by these products from MATADOR.

RATIO smartyCAR 150 pcs. MATADOR 81639150
Tool trolley RATIO.One for everything. 7 drawers. Spacious, solid and durable. The MATADOR RATIO is a high-quality and modern professional workshop trolley with 7 drawers (5 x 75 mm, 2 x 150 mm) including tool assortment smartyCAR (150-pieces). It is designed for heavy industrial applications. The ABS worktop comes with practical compartments for small parts and tins. The high-quality, permanent powder coating in matt black (RAL 9005) is extremely resistant.. All drawers are 100% extendable, loadable with 40 kg each. The total load capacity of the RATIO is 500 kg. With 3-level locking system: central locking, single-locked drawers, mechanical interlock („one at-a-time“ locking system) ensures unintended opening. Solid rubber castors including 2 ball-bearing fixed castors and 2 mobile castors with fixing brake. Ergonomic handle for convenient pushing, pulling and turning even when fully loaded. The MATADOR workshop trolley RATIO - your reliable partner. The 150pcs. smartyCAR tool assortment is a full basic assortment with the most important tools for general repair jobs. Of course there is space enough for expansion ...

1.399,00 €*
smartyBOX S5, 75 pezzi, 12,5 mm (1/2"): 8-32 mm, codice articolo MATADOR: 81454118
SmartyBOX S5.Set di bussole di ultima generazione. L'S5 da 75 pezzi è il set completo da 1/4" e 1/2" per tutte le connessioni a vite da 4 a 32 mm. La combinazione ideale di cricchetti, accessori e bussole. Questo set completo è completato dall'impugnatura a innesto multifunzionale con attacco a baionetta per bit e per attacco quadro. Ciò significa che è possibile azionare tutte le bussole e le punte (1/4"). È incluso anche un adattatore per trapano che consente di utilizzare bussole e punte da (1/4") (con sistema di codifica a colori). Tutti gli utensili sono custoditi in modo sicuro in un inserto di schiuma morbida a prova di vibrazioni. La scatola di plastica di qualità è perfetta per l'uso mobile, ma fa la sua figura anche in qualsiasi officina. MATADOR i-Boxx 72 protegge in modo affidabile i set di bussole dagli spruzzi d'acqua e consente il massimo ordine. Può essere integrata nel sistema MATADOR. La robusta scatola impilabile può contenere fino a 5 kg e offre una perfetta visione d'insieme grazie al coperchio di chiusura trasparente e alla maniglia per l'etichettatura. Dimensioni esterne (L x P x A): 367 x 316 x 72 mm.

209,00 €*

MATADOR is one of the pioneers of the German tool industry. Since 1900 we have been producing quality hand tools "around the screw" at our site in Remscheid, the centre of the German tool industry. Our core competences are spanners, sockets, torque and pneumatic tools as well as modular systems. For screws from 3.2 - 230 mm. Over 4,500 catalogue items. Proven millions of times. Available in >70 countries. For ambitious users in industry, trade and automotive. MATADOR is an accredited initial supplier to leading automotive groups, including Audi, Bosch, Ford, MAN, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, Volvo and many others.