Facts & history

Knappe + Lehbrink by the numbers

1996	General partnership founded by Klaus Knappe and Oliver Lehbrink
1999	Name change to Knappe + Lehbrink Promotion GmbH
2001	Construction of a new 5,000 m² administrative and production building with high-bay warehouse
2005	Expansion of another 150 m² office space
2006	Expansion of production and warehouse space to up to 6,000 pallet spaces
2008	External capacity expansion of the warehouse and assembly space by up to another 2,000 pallet spaces
2009	Start of cooperation between the companies Knappe + Lehbrink and Deco Novo, Simone Knappe joins the general management
2011	Acquisition of the business activities of Deco Novo Display, specialist in illuminated displays and gastronomy displays. Installation of a modern photovoltaic system to cover approx. 35% of our total electricity requirements. The company moved into a 6,000 m² external warehouse in May of 2011.
2012	Company moves into an approx. 700 m² office and administrative building, constructed in accordance with the EnEV 2020
2013	Integration of employees from WT Display GmbH Bad Oeynhausen
2016	Investment in new machine technology; addition of an approx. 2,500 m² production warehouse
2018	Integration of KL Service GbR into Knappe + Lehbrink Promotion GmbH
2018	Certification in accordance with DIN EN ISO 9001 : 2015
2020	Introduction LEAN-Management
2021	myclimate certification
2022	Investments in new machines, such as flatbed die-cutters, folding box gluing machines, reinforcement systems and display gluing machines of the latest generation
2022	Expansion of the vehicle fleet/conversion to electric vehicles