About HARDI

A Danish industrial fairy-tale
The HARDI idea started in 1957, when Hartvig Jensen established the company. He was a gardener and needed a quality sprayer. After a few years the company expanded horticulturally and invested in large production facilities outside Copenhagen. The HARDI sprayers were soon retailed not only to Danish, but also European farmers, and the company expanded rapidly.
HARDI history
1957
HARDI was founded by Hartvig Jensen. Production of the 1-cylinder HARDI pump started.

1958
Factory buildings in Glostrup, Denmark were bought.
1959
Påbegyndte eksport af pumper til Evers & Wall (England).
1967
SVENSKA HARDI was founded.
1971
Nørre Alslev was built 5,000 m2 (today 47,000 m2).

1987
EVRARD in France acquired.

1987
The air assisted concept TWIN was born.
1988
ILEMO in Spain acquired.

1989
New head office and factory in Taastrup

1995
World leading hand-operated sprayers COOPER PEGLER was acquired.
1997
Auriga Industries acquired HARDI.

1998
Australian production site established.
1999
POMMIER in France acquired.

2000
New paint facility and redesigned factory layout in Nørre Alslev.

2001
Consolidation of Scandinavian markets. Delivery of fully assembled and tested sprayers directly from Nørre Alslev factory.
2002
Australian distribution acquired.
2003
All production in Denmark gathered in Nørre Alslev.
2004
Sales organisation in Poland established.
2005
Launch of the New COMMANDER trailers based on "Functional design". 9 European Awards

2006
Launch of "The intelligent sprayer" concept.
2007
HARDI 50th Anniversary.

2007
HARDI joined EXEL Industries and becomes a family ownedcompany again.

2010
HARDI SERVICE parts supply distribution set-up established in Sagvigny in France.
2011
HARDI introduces new 3-D logo along with the new HARDI payoff "The Sprayer".

2011
Completely new MEGA, liftmounted sprayer with 2200 liter, air-suspension, compact design and optimal weight distribution.

2012
The COMMANDER is redesigned with more than 37 updates and capacities of 3300, 4500, 5500 and 7000 l.
2013
The new liquid regulation system DynamicFluid4 with 4-sensor technology gets a SIMA award
2016
On the 7th of June, HARDI is consolidating the headquater in Taastrup with the factory in Nørre Alslev, for more efficiency and closer corporation of specialists.
2017
HARDI is celebrating its 60 year jubilee.