1959

• Start with 2 employees
  Products: Venetian blinds available with different designs

1960

• Start of building a distribution network

1965

• Own distribution in Northern Tyrol, Carinthia and Salzburg
• Construction start of plant I

1968

• Extension of plant I
• Expansion of production to roller shutters and folding doors

1975

• Construction start of plant II - 2,500 m²
• Product range expanded to: Awnings

1976

• Completion of Plant II - opening in October
• Production of roller shutters for after-installation

1980

• New branch offices or agencies in:
  Graz, Vienna, Feldbach, Judenburg, St. Pölten and Innsbruck
• Changeover to EDP and beginning of export

1984

• 25 years HELLA sun and weather protection systems
• Development of the INTEGRAL roller shutter, the first fully enclosed roller shutter system
• Planning of own power plant

1985

• Further expansion of the network of branch offices to a total of
• 13 HELLA specialist shops in Austria
• Start of power plant construction

1986

• Start-up of the company-owned power plant with an annual capacity of 12 million kWh.
• 2 state-sponsored design awards
• Turnover exceeds 100 million

1989

• Specialist shop opens in Salzburg
• Distribution of the booth construction and shop fitting systems "TRAPEZ"
• Launch of new products:
• Designer awning "ELEGANZA"
• Safety roller shutter "TOP SAFE"
• Plaster cover system

1990

• Construction start of plant III with a production area of 4500 m²
• Opening of Hella Germany in Munich with the market launch of the HELLA exhibition and shop system TRAPEZ

1991

• Restructuring of the private partnership into a limited liability sales and production company
• Commissioning of the new manufacturing plant in June
• Expansion into new export markets overseas and Eastern Europe

1992

• Opening of a specialist shop in Saalfelden
• Start of exports to the USA, founding HELLA USA

1993

• Market launch of the prefabricated lintel element HELLAtrav

1997

• Opening of the HELLA specialist store in Linz-Traun

1998

• ISO 9001 - certificate of the quality management system for development, production, sales and service

2000

• Development and introduction of the daylight roller shutter´
• Entering the markets in Slovenia, Croatia and Hungary

2001

• Extension of the plant in Abfaltersbach: Extension of the production hall by 4,000 m²

2003

• HELLA proceeds with its internationalisation - new sales company in Prague

2004

• New sales companies in Steinhausen (Switzerland) and Bratislava (Slovakia)
• Development and launching of the new product range outdoor blinds
• Development and launching of the new product line awnings (awnings made completely from aluminium)
• Taking over of Rau Arabella with two production sites, Geislingen and Werne, and approx. 1300 specialist shops throughout Germany

2005

• Taking over of KRÜLLAND as professional service partner for the project management of national and international contract businesses

2007

• Taking over of SKS and expansion of the distribution network in South- and East Europe