At our headquarters and main plant in the town of Norden/Germany, around 320 employees are responsible for the development, production and marketing of our products as well as the management and organisation of the Doepke company.

The production plant in Bickenriede/Germany was founded in 1993. 50 employees produce circuit breakers and assemblies here. The plant manager is Andreas Hülfenhaus.

Doepke UK ltd. was founded in 1979. Around 10 employees organise sales in the United Kingdom and manufacture distribution systems.

Doepke Morocco's production facility in Tangier has been manufacturing circuit breakers since 2023. The plant manager is Khalil Alaoui.

Doepke has been based in Sharjah/United Arab Emirates since 1999. Sales for the Middle East are organised here under the name Doepke Middle East. The contact person is José Cleetez. Further information can be found at www.doepke-me.com.

Businessman Franz Doepke and engineer August-Wilhelm Engels found Doepke in Norden (East Frisia). They carry out pioneering work in the field of residual current protection technology by developing, producing and selling the first residual current circuit-breakers. It is a difficult business at first, as RCCBs are barely heard of and not yet mandatory in the 1950s

Wilhelm Engels leaves the company.

The company moves into a new building in the Leegemoor industrial area. Since then, Stellmacherstraße has been “Doepke’s home.” Joachim Hagemann takes over sales management. The following year, Manfred Schmidt assumes responsibility for technology as well as product and process development.

The company takes a major step towards internationalization: the subsidiary Doepke UK is founded in England. Sales for the United Kingdom are consolidated at the Daventry site, where consumer units are also manufactured.

Nearly four years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a new site is added: Doepke opens a new plant in Bickenriede, Thuringia, producing miniature circuit breakers and transformer assemblies. 1995

Franz Doepke retires. Management is now shared by Manfred Schmidt, responsible for technology and development, and Joachim Hagemann, responsible for commercial operations. They are supported by a three-member advisory board.

A sad year for the company: one of its “fathers,” Franz Doepke, passes away at the age of 74.

Doepke takes another step in internationalization: the subsidiary Doepke M.E. is founded in Dubai.

Andreas Müller and Heinz-Erhard Weeken join the management team. Together with Manfred Schmidt, they form a trio of managing directors. Joachim Hagemann, previously commercial managing director, retires.

A new production hall is built, following continuous expansion of the company premises in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s with various extensions and newly acquired buildings. The workforce now numbers 200 employees.

Manfred Schmidt retires. Andreas Müller and Heinz-Erhard Weeken now manage the company as a duo.

The headquarters building is rebuilt and expanded.

Andreas Müller becomes sole managing director. To secure its future market presence, Doepke modernizes its brand identity. With new colors, a redesigned website and the use of social media, the company enters into even closer dialogue with customers and partners.

Doepke takes miniature circuit breaker production in-house. The premises are expanded with another hall, “Plant 2.” The workforce grows to 250 employees.

The company undergoes a massive digital expansion. With the Doepke Academy, an online training program on electrical engineering topics is launched.

Production volumes increase further. The workforce now exceeds 400 employees. With the sub-brand Doepke e.Guard, a new product for monitoring electrical installations is launched. For the first time, Doepke also includes software components in its portfolio.

A new production hall is completed, and another enters the planning stage. The subsidiary Doepke Morocco is founded.