Start in a small workshop<\/strong><\/h2>\nMore than 55 years ago, in 1962, company founder G\u00fcnther H\u00f6cker started out in Bad Laer with three employees. The highly motivated team began, Extraction systems for joineries<\/strong> to manufacture. A perfect field of work for the passionate craftsman: here he was able to combine his enthusiasm for metalwork with technology and fulfil his high quality standards.<\/p>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03.png\")
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<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tThe H\u00f6cker Polytechnik team in the 1960s.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t![\"Founder](\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/TU_Hoecker_Polytechnik_Gruender_Guenther_Hoecker_19xx-203x300.jpg\")
<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tFounder G\u00fcnther H\u00f6cker is proud of what has been achieved.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\nThe company grew year by year, the first apprentice joined the company in 1966 and the product range was also expanded. New filter systems were developed, the product range was extended to other industries and, at the end of the 1970s, H\u00f6cker fitters installed the first filter systems abroad.<\/p>\n
The company, which began with four technophile locksmiths, grew. By 1983, H\u00f6cker Polytechnik already had more than 100 employees. On the company's 25th anniversary, little was left of its Spartan origins - the company had moved to its current headquarters in Hilter a. T. W., and the small workshop had become a high-performance production facility. However, the team spirit and enthusiasm for innovative technology remained.<\/p>\n![\"Cyclone](\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/TU_Hoecker_Polytechnik_Zyklonsauger_1968-1010x1024.jpg\" "\\"Cyclone")
Cyclone vacuum cleaners were the standard for machine dust extraction in 1968.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nGeneration change in 1993<\/strong><\/h2>\nAfter a good 30 years, the next generation took over. Founder G\u00fcnther H\u00f6cker handed over responsibility for the following years to a new generation. Three-member competence team<\/strong> from. Long-standing employees Christian Vennemann and Heiner Kleine-Wechelmann took over key management skills from the founder as authorised signatories, and his son Frank H\u00f6cker took over the management of the company in 1993.<\/p>\nThis trio still works harmoniously within the company today and has been expanded. The defined claims such as Sales, Human Resources, Purchasing and Corporate Strategy ensure effectiveness in the individual topics and the team network provides the important synchronisation for company-critical decisions.<\/p>\n![\"Founder](\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/TU_Hoecker_Polytechnik_Generationswechsel_1991.jpg\" "\\"Founder")
Founder G\u00fcnther H\u00f6cker hands over management duties in 1991: from left to right Christian Vennemann, Heiner Kleine-Wechelmann, Frank H\u00f6cker and G\u00fcnther H\u00f6cker.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nCompany investments and production expansions<\/strong><\/h2>\nSince then, the company has continued to grow: H\u00f6cker took over the container press manufacturer Presto in 1989, acquired a stake in the briquetting press manufacturer Briklis and founded an additional production facility in Poland with DPU. Own sales companies in Russia, Switzerland and Poland followed.<\/p>\n
Today, more than 200 employees work at H\u00f6cker Polytechnik GmbH. The new low-energy office building was constructed in 2010, and the production facility in Hilter a. T. W. was also completely renovated and expanded between 2012 and 2017. The newly built logistics centre<\/strong> also fulfils the requirements of a globally active company. A solar power plant generates over 230,000 kW\/h of electricity every year and conserves valuable resources in the long term. The energy management system has been certified in accordance with ISO 50001 since 2016.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tThe company grew year by year, the first apprentice joined the company in 1966 and the product range was also expanded. New filter systems were developed, the product range was extended to other industries and, at the end of the 1970s, H\u00f6cker fitters installed the first filter systems abroad.<\/p>\n
The company, which began with four technophile locksmiths, grew. By 1983, H\u00f6cker Polytechnik already had more than 100 employees. On the company's 25th anniversary, little was left of its Spartan origins - the company had moved to its current headquarters in Hilter a. T. W., and the small workshop had become a high-performance production facility. However, the team spirit and enthusiasm for innovative technology remained.<\/p>\n After a good 30 years, the next generation took over. Founder G\u00fcnther H\u00f6cker handed over responsibility for the following years to a new generation. Three-member competence team<\/strong> from. Long-standing employees Christian Vennemann and Heiner Kleine-Wechelmann took over key management skills from the founder as authorised signatories, and his son Frank H\u00f6cker took over the management of the company in 1993.<\/p>\n This trio still works harmoniously within the company today and has been expanded. The defined claims such as Sales, Human Resources, Purchasing and Corporate Strategy ensure effectiveness in the individual topics and the team network provides the important synchronisation for company-critical decisions.<\/p>\n Since then, the company has continued to grow: H\u00f6cker took over the container press manufacturer Presto in 1989, acquired a stake in the briquetting press manufacturer Briklis and founded an additional production facility in Poland with DPU. Own sales companies in Russia, Switzerland and Poland followed.<\/p>\n Today, more than 200 employees work at H\u00f6cker Polytechnik GmbH. The new low-energy office building was constructed in 2010, and the production facility in Hilter a. T. W. was also completely renovated and expanded between 2012 and 2017. The newly built logistics centre<\/strong> also fulfils the requirements of a globally active company. A solar power plant generates over 230,000 kW\/h of electricity every year and conserves valuable resources in the long term. The energy management system has been certified in accordance with ISO 50001 since 2016.<\/p>\nGeneration change in 1993<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Company investments and production expansions<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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