Company History
Success Story
Our (brief) history
Wilfried Noffz, communications technology engineer, founded the company known today as NOFFZ Technologies in 1989.
As an employee of the Philips company at that time, he began this as a secondary job and later took the chance to become a freelancer: At the beginning, he developed complete measuring systems, programmed software, and developed suitable hardware in the small basement of his home. His extensive skills were impressive, and his first customer was a giant in the industry: the Philips factory in Wetzlar, which at that time produced cassette drives for the automobile sector. Other notable companies such as Grundig and Nokia followed suit, building on his expertise. From then on, things continued to go uphill for the little company, although it was still rough here and there with a few setbacks.
But little by little, quite a few employees were hired and the first large company building was purchased.
Today’s managing director, engineer Markus Solbach, moved to NOFFZ in 2007. With his help, the company expanded strongly in the coming years and opened the first additional locations. This laid the foundation for many additional forward-looking assignments.
Today, Noffz is represented with a total of nine locations in Germany, Mexico, China, Mexico, Hungary, and Serbia and has an extensive partner network. Due to strong company growth, additional workplaces are being created at the headquarters in Tönisvorst: Currently, the new company building is under construction. The NOFFZ Campus is expected to be ready for occupancy in summer 2023.
We really value what we’ve been able to achieve so far and know full well that our employees were largely responsible for that. This makes cooperating as a team, dealing respectfully with each other, and a good working environment especially important for us. I’m convinced that the managing directors Tobias Noffz, Markus Solbach and Manuel von Helden will continue to lead the company with empathy and commitment.
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Our milestones
We’re forging ahead with globalization and innovation
Awarded Company of the Year 2021 in the field of Radar Test Systems, Automotive, Europe by Frost & Sullivan.
NOFFZ-Forsteh opens a new location with manufacturing and development facility in Belgrade, Serbia with some 1000 m2.
Together with his partners Markus Solbach and Manuel von Helden, Tobias Noffz will lead the company in the next generation. In his role as Managing Director he is responsible for Finance & HR.
Relocation to a new building with attached manufacturing. NOFFZ Technologies (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. offers even more space for development, manufacturing and customer visits.
Expanding our global presence with a new location in Detroit, Michigan in the USA.
NOFFZ Group increases the number of its foreign subsidiaries to eight locations worldwide! With the majority shareholding in "NOFFZ-Forsteh-Technologies d.o.o" NOFFZ gains a team of renowned specialists in Belgrade, Serbia. The acquisition and establishment of the new organization NOFFZ-Forsteh Technologies d.o.o. provides NOFFZ with additional engineering and manufacturing capabilities with industry-recognized expertise.
Subsidiary NOFFZ Technologies USA Inc. established with new location in Austin.
Markus Solbach and Manuel von Helden are appointed managing directors and a succession arrangement is made: Together with Tobias Noffz, they will continue to lead the company in the next generation.
Opening of another Mexican sales office in Juárez.
Establishment of the subsidiary NOFFZ Technologies (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. in China and opening of the site in Suzhou.
NOFFZ opens new locations in Munich, Budapest and Hungary.
Awarded Platinum Alliance Partner status by National Instruments.
Move to the new future-oriented location in Tönisvorst.
Partnership with National Instruments.
Company foundation by graduate engineer Wilfried Noffz.