About us

Alwin Höfert founds Alwin Höfert KG in the Bramfeld district of Hamburg. The family living room functions as an office and the shed of the family house is converted into a warehouse. From day one his two sons, Klaus and Gerd, are together with their father.

The company grows and moves to the outskirts of Hamburg, to Ammersbek. The company now consists of a production, a warehouse and an administration. The work to be done quickly becomes too extensive for the family and the college grows rapidly.

After his soccer career with FC St. Pauli, Alwin's youngest son, Rolf Höfert, joins the family business and establishes a branch in Switzerland.

A subsidiary, Höfert Italia, is founded in Viadanica, Italy. Höfert had long maintained good business relations with northern Italy and decided to open its own factory.

The company moves into a new building. Production, the warehouse and administration are now all under one roof. Following on from dph, the other partner company GROMEX also moves into the "House of Seals" in 2009.

Höfert celebrates its 50th anniversary.

At the beginning of the new year, Klaus Höfert steps down after 55 years as managing director and hands over the company to his son Dirk, who has been managing partner since 1999. Our "senior" remains loyal to the company in an advisory capacity. At the same time, the company celebrates its anniversary and looks back on 60 successful years.