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1960
The company Cordes GmbH was founded by Werner Cordes, cabinet maker.
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1960
First rollplate patented: The Möbelhund®.
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1965
First folding Rollbox developed and presented: The KA-Corlette®.
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1969
Parcel-Rollbox developed for the German Post.
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1977
Corlette product scope extended to cover for example: Standard-Colette® Universal Colette® Furniture Colette®. Bicycle,Colette® Safe-Colette®.
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1981
Begins manufacturing products later to become the Variofit product range.
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1984
First-time annual turnover of more than 10 million German Marks.
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1988
The Cordes GmbH product range receives the safety certification from the German authorities (TÜV).
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1990
Furnibox developed for use in automatic high storage warehousing.
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1994
Production sites extended to include a subsidiary company in Poland. This subsidiary company has now become a part of Cordes GmbH.
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1997
Werner Cordes retires, his son Martin Cordes receives new ownership.
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2000
Innaugeration of a sub company Transko GmbH for logistics service provision.
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2001
The Cordes GmbH product range receives the certification DIN ISO 9001 from the German authorities.
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2002
Development of Corlette to use in Pallet Racks and as well in Corlette Racks.
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2005
Foundation of Cordes Schweiz GmbH.
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2007
Development of new safety handles and plastic skids for trucks.
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2008
Development of the VARIOfit foot guard.
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2008
Development of new truck wheels with twopart steel rim and precision ball bearing.
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2010
Development of the central foot brake EasySTOP; European application of the brand EasySTOP at the german patent office.
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2014
Increase of the VARIOfit production by 1.500 m² to 6.400 m². The production area under roof is now 26.000 m² in total.
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2018
Official opening of the new additional powder coating and production hall building.
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2019
Further welding robots starting and the new building for raw materials is set up.
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2020
On the 85.000 m² large company estate 44.700 m² production area is now available.
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Today
The Cordes group maintains over 550 employees and has an annual turnover in excess of 20 million Euros.
