Chronicle from 1945 till today
 

1945 Foundation of the one-man-business „Dr. Heinz Müller, workshop for electro-technique” by Dr. Heinz Müller, situated in a cowshed in Heskem (Germany), near Marburg.
1950 Production of the first electric fencers; first usage of low maintenance dry-batteries.
1952 Building of the factory „horizont gerätewerk Dr. Heinz Müller” in Korbach.
1956 The battery operated fencer „Ultra-Automatic S“ (Relay circuit reliable in service and patented in the everlasting cast iron housing) becomes the export- money-spinner.
1968 Invention and production of road hazard warning lamps (equipped with long-life dry-batteries and patented thief-proof fixing bracket “secura”)
1974 Dr. Rudolf Müller and Dipl. Ing. Robert Müller, both sons of Dr. Heinz Müller, take over the management of the company after their fathers death.

1975 horizont launches the road hazard warning lamp “Optima” as mass-product – this meant the end for the common petroleum lamp.
1977 Foundation of the „horizont signaltechnik GmbH“as sales company for the range of road safety products.
1988 Foundation of the „horizont agrartechnik“as a sales company for  electric fencer and further agricultural equipment.
1992 Foundation of „horizont ROLOS“ in Poland as production plant for accessories for electric fencers and sales subsidiary in Eastern Europe
2001 Previous single companies “signaltechnik” and “KLEMMFIX” merge to one of the market leaders worldwide in mobile traffic guidance systems.
2002 horizont Korbach becomes 50 years. The extended warehouse now allows delivery within 24 or 48 hours in all neighbouring countries.
2005 horizont becomes 60 years old.
2006 "agrartechnik" and "klemmfix" become "Division agrartechnik" and "Division klemmfix" in the "horizont group gmbh".