A trip through time with Bode…
| 1905 | Company founded by Theodor Bongers |
| 1925 | Hermann Deimann (son in law) reorganises the company and assumes the management from Theodor Bongers & Hermann Deimann Primarily small freight lifts/safety gear/accessories |
| 1967 | Rudolf Deimann (son of Hermann Deimann) assumes the management and organises the company as a general partnership (OHG Bongers & Deimann) Primarily overspeed governors/tensioning weights/safety gear/accessories |
| 1970 / 1980 | Global exports steadily grow |
| 1987 | Market launch of BODE rope brakes |
| 1992 | General partnership reorganised as BODE Aufzüge GmbH |
| 1995 / 2002 | Further internationalisation of the BODE brand in the rope brake sector |
| 2002 | MBO: Heinrich Reiter (Engineering) and Guntram Hintzsche (Sales/Purchasing/Controlling) assume management of the company, which was renamed BODE Components GmbH |
| 2002 / 2008 | Development and implementation of extended workbench concept |
| 2008 / 2011 | Team expands to include Conny Johannes (Sales/Purchasing/QM) and Dimitri Sapronow (ENGINEERING SUPPORT/QM/QA) |
| 2011 | Market launch of SMC-24-A3 lift controller |
| 2013 | Guntram Hintzsche becomes sole managing director |
| 2015 | Guntram Hintzsche acquires all the shares in the company HIH Holding GmbH founded by Mr Hintzsche as holding company for BODE, ensuring the future of the family BODE /Hintzsche |
| 2015 / 2016 | Development and implementation of the concept for daily product availability |
| 2018 | Modification Anti creep-protection and remote release - Expension of the delivery division to 12V, 24V und 230V |