Drinking systems for raising calves, lambs and goat kids – inventor of the drinking bucket since 1936.

HIKO GmbH

Ulm · GermanyNew on Amplifa

1936Founded

UlmLocation

3rd GenerationFamily business

About HIKO

HIKO GmbH, based in Ulm, develops and sells drinking systems for raising calves, lambs and goat kids. Founded in 1936 by Georg Hinterkopf, the company is regarded as the inventor of the drinking bucket and is today run in its third generation by Martin Hinterkopf. The product portfolio includes drinking buckets with 9 and 13 litres volume, drinking bottles, riser tube devices, teats, valves as well as accessories and spare parts, which can be ordered individually. The buckets are made of an environmentally friendly plastic free of CFCs and PVC, are formic acid resistant and available in RAL colours and antibacterial versions; the teats are made of temperature-resistant natural rubber. The patented Click system and the 1-Click valve support hygiene and easy handling. The range is complemented by the Eimiwash cleaning system (partnership) and the Calf Buddy, a cooperation with Milkbar. The products are distributed via specialist, wholesale and retail trade in Germany and are represented at trade fairs such as EuroTier.

Site: Ulm
Processes: Spare parts & accessories individually orderable, Eimiwash cleaning system (partnership), Product catalogue in German and English, Consulting and contact form
Materials: Plastic (CFC- and PVC-free), Natural rubber, Galvanized steel
Founded: 1936
Industries: Agriculture, Livestock farming, Calf rearing, Lamb and goat kid rearing

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Product development
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Manufacturing/procurement of components
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Distribution via specialist, wholesale and retail trade
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Consulting & spare parts service

Materials & Properties

PP/Kunststoff

Plastic (CFC- and PVC-free)

Material of the drinking buckets, formic acid resistant, available in RAL colours and antibacterial versions.

Natural rubber

Material of the temperature-resistant, elastic teats that cannot be pulled out by the animal.

St verzinkt

Galvanized steel

Suspension devices of the drinking buckets, also alternatively available in plastic.

Sites

Ulm

Head office with development and sales

Materials: Plastic, natural rubber, galvanized steel

Products

**Calf drinking bucket TK9**Plastic · Calf rearing

**Lamb drinking bucket TL9**Plastic · Lamb rearing

**Riser tube device**System component · Livestock farming

**Teats & valves**Accessories · Drinking systems

**Calf Buddy**Drinking system · Cooperation with Milkbar

**Spare parts & accessories**Individual ordering · Drinking systems

Inside the production

Industries

AgricultureLivestock farmingCalf rearingLamb and goat kid rearing

Additional services

Spare parts & accessories individually orderableEimiwash cleaning system (partnership)Product catalogue in German and EnglishConsulting and contact form

Reference customers

Cooperation with Milkbar (Calf Buddy)Eimiwash (partnership)

Company History

1936
Company founded in Ulm by Georg Hinterkopf; development of the first drinking bucket.
1971
Adolf Hinterkopf takes over the company and develops the original HIKO riser tube device.
2014
After the death of Adolf Hinterkopf, Martin Hinterkopf takes over the business in the third generation.
2026
Exhibitor at EuroTier in Hanover, Hall 11, Stand 11E60.