Making a safe & sustainable world possible

Ginger HPC has been working for people and their environment since 1948: we are specialist planners and experts in soil and groundwater, mineral and drinking water, building ground and geotechnics, urban water management, waste management, flora and fauna, as well as approval procedures, geothermal energy, building demolition, site assessments, occupational safety, raw materials, road planning and construction supervision, and much more.

With sustainability always in mind, we develop solutions for land recycling, environment and safety as well as infrastructure as an engineering company. We work in an interdisciplinary, international manner and with engineering precision.

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History

Without roots, there will be no growth. Our roots go back to 1948 when we developed our core capabilities, which have enabled us to manage the diverse projects of our clients successfully.

1948

First Steps in Harburg and Kassel

The firms Dr. Mueller in Harburg and Dr. Pickel in Kassel are being founded.

1973

Our Firm in Worms

The Geotechnical Firm “Dr Harress & Dr. Hurler” is founded in the city of Worms.

1990

Big Changes

Pickel and Harress merge to HPC HARRESS PICKEL CONSULT Ltd.

1994

Rapid Growth

Foundation of the Spanish branch office in Bilbao.

1995

Next Steps

Foundation of the Italian branch office in Milan.

1997

New Directions

Sale of HPC GmbH to RWE AG.

2001

Big Steps

HPC Holding AG takes over all shares of HPC HARRESS PICKEL CONSULT Ltd. from RWE AG.

Both enterprises merge into HPC HARRESS PICKEL CONSULT AG.

2006

Extension to Neighbourhood

HPC Polska and HPC Austria are founded.

2011

Our new Name

Renaming of HPC HARRESS PICKEL Consult AG to HPC AG.

2023

75 years of HPC

Celebrating 75 years of committed work in land recycling, environmental consulting and infrastructure planning.

2025

Stronger together

HPC is now part of the French Ginger Group. Ginger, founded in 1933, is, like HPC, an environmental consulting company and employs a total of over 5,000 people.

2026

HPC Becomes Ginger HPC

New Name, Same Values – HPC is now operating under a new name: HPC has become Ginger HPC.

Certifications

  • DIN ISO 9001  Quality Management System
  • DIN ISO 14001 Environmental Management System
  • SCC Security Certified Contractor

Accrediting

  • D-PL-14161-01-00 nach DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2018. Die Akkreditierung gilt für die in der Anlage zur Urkunde aufgeführten Standorte und Prüfverfahren.
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Registriert bei

  • The World Bank in DACON database
  • The World Bank as Vendor ID no.  34515
  • EBR

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