Milestones
- 1927Foundation of the company by Carl Zoellner
- 1967HOPPECKE revolutionises the market for starter batteries with the first batteries installed as standard in PP-boxes
- 1973Introduction of the Employee Equity Participation
- 1976Construction of a smelter for lead recycling in Brilon
- 1977Start of the foundation of 19 foreign subsidiaries
- 1994Certification of all factories according to DIN ISO 9001
- 2000Use of the first HOPPECKE energy storages for the intermediate storage of regenerative energy
- 2006Commissioning of the first turnkey charging stations made by HOPPECKE
- 2011Delivery of the first lithium-ion systems for intralogistics
- 2012Signing 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
- 2014Signing 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