A medium-sized family business
Overview
The founder of our company, Herbert Heiler, has managed to set himself apart from competitors thanks to “his own idea of quality" from the very beginning.
Our company's success story of more than 60 years serves as proof for our continuous development, experience and know-how.
Quality and progress are our individual performance features. Experienced staff, a unique fleet of vehicles consisting of special-purpose machines, and the fact that we apply cutting-edge construction technologies secures our lead in quality and ensure that we can meet even the tightest deadlines.
- Founded
- 1953
- Strengths
- Quality, Adherence to delivery dates, Honesty
- Employees
- 110
- Company headquarter
- Bielefeld - Germany
Our team
People
COMPANY VALUES
WHAT WE BELIEVE IN
Innovation in business processes and products
Technology
From landscaping to sports ground construction
History
1953
Herbert Heiler, who was only 20 years old at the time, founded the company.
1965
First public sector commission
Construction of the outdoor facilities of the district hospital Bielefeld, now called Klinikum Bielefeld Rosenhöhe.
1966
First pitch
This year the company is building the first sports ground in Bielefeld-Ummeln.
1975
Synthetic grounds & tracks
Construction of the first small plastic sports grounds and tracks.
1986
Landscaping
Construction of the outdoor facilities of the city hall in Bielefeld.
1992
First artificial turf
Construction of the first artificial turf ground by heiler. It still had a sand infill back then.
1996
Management take-over
The two brothers Udo and Michael Heiler take over the management tasks from their father Herbert Heiler.
1999
First stadium
The Ruhrstadion of VfL Bochum is the first stadium interior built by heiler.
2004
Olympic Stadium Berlin
Construction of the entire stadium interior including the blue track on which Usain Bolt set his current world record and which has been famous since 2009.
2005
First training centre
Construction of the first training centre for Borussia Dortmund.
2006
World Cup 2006
Initial orders from FIFA for the construction of stadiums for the World Cup.
2012
New business premises
Relocation to the new business premises in order to accommodate the growing company structure.
2015
heiler Sporthybrid R
After several years of development we are constructing the first hybrid turf using our Sporthybrid R.
2016
Hybrid turf for the german Bundesliga
9 pitches and stadiums in the german Bundesliga get our hybrid turf heiler Sporthybrid R installed on their pitches and stadiums.
2017
FC Bayern Campus
Completion of the FC Bayern Campus with 8 natural and artificial grass pitches, a sprinting hill, a running track and several small sports fields.
2018
heiler Sporthybrid Turf
heiler developed and introduced the first hybrid turf made of bioplastics in the world. The product is available since January 2018.
2020
> 100 employees
With around 120 employees, we work for the best sports facilities for our clients.