1919 - 1964
About company
Great quality due to synergy between Hennecke standards and Lithuanian execution
Hennordic is a member of Umega Group – internationaly presented group of the companies with general competence in metal processing.
Hennordic is located in city Ukmerge, 70 km from capital city Vilnius, nearby highroad towards Riga/Latvia.
We value long-term cooperation with our customers from various industries accros Europe. Our customers choose us for our flexibility, deep know-how in metal processing, one-window shop solution and our attitude to go extra mile.
With roots since 1919, we constantly evolve and improve our offerings while maximizing value to our long-term customers. We provide our customers with a broad range of services such as cutting, forming, joining, surface processing, assembling, and delivering.
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ISO 14001:2015
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Our History
1965 - 1990
1991 - 2007
2008 - 2016
2017
2018
2019 and further
1919 - 1964
1965 - 1990
1991 - 2007
2008 - 2016
2017
2018
2019 and further
The history of Hennordic begins in 1919 as a small repair workshop with main focus on agricultural and household appliances.
The founding of a plant for agricultural machinery manufacturing.
New area of manufacturing – production of valves and piston rings under the brand name “Vienybė”.
This plant was the only one producing valves and piston rings in the Soviet Union.
SNOL became the largest laboratory oven manufacturer in the Soviet Union.
The start of contract manufacturing business area. First products for furniture industry were exported to Western Europe and opened possibilities to serve other industries in metal contract manufacturing. Expertise in engineering and R&D allowed the company to introduce new products to the market, such as air blowers and household heating solutions under the brand name “Vienybė”.
2008
“Vienybė” manufacturing plant was acquired by AB “Umega” group.
After this acquisition, AB “Umega” now owned three manufacturing plants in Lithuania and became one of the strongest metal processing companies in the Baltic States.
2014
LEAN manufacturing model was implemented in order to increase efficiency of processes in the company.
The Company already benefits from it, as manufacturing processes improved, order executiom time reduced and product quality increased.
2015
Over 3 million EUR were invested into new production machinery to provide our customers with new technology in a better and more efficient way.
2016
Merged with Walter Th. Hennecke GmbH (Germany).
Acquisition of Biokaitra.
Launch of new ERP system
Contract manufacturing becomes the company’s main field of activity. The company becomes a full-fledged contract manufacturing provider in creating synergy with its partners in Germany.
New image for the group is created; the name of brand is changed: “Vienybė“ (Unity) is replaced with “Hennordic“.
Investments into production are initiated in order to improve the production flow and working conditions for employees. Trumpf machines are acquired; flooring is installed.
Reorganization is continued; a Monitor ERP system is deployed.The company celebrates its 100th anniversary.
Our Values
Responsibility and Expertise
We are proud of what we do.
We believe that people – employees, customers, partners and shareholders – are our key strength.
We are building a professional working environment. We work together to create and to implement the best solutions, and so we proactively share knowledge, listen and understand different views, engage each other and benefit from knowledge and experience of every member of our team.
We take personal responsibility for our actions and results.
We are creative and proactive, we take calculated risks, learn from our mistakes and develop our experience one step at a time.
Respect and Transparency
We praise the principles of fairness and justice.
We respect every customer, partner and colleague.
Every one of us are building and are responsible for the reputation of our company. And so we protect it.
We care for environment and our assets. We are also responsible members of our society.
We base teamwork on openness and trust.
Quality and Innovation
We strive for optimally reliable solutions and their quality-driven implementations.
We are building an organization and systems that empower perpetual growth.
We strive for simplicity in our structure and processes, and so we change those that don’t benefit our value.
We keep seeking best value for our customers and company, and so we create, learn and share knowledge one day at a time.
We have a passion for business results that inspire our customers for long-term partnerships.
Enviroment
While working according to environmental standard ISO14001, company constantly strives to reduce its carbon footprint and improve energy efficiency.
Since 2020 company uses 100% green electricity. Around 30% of energy is generated using solar panels on the roof of the production facilities. The rest of the electrical energy comes from green energy supplier and is generated using only power from renewable energy sources.
A certificate can be found here.
Heating of the production area and administration building is produced using biofuel – straw rolls.