Company history
By taking the step into self-employment, the brothers Martin and Ernst Höhn laid the foundation stone for the company group Höhn-FLURO®.
More than 40 years of existence, which does not only mean to have gone through good and bad times consistently and solidly, but also to have established oneself on the market, to have won customers and partners by the own abilities and qualities and to have constantly developed oneself. The constant growth to around 180 employees is proof of the continuity and reasonable development of the company.
From the very beginning with the guiding principle: to convince with quality, precision, speed and flexibility and to offer all customers competent advice and every conceivable support. The fact that the company has now been in existence for four decades proves that this is the right way to go.
In the meantime, the company group Höhn-FLURO® has firmly established itself in the niche of the metalworking industry. FLURO® now supplies to 74 countries, while the Höhn company has established itself as a manufacturer of precision parts made of high-quality materials with machining know-how.
We would like to thank our employees, as well as our customers, suppliers and all business partners, for the trustful cooperation.
Milestones
1973
Martin and Ernst Höhn founded the Martin Höhn GmbH in 1973. In a garage they produce precision parts with turning-, milling-, grinding-, boring machines and lathes. Soon, a total of seven staff are employed and more machines are put into operation. 
1976
The FLURO®-Gelenklager GmbH was founded in 1976 in Fluorn and Rosenfeld to create a separate product line of spherical plain bearings and rod ends. After just one year, all tools and equipment were ready and the first products were ready for delivery.
1979
The customer base in plant, bottling technology and the printing industry is expanding continuously, so that the first contacts were made to other European countries and Japan. In 1979, the newly built headquarters are based with 640 m² of floor space in the Siemensstraße in Rosenfeld.
1984
The manufacturing area milling is reinforced and the range of products from previously relubricatable rod bearings and rod ends is expanded to maintenance-free and rust-free. In addition, the foreign distribution is organized. From 1984 CNC lathes are used. The following year, the first expansion of the production area is necessary and quality management department can be created.
1990
In 1990, the second operation is an extension of 1970 m² in total. Less than five years later, a lack of space requires the next level, with a further office expansion.
1995
Lack of space requires the next stage of expansion with a further office expansion of 185 m².
1997
The company receives certification according to DIN EN ISO 9001 from TÜV Südwest.
1998
During his studies, Reiner Höhn, son of Martin Höhn, became a partner in FLURO®-Gelenklager GmbH and Martin Höhn GmbH.
1999
The production is now supported by robots, in the administration is used a computerized system. Also, the guarantee of quality is improved by a CNC measuring machine. In 1997 the company receives the certification according to DIN EN ISO 9001. Since 1999 apprentices have been employed, first in the office, then in the technical area.
2000
In 1998, the succession has been prepared; the next generation will be initiated. In this case a further extension to the company by a further 2,910 m² in 2000 was carried out, which creates space for the fully automatic Kasto Langgut camp with 300 cassettes and the apprentice workshop with the latest CNC lathes and milling machines. Likewise, the production processes and the entire production flow will be redesigned and optimized. In parallel, the building is renovated.
2001
Reiner Höhn runs the business of FLURO®-Gelenklager GmbH with his father and joins the company management.
2002
Promotional activities and strategic partnerships help to anchor the company's position in the world market. New products such as hydraulic rod ends and spherical bearings are commissioned in 2002 into the program. The machinery is supplemented by complete machining centers and developed a motor sport product production run.
2005 - 2006
2005 space for the production, management and fully automated distribution center is created with a new hall and building wing. The goods movement and storage system is inaugurated in 2006.
2010
After a short period of time they started to build a 4-storey office building, which was occupied in 2010.
2013
In April 2013 they started to build a further production hall with a surface of 3600 m², which was occupied in May 2014. An important area is added to the product portfolio: High-Performance Spherical Plain Bearings and Rod Ends for extreme applications.
2014
The new building was completed after just under a year and the move to the new hall began. After the first machine groups found their place in the new hall, their previous location was renovated for further reorganization. The generation change is initiated and Reiner Höhn is the sole managing partner of FLURO®-Gelenklager GmbH and Martin Höhn GmbH.
2016
In order to continue to be an attractive company on the world market, digitization and Industry 4.0 are continuously being advanced, new planning and organizational structures are being created, ambitious goals in product development and further development of the production processes are being set, and the services are always being supplemented and optimized.
2019
FLURO® is intensifying research and development in the area of Spherical Plain Bearing technology and is launching FLUROGLIDE® MEDIA SOLID, a product innovation.
