Echterhage Group: Chronicle + Milestones

Location Neuenrade

Location Gevelsberg

Location Cantello

1984
Acquisition of a one-man steel tank construction operation through Jürgen Echterhage
1989
Formation of the company VSE Volumentechnik GmbH through Jürgen Echterhage and Axel Vedder. Development of flowmeters and electronic readouts
1990
Horst Echterhage joins the company and becomes Managing Partner of HBE GmbH. Extension of the product line to include hydraulic and drive technology components
1990
Relocation of both companies to the industrial area in Neuenrade-Küntrop
1994
Formation of the company ECOPLAN GmbH & Co. KG through Ruth Orthaus-Echterhage and Jürgen Echterhage
1997
Formation of a representative office of ECOPLAN in Dresden
1998
Acquisition of DST Dauermagnet-SystemTechnik GmbH in Hattingen along with associate partner Heinrich Wittschier
1999
Acquisition of Beinlich Pumpen GmbH in Velbert along with associate partner Jürgen Mauss
1999
Formation of a distribution company in Paris, France with Joint-Venture-partner Suco in Bietigheim-Bissingen
2000
Relocation of DST Dauermagnet-SystemTechnik GmbH to Neuenrade
2000
Formation of a representative office of ECOPLAN in Coesfeld
2000
Relocation of Beinlich Pumpen GmbH to a newly constructed production and administration facility in Gevelsberg
2001
Ruth Orthaus-Echterhage joins the marketing agency plakart as associate partner. Expansion of Plakart as a full-service agency for "advertising. communication. marketing"
2001
Relocation of Plakart to the industrial area in Neuenrade-Küntrop
2002
Relocation of DST Dauermagnet-SystemTechnik GmbH to the newly constructed production and administration facility in Neuenrade-Küntrop
2003
Acquisition of Oleotec S.r.l. in Varese, Italy
2003
Acquisition and formation of IC Flow Controls, Inc in Rossford, Ohio, USA
2003
Merger of ECOPLAN and Höne Immobilien in Coesfeld. New Managing Partner at ECOPLAN: Dipl.-Ing. Manfred Höne
2004
Formation of German Fluid Systems Co. Ltd. in China with Joint-Venture-partner Edward Lau from Hong Kong. Offices in hong Kong and Shanghai
2004
Formation of UK Flow Ltd. as a distribution company based in Liverpool, United Kingdom
2004
Formation of the compentence-network "CQ-Partner" through Plakart and Teamburg-Marketing in Kierspe together with other service providers and agencies
2004
Formation of an additional representative office for German Fluid Systems Co. Ltd. (GFS) in Guangzhou, an industrial centre in South China
2005
Relocation of Oleotec S.r.l. to new production and administration facilities in Cantello (Varese)
2005
Relocation of SucoVSE to a new administration and warehouse facilities in Creteil (near Paris)
2005
Formation of BEDA Flow Systems Pvt. Ltd. in India with Joint-Venture-partner Pradeep Das
2006
Oleotec S.r.l. doubled the production, warehouse, and office space in Cantello near the city of Varese in Italy. High pressure axial piston pumps from the British manufacturer Rotary Power were added to the product line offered.
2006
IC Flow Controls, Inc. moved their headquarters to Bloomington-Normal near Chicago, Illinois, USA. The new company building contains modern office spaces as well as extensive storage and service capabilities.
2006
At Hönnestraße 45 in Neuenrade, Germany, ground was broken for the new building, with a new location for the DST, plakart, ECO.PLAN, and Echterhage Holding companies as well as for VSE.
2006
DST was the first company to move into the production hall in the new building at Hönnestraße 45. Production in the new hall starts at the beginning of next year.
2007
Initial relocation of the VSE production to their new facilities in Hönnestr. 49; in June the administration followed.
2007
plakart is first to relocate to the new-built administration facility in Hönnestr. 45 – Now we are able to breathe again!
2007
The DST administration, ECO.PLAN and e.holding relocate to Hönnestr. 45.
2007
100% takeover of the Beinlich shares
2007
HBE takes over the renovated previous VSE office
2007
Inauguration of the e.lounge, our new communication centre in Hönnestr. 45. Family & Friends-Day at the Hönnestr. 45
2007
HBE takes over the renovated storage and staff rooms in Hönnestr. 51
2007
Formation of ECP.PLAST, PU and Plastic Parts as the European representative office of Pfeda, New Delhi. The registered office is in Neuenrade
2007
Completion of all building alterations and renovations
2008
HBE expands production and warehouse facilities at the Hönnestraße 51 in Neuenrade.
2008
Dipl.-Ing. (Graduate Engineer) Volkert Meinz becomes new Technical Manager of Beinlich Pumpen GmbH, Gevelsberg
2008
ECO.PLAN and e.holding inaugurate the "Mühlendorf" residential care home (offering assisted living), a project setting a new conceptual and architectural benchmark in the region.