History
1972
HIRSCH Porozell GmbH started up in Landskron/Carinthia
EPS shape molded parts go into production.
1976
Company relocated to Glanegg/Carinthia
1985
Start of internationalization with HIRSCH Machinery
Having built and optimized machines for in-house EPS shape molded parts production, a separate division starts selling the machines to customers on every continent.
1989
HIRSCH Insulating Materials set up
The development of a patented process for manufacturing EPS system boards for underfloor heating enables HIRSCH to enter the insulating materials market.
1990
Plant rebuilt after fire
Following a devastating fire on September 5, 1990, production is resumed again quickly thanks to the untiring dedication of all the employees. The manufacturing facility is practically rebuilt from scratch.
1992
Thermozell Entwicklungs- und Vertriebs GmbH formed
The development of Thermozell, a high thermal insulating lightweight concrete made of cement, water and ground EPS packaging, opens up new opportunities for recycling EPS.
1994
Hungarian subsidiary KURT HIRSCH Kft. established
A production plant for shape molded parts is set up at Sárvár Technology Park and started operation in 1997.
1996
Start with the Production of Presentationsystems
A company which specializes in high-quality promotional products, is integrated in the Group.
1997
HIRSCH Servo AG floated
1998
Expansion into the EPS block mold sector with HIRSCH Italia S.r.l.
Italian block mold manufacturer Berndorf Italia is taken over, increasing the market potential of HIRSCH Machinery and Plant Engineering.
1998
HIRSCH Wieser GmbH launched
Cooperation with cutting machine experts Martin and Franz Wieser complements HIRSCH Machinery and Plant Engineering's range turning the company into the leading technology supplier to the EPS-processing industry.
2000
HIRSCH Machinery and Plant Engineering Competence Center built
A new manufacturing facility with its own research and development department is built at HIRSCH Servo Group headquarters in Glanegg for the Machinery and Plant Engineering division.
Cutting machine production relocated
The production plant for cutting machines is moved from Wiener Neudorf to HIRSCH Italia in Albavilla.
2002
Eastward expansion continued
In April two additional production sites for shape molded parts open in
Hungary (in Nyíregyháza and Jászfényszaru).
2003
Further expansion of market position in Eastern Europe
HIRSCH continued to pursue its expansion strategy for Eastern Europe by acquiring a shape molding plant for transport packaging in Poland during
June 2003.
2004
The construction of a second shape molding plant in Poland (Lòdz)
2005
Sale of Presentation Systems division
Streamline of group structure as part of the reorientation process to increase value and earnings
2006
Further expansion in Eastern and Southeastern Europe
- Acquisition of Polyform s.r.o., a manufacturer of EPS insulating materials in Slovakia and of Schaumaplast Polyform s.r.o., a manufacturer of EPS packaging materials
- Start of production at new EPS insulation plant in Cluj/Romania
2007
Plant extensions went into operation on schedule
- facilities in Wroclaw/Poland, Lodz/Poland and Glanegg/Austria
2008
Marketing Company GGB Global Green Built GmbH founded
to promote "green" construction
2009
Global Green Pallets GmbH
to merchandise our Polystyrol Pallet
2009
Further expansion in Slovakia
to cover the increasing demand in future
2010
Production of modular boards for underfloor heating in Lodz/Poland
2011
New plant in Oradea/Romania
for the production of EPS transportation packaging
2012
40 Years HIRSCH
1972 - 2012
2013
10 Years HIRSCH in Poland
2003 - 2013
2014
Herz Beteiligungs Ges.m.b.H. new majority shareholder
In total 85 % of the HIRSCH Servo shares are controlled by Herz Beteiligungs Ges.m.b.H. (directly or indirectly).
2015
Start of the production of tacker plates - insulating rolls for floor heating in Cluj/Romania
30 Years HIRSCH Machinery Engineering
2016
10 Years HIRSCH in Romania
10 Years Polyform within the HIRSCH Group
20 Years HIRSCH in Hungary
HIRSCH Porozell S.r.l. buys three insulation manufacturing plants in Romania (Bukarest, Sfantu Gheorghe, Timisoara)
2017
Further expansion in Beregovo/Ukraine - HIRSCH Porozell TOV launched
Delisting of the HIRSCH Servo AG at the Vienna Stock Exchange
New mechanical engineering building in Glanegg/Austria put into operation
2018
HIRSCH acquires
three insulation manufacturing plants in Germany by April
from the French
Saint-Gobain Group
On May, HIRSCH takes over 66% of the German Synbra subsidiary IsoBouw GmbH
with four insulation manufacturing plants
2019
HIRSCH establishes a competence center for Molded Pulp in Glanegg
2020
HIRSCH expands and the newly founded HIRSCH
France SAS, a majority-owned subsidiary of HIRSCH Porozell GmbH, acquires six EPS insulation production
facilities in France (Placoplatre) and takes over 49.9% of the
French Isossol SAS with two additional plants. This makes
the HIRSCH Servo Group the European market leader in EPS processing.
In November 2020 HIRSCH closes the "gap" in the European production network with the acquisition of Novopol a. s. and two plants in the Czech Republic. Also € 12 million will be invested in the development of the Group.
2021
HIRSCH acquires the Czech EPS packaging specialist Morapal S.r.o. with two production sites.
