HistorySafety made of glass and plastics since 1976
| 1976 |
Formation of the company on 01. May 1976 in Werne a.d. Lippe |
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| Company’s founder: |
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| Klaus Mennes |
| (retired 2008) |
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| Werner Eichhorn |
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| 1986 |
Relocation of company. Success needs space. The expanding company moves its headquarters to 59379 Selm. |
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| 1987 |
Product extension by the takeover of a glassblowing business with glass apparatus engineering for the hot working of glass. |
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| 1990 |
Diversification by the takeover of a fitting fabrication for the production of flow-through sight glass fittings. |
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| 1997 |
As second generation, Peter Mennes is appointed to executive director. |
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| 1998 |
The first tempering furnace/hardening facility for the manufacture tempered safety glass takes up production. |
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| 2000 |
Modernization and expansion of hot forming and joining technology in the production field of plastics technology. |
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| 2002 |
Plant expansion.
Relocation of administration and partial relocation of plastics technology to Werner Str. 96. |
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| 2004 |
Registration of brand labels
BORAN®, BORIL®, BOSIL®, LUCHS®, MEFLOAT®, MERAX®, METHERM® at the German Patent and Trademark Office.
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| 2005 |
The MENNES GmbH advances further.
The processing of glass is expanded automatically.
A water jet cutting system takes up production. |
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| 2006 |
Plant expansion by 4000 m2.
Spatial separation of special glass technology and plastics technology. |
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| 2008 |
Certification according to DIN EN ISO 9001:2000. |
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| 2009 |
Second thermal tempering furnace takes up production. |
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