The history of TRIES

1964
Foundation of the Engineering office Manfred Tries.
1 employee

1970
Initiation of the TRIES KG into the production and distribution of hydraulic elements.
5 employees

1977
Conversion of company into TRIES KG Hydraulic Elements.
24 employees

1978
Relocation to Roentgenstrasse, 880 m² factory building with office annexe, 4.000 m² factory site
25 employees

1982
Construction of an administration buzilding with 350 m² office area.
30 employees

1991
Annexation of an installation bay with 200 m².
63 employees

1995
Expansion of the operational premises to 20.000 m².
Construction of a modern factory building with social areas and offices. Built-over surface 3.400 m²
70 employees

1997
Certification of the Quality management in accordance with DIN ISO 9001.
78 employees

1998
Conversion to TRIES GmbH & Co. KG
78 employees

1999
Validation according to the EU-Ecological-Audit-Regulation and Certification in accordance with DIN-ISO 14001. Issuing of the enviromental report 1999.
82 employees

2000
Expansion of our administration building by 220 m². Expansion of our company premisses to 22.950 m². Construction of an installation bay with warehouse factilities fo un-machined parts with surface area of 420 m². Construction of a welding shop with suction facilities, heat recycling and air conditioning - 200 m². Preparation of a thermal solar facilitiy for warm water treatment of the social areas with 3,194 kWh/J. Preparation of a full-tank solar facility with 1,2 kW.
102 employees

2001
Renovation of the social areas. Planning of the annexation of a factory building by 2.400 m². Initiation of the process simulation WAY and the realization of the Wassermann philosophy.
102 employees

2002
Validation according to EU-Ecological-Audit-Regulation EMAS II and DIN-ISO 14001.
Issuing of the enviromental report 2002.
99 employees

2003
Validation according to ISO 9001.
Issuing of the enviromental report 2003
97 employees

2004
40 years-anniversary of TRIES.
99 employees

2005
Start of the production hall enlargement by 2.400 m²
101 employees

2006
Completion of the new building part. Start of the renovation in the old production hall..
108 employees

2007
Dedication of the new building part
121 employees

2008
Expansion of the office building
127 employees

2009
Validation according DIN ISO 9001:2008 and DIN ISO 14001:2004
in December 2009 - Financial an commercial crisis -
129 employees