Launch of WOOD TEC VALUE, the world's first online evaluation portal for used woodworking machinery. Now it is possible to calculate a market price for over 25,000 models just by pressing a button. The automatic calculation uses the huge internal database in which all prices and machine information from Höchsmann's day-to-day business are collected.

The online encyclopedia WOOD TEC PEDIA gets a complete make-over.

A newly implemented dashboard presents topics such as CNC and sawing. The smart navigator helps the user to stay on top of currently growing lexicon amid 50,000 entries (prospects, pictures, texts ...). Preview picture, large visualizations and mobile optimization set new visual accents. In addition the complete internet appearance, has been optimized for the steadily increasing number of users on mobile devices.

The third hall building project starts. Immediately next to hall III an further, approx. 4,700m²

huge hall is being built. In the future the Höchsmann company ltd. in Klipphausen has over

11,500m² storage area with optimal conditions for loading and deloading, storing, technical

checking and presentation of modern second-hand machines in command.

Höchsmann continues to grow. In 2016, the company employs 65 people, a steady growth from 20 employees in 1995 and 35 employees in 2005.

Thanks to modern technology, it’s possible that many of our employees in home office or also on business trips can work without any complications.

The new auction portal for woodworking machines WOOD TEC AUCTION goes online.

A great difference to other online-auctions is, that there’s no minimum price limit.

Finishing of the French WOOD TEC PEDIA-translation.

www.hoechsmann.com has about 1500 visitors daily.

WOODTECPEDIA is available in English language now.

Publication of the WoodTecPedia at the Ligna

The website has been continuously optimized and has a steady increasing numbers of visitors (in average 1000 visitors per day). With Turkish the complete range is available in 9 languages.

For a long time CNC-machining centres, edgebanders, panel saws, wide belt sanders and moulders are dominating the commercial transactions. A new extension building (3300m²) is dedicated in November 2008. Now about 7000 m² are avalable.

A speed-version of the spraying tunnel with 40m/min feedrate is developed and produced as a result of a major contract with a reputable skylight manufacture. After the completion of this order the production in the field of varnishing technology is stopped in 2007 because of the uncertain order situation.

Increasingly large special machines are purchased and processed, the existing premises are not designed for this intense business. A 1600m² large extension is constructed. We get to know with the benefits of a crane rail.

An innovative marketing of used machines - the Hoechsmann- Informationssystem - starts to operate. Henceforth interesting offers and purchases can be compared very fast with inquiries automtically to sell the machines pinpointly to dealers and costumers. "www.hoechsmann.com" has about 150 visitors per day. Novelty: Offers on the internet generally with price.

The stagnation in the sector of window construction affects the construction of flow coating systems. Stefan Hoechsmann moves his office to Bad Hersfeld. Mathias Tempel, since 1995 is working in the company, takes over management. Long-term corporate objectives are developed and published. At a request of a paint manufacturer the first spraying tunnel is produced.

The machines sale is abandoned. The international trade of used machinery increases. Language skills become very important.

The trade with used machinery has developed very well. The selling of tools is stopped and the machinery exhibition is expanded. The field service is also stopped. The company is dedicated to the used machinery business. They agree on the corporate philosophy: "Mit Rechtschaffenheit zum Erfolg" (engl.: With righteousness to success)

Leopold Hoechsmann develops the varnishing technology - novelty: a flow coating line with moveable nozzles; the strong market position is expanded

The economic situation in the fields of tools sale and sharpening service is forcing the closure of the sharpening factory. The plant construction is flourishing with the manufacturing of varnishing systems, conveyor systems and dipping tubs. The first used machine appears, what means the breakthrough.

commercial independence; L. Höchsmann leaves the company's management and founds a new company in Haunetal near Bad Hersfeld. Martin Höchsmann takes over 100% of the shares of the GmbH in Langen. Stefan Höchsmann completely takes over the GmbH in Klipphausen. The intense preoccupation with used machines starts.

The GmbH in the east of Germany has already 20 employees. A new construction with machinery exhibition, sharpening workshop and production facilities is built. The construction of varnishing systems is transferred to Klipphausen.

Expansion of the operations to eastern Germany; Stefan Hoechsmann rents premises in Radebeul/ Dresden and founds a subsidiary that starts as sharpening service and tools sale.

During the political turnover in Germany the company has about 40 employees in three departments (tools/sharpening, machines, plant construction). Because of the utilized business there are no plans for an expansion to estern Germany yet.

The company is growing; a commercial property with machinery exhibition arises. Hoechsmann is very successful with - among others - the sale of Okoma-angle plants. Both sons, Martin and Stefan, enter the family business and take over responsibility. L. Hoechsmann focuses on new inventions as for example:

• The veneer trimmer "Kantenhobel" (engl.: edge trimming plane)
• The "Pertinax Führungslineal für alle Handkreissägen" (engl.: pertinax guide system for all portable circular saws)
• Seals for wooden windows,
• The electric edge trimmer
• A cutting clamp for seals
• Novelty (1985): Development of the first flow coating line

Founded 1968 by the master carpenter Leopold Hoechsmann and his wife Brunhilde in their own house in Langen near Frankfurt on the Main, after 7 years of field service for the company Leitz/Oberkochen. The company was called "Hoechsmann Schaerfdienst".