Facts and Figures|Hatecke - Quality "Made in Germany"

Since 1986 Peter Hatecke runs the company. Under his leadership especially the freefall lifeboat became an export hit. Nowadays customers all over the world trust in our innovative and high-quality products.

We rely on our proven location in Drochtersen and will continue design, engineering and production in Germany.

Hatecke profile (per 31.12.2009)

Managing director:	Peter Hatecke
Location:	Drochtersen, Germany
No. of employes:	115
Trainees:	5
Annual turnover:	~ 24 Mill. Euro
Share capital:	100 000 Euro
Production:	Boats: 406 Davit systems: 262
Building facilities	~ 15.000 m²
Quality management system	DIN EN ISO 9001:2008 certified by GL Module D as per European Directive
Recognitions	German Red Cross Social Sponsorship Nominated for "Mittelstandspres 2008" recognition for medium-sized companies

Visit Hatecke|at the SMM Hamburg

2010-07-20: From Sept. 7-10 we invite all marine professionals to meet us in hall B5 at stand 472 for information, questions and comments.

Committed to Quality

2009-10-07: Hatecke and Hatecke Service have recently been audited by GL. We achieved upgrade to ISO 9001:2008 certification.

Rescue of Survivors|of Sunken Superferry 9

2009-9-14: On September 9 the Philippine ferry sank in the southern Philippines with nearly 1000 passengers. The civilian ship MV Myriad helped in the search and rescue with their Hatecke rescue boat.

New Production Hall

Beginning of February, we moved into new productions facilities. The workshop which is 4250 m² in size...

New Websites

2009-01-29: Hatecke and Hatecke Service announce the release of their new websites...

Rescue at Sea|with Hatecke Boat

2009-01-21: The German Research Vessel “Maria S. Merian“ rescued an Italian couple from distress at sea…

Hatecke Movie –|Diversification Strategy

The cruise market is becoming more and more important for us. See a short movie clip (in German only) from November 2008.
Note: Please make sure your speakers are turned on.

watch the movie

Prevention of Product|Liability & Warranty

Service & Maintenance:|Exchange of Hooks

Hooks are part of the annual and 5-years inspections (see SOLAS changes enforced July 1, 2008). Before ordering a service please take into account that Hatecke hooks need to be replaced 5 years after production.