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About HARDI

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.

About HARDI


MORE THAN 50 YEARS OF SPRAYING
HARDI was founded more than 50 years ago in Denmark. In 2007, the company joined EXEL Industries (approx. EUR 450 million revenue, 2,600 employees) which is listed on the Paris Stock Exchange. World leader in spraying technology, EXEL Industries is present in the three major spraying areas: Industry (spray guns and other application equipments for liquid, viscous or powder products), Consumers (hand operated sprayers for gardening) and Agriculture (field, orchard and vineyard sprayers).

www.exel-industries.com 

HARDI is an organisation with:
-sales, production and product development facilities in France, Spain, Australia, North America and Denmark
-sales companies in Scandinavia, Germany and Great Britain
-importers covering the rest of the world.
-the following trade marks in its portfolio.: HARDI, EVRARD, ILEMO

HARDI employed staff: 
Total world wide approx. 1,050 people
Based in Denmark approx. 575 people

HARDI facilities in square metres:
HARDI group main factory, Nørre Alslev, Denmark - 47,000m2
HARDI-EVRARD headquarters, Savigny, France - 5200 m2
HARDI-EVRARD factory, Beaurainville, France - 15,500 m2
Pommier factory, Viabon, France - 6,500 m2
HARDI Australia headquarters, Adelaide - 15,000 m2
HARDI North America headquarters, Davenport - 9,200 m2
ILEMO-HARDI, Lleida, Spain - 6,000 m2
Sales offices England, Norway, Germany, USA, Australia - 8,000 m2

Courses and training:
Number of participants in HARDI courses per year approx. 2,000 people

Sales and marketing: 
Number of countries to which HARDI products are sold is more than 120

An Environmental Statement is available for the company’s main factory in Nr. Alslev; call +45 4358 8324 for more info

 

HARDI History


Time line

  • 1957 HARDI was founded by Hartvig Jensen Production of the 1-cylinder HARDI pump started
  • 1958 Factory buildings in Glostrup, Denmark were bought
  • 1959 Started export of pumps to 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
  • 1988 ILEMO in Spain acquired
  • 1987 The air assisted concept TWIN was born
  • 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". 12 European Awards
  • 2006 Launch of "The intelligent sprayer" concept
  • 2007 HARDI 50th Anniversary 
  • 2007 Launch of the NAVIGATOR, which becomes Europeans’ preferred trailed sprayer
  • 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 HARDI introduces ALPHA evo based on ergonomics, visibility, optimization
  • 2011 HARDI launches on AGRITECHNICA the HC 9500 touchscreen controller - a new ISOBUS virtual terminal
  • 2012 COMMANDER is redesigned with more than 37 updates, including the new liquid regulation system DynamicFluid4 and available with capacities of 3300, 4500, 5500 and 7000 l
  • 2012 SARITOR and PRESIDIO are launched as new products to the self-propelled broad acre segment
  • 2012 AutoSteering is available on all self-propelled sprayers
  • 2016 HARDI is consolidating the headquarter in Taastrup with the factory in Nørre Alslev.
  • 2017 Completely new MEGA, liftmounted sprayer with 2200 liter, air-syspension, compact design and optimal weight distribution.
 


HARDI history

1957

HARDI was founded by Hartvig Jensen. Production of the 1-cylinder HARDI pump started.

1957

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).

1971

1987

EVRARD in France acquired.

1987

1987

The air assisted concept TWIN was born.

1988

ILEMO in Spain acquired.

1988

1989

New head office and factory in Taastrup

1989

1995

World leading hand-operated sprayers COOPER PEGLER was acquired.

1997

Auriga Industries acquired HARDI.

1997

1998

Australian production site established.

1999

POMMIER in France acquired.

1999

2000

New paint facility and redesigned factory layout in Nørre Alslev.

2000

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

2005

2006

Launch of "The intelligent sprayer" concept.

2007

HARDI 50th Anniversary.

2007

2007

HARDI joined EXEL Industries and becomes a family ownedcompany again.

2007

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

2011

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

2017

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.

HARDI INTERNATIONAL A/S

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