ESE GmbH | Unsere Geschichte

Our history

Through the years with ESE

2023
2023

Opening of the new location in Neumünster

Topping-out ceremony for the new ESE campus in Braunschweig

Cooperation agreement concluded between ESE and Ostfalia

Foundation stone laid for the ESE campus in Braunschweig

2022
21022

ESE GmbH celebrates its 25th anniversary

Opening of the new location in Dresden

Initial accreditation of the ESE GmbH testing laboratory in accordance with DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2018

2021
2021

Paul Bethge appointed Chief Financial Officer / Chief Human Resources Officer of ESE

Klaus Janz, founding member of ESE, retires

ESE GmbH grows to 400 employees

2020
2020

Dr.-Ing. habil. Lars Schnieder appointed as additional managing director

Opening of the new location in Munich

DB Engineering & Consulting GmbH acquires 100% of the shares in ESE GmbH

Clemens M. Seifert (Chief Financial Officer) retires

2019
2019

Recognition of ESE GmbH's Assessment Service Center as an independent assessment body by the Federal Railway Authority

ESE GmbH, Braunschweig site, receives TISAX® certification

ESE GmbH recognized as an attractive employer in the Braunschweig-Wolfsburg region and awarded the "Zukunftgeber" seal of approval

ESE GmbH grows to 320 employees

2018
2018

Merger of BSSE GmbH with ESE GmbH

ESE GmbH grows to 290 employees

2017
2017

Opening of the new office in Frankfurt

ESE GmbH grows to 230 employees

Herbert Haun, founding member of ESE GmbH, retires

2016
2016

Opening of the new project office in Wolfsburg

Accreditation of the Assessment Service Center of ESE GmbH as an inspection body

2015
2015

Opening of the Erlangen office

New location in Hanover, project office opened

ESE Engineering und Software-Entwicklung GmbH from Braunschweig takes over BSSE GmbH from Hanover as of 01.01.2015

2014
2014

To accommodate the growth at the Hennigsdorf site, ESE GmbH moves into new offices

ESE GmbH grows to over 200 employees

2013
2013

Relocation to the new office building Am Alten Bahnhof 16, 38122 Braunschweig; administration and project offices are brought together under one roof

2012
2012

ESE moves into another project office for 40 employees at the Braunschweig site

ESE's test center in Hennigsdorf starts operations

2011
2011

Foundation of the branch in Hennigsdorf

2010
2010

IRIS certification of ESE GmbH

2009
2009

Opening of the Erlangen project office

2008
2008

Opening of the Stuttgart project office

Foundation of the Technical Solutions division

2007
2007

ESE grows to over 100 employees

2006
2006

Foundation of the Hildesheim office

2005
2005

Opening of the Berlin project office

Relocation to Alte Salzdahlumer Strasse in the ultra-modern building on Campus 3 with its own training rooms

Opening of the automation and quality assurance systems division

Outstanding Supplier at Siemens AG Transportation Systems

2004
2004

Start of business activities in the IT Solutions division

Fritz Schlemmer, founding member and managing director, retires

2003
2003

Clemens Seifert is appointed as an additional Managing Director

ESE grows to over 50 employees

2002
2002

Preferred Supplier at Siemens AG Transportation Systems

2001
2001


Cooperation with the University of Applied Sciences for Business (FHDW) in Hanover - support for students

ESE grows to over 20 employees

Launch of the ESE training concept

Introduction of the quality management system and certification according to ISO 9001:2000

Start of consulting activities in the area of public administration

2000
2000

Foundation of the Automotive division - Technical Development for Driver Information Systems

Relocation of the company headquarters to Braunschweig and move to Jasperallee 21

1998
1998

Entry into Rail Automation, technical project management for the ICE3 train control system

First project tasks in consulting and development

1997
1997

Foundation of ESE Engineering und Software-Entwicklung GmbH in Wolfenbüttel in October 1997

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