- 1928
1928
Foundation in Werther, Westphalia
- 1965
1965
Beginning
of further processing of tubular components - 1977
1977
Foundation
of Chicago PPL - 1988
1988
Development
of the P+P railing system - 1994
1994
Foundation
of P+P Artec America - 1999
1999
Development
of Common Rail Subsystems - 2003
2003
Start of Common Rail production
in the new plant in Ajka, Hungary - 2006
2006
Acquisition
of the "Meister Group" - 2007
2007
Acquisition
of the company s.a.s. Comte - 2008
2008
Foundation
of Poppe + Potthoff Maschinenbau in Nordhausen - 2008
2008
Construction of the Technology Centre
in Werther - 2009
2009
Development of a common rail system
for marine diesel engines and development of a proprietary pressure relief valve - 2010-2011
2010-
2011Rebranding of the locations
under the umbrella brand Poppe + Potthoff - 2011
2011
Acquisition
of the clutch specialist R+W Antriebselemente, Klingenberg - 2012
2012
High-pressure components
are tested for pressure resistance with pulses up to 6000 bar - 2013
2013
Expansion
of diesel injection line production at the plant in Ajka, Hungary - 2014
2014
Move into a new building
for the production of couplings in Slovakia - 2014
2014
P+P supplies high-pressure components
for hydrogen, bio and natural gas engines - 2015
2015
Expansion:
New building for Poppe + Potthoff Maschinenbau GmbH - 2015
2015
Expansion:
Additional production facility for clutches - 2016
2016
Acquisition of Plaschka
with locations in Germany and the Czech Republic - 2017
2017
R+W supplies a huge safety coupling
(Ø4m) for a wind turbine test facility - 2018
2018
Key to e-mobility:
testing heating and cooling systems for load capacity and efficiency - 2019
2019
Expansion of the production
of precision components at Plaschka spol. s.r.o. in the Czech Republic - 2019
2019
R+W moves into new headquarters
in Wörth am Main - 2020
2020
The Innovation Lab
is founded in Werther - 2021
2021
Walter Henrich
becomes part of the P+P Group
History
When the family enterprise Poppe + Potthoff was established as tube-rolling mill more than 90 years ago, Hermann Potthoff established the following guiding principle: Quality is at the centre of our efforts!
The special significance of this quote only becomes clear in light of the company concept which was unique at the time. Deviating from the common practice of established competitors at the time, Poppe + Potthoff started its life as contract manufacturer who also manufactured tubes in small lots according to customers’ special requirements.
The idea that quality means nothing other than fulfilling the technical needs of a customer precisely and reliably, is therefore inherent in the Poppe + Potthoff genes. Today we implement this principle in a broad range of products, which includes Common Rail components, high-precision turned parts all the way to the original precision steel tube.
This claim can only be fulfilled with the best and most committed employees. The tradition of the family enterprise in a modern interpretation is therefore important for our success. It stands for long-term orientation, leadership through trust, decisiveness and reliability, however not for patriarchal structures.