Helmers’ story

Helmers Maschinenbau GmbH is founded by Ralph Helmers

The company moves to the facility on Adolf-Köhne-Strasse in Osnabrück

The company is renamed Helmers Maschinenbau GmbH

Hubertus Lübbert zur Lage joins the Executive Management Team

The existing production area is expanded by 1,000 m²

Comprehensive intralogistics concepts for the internal flow of goods become a fixed part of Helmers Maschinenbau’s delivery and service portfolio

The Automation Department is set up

Dörfel Lebensmitteltechnik GmbH & Co. KG is taken over 

The range of services is expanded in the (order) picking warehouses segment 
 

The two previous production sites in Osnabrück are merged 

A new factory and office building are built, with 3,000 square metres of manufacturing space and 600 square metres of office space

Helmers Maschinenbau receives the industry-recognised FT Award in the Automation / Logistics category.

An additional office building with an adjoining workshop is built 

Helmers grows to 5,000 square metres of manufacturing space and 1,000 square metres of office space.

Turnover hits €10 m and Ralph Helmers, the company founder, leaves the company on his retirement
   
Hubertus Lübbert is appointed the sole Managing Director

Helmers Maschinenbau receives the ‘Family-Friendly Employer in Osnabrück’ Award for the first time

The Executive Management Team is expanded to include Stefan Nötzel, who also becomes a shareholder

Dörfel GmbH is merged with Helmers Maschinenbau GmbH

Around 70 employees and a powerful network of partners with decades of experience work for Helmers in the areas of consulting, sales, aftersales services, technology, automation, production and administration.

Every year, up to six junior employees receive training in the fields of precision mechanics, mechatronics and technical product design, not to mention training to become an industrial clerk and administrative assistant.

Stefan Nötzel – who has been Co-Managing Partner since 2019 – is appointed sole Managing Director. Hubertus Lübbert zur Lage stays on with the company in the capacity of Co-Partner and Technical Advisor.

Helmers’ core competence is optimally and effectively designing material and goods flow processes. The MOVE principle gets to the heart of added value for Helmers’ customers.

Around 70 employees and a powerful network of partners with decades of experience work for Helmers in the areas of consulting, sales, aftersales services, technology, automation, production and administration.

Every year, up to six junior employees receive training in the fields of precision mechanics, mechatronics and technical product design, not to mention training to become an industrial clerk and administrative assistant.

Helmers Maschinenbau unveils its new look as part of the company’s continued growth strategy. This takes corporate communication to a whole new level and significantly increases people’s level of awareness of the company. This 

also marks the birth of www.Helmers-Move.de and the ‘MOVE seal’, which visualises the key competencies (material flow, optimisation, networking and efficiency) as a quality promise from Helmers Maschinenbau.