From temperature professional to measurement specialist

In 1984 Rudolf Boll founded the company B+B Thermo-Technik GmbH in Donaueschingen. Already 4 years after the foundation, the boss and his first employees moved to the new company building. Steady growth was also followed by the establishment of additional locations. In 2011, B+B took over the humidity and pressure measurement technology business areas of Hygrosens Instruments and further expanded its range of measurement technology for a wide variety of applications.

Hygrosens was well known as a supplier at B+B. Already years before the takeover, B+B purchased measurement technology products in the areas of humidity and pressure from the manufacturer from Löffingen. Thus, special customer requests for measurement variables outside B+B's expertise could still be served.

Finally, in 2011, an unexpected request came into the house. Mr. Friedrich, the owner and founder of Hygrosens, asked Rudolf Boll if B+B would like to take over Hygrosens, because the man from Löffingen wanted to get out and turn his hobby into a profession.

However, B+B rejected an initial offer because too many of Hygrosen's products were of no interest to the measurement technology manufacturer from Donaueschingen. Ultimately, after negotiations, there was an agreement on a partial purchase of Hygrosens: B+B took over slightly more than 50% of the company; this concerned the areas of humidity and pressure measurement technology.

The founder of Hygrosens trained the B+B staff in the new measurement technology areas of humidity and pressure and in addition B+B was able to take over approx. 10 employees for electronics production also from Hygrosens. Due to these good conditions, the acquisition of new product fields was an enrichment for B+B. The customer base was increased by approx. 25%.

Since the acquisition in 2011, a lot has happened in the field of humidity and pressure measurement technology. B+B is constantly developing its existing products and adapting them to the latest technological standards. Likewise, the needs of customers were analyzed and the product portfolio was expanded.