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HEPP is shaping the world of upscale tableware with revolutionary ideas and masterful craftsmanship. Despite numerous challenges, the company has reinvented itself time and again throughout its history – and has permanently established itself as a synonym for prestige and excellence.
1863
1863
Soft lustre, high-quality workmanship, elegant feel – when Carl and Otto Hepp held the first examples of their innovative cutlery in their hands in 1871, the entrepreneurs from Pforzheim knew what was coming: This invention would revolutionise the world of table culture. Wonderfully light and finished with a thin layer of fine silver, their forks, knives and spoons replaced the previous delicate cutlery made of solid silver.
The "Gebrüder Hepp 90" or "hotel silver" from the company founded in 1863 quickly conquered the market. Whether in the ocean fleet of North German Lloyd or in luxury hotels such as the Waldorf Astoria in New York: HEPP was soon regarded worldwide as the epitome of elegance in perfection.
1931
1931
The constant striving for excellence was to pay off in the decades that followed. Renowned addresses such as the Hotel Adlon or the Reichstag refined their tables with hotel silver from HEPP.
But at the end of the 1920s, the brand felt the full force of the Great Depression. The Frank family, owners of the Mitteldeutsche Metallwarenfabrik Glauchau in Saxony, bought the company in 1931 and led it out of the economic slump. The upswing was abruptly interrupted during the Second World War: The factory was completely destroyed in an air raid in 1945.
1951
1951
Reconstruction was completed just six years later. At exactly the right time: After the bleak war years, people soon longed for stylish hospitality again – HEPP hotel silver provided the perfect setting for this. The company drew its strength not only from tradition.
Imaginative new products complemented timeless classics. The introduction of 18/10 stainless steel set a new standard: The material is not only corrosion-resistant and easy to clean, but also stands out with its glossy finish.
In the 1980s, HEPP expanded with a new building in Birkenfeld near Pforzheim. A few years later, WMF AG incorporated the renowned company into the group. Since 2006, HEPP has been a brand of proHeq GmbH, a subsidiary of WMF Group GmbH and premium supplier to the catering, hotel, airline and system catering industries.
today
today
Today, more than 160 years after the company was founded, HEPP is the epitome of prestige and excellent table culture. As the inventor of hotel silver, HEPP continues to conquer the world of fine dining with award-winning designs – in the Burj Khalifa in Dubai as well as in British Airways First Class. Thanks to HEPP, they all celebrate "THE ART OF SERVICE" – the art of combining history and modernity, the timeless and the contemporary to perfection.
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proHeq GmbH • HEPP
Carl-Benz-Straße 10
75217 Birkenfeld
Germany
Phone: +49 7231 4885 100
Fax: +49 7231 4885 190
info@hepp.de
proHeq GmbH • HEPP
Carl-Benz-Straße 10
75217 Birkenfeld
Germany
Phone: +49 7231 4885 100
Fax: +49 7231 4885 190
info@hepp.de