Timeline
2020
2020
Eric Kaiser was appointed authorized officer
2015
2015
putting 100 tons of preloading and measuring devices into operation
2013
2013
new DGH (Drahtseile Gebrüder Henschel) logo released
2012
2012
Gabriele Henschel and Alexander Freitag were appointed CEO
2006
2006
manufacture of the biggest synthetic grommets of 150 and 180 mm Ø with type approval at DMT; handing over to our client
2001
2001
Friedrich-Ernst Roeber has retired after 25 years of service; Alexander Freitag was appointed authorized officer
1998
1998
Start of joint venture with Lankhorst Touwfabrieken Sneek/the Netherlands to produce synthetic cable-laid grommets under the brand name “ARUNA-Sling”
1994
1994 – 1995
Planning, designing and construction of additional production facilities at United Offhore Services, Moerdijk
1994
Start of a partnership with BRIDON (former Thyssen Draht, Schalkeseil and BTS)
1994
Relocation and taking over of the „offshore devision“ from Verto as well as 8,000 tons of material and machines to Moerdijk
1993
1993
business formation of United Offshore Services
1993
Bankruptcy of Verto United Ropeworks
1993
Startup of test programm of strand-grommets 8 – 40 mm diameter Issue of GS-label „geprüfte Sicherheit“ by German health and safety Startup of test programm to investigate prematurely core break of cable-laid hand spliced slings
1990
1990
Signing of Joint Venture contract with Verto United Ropeworks as „United Grommets BV“ to manufacture cable-laid grommets and cable-laid slings up to 75 to weight each. Building of production facility at Appelweg 16, 4782 PX Moerdijk/the Netherlands
1988
1988
Gebrüder Henschel became the first company of the German wire rope industry to receive the ISO 9000 certificate
1987
1987/88
Sling tests carried out at „Seilprüfstelle Bochum (DMT)“ with cable-laid grommets and cable-laid slings (30 to 156 mm Ø) to investigate the effect of various D/d ratios to WLL
1980
1980
constructing and building of a closing machine for cable-laid ropes weighing up to 10 tons
1979
1979
Lothar Freitag signed the contract for company partnership and became new shareholder; construction and building of a machine for grommets weighing up to 15,000 kg
1978
1978
Horst Henschel quit the company; Gebr. Henschel became member of the offshore working group “PM20“ and the German standard “DIN, chapter NAD4“; construction and building of various machines for grommets weighing up to 4,000 kg
1977
1977
construction and building of various machines for grommets up to 700 kg weight
1976
1976
acquisition of the company location Hoehenstrasse 29, 41749 Viersen; development and construction of various splicing devices; Friedrich-Ernst Roeber became employee and authorized officer
1966
1966
development and construction of the first grommet machine
1964
1964
brother Horst became member of the Company; naming of the company „Gebrüder Henschel“
1962
1962
business formation by Ernst-Otto Henschel