HISTORY– FROM THE PAST TO THE FUTURE
We can proudly look back on almost 50 years of company history. Find out more about our milestones.
- Our vision is to become the first and most popular contact for repairs of steering gears, Kawasaki bow thrusters and Wärtsilä-LIPS propeller systems in Europe.
- 2019
- 50-year company anniversary
- 2018
- Relocation to a new, bigger office- and storage space
bow thrusters and propeller systems service
Relaunch of Website - 2013
- Expansion of storage
- 2009
- 40-year company anniversary
Founder Hans Neumann passes away at the age of 92 - 2006
- Grätsch becomes distributor for SCAN steering gears
- 2001
- End of cooperation with ULSTEIN (Rolls-Royce)
- 1998
- Grätsch becomes Maritime agency for OILON burner
- 1996
- End of cooperation with FRYDENBÖ
Start of cooperation with ULSTEIN for FRYDENBÖ and TENFJORD - 1994
- Heike Grätsch, wife of CEO becomes single authorised signatory
25-year company anniversary - 1991
- Transformation from partnership to corporation
Volker Grätsch becomes CEO - 1979
- Acquisition of the company by Walter Grätsch, former service technician, eponym and trusted friend of the founder
Wife Käthe Grätsch and son Volker Grätsch enter the company
Headquarter moves from Hamburg to Quickborn - 1969
- Founding of the authorised repair service for FRYDENBÖ steering gears by Hans Neumann in Hamburg
