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We started out as a "factory for technical hoses" with just 3 employees and 400 m² of production space in Herten/Ruhr in 1987. Today, Masterflex SE is the technology and global market leader for technical hoses and connection solutions with over 600 employees worldwide.
World market leader once again!
Every year, the so-called "World Market Leader Index", which lists all world market leaders from German-speaking countries, is compiled under the scientific direction of the University of Sankt Gallen using freely available company data. Once again, the Masterflex Group is one of these "World Market Leader Champions". The entire list of world market leaders is published every year in the business magazine "WirtschaftsWoche".
We are the world market leader (again)!
With its listing in the world market leader index, the Masterflex Group is once again one of the world market leader champions. In a special edition, WirtschaftsWoche presented the success stories of all "500 secret world market leaders 2022".
"Capital" honours Masterflex Group
For the second time, the business magazine "Capital", together with the market research institute "Statista", has honoured the most innovative companies in Germany. One of the 473 German companies honoured is the Masterflex Group!
Click here for the Capital ranking of the most innovative companies in Germany!
Honoured as a TOP 100 innovator
The Masterflex Group has once again made it into the TOP 100, making it one of the most innovative companies in Germany. TOP 100 is the only innovation competition that honours medium-sized companies for their innovation management and innovation success.
This is the third time that the Masterflex Group has received this award.
Award: World market leader once again
This year, the Masterflex Group is once again listed in the World Market Leader Index of the University of St. Gallen.
The term "world market leader" is used across all industries to describe globally active and successful companies with leading technologies and outstanding product and service quality.
Relaunch: The new Masterflex Group website
Wow! The new Masterflex Group website presents itself with a fresh design, completely revised and target group-orientated content as well as user-friendly and intuitive navigation.
A special highlight is the new corporate film.
We are the world market leader!
After 2017 and 2018, the Masterflex Group has once again made it into the ranking of German world market leaders. With the listing in the World Market Leader Index of the University of St. Gallen, the Masterflex Group is once again one of the world market leader champions.
Masterflex co-operates with Winkler AG with templine® heating hoses
Masterflex SE and Winkler AG, market leader in the field of heated hoses and heating systems, have agreed on an extensive co-operation. Winkler AG will take over the templine® product group as well as the templine® brand and its marketing from Masterflex SE with immediate effect. Masterflex has manufactured heated hose systems under the name templine® for more than 10 years. The sales and technical teams of both companies will endeavour to ensure as far as possible that there will be no restrictions or delays for customers during the transition phase.
New food hose with EU approval
Novoplast Schlauchtechnik is launching the first polyurethane food hose on the market that has EU food approval as a whole. The Master-Tube PUR 98A Food product line fulfils all requirements in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EU) No. 10/2011 including the amending regulations and the Consumer Goods Ordinance - and thus also complies with the provisions of Regulation (EU) No. 1935/2004 and the German Food and Feed Code (LFGB).
The AMPIUS® app is launched
Just in time for the start of series production of AMPIUS® hose systems with integrated lifecycle tracking functions, the Masterflex Group is launching the matching AMPIUS® app. Hose systems in conjunction with an app and a smartphone provide a wealth of data that can be used to monitor and optimise the associated processes or detect faults at an early stage.
We are a TOP 100 innovator!
The Masterflex Group is one of the most innovative medium-sized companies in Germany - honoured by TOP 100. For the second time (after 2016), we have received the award from Ranga Yogeshwar, television journalist and mentor of the competition. TOP 100 is the only innovation competition in Germany to recognise medium-sized companies for their innovation management and innovation success. We were particularly convincing in the "Innovative processes and organisation" category.
New AMPIUS® flyer shows digital possibilities
"AMPIUS® - The Future of Flow Technology" is the title of the new AMPIUS® flyer. Under this name, the Masterflex Group has developed hose systems that will soon be equipped with a digital interface as standard. AMPIUS® hose systems combine customised sensor technology with lifecycle tracking functions and smart material.
Masterflex presents new suction and delivery hose
Masterflex is once again ensuring that streets, squares and paths remain clean and is presenting a new microbe and hydrolysis-resistant suction and delivery hose made of polyurethane, which has been specially developed for use in waste disposal and cleaning technology: The Master-PUR H Streetmaster Pro. The new hose from the proven Streetmaster series has a very special structure that ensures significantly improved compressibility, greater flexibility and optimised flow properties.
Stifterverband honours Masterflex Group
The Masterflex Group has been awarded the "Innovative through Research" seal of approval. The seal, awarded by the Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft e.V., is given to companies that take part in the biennial survey on research and development in the German economy. The survey is carried out on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
An important contribution to digitalisation - Interview in "Technischer Handel"
The Masterflex Group has struck a chord with customers with AMPIUS - this is the conclusion one year after the introduction of the first networkable and intelligent hose systems. The trade magazine "Technischer Handel" spoke to project manager Stefan Nüßen and the CEO of the Masterflex Group, Dr Andreas Bastin, about this important contribution to digitalisation.
New medical technology brochure
The new medical technology brochure shows in compact form on 20 pages what we do, what characterises our products and what material and manufacturing expertise we have. For the first time, the Novoplast Schlauchtechnik, Fleima-Plastic and APT brands are presented together.
Masterflex receives AEO certification
Masterflex becomes an "Authorised Economic Operator" and thus has a very special status: An "Authorised Economic Operator" ("AEO") is considered to be particularly reliable and trustworthy and can therefore claim special customs clearance benefits.
Masterflex receives patent for Master-PUR Inline and Master-PUR Performance hoses
Pole position for Masterflex: We have been granted a patent for our Master-PUR Inline and Master-PUR Performance hoses. The patent describes the inner lining of the hoses and covers both the manufacturing process and the finished product. This makes Masterflex the only manufacturer in Germany that can - and is allowed to - produce smoothly lined polyurethane hoses in lengths of up to 25 metres in one piece.
University of St. Gallen honours the Masterflex Group as World Market Leader Champion 2018
With the listing in the World Market Leader Index of the University of St. Gallen, the Masterflex Group is once again one of the world market leader champions in the "Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals" sector - and thus once again one of the world's best companies this year.
Masterduct celebrates anniversary
Masterduct turns 18 - and thanks its customers, suppliers and business partners for the trust they have placed in it.
The templine® Vario honoured as top product 2017
A hose in a hose: The templine® Vario heating hose with replaceable inner core is honoured by the trade magazine "Process" as the top product of 2017. The outstanding properties and an inner hose that can be easily replaced convinced the renowned expert jury and secured the templine® Vario heating hose a place in the TOP 10.
Company portrait: "This millimetre work goes out into the world"
"Mould making - injection moulding - assembly: everything from a single source" is the motto at Fleima-Plastic. This includes standard medical articles as well as customer-specific components that are manufactured using the company's own injection moulding tools. Read the full article in the Oderwälder Zeitung from 27 October 2017.
New APT brand: first projects, primarily in medical technology
APT has been sailing under the flag of the Masterflex Group since the beginning of 2017. And it is on a successful course: "The revenue realised to date is fully in line with our expectations and is even slightly above plan," says Dr Andreas Bastin, CEO of the Masterflex Group. The first joint sales projects, particularly in medical technology, have been launched and have a good chance of resulting in major orders.
AMPIUS®: Masterflex digitalises the hose business
The Masterflex Group is the first company on the market to offer networkable and intelligent or smart variants and options for the entire hose programme. All hose systems that are equipped with digital interfaces and offer lifecycle tracking functions are summarised under the name AMPIUS®. The digitalisation options are not limited to certain hose series or specific markets, but can be adapted to specific customer requirements.
Masterflex Group once again among the 100 most successful German SMEs
What would the German economy be like without SMEs? Half as successful, half as diverse and far less international, according to the Munich Strategy Group (MSG), which together with the daily newspaper "Die Welt" is therefore honouring the "TOP 100 growth and earnings stars" from the SME sector for the seventh time. This is the second time that the Masterflex Group has made it into the elite of German SMEs. For the ranking, the structural data of around 3,500 medium-sized companies from all sectors and federal states were analysed.
APT strengthens the Masterflex Group
The fluoropolymer specialist APT Advanced Polymer Tubing GmbH from Neuss becomes part of the Masterflex Group. APT has outstanding expertise in the field of high-tech plastics such as PTFE and other fully and partially fluorinated polymers. The material and application expertise that APT brings with it strategically rounds off the Masterflex Group's product portfolio.
New permanently antistatic suction and delivery hose from the Food A series is 100% food-safe
Hoses and connecting lines in the food and pharmaceutical industries must fulfil strict regulations and requirements in terms of quality, hygiene, abrasion resistance, flexibility and resilience. Masterflex has added a new polyurethane (PUR) suction and transport hose to its range of permanently antistatic food hoses specifically for use in these industries: The Master-PUR FOOD A Multi is suitable for transporting foodstuffs according to simulant groups A to E thanks to its innovative material composition. It can be used to transport almost all types of food (dry, aqueous, acidic, alcoholic and fatty) and dairy products safely and reliably.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to changed limit values, these hoses currently no longer fulfil the approval for the food sector.
Masterflex Group is one of the TOP 100
For the 23rd time, the TOP 100, the most innovative companies in the German SME sector, have been honoured. This year, the Masterflex Group belongs to this innovation elite for the first time - and took part in a demanding, scientific selection process. Innovation management and innovation success were analysed. The mentor of the innovation competition, Ranga Yogeshwar, will honour the top innovator at the German SME Summit on 24 June in Essen.
Masterflex is the first European hose manufacturer to be certified according to DIN EN ISO 9001:2015
Masterflex SE in Gelsenkirchen has been successfully certified according to the new international standard ISO 9001:2015, making it the first manufacturer of technical hoses and connection systems in Europe with this quality feature. The certificate was awarded by TÜV Nord and is monitored regularly on an ongoing basis. This makes all process steps even more comprehensible and transparent for customers - including, for example, the fact that all employees are specifically trained and continuously improve their expertise.
Friedrich Wilhelm Bischoping becomes Honorary Chairman
In the course of the IPO in 2000, Friedrich Wilhelm Bischoping, one of the founders of the Masterflex Group, moved to the top of the Supervisory Board. After 16 years, he is now relinquishing this position. It was "exactly the right time" to place this important task in younger hands. The graduate engineer founded Masterflex Kunststofftechnik GmbH with two partners in 1987. Back then, the company had three employees; today it has more than 600 employees worldwide. Bischoping becomes Honorary Chairman of the Masterflex Group.
Laying of the foundation stone at Masterflex SE: Production and warehouse at the Gelsenkirchen site to be expanded
In Gelsenkirchen, the most important location for the production of spiral hoses, storage and production capacities are being significantly expanded. Firstly, the approx. 850m2 warehouse on Willy-Brandt-Allee was put into operation at the beginning of the year. In the second stage, a new two-storey building with a gross floor area of 7,700m2 and paved outdoor facilities will be erected. Mayor Frank Baranowski and representatives of the Gelsenkirchen Economic Development Agency as well as customers and business partners were also present at the laying of the foundation stone with CEO Dr Andreas Bastin.
Masterflex invests in site expansions
The Masterflex Group is investing around seven million euros in the expansion of the Gelsenkirchen site. In doing so, the company wants to do justice to the constantly increasing order situation, but also strengthen the location and offer its employees an economically secure future. Both storage and production capacities are being expanded.
The Master-PUR LF Trivolution from Masterflex - a new premium product for simple suction applications
The new super-lightweight Master-PUR LF Trivolution polyurethane film hose is being launched on the market. It is designed for simple extraction applications and is the perfect entry-level product in premium quality: with its three characteristic properties (permanently antistatic, microbe-resistant, flame-retardant), it joins the proven and popular "Trivolution" hose series.
Allow me, Masterflex Group, world market leader!
Who doesn't like to claim to be a global market leader? Far too many companies do, according to the University of St. Gallen - and has developed its own ranking for "real" world market leaders without further ado. The Masterflex Group has immediately made it into the new world market leader ranking of the renowned university and is therefore one of the "real world market leaders".
Christmas campaign of the Gelsenkirchener Tafel
Once again this year, the trainees are supporting the Gelsenkirchener Tafel with their Christmas campaign and will spend two days wrapping donations as Christmas presents.
FOOD series fulfils the standard
Antistatic FOOD hoses from Masterflex fulfil the new EU Regulation No. 10/2011, which will apply to all food-safe hoses from 2016. This means that all FOOD hoses can be used to transport foods ranging from potato starch and sugar to frozen foods and even milk powder for baby food.
"With us it will be something" - Masterflex Group supports campaign of the Gelsenkirchen site
The Masterflex Group, which has been based in Gelsenkirchen-Erle for more than 25 years, is one of 13 companies taking part in a nationwide advertising campaign to draw attention to Gelsenkirchen and, of course, to the leading hose specialist.
The Masterflex Group reorganises its Russian business
In October, Masterflex SE sells its shares in Masterflex RUS from St. Petersburg. In return, an exclusive trading partnership is signed with the new majority owner and previous partner, SovPlym.
Donation to the Gelsenkirchen food bank
The Masterflex team achieved a great 25th place overall at the B2Run company run in Gelsenkirchen Schalke. A donation of 1,100 euros was raised for the Gelsenkirchen children's charity.
Christmas sponsorship cooperation
As part of the sponsoring cooperation with the Gelsenkirchen food bank, the trainees spend two days during Advent sorting and packing donations in kind as Christmas presents.
Masterduct introduces FireFlex
The innovative FireFlex hose will be launched on the US market in autumn. FireFlex is a vehicle exhaust hose specially designed for the high-temperature range and was developed specifically for fire brigades' vehicle fleets.
The Masterflex Group at the Hannover Messe
At the Hannover Messe, the Masterflex Group is presenting itself for the first time together with its Masterflex and Novoplast Schlauchtechnik brands. The Minister President of Saxony-Anhalt, Dr Reiner Haseloff, was shown the Masterflex Group's innovations during the trade fair.
A world first for the Masterflex Group
In February 2014, the Masterflex Group launches the world's first Master-PUR Trivolution product on the market: a single hose with THREE additional properties. The Master-PUR Trivolution® spiral hose is antistatic in accordance with TRBS 2153, microbe-resistant and flame-retardant in accordance with DIN 4102 B1.
A colourful and appealing marketing campaign with three symbolic "super heroes" is launched for the product launch.
Expansion of the cleanrooms at Novoplast Schlauchtechnik
In autumn 2013, the Masterflex Group puts new clean rooms into operation at the Halberstadt site. In order to meet the growing needs of its customers in the medical technology sector, a new clean room was added to the production facility for the Novoplast Schlauchtechnik brand.
A Star is born - the new Master-PUR Performance
In September 2013, the Masterflex Group launches an absolute world first on the market for spiral hoses: The "Master-PUR Performance®" from the Masterflex brand. This extruded spiral hose with an absolutely seamlessly smooth inner surface can withstand the highest loads when transporting rough or heavy bulk goods and is also significantly more flexible than comparably heavy PU hoses.
New Group financing agreement
In May, the Group refinancing until 2018 is newly agreed. The new syndicated loan totalling up to EUR 40 million has a term until June 2018 and was concluded with only four banks. This agreement replaces the old loan valid until 2015 and essentially all other credit lines in the Masterflex Group and also provides funds for possible acquisitions in the core business.
Standardised brand presence
Masterflex has had a new brand identity since March 2013. Since then, all products have been marketed under the umbrella brand Masterflex Group under one of the five company brands - Masterflex, Matzen & Timm, Novoplast Schlauchtechnik, Fleima-Plastic and Masterduct.
25th company anniversary at Masterflex
In October 2012, Masterflex celebrates its 25th anniversary. To mark the occasion, donations are collected internally and externally for the Gelsenkirchener Tafel e.V. organisation. An impressive four-figure sum is collected.
Change of legal form to SE
In June, the Annual General Meeting approves the conversion to Masterflex SE by a large majority. The reason for the change of legal form is its greater acceptance among globally active customers and investors. The conversion to an SE formally comes into effect on 1 October 2012, with no changes to the stock market listing.
Recognised as a family-friendly company
In August, Masterflex is awarded the "Family-friendly company 2012" seal by the Gelsenkirchen Alliance for Families. This honours the company's long-standing practice of family-friendly working time models and emergency arrangements (e.g. sickness, cancelled classes).
Expansion in Asia
Subsidiaries are founded in Germany, Singapore and China for the expansion into Asia. Following a successful search for a location, the sales team in Singapore and China is gradually built up.
Honoured by the "Ökoprofit" project
Masterflex is honoured for its successful participation in the "Ökoprofit" project. The aim is to develop practical ideas that reduce the burden on the environment and cut operating costs at the same time.
First steps towards Asia
In December, the Masterflex Group begins its expansion into Asia with the founding of the Asian lead company Masterflex Asia Pte Ltd in Singapore and a further location near Shanghai, China.
Growth through innovation
Moulded parts in 3D geometry can replace heavy metal pipes. They also dampen vibrations.
The inert gas hose developed by Matzen & Timm for the fuelling system of the Airbus A380 / M400 is light as a feather, electrically conductive and non-flammable.
Turnarounder of the year
In autumn, Masterflex CEO Dr Andreas Bastin receives the "Turnarounder of the Year 2011" award in the category "Companies with up to 500 employees" from the auditing firm BDO and the magazine impulse.
Acceptance campaign In|du|strie
In the summer, Masterflex joins the acceptance campaign In|du|strie of the IHK Nord-Westfalen. With this campaign, the local industrial companies are promoting greater understanding and proximity among the people of the region.
New company in the Czech Republic
With its subsidiary Masterflex Cesko s.r.o., Masterflex launches its own sales organisation in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Sale of Clean Air Bike GmbH
Masterflex sells Clean Air Bike GmbH, Berlin, and Velo Drive GmbH, Herten, in April. Finally, the fuel cell technology activities are sold in October as part of an asset deal. The refocusing on the core business of high-tech hose systems, which began in 2008, is thus completed.
The new product: templine®
The electrically heated templine® hose system is presented externally for the first time. The unique design of templine® enables uniform heating of the conveyed material. This results in significant savings in energy consumption. templine® is honoured as product of the month.
New electrically conductive hose type
With the new electrically conductive hose type Master-Clip VITON® EL, Masterflex is adding another product to its range of highly flexible clamping profile hoses for hazardous areas.
Sale of the Mobility Group
The Executive Board announces the sale of the Mobility Group as the last remaining activity outside the core business of the Masterflex Group. The sale, which will take place in 2011, will complete the Group reorganisation initiated in 2008 (concentration on the core business of high-tech hose systems).
Expansion of the Masterflex Group
A new sales company is founded in Brazil. In Russia, a joint venture is launched with a Swedish-Russian company. Masterflex is thus further expanding its international activities in the core business area of high-tech hose systems while it is still being restructured.
Sale of SURPRO GmbH
As part of the refocusing on the core business, the subsidiary SURPRO GmbH is sold.
20th company anniversary at Novoplast Schlauchtechnik
The self-founded subsidiary Novoplast Schlauchtechnik celebrates its 20th anniversary.
New product series: fun-flexx®
With the fun-flexx® product series, Masterflex offers professional dog tunnels for dog sports and leisure activities as well as tunnel systems for ferrets.
Start of production: antistatic hose series for EX zones
Masterflex produces an antistatic hose series for EX zones with a non-migrating permanent antistatic agent that fulfils all the requirements of the new TRBS 2153 directive (formerly BGR 132 directive) for the dissipation of electrostatic charges. The product series includes abrasion-resistant and microbe-resistant hoses as well as hoses for use in the food and pharmaceutical industries.
New Chief Financial Officer
On 1 June, Mark Becks becomes the new Chief Financial Officer of Masterflex AG.
New "Master-TPA" hose series
Masterflex produces the "Master-TPA" hose series, which consists of around 30 per cent renewable raw materials and combines a number of product properties that previously only a few very special types of material could offer.
Innovative clamping shell connection system
With a new type of clamping shell connection system, Masterflex offers a customer-orientated, cost-effective system solution with which commercially available standard connection elements can be easily combined.
Cooperation in the marketing of fuel cells
The subsidiaries Masterflex Brennstoffzellentechnik GmbH and digomed:medical IT solutions GmbH agree to co-operate in the marketing of fuel cells.
Sale DICOTA GmbH
As part of the refocussing on the core business, the subsidiary DICOTA GmbH is sold.
Site expansion in Halberstadt
The subsidiary Novoplast Schlauchtechnik opens a new 2,000m2 production hall.
Herzog now on the Supervisory Board
Former CEO Detlef Herzog is elected to the Supervisory Board by the Annual General Meeting.
Expansion of manufacturing options
Masterflex is expanding the production possibilities of the Master-Clip series up to diameter 2000 (previously DN 900). An external steel spiral is used to clamp the materials used to create tension-resistant hoses. This process enables the processing of special fabrics into high-quality suction and blower hoses.
Change at the top of the Executive Board
On 1 April 2008, Dr Andreas Bastin becomes the new CEO of Masterflex AG. The strategic realignment of the Masterflex Group, focussing on the core business area of high-tech hose systems and their financing, is initiated.
Cargobikes in use
Deutsche Telekom is trialling cargobikes from Masterflex - 14 cargo taxis are in use in Berlin.
Relocation of the production site in Bulgaria
The hose production site in Bulgaria is relocated to the Czech Republic. The subsidiary SURPRO produces locally there.
Support for Germany's largest tunnelling project
The subsidiary TechnoBochum GmbH is the supplier for the largest tunnel project in Germany, the expansion and new construction of the Karlsruhe-Basel railway line.
Acquisition of shares
DICOTA GmbH acquires seventy percent of the shares in DICOTA AG, CH-Freienbach, on 11 October 2007.
Masterduct develops new production line
A completely new product line for high-temperature hoses is being established at Masterduct in the USA.
Further development of hydrogen fuel cell technology
As part of the HYCHAIN-MINITRANS project, political representatives from the four participating regions have agreed to work closely together on the use and further development of hydrogen fuel cell technology for vehicles.
Largest order in the company's history
The subsidiary CAB GmbH supplies 14,000 bicycles with electric drives. This is a decisive step towards further opening up the market for light mobility vehicles.
Asian expansion of the DICOTA Group
The DICOTA Group is expanding successfully in Asia and is exhibiting its product programme at Computex in Taipei.
Merger in medical technology
Novoplast Schlauchtechnik becomes a member of the MIMEG network, an association of nine medical technology companies: http: //www.mimeg.de.
Certified complete hose system for foodstuffs
Masterflex is the first and only manufacturer to offer a certified complete hose system for conveying liquid foodstuffs.
Masterflex sets industry standards
Masterflex is setting new standards in conveyor technology with the Master-PUR inline hose type. The PU-lined hose, which is seamlessly smooth on the inside, has a service life up to 6.5 times longer and better pressure resistance than the best tested rubber hose.
New standard programme at Novoplast Schlauchtechnik
The subsidiary Novoplast Schlauchtechnik GmbH presents a new standard programme for microbe and hydrolysis-resistant PUR pneumatic hoses and thermofixed hoses. The latter are used on textile machines, for example.
Participation in PERM Motor GmbH
Masterflex Brennstoffzellentechnik GmbH acquires a 67 per cent stake in PERM Motor GmbH, Breisach. PERM supplies a key product for the technical drive of the Cargobikes.
Relocation to Norderstedt with Matzen & Timm
The subsidiary Matzen & Timm GmbH expands its production capacity and relocates its headquarters from Hamburg to Norderstedt.
Deployment during the Football World Cup in Germany
T-Com deploys the world's first Cargobikes during the World Cup in Germany.
10th anniversary at Masterflex UK
The British subsidiary Masterflex Technical Hoses Ltd. celebrates its 10th anniversary.
International project for Masterflex Brennstoffzellentechnik GmbH
Masterflex will supply cargobikes (light vehicles) with fuel cell drive as part of the EU HyChain Minitrans project. The contract will be signed in the presence of representatives of the EU Commission in Brussels. The transnational project aims to demonstrate innovative and sustainable alternatives to the heavily oil-dependent transport industry.
First delivery worldwide
Delivery of the world's first fleet of fuel cell-powered bicycles to the city of Herten in the Ruhr region.
Acquisition of the SURPRO group of companies
Masterflex acquires the SURPRO Group, one of the leading companies in the field of precious metal coating.
Presentation of the cargo taxi "Cargobike"
The universally deployable "Cargobike" cargo taxi with an innovative hydrogen-based fuel cell drive system is presented for the first time. In addition to the drive, electricity can also be provided for lighting or cooling transported goods. The range is 250 kilometres.
New Chief Financial Officer
Ulrich Wantia is appointed as the new Chief Financial Officer by the Supervisory Board on 10 December 2004.
First prototype of an electric bicycle from Masterflex
Masterflex presents the prototype of an electric bicycle with fuel cell drive at the Hannover Messe. NRW Minister Axel Horstmann tests the bike, which has a range of around 120 kilometres.
Award for Masterflex
Masterflex is honoured with the "Oscar for SMEs" award. This prize has been awarded to particularly innovative medium-sized companies since 1995.
Admission to the Prime Standard stock exchange segment
Masterflex AG is admitted to the new Prime Standard stock exchange segment, the segment with the highest transparency requirements for listed companies.
Anniversary and site expansion
10th anniversary of Novoplast Schlauchtechnik GmbH and inauguration of a new clean room production hall
Conversion to AG
Masterflex Kunststofftechnik GmbH is transformed into Masterflex AG in May. The Executive Board consists of Detlef Herzog (Chairman) and Hiltrud Mütherich (Finance).
Expansion of Gelsenkirchen site
Masterflex doubles its production space at the Gelsenkirchen site.
A world first: Combiflex connection systems
The world's only supplier of the Combiflex connection system made of PU
Innovation in lorry brake hoses
Development of a new type of PU brake hose for lorries by the subsidiary Novoplast Schlauchtechnik GmbH
Expansion of production techniques
Development of a new process for lining steel pipes with highly abrasion-resistant PU plastic
Market entry in Great Britain
Foundation of the subsidiary Masterflex Technical Hoses Ltd. in Great Britain
Expansion of the production area
Due to the rapid expansion, the production area in Gelsenkirchen is expanded again.
Construction of a headquarters for the Masteflex Group
Construction of a new plant in Gelsenkirchen with 7,300 m² of production/administration/warehouse space. Since 1994, this has also been the headquarters of the Masterflex Group, which later operates worldwide.
Innovation in plastic formulation
Development of a plastic formulation (a world first) with which flame-retardant and officially approved PU hoses can be manufactured for the first time as a replacement for PVC hoses.
Coating for PU lining
Construction of a coating department in Herten: innovative lining of polyurethane (PU) wear hoses. Polyurethane is a very resilient plastic that is difficult to process.
