Historical development

1959

Company foundation by Mr Hugo Stock as one-man business and mechanical workshop, operated in his parents’ house in Kirchen-Freusburg

1964

Extended by a production hall for the expanded machine park including social room and office

1971

Company relocation to the newly developed “industrial area Freusburg” as industrial unit

1973

Co-partner Mr Gerhard Schneider joined the company and they started sheet metal working

1974

Change of the company name to H. STOCK oHG, extended by a storage building and a production hall and specialisation in steel interior design

1982

Change of the company name to H. Stock GmbH & Co. KG and organisation of the parent company Stock & Schneider GmbH as management company

1984

Expansion of the office building and extension by means of a further production hall as well as taking up the production of special components for air conditioning and ventilation technology

1988

Extended by a further production hall

1992

Extended by a further production hall

1997

Mr Hugo Stock left the company and Mr Ralf-Hartmut Schneider joined the company as co-partner and managing director

2000

Extended by a storage hall and manufacturing start of parapet heating systems for office and administration buildings

2001

Mr Karl-Heinz Weinbrenner joined the company as co-partner and managing director

2002

Manufacturing start of special air conditioners for office and administration buildings

2003

Manufacturing start of functional cabinets made of metal for different fields of application

2004

Mr Gerhard Schneider left the company, a further production and storage hall was built, a photovoltaic system was built and put into operation, initial certification according to DIN EN ISO 9001

2007

Manufacturing start of panel cooling systems as non-standard design

2010

Manufacturing start of WTW air conditioning units for a controlled ventilation of living areas as well as special components for special and emergency vehicles

2012

Manufacturing start of components made of sheet steel for IT and security rooms

2014

First employment of apprentices to learn the profession “construction mechanics thin sheet construction”

2016

Extension of the company’s activities to the Middle East and the foundation of the on its own working sales-company “Stock ME” in Kuwait.