The K. Pumpe GmbH has its origins at the beginning of the 19th century. There are documents according to which the master blacksmith Bernhard Lange had a blacksmith`s shop with an agricultural business in Sendenhorst house no. 56 (there were no street names yet). His successor was the master blacksmith Heinrich Lange, whose marriage produced the children Josefine and Anton. The photo showing Heinrich Lange, his son Anton, an uncle and a journeyman dates from this time (around 1900). At that time, simple tools and machines for agriculture were manufactured. In the photo you can see a straw chopper.

As the successor Anton Lange died at a young age, the daughter Josefin hat taken over the business from her father. Josefine married the master blacksmith Conrad Pumpe from Freckenhorst in 1921, who continued the business. In 1927-28 the old house and forge were replaced by a new one. Sendenhorst now also had street names. The new house was at Oststraße 15, and the blacksmith`s shop was extended to include a household and hardware shop. The photo shows the house at Oststraße 15 with the forge (approx. 1950). In 1953, the son Konrad took over the blacksmith`s shop. In the following years, the blacksmith`s shop was expanded into a locksmith`s shop with agricultural machinery trade. In the mid-1950s, farming was abandoned. The stables were demolished and used as the companies premises. The house at Oststraße 15 was rebuilt at the end of the 1960s. The smithy was converted into a shop.

The year 1977 can be described as a milestone in the company`s history. The company was relocated from Oststraße 15 to the Schörmel industrial estate. A first hall with adjoining rooms was built and the company moved in on 1st October 1977. At that time, the company had 5 employees. In the following years, the company grew steadily. In 1982, Konrad Pumpe died suddenly and the company was immediately taken over by his son Konrad. By 1999, the company had grown to a size of approx. 25 employees. The production area was expanded to about 2000 m². Since the propertiy at Schörmelweg 23 became too small and the company no longer had any development possibilities, a property of 10,000 m² at Schörmelweg 24 was acquired in 1999.

On 1^st March 2001 a new production hall with ancillary rooms on this site was occupied. With this new building the production area was extended to 2600 m^2.. In addition a storage area and a car park for customers and employees of 5000 m²is alsoavailable. With this investment the development potentialities of the company are assured.

On 15^th December 2003 at Schmörmelweg 24, where previously only production took place, a new spare parts storeroom and a shipping warehouse were taken into operation. With the transfer of the administration staff into new offices all departments are now to be found at this site.

In the middle of 2005 the premises was extended by 2000 m² to 12000 m². A further production hall of 1200 m²was erected.

In January 2006 the office accommodation was doubled in size with a further extension. This extension stayed abreast of the changes in the business.

2007 a new production hall with 1200m ² of floor space was built.

2010 construction of a 3-storeyed office building and training rooms (disabled accesses) with a total area of 500m².

2011 started the construction of a new business department with cutting manufacturing.

2011-2012:

Extension of the land up to 21.000m².
Extension of the asphalted surface up to 8.000m².
Third acces to road has been added (gate 3).
New production hall was occupied (1800m²). With this new building the production area was extended to 7.600m².

2013 Implementation of a storage system for flat material.

2017 After several years of familiarisation, Stefan Pumpe, Konrad Pumpe`s son, has been appointed managing director as an equal partner. This has placed the management of the company in young hands and secured the future of the company in the hands of the Pumpe family.

2017-2018

The company`s property was enlarged to approx. 31,000 m² through an additional purchase.
The purchased property was developed and connected to the site by a road, which created a new exit for the site.
Construction of a new car park
Construction of a vehicle hall and garages in order to be able to park all vehicles under cover in the future.

2019

Construction of a hall of approx. 300 m² - for this hall there is permission to treat stainless steel with pickling to finish the surfaces of our products.
The office building was extended by an approx. 600 m² annex. This provides optimal working conditions for the company management, the design office, the work preparation department and the master craftsman`s office.
In the course of the conversion work, a spacious canteen with kitchenette was also built to provide a common recreation room for the production and administration staff.

2020 A production hall of approx. 1850 m² floor space with a 32 t crane system was built. Of this, 400 m² are used for a machining department and 1,400 m² for the completion of our systems and preparation for loading. The crane system gives us the possibility to load the trucks in the hall. With this additional hall, we were able to optimise all operating processes and now have ideal production conditions.

2021 An area of approx. 5000 m² was acquired opposite the administration building.
Now our company has approx. 36,000 m² of land, approx. 11,100 m² of hall space and approx. 900 m² of office space.

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