The company Hahlbrock GmbH – at that time still with the suffix “Polyesterbau” to its name – is founded in Wunstorf in 1970 by Lothar Hahlbrock.
The young company initially has 300 square meters of production space at its disposal. The goal: to give the GRP material, which was still not widely used at the time, new shapes and to open up new areas of application.

The advantages of high resistance to chemically aggressive medium are quickly used for corrosion-resistant coatings and the construction of covers and piping systems. Boat hulls and complete boats are manufactured for various types of sailing dinghies.

After three years, Hahlbrock GmbH moves to a new company headquarter in Wunstorf – Großenheidorn. With enlarged production areas, new sales markets are opened up, such as the construction of store fittings and ceiling panels made of GRP.

The final move to the current company premises in Großenheidorn took place in 1988. Although the company now delivers and assembles products worldwide, the company remains loyal to the region.

The extended production and storage halls now have an area of 3500 square meters. Some product lines from the early years are being abandoned due to new market orientations, while other fiber composite technology products and processes based on a high level of production are becoming established.

The increased need for fresh food and refrigerated vehicles due to new guidelines and laws in food transport leads to the founding of a second company in 1995: Hahlbrock Fahrzeugausbau GmbH. The modular GRP kits developed there for fresh service and refrigerated vehicles are installed together with refrigeration systems (SETLINE) designed specifically for Hahlbrock.

Hahlbrock Fahrzeugausbau is a system supplier for Volkswagen and also supplies kits for other well-known commercial vehicle manufacturers.

In 1998, the CNC machining center is opened, in which almost all molding tools can be milled in-house and large molded parts made of fiber composite materials can also be processed in five axes.

Many years of experience in producing a very heterogeneous product range ultimately led to the development of HALUSITE®, an innovative fiber composite material. The Hahlbrock subsidiary, founded in 2004, develops and markets this material with unique properties for applications in the fields of architecture, exhibition stand construction and events.

Andreas Hahlbrock becomes the second managing director alongside his father, the company founder of Hahlbrock GmbH.

This year Hahlbrock GmbH celebrates its 40th company anniversary.
A new production hall with an adjoining social wing is put into operation. Meanwhile we have around 5,000 m² of production and 1,000 m² of storage space on our company premises in Großenheidorn.

Due to its structure and focus on various markets, Hahlbrock GmbH is optimally prepared for new challenges in the fiber composite industry.

The milling center is being expanded with a new hall, which accommodates the third five-axis portal milling machine and provides more surface area for large composite components, molding tools and milling setups.

Hahlbrock is expanding its operating space by another 8,000 m² and is building a new assembly hall including social rooms and a master’s office with 500 m².