Area served International Website resol.com Founder Rudolf Pfeil | Number of employees 160 (2009) Headquarters Hattingen, Germany Founded 1977 | |
Type GmbH (~ Ltd. Liability Company) Industry Solar thermal control technology Products Solar controllers, pump stations, additional modules and related accessories Profiles | ||
Resol company presentation
RESOL – Elektronische Regelungen GmbH is a German solar thermal technology company based in Hattingen. It is, according to a market survey of Sun & Wind Energy magazine (issue 2/2007), the worldwide market leader in solar thermal control technology with a market share of almost 50%. Among the products are solar thermal controllers, pump stations and a range of additional modules and accessories. 100% of the company is owned by its founder and General Manager, Mr. Rudolf Pfeil.
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History
RESOL was founded in Hattingen in 1977, where the founder produced the first solar controllers in his own private flat. A few years later, the enterprise moved to the neighbouring town of Sprockhövel, but moved back to Hattingen into a new building in 1998. In 2007, another new building was added, and currently (April 2009) an annexe to the first plant is being built. It will be inaugurated in summer, increasing the total plant and office space to 6,600 m².
Today (2009), RESOL employs 160 people; in 2008, a 29 Mio. Euro turnover was generated.
Growth through process management
In the 32 years since its founding, RESOL has grown from a one-man-company into a market leading enterprise which is active all over the world. Especially during the last few years, the growth rate increased enormously, leading to a record growth rate of nearly 80% in 2008.
Crucial for this development was the implementation of an intensive process management, which was started in 2005. With the help of a consultancy that specialises in the implementation of synchronous production systems on the basis of the Toyota Production System, the assembly lines were turned from a manufactory into a flexible, efficient industrial production. Process chains have been streamlined, workplace layouts changed radically and the cycle times have been shortened considerably.
The investment and the effort paid off – since the implementation of the synchronous production, the turnover generated by RESOL increased by more than 400%.
Locations
Research and development, production as well as administration take place in the RESOL headquarters in Hattingen, Germany.
RESOL has subsidiaries in France and in Spain as well as agencies in the UK, Sweden and Bulgaria. Authorised distributors sell RESOL products in Poland, the Czech Republic, Russia, the Netherlands, Portugal, Jordan, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, the USA, Canada and Japan.
Due to several strategic partnerships with companies that distribute RESOL products under their own brands as OEM clients, controllers made by RESOL can be found in more than 50 countries worldwide.
Awards
For outstanding commitment to the generation and usage of solar energy, RESOL was awarded with the title „Solar-Unternehmen 2000” (solar company 2000) by the „Solar-Unternehmen 2001+” initiative.
In 2001, the FlowCon Pro pump station was presented with the IF Design Award, awarded by the iF International Forum Design GmbH. In the year 2008, the award again came to Hattingen, this time for the FlowCon D pump station.
The FlowCon Pro pump station also won the ISH Design Plus Award.
Several RESOL products have been presented with the Red dot design award of the Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen, for example the solar controllers RS600 MIDI and DeltaSol A as well as the FlowCon S pump station.
At Intersolar trade fair in Munich, May 2009, the newly developed RESOL FlowCon Sensor pump station was presented with the Intersolar Award in the solar thermal category.