{"id":4284,"date":"2022-02-09T10:07:07","date_gmt":"2022-02-09T10:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autforce.com\/history\/"},"modified":"2025-10-09T11:52:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T09:52:13","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/autforce.com\/en\/company\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-autforce-timeline\" >\n    <div class=\"container title-left\">\n        \n        \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; EcoVadis Silver certification<br\/>&#8211; Expansion of the existing assembly hall<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"arrow-container title-left\">\n            <div class=\"autforce-arrow vertical black end\">\n                                    <div class=\"icon\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/autforce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/timeline-white.png\">\n                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-autforce-timeline\"  style=\"background: #f4f5f7\">\n    <div class=\"container title-left\">\n        \n        \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2024<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Kununu Top Company<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"arrow-container title-left\">\n            <div class=\"autforce-arrow vertical black end\">\n                                    <div class=\"icon\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/autforce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/timeline-white.png\">\n                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-autforce-timeline\" >\n    <div class=\"container title-left\">\n        \n        \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2023<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; second CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/christian-hanbauer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ing. Christian Hanbauer<\/a><br\/>&#8211; Project partner KI-EU project <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solidair-project.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SoliDAIR<\/a> (using data in production)<br\/>&#8211; Sustainable energy generation by installing a photovoltaic system on our company roof<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"arrow-container title-left\">\n            <div class=\"autforce-arrow vertical black end\">\n                                    <div class=\"icon\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/autforce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/timeline-white.png\">\n                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-autforce-timeline\"  style=\"background: #f4f5f7\">\n    <div class=\"container title-left\">\n        \n        \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2022<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/autforce.com\/en\/company\/certifications\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"63\">ISO 14001<\/a> certification<br\/>&#8211; Expansion of the AUTFORCE Germany sales office with comprehensive expertise in the field of inverter testing<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"arrow-container title-left\">\n            <div class=\"autforce-arrow vertical black end\">\n                                    <div class=\"icon\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/autforce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/timeline-white.png\">\n                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-autforce-timeline\" >\n    <div class=\"container title-left\">\n        \n        \n\n<div 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