Milestones

• 1927 Foundation of the company by Carl Zoellner
• 1967 HOPPECKE revolutionises the market for starter batteries with the first batteries installed as standard in PP-boxes
• 1973 Introduction of the Employee Equity Participation
• 1976 Construction of a smelter for lead recycling in Brilon
• 1977 Start of the foundation of 19 foreign subsidiaries
• 1994 Certification of all factories according to DIN ISO 9001
• 2000 Use of the first HOPPECKE energy storages for the intermediate storage of regenerative energy
• 2006 Commissioning of the first turnkey charging stations made by HOPPECKE
• 2011 Delivery of the first lithium-ion systems for intralogistics
• 2012 Signing of the first contract regarding energy availability in UPS, which provides for the rental of a battery installation and it’s monitoring in a computer centre
• 2014 Signing of the first contract regarding energy availability in logistics with a large, worldwide operating beverage producer, which provides for the usage-based invoicing of energy in the charging station