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Huf Hülsbeck & Fürst GmbH & Co. KG is a manufacturer of car locking systems and was founded on 2nd April 1908 by Ernst Hülsbeck and August Fürst.

Company profile
Based in Velbert, Germany, Huf has since established subsidiaries in 19 countries on three continents to form the Huf-Group. Huf is represented in Germany, USA, China, Poland, Spain, Portugal, Mexico, Brazil, Romania, Great Britain and India. Today the Huf Group offers innovative solutions to customers in all major markets.

Huf supplies products to the who’s-who of the automotive industry  (e.g. VW, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Ford, GM, Chrysler, Porsche, PSA, Hyundai/Kia, Toyota, Geely, SAIC, FAW, Renault, Volvo and Jaguar Land Rover). Huf has a global headcount of approximately 7000 employees and an annual turnover of 1.1 billion Euro (2014).

Huf Tools Velbert was founded in 1999 as a 100% subsidiary with about 100 employees. The company specializes in molding equipment, building assembly lines and specialized machinery.

Since the mid-1990s Huf has been increasing its electronics expertise. In 2008 Huf acquired the electronics department of Kiekert, now renamed Huf Electronics, Düsseldorf. Thus, the Huf Group can now produce their own electronics. In 2012 BERU Electronics in Bretten was taken over and renamed Huf Electronics Bretten GmbH. They specialize in the development and production of pressure monitoring systems (TPMS).

History
1908 Formation on 1st of April 1920 First car latch supplied to Mercedes-Benz 1958 50th anniversary with 1300 employees 1975 Magnetic key system developed and produced by Huf 1982 Formation of Huf España 1983 75h anniversary with 1300 employees 1986 Formation of Huf Korea 1987 Formation of Huf UK 1988 Development and series production of the first infra-red remote control key (Mercedes-Benz) 1990 Freewheel function introduced for Daimler Benz 1991 Formation of Huf Portuguesa 1994 Foundation of Yantai Huf 1996 Introduction of a key in „Credit Card “ design 1997 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft shares 25.1% in Huf Hülsbeck & Fürst 1998 Formation of Shanghai Huf 1999 First passive entry system developed and supplied in series production for Mercedes-Benz 1999 Formation of Huf Tools (later Huf Tools Velbert) 2000 Formation of Huf Polska 2005 Formation of Huf Romania 2006 Huf presents its innovations: display keys and design door handles 2007 Foundation of Huf India and Huf Japan 2008 Huf redeems shares held by Siemens 2008 Formation of Huf Electronics Düsseldorf 2009 Formation of Huf Changchun and Yantai Huf Tools 2012 Formation of Huf Electronics Bretten (takeover of BERU Electronics), manufacturer  of tyre pressure monitoring systems 2013 Formation of Huf Secure Mobile (Telematik) 2014 Formation of Huf North America Die Cast, Corp. 2014 Hiring of Baby's nephew to Huf North America

Weblinks

 * Website der Huf-Group
 * Website IntelliSens