Milestones in company history
Foundation of the building company
by Rudolf Hering. He a skilled bricklayer when he founds the company HERING in 1892. Would he have believed, more than 100 years ago, that the family business HERING was going to be successful within and even beyond the European borders and that it was going to continuously strengthen its position! Without the courage and the ability to obtain people to pursue a common task, this would not have been possible.
First public and industrial orders:
- Construction of the wall surrounding the Niederdresselndorf station (client: Deutsche Reichsbahn)
- Construction of ballast silos in Lützeln and loading silos near to the Dresselndorf station (clients: the companies Storch and Schöneberg)
- Reconstruction as general contractor of the dynamite production plant in Würgendorf (client: Dynamit Nobel Würgendorf)
Ernst Hering
assumed control of the company in 1928, at a time of serious economic uncertainty. He studied architecture and gained the title of master builder in 1935.
Construction of the first company building in Hickengrundstraße
Core activity: complex building construction projects, e.g.:
- Construction of the post office in Haiger
- Construction of the Blue Cross family hostel in Holzhausen
- Reconstruction of the goods station in Wetzlar
- Construction of the furniture store “Franz” in Haiger
Purchase of a tamping machine at a time when track laying started to become more technological
Hartmut Hering
studied architecture and became head of the company in 1960 until he handed over his baton in 1996.
Construction of the precast concrete sections factory
First big project: construction of the central furniture warehouse “Franz” in Haiger
Introduction of a profit share scheme for staff,
the so-called “partnership model”
Development of first standard products:
Weather shelters, HERING WC facilities
Successful completion of first turnkey projects:
Fire stations and gymnasiums
Acquisition of the dynamic track stabiliser DGS 62 N
Setting up of a new branch in Leipzig and purchase of a second track laying crane
First building company in Europe to be validated according to EMAS
Annette Hering
graduated from her studies as an industrial engineer and today is the fourth generation to take responsibility for the company.
Development of foreign markets
First external audit according to DIN ISO 9001
Development of the system platform type modula®
Closure of the pre-assembled turnkey activity
and focus on prefabricated high-quality facades
Award “Supplier of the year 2003 by DB AG” (German Railways)
Extension of rail crane fleet by a 150 tons crane
Winner of the BMAS "Shaping Employment" competition
Takeover of VolkerRail Deutschland GmbH
and foundation of HERING Gleisbau GmbH, Wesel
Development and market launch of "rail & fresh",
HERING's premium public toilet facility for railway stations
First great order in the field of "Noise protection systems for railways"
on the railway line between Coburg and Ilmenau
Market introduction of HERING Architectural Concrete HAC
at the BAU 2015 in Munich
Nomination as “2016 Supplier of the Year” by DB AG (Deutsche Bahn AG)
125-year anniversary of HERING!
HERING opens Germany’s first transit hotel “MY CLOUD”
inside Frankfurt am Main Airport
First declaration of compliance
issued in accordance with the ‘Deutsche Nachhaltigkeits Kodex’ (DNK – ‘German Sustainability Code’)
First sustainability report with integrated environmental statement in accordance with EMAS
EcoVadis "Gold" award
Deutsche Bahn Supplier Awards 2020 / 2021: HERING nominated in the ENVIRONMENT category
Development of Foundation Construction Train
A new special foundation construction technique revolutionizes railway construction
ASCA becomes part of the HERING Group
ASCA develops and produces organic photovoltaics (OPV) in Germany
