The Drinkuth family looks back with joy at the development of the company and would like to thank all its partners and its highly skilled staff in particular, without whom the success story of CHR. BOCK & SOHN would not be possible to this degree.
Decisiveness and a will to take over responsibility as well as a willingness to accept change and scope for change in the company will continue to remain the factors of success with which we, together with our team intend to shape the future of CHR. BOCK & SOHN.
The mid-sized family company in 4th generation CHR. BOCK & SOHN is the world’s leading manufacturer of packaging machines for margarine, butter, edible fats and comparable products since almost 80 years.
CHR. BOCK & SOHN was established on 5th of May in 1933 by Christian Bock and his son Alfred. In the years before Christian Bock worked in the dairy sector where he made a name for himself as an expert in the margarine industry and became a renowned personality.
When Christian Bock died in 1952, the second generation took over the company in the form of Alfred Bock. Alfred Bock was now the sole owner of CHR. BOCK & SOHN and he, together with his wife Hedwig Bock continued to successfully manage and develop the company.
In the course of the next few years CHR. BOCK & SOHN designed and built fully automated packaging machines which allowed the customers to increase their capacities.
The progress in building innovative packaging machines went hand in hand with the continuous development of CHR. BOCK & SOHN. In 1957 Alfred Bock’s daughter, Ingrid Bock (later Drinkuth), also joined the family company.
In 1962 CHR. BOCK & SOHN relocated from Hamburg to nearby Norderstedt.
In 1970 Alfred Bock died at the age of only 62. At this time, Ingrid Drinkuth’s (née Bock) husband - Wolfgang Drinkuth - had already been working at CHR BOCK & SOHN for more than 10 years. In 1970 he, representing the third generation, took over the company management. With his experience and commitment, the continued existence of the family company was ensured.
During the forty years he had been working for the company, Wolfgang Drinkuth established CHR. BOCK & SOHN as the world’s leading manufacturer of packaging machines for margarine, butter, edible fats and other similar products.
In July 2000 – with the handing over of the company to his descendants Susanne Drinkuth-Koch, Michael Drinkuth and Stephan Drinkuth – the fourth generation took over responsibility for the future development of CHR. BOCK & SOHN. Wolfgang Drinkuth died shortly after retiring in 2003.
Mid of 2010 - The 4th Generation has managed the company successfully for ten years.
We are looking forward to our 80th company anniversary in 2013.