From the founding of the company in 1997, expansion of our production and new company building to numerous awards: together with our staff, we have achieved a lot over the past decades. Discover how we became one of the most innovative companies in Germany's SME sector.
1997
Founding of Spaun Schaltnetzteile GmbH
Shareholders/founders Friedrich Spaun and Hermann Püthe
Started off with 6 employees
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2001
DIN ISO 9001 certification
First international production monitoring: UL, CSA, VDE, etc.
Eric Spaun becomes new shareholder
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2004
Production expansion by 100%
In-house testing/manufacturing technology
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2008
10th anniversary
Move to new business premises
Change name to inpotron™ Schaltnetzteile GmbH
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2013
New logistics/distribution centre
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2015
Change in shareholding of the company: Eric Spaun (40%), Hermann Püthe (60%)
TOP100 award as the most innovative company among German SMEs
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2017
20th anniversary TOP100 once again distinguished as one of the most innovative companies among German SMEs
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2018
TOP-Job award for one of the best employers among German SMEs
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2019
Awarded IKOM award
Once again among the Top100
Hermann Püthe “Manager of the Year 2019”
Hermann Püthe Chairman of the Transformation & Power Supplies Trade Association
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2020
TOP-Job award, silver medal for inpotron as the second best employer among German SMEs
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2023
Another TOP100 award
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2023
Uwe Auer (right) and Torsten Keinath (left) obtain shares in the company
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