Company History

• Investment in a new laser cutting system at the Eckernförde site
• punker GmbH celebrates 65th company anniversary

• Winner of the MX Award for Manufacturing Excellence
• renewed award as “Supplier of the Year” by RATIONAL AG
• Consolidated turnover approx. € 53 million
• Employees: approx. 380 employees total (punker group)

• Award as “Supplier of the Year” by RATIONAL AG
• Consolidated turnover approx. € 48.7 million

• Investments at headquarter Eckernfoerde: Additional laser welding technology, digitization of all logistics processes
• consolidated turnover: appr. 44 Mio. €

• Cross Equity Partners AG takes over majority share of punker Group from Quadriga Capital Holding
• Takeover of blower manufacturer Peerless Blowers (USA)
• Employees: appr. 380 total (punker group)
• Consolidated turnover: approx. € 42 million

• punker celebrates 60-year company anniversary
• Investements: extended automated welding
• Consolidated turnover: approx. € 37.5 million

• Employees: approx. 320 total (punker group)
• Consolidated turnover: approx. € 34 million

• Opening of punker LLC in Hickory, North America
• Introduction of the punker brand in North America
• consolidated turnover: approx. € 31 million

Introduction of the punker Excellence Program (PEP) for process improvements

Takeover of punker GmbH by Quadriga Capital Holding Gesellschaft.

Expansion of the facility 2 (management + construction)

Connecting building 4 (Facility 2 + facility 3) houses all centralized shipping and distribution ,

punker celebrates 50-year company anniversary

• Facility 4 / building 2 expanded by 16,000 ft² (1,500 m²)
• By 2003, punker GmbH has produced approx. 100 million fan wheels

Certification of quality management system per DIN ISO 9001-2000

• Facility 4/ building 1 converted to the central warehouse.
• Employees approx. 260
• turnover: approx. $27 million (DM 43 million)
• Total investment for building conversion approx. $1.6 million (DM 2.6 million)

Takeover of Airwheel in Great Britain leads to a significant expansion in the cross flow wheel program and increases punker’s reach to new markets

Expansion of facility 2 by approx. 8,600 ft² (800 m²)

Facility 3 / building 1 (acquisition of the Boysen company including company premises)

New construction, building 2 added to facility 2

New construction facility 2 / building 1

Expansion of facility 1 by approx. 7,500 ft² (700 m²). Employees approx. 75-100, turnover:approx. $1.8 million (DM 2,8 million)

• New construction of facility 1 at the present site in Niewark in Eckernförde
• Setup of lab for research and development

Beginning of manufacture of fan wheels in punched construction, baffle plates, turbulators, ignition electrodes and complete nozzle holders or burner heads

• Founding of punker GmbH Apparatebau and Wärmetechnik in Eckernförde by Hans Flensfelt and Heinz Stadtlander as well as John Cleason and Hage Börrup-Jörgensen
• Import and distribution of oil burner enclosures and accessories