The company was founded by Hartwig Paulsen in 1970 as an engineering office in Karlsruhe. The first task was to give advice and Projecting active in heating technology. It is very quickly able to set up its own manufacturing and to begin the production of industrial pumps and components for heating and for plant engineering. Since care was taken by the management from the beginning to careful handling of orders and the highest quality for its products, as well as to the purchased components, the company hp-TECHNIK received very quickly a high reputation for quality and timeliness.