| 1987 |
MAXDATA Computer GmbH is founded by Holger Lampatz. With a turnover target of 8 million EUR after five years, the company sells monitors and graphics cards to the trade. |
| 1990 |
Start of production of personal computers. 40 employees generate a turnover of 22 million EUR. |
| 1991 |
MAXDATA introduces the monitor brand “Belinea”. The business year closes with a turnover of 31 million EUR. |
| 1992 |
MAXDATA adds own notebooks to its product range. Five years have passed since the company was founded: 70 employees achieve a turnover of 51 million EUR. |
| 1994 |
MAXDATA is market leader for monitors in Germany only four years after introduction of the monitor brand Belinea.
The company achieves certification according to ISO 9001.
Metro AG indirectly acquires a 51 percent holding in MAXDATA through VOBIS Microcomputer AG: the turnover rises to 99 million EUR. |
| 1995 |
The first foreign sales company is founded in Austria and marks the begin of sales activities throughout Europe. The turnover rises to 195 million EUR. |
| 1996 |
MAXDATA starts operating in Switzerland. The total turnover for the group now amounts to 344 million EUR. |
| 1997 |
MAXDATA acquires Peacock AG and launches sales companies in Great Britain and the Netherlands. Turnover in the 10th year of business now runs at 593 million EUR. |
| 1998 |
After successful restructuring, Peacock AG is sold to Actebis Holding GmbH at the end of the year. 571 employees achieved a total turnover of 856 million EUR.
Metro AG transfers its indirect investment in MAXDATA to CBA Computer Handels- und Beteiligungs mbH & Co. KG, a subsidiary of DIVACO Beteiligungs AG. |
| 1999 |
As of January 1st, MAXDATA purchases the production and real estate of VOBIS Microcomputer AG in Würselen, near Aachen.
Reorganization of the MAXDATA group, with MAXDATA AG as the group holding. On September 9th, the company is quoted on the “Neuer Markt”. The number of employees rises to 1,205 due to the take-over of the VOBIS production. Turnover rises to 1.116 billion EUR in the year of the IPO. A new sales company is established in France.
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| 2000 |
The reorganization of the group is concluded. The number of employees rises to 1,305. MAXDATA shuts down the OEM business, i.e. the production of hardware for other trademarks. As a result, turnover falls to 952,2 million EUR, in spite of the increase in the core business. |
| 2001 |
System conversion to SAP/R3 throughout the group helps to slim down procedures and leads to improved throughput times in the BTO/BTO production. Furthermore, the provision of a uniform framework enables decisive progress to be made in the internationalization of the group. 1,222 employees achieved a turnover of 752 million EUR. |
| 2002 |
National subsidiaries are established in Spain and Poland. |
| 2003 |
The MAXDATA share is admitted to the "Prime Standard". MAXDATA expands its international sales activities evenfuther: A new sales company starts business in Italy. |
| 2004 |
Employment pact ensures competitiveness: The employees agree extending the working hours to 41 hours a week for the same salary and are forgoing two vacation days. |
| 2005 |
MAXDATA achieves the highest sales volume ever with servers, desktops and notebooks as well as Belinea TFT displays. This success is confirmed by the the market research institute GfK: With a 10 percent share of the total monitor market, Belinea is market leader in Germany – and has been already for 10 years!
The hardware manufacturer invests in a new picking facility at the production site Würselen in order to increase its production capacity. Thanks to the new plant, MAXDATA can now produce up to 600 computers per hour. |
| 2006 |
MAXDATA is expanding abroad: The company focuses on the distribution in order to open new markets in Europe. It is now represented via this distribution channel in Sweden and Norway, Estonia, Latvia and Russia as well as in Turkey. MAXDATA products are now available in 27 countries.
In conjunction with Microsoft, MAXDATA founds the project "IT-Brücke" (viz IT bridge) in order to support social and cultural organizations with hardware and software. |
