The history of our family business is characterised by a long-term philosophy, each generation is like a team member in a relay race, taking over from the previous generation and handing on to the next generation. It is up to each generation to make sure that the company operates in the best possible condition and that the next generation has the best possible training and preparation to continue the work with success.

It all started in 1868, when Wilhelm Rump (R1) registered his company with the authorities of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg. Ernst Rump (R2) joined the business in 1889. R1 survived his son R2, who died at the age of 49 from injuries received during World War I, and managed the company until his death at the age of 78 in 1922. In 1931, the founder's grandson, Wilhelm Rump (R3) bought back the family business, which had passed into the hands of third parties after the death of his father and grandfather. With the help from British friends R3 managed to rebuild the company after the World War II. In 1968, Wilhelm Rump celebrated the company's 100 th anniversary and kept up an active interest in the company even after Dr. Kay Rump joined the firm and gradually took over the management responsibility.