HOTWORK INTERNATIONAL HISTORY
Where it all started...
Hotwork International originated from the company Hotwork Ltd., founded in the year 1962 in England. Hotwork Ltd. introduced a unique high velocity burner to dry out and heat up refractories which has innovated the way furnaces/kilns/ovens/reactors etc. are being brought into operation. This new technology became popular in industries like glass, cement, steel, aluminum, hydrocarbon, power generations and other industries. With this, the company expanded worldwide and built local offices in several countries.
The Timeline
1962
Hotwork Ltd. started in England
1986
Hotwork Germany was purchased by Jorg Koester and renamed it to Hotwork Koester. Since then, it has become a family business.
1992
Hotwork Koester supplies Burner and Combustion System to the Glass Industry
1994
Hotwork International Asia (Cebu, Philippines)
1996
Founding of HAL India
2000
Hotwork International China (Shenzhen)
2004
Hotwork International moved its new head office in Switzerland
2009
Hotwork International continues to grow with the second generation
2015
Founding of Heat Up Latin America in Mexico and Hotwork-XIX in Shanghai, China
2016
Hotwork International Indonesia (Jakarta)
2018
Founding of International Refractory Lining Services Philippines (IRSP) in the Philippines
2019
Partnering with LINC in New Caledonia
2020
Founding HAG in Sydney, Australia
2021
Founding of Total Project Managment (TPM) New office IRSP northen Philippines
2022
Integration of Hotwork Heat Treatment and Specialized Services (HTS) New Office & Warehouse Portugal
2023
Hotwork International welcomes HAL & HAG to the International Group
2024
Founding of MPOT Hotwork Solutions Ltd. in Sofia, Bulgaria Founding of PT Hotwork International Indonesia with new Office Building and Warehouse in Jakarta, Indonesia