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Company history

2014
Peter Bock AG celebrates 75th anniversary
Peter Bock AG celebrates 75th anniversary
2011
Wolfgang Bock, Otto Bock's son, takes over the family business and leads it as CEO and Technical Director in the 3rd generation
Wolfgang Bock, Otto Bock's son, takes over the family business and leads it as CEO and Technical Director in the 3rd generation
2010
Founding member of the initiative of GERMAN MANUFACTURERS "Handmade in Germany"
Founding member of the initiative of GERMAN MANUFACTURERS "Handmade in Germany"
2004
Change of legal form to Peter Bock AG
Change of legal form to Peter Bock AG
2003
Expansion of the product range: ink-feed systems
Expansion of the product range: ink-feed systems
1991
Relocation to the current 3,000m² production and administrative premises with own toolmaking in Fritz-Frey-Str. 23, 69121 Heidelberg-Handschuhsheim, Germany
Relocation to the current 3,000m² production and administrative premises with own toolmaking in Fritz-Frey-Str. 23, 69121 Heidelberg-Handschuhsheim, Germany
1988
Change of legal form to Peter Bock GmbH
Change of legal form to Peter Bock GmbH
1973
Acquisition of a French company with the same product range to develop the French market
Acquisition of a French company with the same product range to develop the French market
1961
Otto Bock assumes the management of the company and leads it to its current success
Otto Bock assumes the management of the company and leads it to its current success
1951
His son Otto Bock joined the company. Development and construction of special machines for the production of nibs and internal purposes by the engineer Otto Bock himself.
Otto Bock
1948
Relocation to the company premises in Dossenheimer Landstr. 48-50, 69121 Heidelberg-Handschuhsheim, Germany
Relocation to the company premises in Dossenheimer Landstr. 48-50, 69121 Heidelberg-Handschuhsheim, Germany
1939
Peter Bock founded the individual enterprise in Heidelberg, Germany
Peter Bock founded the individual enterprise in Heidelberg, Germany