INFINITE POSSIBILITIES.
1859
Foundation of „Hüni & Cie.“ by Hans Heinrich Hüni as a leather factory in Friedrichshafen. At that time the company was on the outskirts of the city of Friedrichshafen, which had only 2.599 residents.
1892
At that time, electric light in Friedrichshafen was only available to the state railway of Württemberg, the royal postal administration and the royal customs office.
1918
In World War I the leather industry is experiencing an upswing by the promotion of the production of technical leathers through the German Wehrmacht.
1929
The global economic crisis also affected the company badly.
1934
75 years HÜNI + CO
1943
Otto P.W. Hüni takes the management of HÜNI + CO.
1944
In World War II the company was heavily damaged and almost came to a standstill.
1959
100 years HÜNI + CO
1965
After 106 years the leather production at HÜNI + CO is being closed. Machines and technical facilities are sold abroad and the employees are being retrained towards plastic coatings. Until now HÜNI + CO is successfully operating in this sector.
1986
Peter Hüni takes the management of HÜNI + CO after his father’s sudden death.
2007
HÜNI + CO further expands the field of tank container coatings and becomes Europe’s leading coating company for this niche product.
2009
150 years HÜNI + CO
2016
Alexa Hüni joins the management board with regard to the business succession.
Heute
Today HÜNI + CO employs around 60 employees from more than ten different nations at the headquarters in Friedrichshafen. The export share is around 35%. For 160 years the company is owned and managed by the family Hüni.