Contact Us ISO 9001:2018 Certified Company website creator OUR COMPANY ABOUT GRAEPELS Graepels was founded in 1959 by Harald Graepel. The company originally started in 1889 in Hungry Budapest. Today, Graepels remains a family run company with offices and production in both Ireland and the UK. “Graepels manufacture a wide variety of products for a diverse range of industry sectors, this means that we must constantly foster and ensure a culture of flexibility and innovation. We work closely with all our customers to meet their requirements and provide a superior service for our customers.” Fred Graepel MD – Graepels Graepels take pride in offering fresh, bespoke and innovative solutions. Our attention to detail and dependability leads the way for tailored manufacturing using precision tooling and the best available machinery ensuring high quality products. Graepels are ISO quality accredited, a standard recognized throughout the industry. UKAS quality management Certified and comply with all BS Standards. Graepels are CPD accredited with the RIAI and RIBA. Please take some time to peruse around our website and contact us if you would like more information or to discuss a current project with us. Please email us at: info@graepels.com A SYNOPSIS; THE HISTORY OF GRAEPELS In 1889 in Budapest, Hungry Hugo Graepel founded ‘Graepel’ Industry for Perforated metal products and began supplying the first screening machines for agricultural use in Europe In 1908 in Hannover, Germany Claudius Graepel set up a factory for perforating metal. In 1919 the Company was transferred to Halberstadt, Germany where in 1944 when the Russian occupation of Eastern Germany resulted in the expropriation and nationalization of the Company. In 1946 After the Russian occupation of Eastern Germany the Company relocated to West Germany and production started again at Wilhelmshaven. By 1948 Graepel Loeningen, Germany had been established by Friedrich Graepel GmbH. In 1957 Harald Graepel third-generation of grandson Hugo Graepel arrived from Germany to Ireland to sell grain driers to the agricultural industry. By 1959 Harald Graepel had founded H.Graepel Ltd. in Kinsale. In 1971 Harald took over a competitor in Warrington, England and established Graepel Perforators Ltd (UK). In 1980 Harald had expanded into Glasgow, Scotland. Today Graepels is an Irish run family business with Fredrick and Judith Graepel heading the operations from the headquarters in Kinsale. HISTORY TIMELINE 1889 BUDAPEST HUNGARY Foundation of the Hugo Graepel industry for perforated metals 1908 HANOVER GERMANY Foundation of the Claudius Graepel industry for perforated metals. Production of the first ‘Graepel Sieve’ 1915-1923 HALBERSTADT GERMANY Transfer of the company from Hannover to Halberstadt, 1923 Friedrich Graepel (b. 1898 d. 1954) joins the company. He applies for the rights of 70 inventions and patents. 1944 HALBERSTADT GERMANY Russian occupation of Eastern Germany: expropriation and nationalization of the company 1948 LOENINGEN WESTERN GERMANY Foundation of the Friedrich Graepel GmbH, now Friedrich Graepel AG. Pictured is the original entrance to Graepel Loeningen Office. 1959 KINSALE IRELAND Foundation of Graepel Perforators Ltd. Production of perforated metal commences in Kinsale. 1967 SABBIONETA ITALY Foundation of Graepel Italiana di Riko Graepel, now Graepel Italiana S.p.A. 1971 WARRINGTON ENGLAND Graepel Perforators Ltd. takes over a competitor 1976 KINSALE IRELAND Graepels comences production of woven mesh in Kinsale 1990 SEEHAUSEN GERMANY Friedrich Graepel AG takes over STUV GmbH. 2009 KINSALE IRELAND Graepel Perforators and Weavers celebrate 50 years in business 2014 KINSALE IRELAND Graepel Germany celebrates 125th anniversary with members of the Graepel family, employees, customers, politicians and guests from various industries. 2019 KINSALE GRAEPELS TURNS 60 Graepels celebrate 60 years of business. As part of the anniversary celebrations Graepels sponsor the Kinsale Lions club Annual Gold Classic and the Albert Weiss ‘After Bauhaus’ exhibition. The 60th is marked in house too, the company thanks the Graepels Team for their dedication and hard work over the years. Graepels look forward to the coming years. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER CLICK HERE CORK Graepel Perforators & Weavers Ltd Barrack Green,Kinsale, Co. Cork, Ireland Eircode: P17 FE80 Tel: +353 (0) 21 4772105 Fax: + 353 (0) 21 4772005 Email: info@graepels.com Email: sales@graepels.com DUBLIN Graepel Perforators & Weavers Ltd Unit 6, Ballymount Road Ind. Est., Walkinstown, Dublin 12 Eircode: D12 HD37 Tel: +353 (0) 1 4509955 Fax: + 353 (0) 1 4509815 Email: info@graepels.com Email: sales@graepels.com BELFAST Graepel Perforators Ltd 7 Grangewood Hill, Dundonald, Belfast, Co. Antrim, BT16 1GQ Tel: +44 (0)28 90484800 Fax: +44 (0)28 90538162 Email: roy@graepels.com Email: sales@graepels.com WARRINGTON Graepel Perforators Ltd Unit 5, Burtonwood Ind. Centre, Phipps Lane, Burtonwood, Warrington WA5 4HX Tel: +44 (0) 1925 229809 Fax: +44 (0) 1925 228069 Email: info@graepels.com Email: sales@graepels.com Copyright © 2017 Graepel Perforators and Weavers. All Rights Reserved. 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