Milestones
Passionate about healthy calves for over 30 years
1991 | Founding of company and development of the first calf feeders HL 2000 and HL 25 |
1994 | H&L develops weight-responsive ration quantities for calf feeders |
1996 | Introduction of the HL Joker calf feeder with two blending units |
1998 | The H&L jumbo igloo is introduced; the TOM water blending system is awarded the DLG silver medal |
2000 | The H&L 100 calf feeder replaces the HL Joker |
2002 | The H&L IglooSystem is expanded into a well thought-out natural outdoor climate rearing concept |
2004 | EuroTier 2004 – DLZ Press innovation award for the H&L IglooVeranda |
2005 | The H&L MilkTaxi complements the portfolio. |
2006 | Introduction of a calf milk pasteuriser as an additional option for the MilkTaxi |
2009 | The CalfGarden and the MultiMax Veranda are developed and the portfolio is expanded to include Calf-Tel individual igloos and the PenSystem |
2010 | The coloQuick colostrummanagement system is introduced, and both coloQuick and MilkTaxi win DLZ’s Innovation Award of that year |
2011 | FlexyFence for Calf-Tel individual hutches is developed |
2013 | Launch of the CalfGuide management software for the H&L 100 |
2015 | HygieneStation – new hygiene standard on automatic calf feeders |
2016 | Milk Taxi 4.0 is awarded the DLG silver medal. TwinHutch: the first calf hutch for mini-groups of two to three calves. |
2018 | DoubleJug and MiniFlash complete the whole milk strategy |
2019 | CalfExpert, the new innovative generation of automatic feeders |
2020 | Development of the ConceptBarn |
2021 | Brix-TS Sensor in the CalfExpert wins DLG silver medal and the French InnovSpace |
2022 | The WeightControl weighing scales system is added to the product range |
2023 | Intelligent whole milk management with the CalfExpert featuring the SmartWholeMilk and SmartWash options |
2024 | Development and publication of the NativeCalfConcepts for near-natural calf rearing |
2025 | Market launch of the EimiWash bucket washing system. |