Company History
Heidler Strichcode GmbH
From barcode printer to integrated software program
1991
The Heidler Barcode GmbH is founded by Walter Heidler.
A printing station for router labels is developed as the company’s first product for the DPD warehouse Ludwigsburg. This printing station prints out a barcode router label by manually entering the recipient’s postal code. By attaching the router labels to the parcels arriving at the warehouse, they are automatically scanned and distributed by the sorting system. Based on this first product, the company develops more and more solutions for dispatch logistics.
1992
The next idea: Printing the routing barcode with package number simultaneously with the recipient address, right on the sender’s premises. This leads to the first Heidler shipping program (DOS), which is installed with a DPD-module for the first customer. Gradually, further shipping service providers are integrated into the system.
2000
Nine years after its founding, the company moves into its own, newly built company building.
2002
After many years of further development, the first Windows version of the Heidler shipping system, “HVS32“, is launched on the market, replacing the existing DOS version.
2010
Daughter Steffi and son Mats strengthen the team, which has now grown to 25 employees, by joining their parents’ company.
2000
Nine years after its founding, the company moves into its own, newly built company building.
2002
After many years of further development, the first Windows version of the Heidler shipping system, “HVS32”, is launched on the market, replacing the existing DOS version.
2010
Daughter Steffi and son Mats strengthen the team, which has now grown to 25 employees, by joining their parents’ company.
2019
Senior Walter Heidler retires from the operative business at the age of 71 and hands over the management to his children.
Today
The continuously further developed HVS has over 280 different shipping modules (national and international), as well as a multitude of interfaces and plug-ins for function expansion and optimal integration. Currently, more than 2,000 systems are in use worldwide with parcel volumes of up to 100,000 packages per day.