Unternehmen & Trends - Ausgabe 1/2018

3 Huf Group Huf Hülsbeck & Fürst GmbH & Co. KG Steeger Straße 17 42551 Velbert Germany/Deutschland Tel.: +49 (0)2051 272-0 Fax: +49 (0)2051 272-207 E-Mail : info@huf-group.com www.huf-group.com Advertisement In April 1908 Ernst Hülsbeck and August Fürst founded the company Huf Hülsbeck & Fürst in Velbert, North Rhine-Westpha- lia. From humble beginnings has devel- oped one of the most important manu- facturers of automobile locking systems. Today the Huf Group has over 20 percent of global market share. Steady growth confirms the company’s high level of competence in the industry. In 2017 we employed about 7.800 people worldwide. The company supplies prod- ucts developed by Huf to all major auto- motive manufacturers – currently a total of 65 different brands, such as BMW, VW, Mercedes, Ford, General Motors, Hyundai/ Kia, FCA, Porsche, Toyota, Renault, Volvo, LandRover. There are about 500 qualified engineers and software developers in Ger- many, Romania, India, Korea, in the USA and in China. Huf Product Range – The Technological Leader Huf Group technologically leading offers its customers system solutions for open- ing, starting and closing of vehicles. Their experts develop and produce mechanical and electrical locking sys- tems, driver authorization systems, passive entry systems, vehicle access systems and door handle systems as well as systems for tailgates and rear doors, on a worldwide basis. The prod- uct range has been expanded to include tire pressure monitoring and telemat- ics systems. Mechatronic products are bundled together into networked sys- tems that are integrated as subsystems in the vehicle architecture. Per year Huf Group produces over 45 mil- lion door handles, about 20 million lock sets and more than 12 million ID devices. Customer focus and partnership, working together with OEMs, are essential com- ponents of our corporate philosophy. Of course, the quality of the developments and products are comprehensively certi- fied. This also includes the environmental friendliness of products and production at Huf Group. n Specialists in car access and driver authorization systems Online-Service Huf Group Huf Group Career Huf Group Facebook Huf Group LinkedIn Huf Group Xing Huf Group YouTube Unternehmen & Trends  81