History
Growing with our tasks – year after year
Schuko has been a family business ever since its inception in 1968. Established by Heinz Schulte-Südhoff, Schuko Group is now being run by brothers Heiko and Andre Schulte-Südhoff in its second generation of management.
With the development of existing and establishment of new locations we are pursuing one of our highest company goals – not least of all to the benefit of our customers: continuous and sustainable growth.
1967
Heinz Schulte-Südhoff starts by establishing the one-man business Heinz Schulte-Südhoff Lufttechnik in a former chicken coop in Müschen near Bad Laer
1968
Schuko H. Schulte-Südhoff GmbH is established in Bad Laer
1981
The first subsidiary, Schuko Heinz Schulte-Südhoff GmbH & Co. KG, is established in Bad Saulgau (Baden-Württemberg)
1987
Schuko Heinrich Schulte-Südhoff GmbH & Co. KG is established in Knetzgau , near Schweinfurt
1988 - 1992
The Bad Saulgau und Knetzgau locations are supplemented with additional production halls
1994
The fourth subsidiary, Schuko Schulte-Südhoff Umwelttechnik GmbH & Co. KG, is established in Trebbin, near Berlin
Schuko H. Schulte-Südhoff GmbH & Co. KG is established in Kirchberg, near Koblenz
2000
A showroom extension is built at the Bad Saulgau location
2007
The production hall at the Trebbin location is extended
The active business of Werner Schulz GmbH in Quickborn, near Hamburg, is taken over
2009
Production floor space in Bad Laer is increased by 3,000 m²
Schuko Polska Sp. z o.o. is established in Ślesin / Polen
2010
"Schuko Schulte-Südhoff GmbH & Co. KG" is established in Quickborn
2014
A new office and warehouse building is built for Schuko Quickborn on Pascalstraße in D-25451 Quickborn.
The subsidiary company LS-Automation GmbH & Co. KG is established on Südstr. 10 in D-49196 Bad Laer: ‘Lean Solutions’ – the business purpose is to develop, produce and sell electrical systems and components, especially for the automation and networking of machines and systems in Germany and abroad.
www.ls-automation.de
2015
Schuko Schulte-Südhoff GmbH & Co. KG (Schuko Quickborn) moves to the new office building on Pascalstraße 22 in D-25451 Quickborn
2016
Schuko International GmbH & Co. KG is established in Trebbin (near Berlin)
Schuko subsidiaries are renamed:
Schuko Bad Saulgau GmbH & Co. KG (formerly Schuko Heinz Schulte-Südhoff GmbH & Co. KG)
Schuko Kirchberg GmbH & Co. KG (formerly Schuko H. Schulte-Südhoff GmbH & Co. KG)
Schuko Trebbin GmbH & Co. KG (formerly Schuko Umwelttechnik GmbH & Co. KG)
Schuko Quickborn GmbH & Co. KG (formerly Schuko Schulte-Südhoff GmbH & Co. KG)
The subsidiary company airney GmbH & Co. KG is established on Gewerbepark 2, in D-49196 Bad Laer: ‘Make it visible’ – the business purpose is to develop and sell mobile air quality measuring instruments that detect bad and harmful substances in the air.
www.airney.de
2017
The street name for Schuko Trebbin and Schuko International changes from Gewerbegebiet/Zossener Str. 4 to Heinrich-Schulte-Südhoff-Str. 1.
Subsidiary Schuko Heinrich Schulte-Südhoff GmbH & Co. KG is renamed Schuko Knetzgau GmbH & Co. KG.
The subsidiary company fs-Coanda GmbH & Co. KG is established on Hansastr. 15, D-49205 Hasbergen/Gaste: fs-COANDA will be your new contact for welding fume extraction and hall ventilation systems.
www.fs-coanda.de
2018
Schuko H. Schulte-Südhoff GmbH in Bad Laer celebrates its 50th anniversary