Quality is our passion. For more than 90 years.

The roots of the Hoffmann Group go back to the year 1919. Even then we gave priority to quality and have been on a successful path since that time.

We are often asked what we do differently or why we do things better than others. Perhaps it's because what we see in every pliers, every spanner, every cutting disc and every milling cutter is not only the means to an end but also the best possible working result for its users?

The tools, the markets and also the type of our services have all changed.
But not our passion: The passion for quality tools.

Some important milestones of our history:

1866: Founding of the partner Oltrogge & Co. KG      

1866: Founding of the partner Hch. Perschmann GmbH      

1919: Founding of Hoffmann GmbH Qualitätswerkzeuge as a starting point for the Hoffmann Group      

1960: Founding of the partner Bert Gödde u. Söhne KG in Cologne      

1962: Founding of the partner gebo Werkzeuge GmbH in Essen      

1993: Founding of the Hoffmann Group with the objective of a nationwide market leadership in Germany      

1994: Certification to DIN EN ISO 9001     

1995: Start of internationalisation with licensee partners in Spain, Switzerland and Slovenia    

2000: Implementation of the ordering centre in the internet for about 50,000 quality tools      

2001: Certification to the rules of the Verband der Deutschen Automobilindustrie VDA 6.2 (for service companies) and VDA 6.4 (for manufacturers of tools) as the first sales company in the tooling sector.      

2003: Renaming of the Hoffmann-Gruppe to Hoffmann Group. Up to the present day, the only company with a TÜV certificate for over 99% delivery capability.
Joint expansion of sales in Russia, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Belorussia with partners on-site.

2006: 
Opening of the TechnologyCenter in Nuremberg.

Founding of the Hoffmann Group Foundation.    

2007: Laying the foundation stone for the new European logistics centre in Nuremberg.

2008: Opening of the CompetenceCenter Hoffmann Göppingen. Launch of GARANT eTool: Largest uniform CAD tooling database for machining and clamping technology.
Start of construction for the Orange House (cooperation between the Hoffmann Group Foundation and the Tabaluga Kinderstiftung (Children's Foundation)).

2009: 
Opening of the LogisticCenter in Nuremberg.
Topping-out ceremony for the Orange House (a cooperation between the Hoffmann Group Foundation and the Tabaluga Kinderstiftung (Children's Foundation)).