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MENNEKES History

IN THE TIDES OF TIME: A MOVING STORY

In 1935, Aloys Mennekes founded an electrical company in his parents' house in Hofolpe - the start of a moving success story.

Over the decades, the small electrical company has developed into a global specialist for industrial plugs and sockets and power distribution systems. We are no longer just a product provider, but above all a solution provider. As an international expert and innovation leader, we are still a family business. Since our foundation we have been committed to the location in Kirchhundem and the people here in the region. Our employees are the secret of our success and the driving force behind our success story.

Discover the milestones of our company history:

1913 - Aloys Mennekes in front of his parents' house shortly before the beginning of the First World War (front, with apron)
1926 - Aloys Mennekes during his apprenticeship as an electrician (on the right)
1936 - Aloys Mennekes (in the middle) with his first apprentice
1947 - Construction of our first factory building
1949 - The company's own aluminium foundry produces plug connectors for the first time
1950 - First trade fair stand in Hanover
1966 - Conversion to the new, internationally applicable round CEE plugs
1973 - The two-storey production building in Kirchhundem
1975 - Generation change: Dieter and Walter Mennekes take over management of the company
1990 - MENNEKES® becomes a brand name
1991 - Acquisition of Technoplast, located in Eastern Germany, and expansion as a new production site
2008 - Establishment of the electromobility business unit
2009 - Expansion of the production area in Kirchhundem by 2,800 m²
2011 - Christopher Mennekes becomes member of the Management
2011 - Establishment of MENNEKES Stecker GmbH & Co. KG and the development, production and sale of automotive components
2013 - Expansion and move into a new logistics centre in Welschen Ennest
2014 - The MENNEKES charging plug for electric vehicles becomes standard for all of Europe according to EU law
2016 - Foundation of the software company chargecloud
2018 - Opening of the MENNEKES eMobility Showroom and Training Center at EUREF Campus, Berlin
2019 - Introduction of MENNEKES ativo billing services