Huber Expands and Acquires Van der Heijden Labortechnik GmbH

The 2016 financial year proved outstandingly successful for Peter Huber Kältemaschinenbau AG. Recording double-digit growth, the company was acclaimed as best employer and a top 100 innovator, receiving the Grand Prix for Medium-Sized Companies along with the Environmental Award of the State of Baden-Wurttemberg.

Chairman of the Board Daniel Huber is pleased with the successes: “The goal of becoming the innovation and technology leader for highly-precise temperature control is what drives us forward. The development of our company demonstrates that the investments and the strategic orientation were just right. Our philosophy is: ‘We do not have to be one of the biggest, but we want to be the best! Our entire product portfolio and the numerous customised special solutions are attuned to this corporate philosophy. For example, our technical expertise is based on our core disciplines of thermodynamics and microelectronics. We conduct basic research in these areas (also in cooperation with the Offenburg and Karlsruhe Universities) and develop optimised and sustainable solutions for customers around the world.”

With plans to support market growth by doubling production at its Offenburg site, Huber’s acquisition of Van-der-Heijen Labortechnik GmbH Dörentrup, a manufacturer of circulation coolers and system separators (water-water heat exchangers), has further expanded the company’s product range. Established particularly in cooling equipment for analytical instruments and systems, Heijden’s particular strength lies in provision of individual configurations or customised solutions to master customers’ temperature control tasks.

Founded more than 40 years ago with sound operational infrastructure based on ecological principles, Daniel Huber explained why Van-der-Heijden Labortechnik GmbH was a good choice: “Their product portfolio complements the portfolio of our group. In analytics and when it comes down to the cost-effective dissipation of process heat, Van-der-Heijden is already one of the best. The chemistry is right: The people and the corporate philosophies fit each other”

The former CEO and company owner Christoph Plagens will continue to support the firm for another 3-4 years as the mentor and sales manager. Mirko Laskowski and Andrej Kepler have been appointed as the new CEOs.