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Welcome to our News section. Here you will find the latest news, reports from events and trade fairs, company developments and interesting insights into our day-to-day work.

Watt a drive – our new eActros has arrived!

August 2026

Electric, quiet and wrapped in authentic Ruhrpott charm: Hartmann's first fully electric lorry is now on the road – a Mercedes-Benz eActros 600.

A new chapter for Hartmann – and a long-planned transition

Mai 2026

Roland Spahn, grandson of the company's founder and long-standing owner of W. Hartmann & Co. GmbH, has transferred all shares in the company to the non-profit Walter Hartmann Foundation in Ahrensburg. The foundation is now the sole owner of the company, with future profits being used to support its charitable purposes.

Apprenticeship fairs in Ahrensburg & Hamburg

Februar 2026

On 24 February, Hartmann took part in the apprenticeship fair in Hamburg-Billstedt, followed by the apprenticeship fair in Ahrensburg on 27 February.

Christmas Greetings 2025

Dezember 2025

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! As 2025 draws to a close, we look back on a very special year for us: we celebrated our 100th anniversary! One of the highlights was the big celebration at the end of October in Oststeinbek, where we came together to look back on a century of expertise in aluminium.

100 years of Hartmann

Oktober 2025

On 30 October 2025, we celebrated a very special milestone: 100 years of W. Hartmann! To mark this major anniversary, we celebrated together with our employees and their families on 31 October 2025 at an unforgettable event in the beautiful surroundings of our headquarters in Oststeinbek.

BAU Munich 2025 – a look back at the trade fair

Januar 2025

We have just returned from a busy and intensive construction trade fair. From the very first day, the W. Hartmann & Co. stand was a hub of discussions about new developments, projects and shared experiences.

New colour added to the FF2 stock range

Oktober 2024

The popular project colour Sunrise Silver (RAL 9006) is now available as a standard colour for FF2 façade panels. With its distinctive high metallic content, Sunrise Silver accentuates expressive architecture. The brilliant surface reflects the colours of its surroundings particularly harmoniously at dusk. Its low gloss level of 30 units helps to prevent distracting glare.

Hartmann at the SMM trade fair in Hamburg

Juli 2024

SMM is regarded as the maritime industry's most important annual event – right on our doorstep in Hamburg. At Stand 311 in Hall B5, Hartmann will be presenting innovations and the latest technologies relating to the highly sought-after LARCORE aluminium honeycomb composite panels, together with our production partner Alucoil from Spain.

Hartmann at the Silpion Kicker Cup

Mai 2024

Hartmann's employees from Oststeinbek are bringing home a sporting success! The annual Silpion Kicker Cup took place at the Millerntor Stadium on 3 May. The Hartmann team played late into the night and achieved an impressive 9th place out of 197 teams. Congratulations to Nicole Wollny, Muhammet Ertürk, Carsten Timm, Mike Bohlen, Sascha Bostelmann and Viktor Wandler on this fantastic result!

Successful participation in the “Herz-Kreislauf” charity run

Mai 2024

Congratulations to our colleagues Albert Bylykbashi and Marvin Lummer from our Gladbeck branch on their excellent results in the five-kilometre “Herz-Kreislauf” charity run along the Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Essen.

Hartmann receives “Exemplary Family-Friendly Employer” award

April 2024

In April 2024, Hartmann's Gladbeck branch was recognised as an “Exemplary Family-Friendly Employer” for its outstanding commitment to helping employees balance work and family life. The award recognises the wide range of measures the company has introduced to provide employees and their families with a supportive working environment.

Change of legal form

April 2024

Dear Business Partners, I would like to inform you that our company has changed its legal form. We have changed from a GmbH & Co. KG to a GmbH. Its name – believe it or not – is: W. Hartmann & Co. GmbH. Following some delay, the company has now been registered with the Lübeck Local Court under the number HRB 24494 HL.

Integration of R.A.C.K.L. Metall GmbH & Co. KG

November 2022

With its entry in the commercial register dated 15 August 2022, R.A.C.K.L. Metall GmbH & Co. KG in Wendelstein (near Nuremberg) was merged into W. Hartmann & Co. (GmbH & Co. KG). This has no impact on the day-to-day operations of either company. The future branch in Wendelstein will continue to operate independently as a processing facility and sawing centre for hard alloys, primarily serving the mechanical engineering industry.

Atradius credit insurance

Juni 2020

Dear Sir or Madam, For several weeks now, we have noticed that the credit insurer ATRADIUS has stopped granting new credit limits for both Heinrich Spahn GmbH & Co. KG and W. Hartmann & Co. (GmbH & Co. KG).

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