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Company history

Family business in the 3rd generation

Fritz Junge
Horst Gerdes
Paola Schrader-Gerdes
Timo Schrader-Gerdes
Paul Proksch

One of the main reasons for the success of multigenerational family businesses is the shared values and visions of the family members. Shared values and visions promote stability and corporate values such as:

As a family business, HEAT has the flexibility to embrace change while maintaining its core values and traditions.

How it all began

Over the decades, HEAT has retained its family culture despite all the headwinds. To this day, the top management places great value and care on the well-being and welfare of its employees.

Over the last century, HEAT has grown with its customers. The world has changed and HEAT has changed with it: 

Creating, building, solving problems, inventing, testing, offering and improving services. 

Customers who choose HEAT services and solutions/concepts today acquire almost 100 years of experience and know-how.

Timeline

1933
Foundation of the company Fritz Junge Feilenhauerei
Auerbach/Saxony
1933
1933
1958
Relocation to Herzberg with a small salt bath
City of Herzberg am Harz
1958
1958
1972
New building with salt bath, heat treatment and start in the automotive sector
Industrial area Herzberg am Harz
1972
1972
1976 - 1980
Extension by 2 production halls
Thus the extension of heat treatment: gas, plasma, vacuum
1976
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1980
1976 - 1980
1996
Takeover of Härtereitechnik Bremen GmbH
Stuhr
1996
1996
1997 - 1999
Construction of a new plant
Norderstedt
1997
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1999
1997 - 1999
1998 - 2001
Change of name HEAT Group
Certification DIN EN ISO 9001 & VDA 6.1
1998
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2001
1998 - 2001
2003
Handover of the management
Paola Schrader-Gerdes
2003
2003
2004
Foundation of the HEAT Sachsen GmbH Group
2004
2004
2007
Foundation of BEATERS GmbH
Hammer mill beater production
2007
2007
2013
Foundation of HEAT Holding GmbH Group
2013
2013
2011 - 2019
HEAT Group L.S.
Isıl İşlem San. Ve Tic. Ltd. sti.
2011
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2019
2011 - 2019
2023
New managing directors at HEAT Herzberg GmbH Group
Timo Schrader-Gerdes & Paul-Ramon Proksch
2023
2023