Company News Pet-World TRIXIE worldwide Reseller-Login English All DOG CAT BIRD SMALL ANIMAL REPTILE AQUATICS VARIOUS NEW Company Our History Our Values Our Management Team TRIXIE Vital Sustainability Dogs at Work Social Commitment News Pet-World Service Jobs & Career Reseller Area Legal Notices Start page > Company > Our History Our History Pets have been at the centre of our attention for more than 45 years. With our great interest, know-how and passion for pets we have grown continuously. As European market leader for pet supplies, TRIXIE provides about 6,500 products for dogs, cats, birds, small animals and reptiles to nowadays more than 8,500 retailers. Our extensive product range is exported to 88 countries. The complete logistical support and handling are carried out from our headquarters in Tarp. 500 permanent employees and more than 100 temps work in our company. 50 sales representatives and two merchandisers look after our customers in Germany, Austria, in the UK, in France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. TRIXIE looks after the young generation as well, and young people can train in eight different professions here. Many of our product lines are developed, inspected and tested in house by specialists. It goes without saying that our products have the highest quality, and we consider any complaints carefully as well. While our state-of-the-art logistics services ensure fast delivery capacity, our highly motivated employees stand for customer-oriented service. We hope you and your pet enjoy our TRIXIE products. 1976 1986 2002 2012 2013 2017 2018 2019 Company History 1974 Bonnik Hansen founds the company TRIXIE in Flensburg. 1976 The company relocates to Jarplund-Weding and administration is set up. 1986 The company moves into new premises in Jarplund-Weding with more than 1000 m² warehouse space and 80 m² office space. Number of employees: 15 1998 1 January: Founding of TRIXIE Heimtierbedarf GmbH & Co. KG with managing directors Bonnik Hansen, Volker Haak and Dirk Jessen Until 2002 Expansion of warehouse space to approx. 8000 m², expansion of office space to approx. 700 m² Number of employees: 135 2002 Relocation to business park in Tarp: Total site area approx. 40,000 m², 2000 m² of which are used as office space and 13,000 m² as warehouse space 2004 Expansion of site area by 10,000 m² to approx. 50,000 m², expansion of warehouse space by 9000 m² to 22,000 m² in total Number of employees: 185 2007 Expansion of warehouse space to approx. 28,000 m² 2008 Expansion of site area to approx. 60,000 m² Expansion of warehouse space to 34,000 in total and space for 51,000 pallets Number of employees: 263 2009 June: Launch of direct sales in France. October: Expansion of the product line into the areas of reptile terrariums 2010 Number of employees: over 300 2011 Construction of new warehouse: expansion by 9,000 m² and space for approx. 17,800 pallets on a total area of 43,000 m² and space for about 60,000 pallets. December: Establishing a direct distributor in Great Britain 2012 Introcuction of a new Logistics concept with an investment sum of over 4 million Euros. 2013 August: Bonnik Hansen changes from active management to a newly set up advisory council with Bonnik Hansen as chairman and Gert Bendixen as external council member. Volker Haak and Dirk Jessen continue as joint managing directors. 2015/2016 Project planning to extend the warehouse space with a fully automated high-bay storage system for about 35,000 pallets and to add office space for approx. 30 new work places. Number of employees: over 350 2016 April: Start of building work for new office building with an area of 600 m². Expansion of total site area to about 89,000 m². September: Setup of direct sales in the Netherlands. Number of employees: more than 380 2017 January: Sales team moves into new office annex. Setup of direct sales in Belgium. Spring: Expansion of storage space to around 52,000 m². Construction begins for the new Hall 12 with an area of 8,276 m² and a fully automated high-bay warehouse with approx. 39,000 pallet spaces. Number of employees: more than 400 2018 June: Completion and launch of the new, fully-automated high-rack warehouse. Number of employees: more than 450 2019 January: Expanding our office space and enlarging the showroom to 310 m². Overall storage capacity approx. 98,800 pallet spaces and further 25,000 storage spaces. 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