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A focus on customers and flexibility since 1962

The history of HANSA‑FLEX began six decades ago in a small garage in Achim, near Bremen. In 1962, businessman Joachim Armerding starts manufacturing and selling hydraulic hose lines, laying the foundation for today’s HANSA‑FLEX AG. The company sees plenty of growth in Germany in the following years before going international in 1989. Today, HANSA‑FLEX is a global family business with foreign subsidiaries on all five continents.

The 1960s

  • 1962

    Joachim Armerding founds the company Joachim Armerding Industriebedarf, laying the foundation for what would later become HANSA‑FLEX AG. The company operates from his garage at his house in Achim near Bremen. Here, he assembled the first hose lines at his “green workbench”, which can still be seen today at the company headquarters.

  • 1965

    Increasing demand and customer insistence for high-quality hydraulic hoses led Joachim Armerding to set up his first workshop in a former plumber’s shop in Bremen. The first employee is hired in the same year.

  • 1969

    In the mid 1960s, annual turnover exceeds 100,000 DM for the first time. The second branch is opened in Osnabrück in an old joinery. Friend and companion Günter Buschmann manages this branch, joining the company as partner shortly thereafter.

The 1970s

The 1980s
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1980: In Höxter, HANSA‑FLEX Metallschlauch GmbH is founded as the first business division outside standard hydraulic applications. HANSA‑FLEX now manufactures specific metal hose assemblies for the food and chemical industries.

The 1990s

The 2000s
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2001: HANSA-FLEX expands its range to include a mobile service. The Rapid Hydraulic Service is founded halfway through the year, with 26 vehicles deployed nationwide.

2010 - 2019

The 2020s
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2020: Groundbreaking ceremony for the largest construction project in the company’s history. The expansion of the company headquarters is built in Bremen-Mahndorf. The total investment amounts to more than 22 million euro.

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