About Industore & Hänel 
- Industore is a wholly owned subsidiary of Richard H. Powell & Partners Limited which was founded in 1972.
- Industore Limited is the exclusive distributor for the German manufacturer Hänel Buro- und Lagersysteme across the UK and Ireland.
- Industore specialises in the design, supply, installation & servicing of automated storage solutions and related control and software solutions, all designed specifically for our clients.
- Industore has a nationwide sales and service network with offices in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Cardiff, Belfast, Glasgow, Dublin and Galway.
- Our solutions save you costs in a variety of ways: improved stock accuracy & security, huge floor space and labour savings and improved productivity through incredibly fast picking times.
Mission Statement: To be the best supplier of automated storage systems in the UK & Ireland, thus providing controlled growth for the company and rewarding careers for our employees.
Industore Vision: To grow our company by adding to the success of our customers, our shareholders and our employees.
Industore Values: We put customers first. We identify and solve problems. We conduct business with the highest ethical standards.
Our Goals and Objectives are to:
Expand our customer base.
Instil an environment of excellence in customer service.
Empower and recognise each employee's unique contribution.
Achieve the highest standards of quality.
Improve financial strength and profitability.
History of Hänel
1953 Gerhard Hänel forms the company Hänel Büro- und Lagersysteme in Bad 
Friedrichshall, Germany.
1957 Hänel is the first manufacturer in Europe to offer mass-produced office carousels using the Ferris wheel principle.
1968 Plant 2 is brought on line in Wiesentheid, Bavaria. Introduction in the 70's of Hänel's first industrial vertical carousel.
1972 Plant 3 takes up production in Altstätten near St. Gallen.
1973 Hänel develops the first aluminium carousels.
1978 Hänel designs a heavy duty carousel with a storage capacity of more than 10 metric tons. The 80's see a vast extension of the range of industrial carousels worldwide. Hänel USA and Hänel France are founded. These are joined in 1990 by Hänel Netherlands.
1993 Hänel Germany is the first company in its industry to be awarded the ISO 9001 certificate.
1994 The first Lean-Lift with vertical lift technology and a capacity of 250kg / 552lbs per container.
1995 Hänel Altstätten is the first company in its industry to receive the ISO 9001 certificate in Switzerland.
1996 Lean-Lift with a capacity of 500kg / 1,104lbs per container.
1997/98 Vast expansion of production facilities utilizing the latest engineering technology.
1999 Lean-Lift with a capacity of 1,000kg / 2,208lbs per container.
2001 Hänel opens a new Demonstration Centre in Bad Friedrichshall.
2002 Hänel moves into its new administration building.
2005 Hänel is awarded the current ISO 9001:2000 certificate by the TUV Sud Technical Control Board in recognition of their process-oriented quality management.
2007 Today - 53 years after the foundation of the company - Hänel is one of the world's leading manufacturers of industrial storage and office organization systems, with sales centres in more than 50 countries.