The History of the HURST+SCHRÖDER group

12 million switch handles per year, more than 35 years of experience and currently 475 employees - that's the HURST + SCHRÖDER Group in figures.

Of course, there is much more to it than that: as a medium-sized family business, we supply not only knobs, control and display panels as well as electronic and electrotechnical products, but also thermoset molded parts to well-known manufacturers around the globe.

With locations in Germany, Hungary, Slovakia, Turkey and the USA, we are now active throughout Europe and the world.

2017

New branch opened in Altena

In order to extend our manufacturing possibilities and purposefully expand our range of services, we have opened a new production facility in Altena / Westphalia, not far from our head office. The highlight of the new branch is a fully automatic printing system for operating elements.

2011

Establishment of the subsidiary company in Turkey

The currently newest member of our group of companies since 2011 is HSTR ELEKTRIK, which is based in Izmir, Turkey and produces knobs among others.

The company will in future also support the eastern expansion of our customer relationships from this location.

2003

Start of out manufacturing facility in Slovakia

Our company HS-ELECTRONIC in Nižná, Slovakia The range of services is rounded off by the development and production of electronic modules as well as complete devices.The electronic modules section also includes in particular SMD - both wired and mixed.

1997

Extension of the production area in Werdohl

In the context of a future-oriented corporate strategy, the production area at the main location in Werdohl was significantly enlarged, in addition to which the logistics was optimised through the construction of a modern high-bay warehouse.

1991

Takeover of KSM Kunststofftechnik in Meschede

Through the acquisition of KSM Kunststofftechnik in Meschede in the Hochsauerland we were able to successfully expand our production programme by thermosetting plastic design and precision parts.

1983

Start of production in Hungary

With a view to the future we established a production facility in Pomáz, Hungary as early as the 1980s. Since then this has been the location for our inexpensive large-series manufacturing as well as the flexible small-series production of electrical components.

1981

Establishment of the company

Since then we have been developing and producing components and modules for the household appliances and electrical industries.