
half a century of success – since the foundation in 1964, our company improved itself enormously: starting as a small handicraft business with just two employees Hasenkopf has become a pioneer in the two dimensional and three dimensional processing of innovative materials. A Story of success:
Chronicle
1964
Business formation in Mehring near Burghausen (Upper Bavaria) by Didymus Hasenkopf – 2.400 DM of equity capital, two employees
1967
Specialisation on processing of extruded synthetic drawers,
lot size 1 to 1000 pieces
1970
Foundation of a manufacturing subsidiary in Delbrück near Paderborn
1972
Building of the first manufacturing shop in Mehring (1,400 m²)
1974
Expansion of the delivery area to Switzerland
1981
Expansion of the manufacturing surface in Mehring to 3,500 m², alltogether 22 employees
1982
Implementation of flexible annual working hours
1985
Expansion of the manufacturing program to solid wood and plywood drawers
1988
Roland Hasenkopf (owner's son, born in 1961) becomes co-proprietor and CEO
1990
Start of production of worktops and washstands made of Corian®
1992
Building of a new manufacturing plant for Corian® in Mehring (1,500 m²), expansion of the dominant market position in drawers and in manufacturing Corian
1997
Extension of Corian manufacturing plant about 1,200 m² respectively 700 m², three new machining centers
2001
Transfer of the company from Didymus to Roland Hasenkopf, enlargement of the manufacturing plant form 8,000 m² to
10,000 m², inauguration of a new education and training center
2002
Dipl.-Ing. Markus Gröger appointed second CEO
2006
Building of a new industrial hall to enable further growth, extension of the manufacturing plant up to 15,000 m²
2010
Repositioning as an industrial manufacturer and relaunch of the corporate identity and corporate design, spectacular stand at the trade fair Holz-Handwerk in Nuremberg
2011
Initial operation of the new production hall (1,250 m²), start of construction of the new administrative building with new bureaus for technical and commercial project execution and consulting (1,900 m²)
2012
Official opening and moving into the new office building
2014
50 year anniversary with donation campaign for Kinderträume Ghana e.V.