The Hoffmann Group is a group of companies that is active in the trade and manufacture of professional quality tools and Equipment and offers related consulting and services.The head office is Munich. The group employed around 2,900 people in 2016 and had around 135,000 customers in more than 50 countries. History ^[1] The Hoffmann Group wrote the first chapter in its story back in 1919. 1886 - Founding of the partner Oltrogge & Co. KG - Founding of the partners Hch. Perschmann GmbH 1919- Founding of Hoffmann GmbH Qualitätswerkzeuge as the starting point for the Hoffmann Group 1932- Franz Hoffmann believes the company and its employees should act in a simple, focused and useful manner, laying a further foundation stone for today's success 1936- The first Hoffmann catalogue takes the industry by surprise 1957- The comprehensive Hoffmann catalogue with more than 350 pages is setting trends 1960- ounding of the partner Bert Gödde u. Söhne KG in Cologne 1962- Founding of the partner gebo Werkzeuge GmbH in Essen 1973 - Always a step ahead: the premium brand GARANT is introduced 1993- Founding of the Hoffmann-Gruppe ("group") with the objective of achieving nationwide market leadership in Germany. 1994 - Certification to DIN EN ISO 9001. 1995 - Start of internationalization with licence partners in Spain, Switzerland, and Slovenia 2000- Introduction of the online ordering platform for approx. 50,000 quality tools 2001- The first sales company of the tool industry to become certified to the German Association of the Automotive Industry (Verbandes der Deutschen Automobilindustrie) VDA 6.2 (for service companies) and VDA 6.4 (for manufacturers of tools) 2003- Renaming of the Hoffmann-Gruppe to Hoffmann Group. Up to the present day, the only company with a TÜV certificate for over 99 % delivery availability. Joint expansion of sales in Russia, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Belarus with partners 2006- Opening of the TechnologyCenter in Nuremberg. Founding of the Hoffmann Group Foundation 2007- Laying of the foundation stone for the new European logistics centre in Nuremberg - The orange catalogue is published in 14 languages – unique in Europe 2008- Opening of the CompetenceCentre Hoffmann Göppingen - Launch of GARANT eTool: largest uniform CAD tooling database for machining and clamping technology - Start of construction of the Orange House (cooperation between the Hoffmann Group Foundation and the Tabaluga Kinderstiftung (Children's Foundation)) 2009- Topping-out ceremony for the Orange House (a cooperation between the Hoffmann Group Foundation and the Tabaluga Kinderstiftung (Children's Foundation)) - Establishment of branches in China and Spain - Establishment of branches in Romania and Hungary - Introduction of GARANT 360° Tooling - a novelty in the tool industry 2010- Opening of the Orange House - Integration of the companies Gebo Werkzeuge GmbH in Essen and the Netherlands. Integration of the company KB Knecht GmbH in Reutlingen 2011- Foundation of Hoffmann Asia Pacific in Singapore 2012- Opening of the BEC - Workstations & Storage Centre in Odelzhausen