HOF celebrates 25th anniversary as expansion continues
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The areas of special construction made of aluminium and steel as well as trusses for event technology still represent HOF's core business. In parallel, HOF has established itself over the past two and a half decades as a reliable partner for industry clients from the food, automotive and agricultural sectors when it comes to special constructions and contract welding work.
From day one, the motto of company founder Hans-Wilhelm Flegel has been: "The crazier the idea, the better. There is no idea that cannot be implemented." HOF has remained true to this motto over all these years and still lives by it: "We don't do things by halves. What we do, we do it right!"
One of HOF's first major projects was the tour of German musician Marius Müller-Westernhagen in 1999, which relied on a sophisticated stage design – by the standards of that time. HOF gradually developed into a full-service provider and, in addition to sales, covers the areas of construction, structural engineering and production with a complete in-house team, which guarantees customers fast development and execution of projects and great flexibility.
At the customer's request, HOF also carries out the assembly work on a turnkey basis. In the field of special constructions, HOF developed, designed, manufactured and installed, for example, the substructures for a new video wall in the stadium of Bayern Munich and for Europe's largest video cube in the Schalke Stadium. With the MLT (Moving Light Truss), HOF has set a new standard in event technology in the pre-rig truss category. The MLT is now a standard on many major tours, and this year toured Europe with Judas Priest, 50 Cent, Michel Kiwanuka, Karpe, David Gray, Dermot Kennedy, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Duran Duran, Lewis Capaldi and the Chemical Brothers.
When it comes to product development, HOF relies on close cooperation with their customers in order to develop as closely as possible to the market and to achieve the highest possible customer satisfaction.
At the beginning of 2022, HOF launched another new truss, the BBT (Big Boys Toy Truss). The BBT is a heavy-duty truss; it can take 20 tons of distributed load over a span of 30m. This means up to 60% more weight capacity than other aluminium trusses in its class. The BBT is completely boltable and can be transported in a space- and CO2-saving way.
For 2022, HOF was able to enjoy a large number of applicants and fill all five apprenticeship positions in the areas of metal construction as well as commercial positions in a short time. HOF will again offer new apprenticeship positions for 2023. “For HOF, standing still means taking a step backwards, and so the next product innovations are already in the making. It remains exciting. Here's to the next 25 years!”
