Management Services Helwig Schmitt GmbH is a global service provider to the automotive industry in the area of market analysis.
Our family-owned company based in Hofgeismar was founded in 1983 and today employs more than 200 people. For vehicle manufacturers and importers, we process vehicle data and manufacturer-specific information from around the world and prepare it according to individual requirements.
First Helwig Schmitt and his newly founded company focus on creating market analyses for tractors and harvesting technology.
1986
EXPANSION INTO THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
Demand rises. Car manufacturers are also interested in our regional market analyses and our innovative thematic maps.
1993
DEVELOPMENT OF THE FIRST MIS
Our calculations and presentations are so new that no program on the market can represent them. For this reason, we develop our own market information system: the MIS. Centralists and dealers can now analyse their market themselves and look at the numbers and maps on the PC.
1996
COMPANY BECOMES A GmbH
A time of change and expansion. After new employees strengthen the team and move into new offices, the company is officially transformed into a GmbH (limited liability company).
1997
WINDOWS VERSION OF MIS
“Mobile” on CD and at that time a huge advantage for our customers. At the same time, our second product, the OptiNet, is waiting in the wings for dealer network planning.
2000
MARKET INTRODUCTION OF THE MIS 2.0
The further development of the MIS comes on the market. The workshop business, such as services and spare parts sales can now also be represented.
2002
NEW LOCATION IN HOFGEISMAR
And the number is constantly increasing! Since there is not enough space for all new employees in Grebenstein, we move to a new building in Hofgeismar.
2007
webMIS - MIS GOES ONLINE
As the current version of MIS 2.5 starts to show its age, it is time for a web application: webMIS is presented. 24 years after the company was founded, we crack the magic number of 100 employees.
2011
MARKET INTRODUCTION OF MIScubes
More dimensions needed? The new solution MIScubes specialises in the multidimensional processing of large amounts of data ‒ for detailed after-sales analysis.
2012
TOP JOB AWARD
We are and will remain a family business, a difference that you can see. We are awarded as an employer for our positive corporate culture, flat hierarchies and satisfied employees.
2014
MARKET INTRODUCTION OF webOptiNet
The further development of the OptiNet network planning system operates as web-based solution with an innovative, super fast map module: Hello webOptiNet!
2018
NEW VERSION OF MIS
The new MIS projects a tidy image. The features and map module have evolved to fit the needs of our customers. We stay on the ball!