About us
Kock & Sohn has been producing high-quality implements for tractors, telescopic and wheel loaders as well as wheels and twin systems for agriculture and the construction industry for over 50 years. Over time, a small farrier and wagon forge has become a company with more than 70 employees at the Hopsten-Schale site in the district of Steinfurt.
| 1924 | Philipp Kock establishes the company in Hopsten-Schale |
| 1925 | Building of an apartment house and a factory with about 60m² |
| 1926 | |
| 1927 | |
| 1928 | |
| 1929 | Philipp Kock Master examination (18th of Sept.)
The grounder: Phillipp Kock
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| 1930 | Philipp Kock examination of shoeing (30th of April) |
| 1931 | |
| 1932 | |
| 1940 | |
| 1941 | |
| 1942 | |
| 1943 | Erwin Kock: examination of shoeing |
| 1944 | Erwin Kock starts working in the company of his parents (one trainee is employed) |
| 1945 | |
| 1946 | |
| 1947 | |
| 1948 | Building of the first forge with about 250m² |
| 1949 | |
| 1950 | |
| 1951 | |
| 1952 | Erwin Kock master examination (4th of April) |
| 1953 | |
| 1954 | |
| 1955 | |
| 1958 | |
| 1959 | |
| 1960 | |
| 1961 | production of grating wheels starts |
| 1962 | |
| 1963 | |
| 1964 | |
| 1965 | Philipp Kock senior deceases |
| Building of a second hall with a social area; about 550m² | |
| 1966 | Purchasing of "Alpas"-patent; production of grating wheels and twin-rims begin |
| 1967 | |
| 1968 | |
| 1969 | Purchasing of working equipment for front loaders begins |
| 1970 | |
| 1971 | |
| 1972 | Purchasing of a forge with 6000m² adverse the Höfener Straße |
| 1973 | |
| 1974 | Building of a hall with 1150m²
Led the company for over 30 years: Erwin Kock
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| celebration of the 50 year-company anniversary | |
| number of employee: 23 | |
| 1975 | |
| 1976 | |
| 1977 | |
| 1978 | |
| 1979 | |
| 1980 | Production of inducement wheels starts |
| 1981 | |
| 1982 | |
| 1983 | |
| 1984 | |
| 1985 | Dipl.-Ing. Manfred Kock starts working in the company of his parents |
| 1986 | Office expansion; in the "old apartment building" |
| 1987 | |
| 1988 | Purchasing of a parcel with about 5000m² besides of the 1974 builded hall |
| 1989 | Building of a production and warehouse hall with about 2100 m² |
| 1990 | |
| 1991 | Purchasing of a parcel in the industrial estate "An der Wurth" with about 5000 m² |
| 1992 | Foundation of "Kock & Sohn Räder GmbH" |
| 1993 | Erwin Kock deceases (18th of May) |
| 1994 | |
| 1995 | Setting of field service, at first initial equipment, afterwards field service for Germany |
| 1996 | |
| 1997 | |
| 1998 | |
| 1999 | Foundation of the tyre-whole sale "Kock & Sohn Reifen & Räder Vertriebs KG" |
| Celebration of the 75 year-company anniversary, number of employee: 40 (five trainees included) | |
| 2000 | |
| 2001 | |
| 2002 | |
| 2003 | |
| 2004 | |
| 2005 | |
| 2006 | Setting of distribution of the GUS-states |
| 2007 | Purchasing of the "Höfener Straße", about 1000 m² the industrial estate "An der Wurth" becomes field warehouse for tyres |
| 2008 | Purchasing of a 11,000 m² agriculture area |
Building of a new modern building for administration with social area, drawing space: 900m²; 65 employees (5 trainees included)
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| 2009 | House-warming party with 140 guests (12th of September) |
| 2010 | |
| 2011 | |
| 2012 | Raiffeisenstraße becomes industrial real estate |
| 2013 | 11,000 m² industrial real estate becomes storage area; 70 employees (5 trainees included) |
| 2014 | Kock & Sohn will become 90 years old |
| Construction of a warehouse for tires, size 4500 m² | |
| 2015 | ErrichConstructiontung of production hall, size ca. 800 m² |
| 2016 |
Oliver Kock (Bachelor of Science) joined his parents' business. |
| 2017 | |
| 2018 | Commissioning of the new surface treatment |
| 2019 | Purchase of a new welding robot |
| 2020 | |
| 2021 | Expansion of the machine park by another welding robot |
| 2022 | Purchase of a mobile transport ramp for unloading tire containers |
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