our history

2022

50 Years of holders

Holders celebrates it’s 50th Year anniversary

2022

2021

Holders opens offices in Australasia

Holders Technology New Zealand Ltd and Holders Technology Australia PTY Ltd, providing wireless lighting controls into New Zealand and Australian markets

2021

2021

Holders sells part of the pcb business

Holders Technology sells the commodity product part of the PCB business in the UK and Germany

2021

2020

Holders opens office in Austria and launches data analytics company

Holders Technology Austria GmbH, providing wireless lighting and commercial lighting solutions in Austria, Czechia, Slovakia and Switzerland

Holders Technology Data Analytics Ltd, developing and providing bespoke digital dashboards and customer insights

2020

2016

Holders introduces their wireless controls offer

Started selling Casambi wireless lighting products – both controls and the wider Casambi ecosystem

2016

2010

Holders opens german lighting components division

Expanded Lighting operations into mainland Europe, from our Germany base

2010

2009

holders acquires uk led components business

Started to sell a range of lighting components to the UK lighting industry

2009

2002

holders acquires pcb business

Acquired PCB business from Cimatec GmbH based near Frankfurt -renamed Holders technology GmbH

2002

2001

holders moves markets

Moved the share listing to the UK AIM market

2001

1998

Holders restructures

Moved the UK operations to a new subsidiary Holders Technology UK Ltd.  The parent company became a holding and investment company

1998

1988

holders gets listed

Listed the company on the UK USM market, and set up a distribution company in Germany

1988

1972

holders is founded

Rudi Weinreich founded Holders Technology as a company selling high speed motors and control equipment to the UK electronics and engineering industries

1972