HAVER & BOECKER

The HAVER Group operates a several facilities in Germany, Great Britain, Belgium, USA, Canada and Brazil. Worldwide more than 2000 employees are employed by the entire company.

1887 - 1912

Carl Haver and Eduard Boecker found the company in Hohenlimburg, Germany.

• Mechanisation of the weaving looms
• 1897 the company moves to Oelde in Westphalia (15 employees)
• New start and expansion of the product range to include wire eyelets for bag closures for the cement industry

1913 - 1924

Export starts and expands after first overseas contact.

• Acquires license to build weaving looms, packing machines, screening machines
• THE MACHINE ENGINEERING DIVISION becomes the 2nd major business unit
• 1925 the first packing machine is produced

1926 - 1962

• The first NIAGARA screening machne is built in 1930
• Plant II wire weaving goes into operation
• Manufacture of the world's finest wire cloth: 540 mesh with 45,000 openings per cm2
• The first HAVER ROTO PACKER in 1960

1963 - 1987

• Continuous development of machines and company expansion
• Founding of daughter companies
• Set-up of worldwide export network for plant design and construction
• 1969 acquisition of a machine building plant in Muenster, Germany

 
1988 - 2006

Leading market position is further solidified and expanded.

• The first FORM FILL SEAL automatic machines are built
• Quality management as to DIN EN ISO 9001:2000 provides reliable record of quality, environmental protection and safety while documenting customer direction
• Sales netowrk is expanded into South America and Asia
• Continuous technological development for improving product quality and product range