About us

Founded in 1925

Hapam is part of the Van Halteren Group. The company is an independent manufacturer of High Voltage Disconnectors and Earthing Switches for outdoor and indoor substations up to 800kV. To date, Hapam has supplied more than 300,000 disconnectors in over 125 countries worldwide. A large number of these disconnectors remain in service for more than 50 years.

To support customers across various regions, Hapam operates modern production facilities and maintains sales offices in the Netherlands, Poland, Vietnam and Canada. This international presence allows us to serve our global customer base efficiently and reliably.

Hapam maintains a policy of continuously improving disconnector design, both for AC and DC applications. All relevant information gathered from worldwide operating experience and customer specifications is incorporated into Hapam’s state‑of‑the‑art design. As a result, we provide our customers with engineering excellence, superior product quality, and dedicated after‑sales service whenever required.

Seamless Supply Chain

Hapam operates from modern and well-equipped premises that have recently been extended to increase production capacity. The company is able to manufacture disconnectors and earthing switches in an efficient, computer-controlled process in order to fulfill all market requirements.


In short, Hapam is a well-known manufacturer of disconnectors and earthing switches with an excellent performance and world-wide reputation. The continuous improvement of materials and technologies have resulted in disconnectors and earthing switches of high quality that are easy to install and need minimal maintenance. This makes Hapam one of the leading disconnector manufacturers in the world.

Production Control

Hapam manufactures its products in its own modern facilities, ensuring strong control over production, flexibility, consistency and quality across all product lines.

Proven Reliability

With more than 300,000 disconnectors operating in over 125 countries (and many remaining in service for more than 50 years) Hapam products have a long and trusted global performance record since 1925.

Superior Quality

Hapam disconnectors and earthing switches are built with high‑quality materials, self‑cleansing contacts and sealed bearing systems, resulting in equipment that is easy to install and requires minimal maintenance.

Our history

1925

Hapam is founded

Hapam is established in the Netherlands and begins developing high‑voltage disconnectors and earthing switches.

2003

Acquisition of production in Poland (Łódź)

Production of high‑voltage disconnectors begins in Łódź within the ABB group in 1994. In 2003, Hapam officially takes over the Łódź manufacturing site, renaming it Hapam Poland Sp. z o.o.

2014

Establishment of Hapam Vietnam

Hapam Vietnam is registered in Hưng Yên province and begins producing electrical equipment including high‑voltage disconnectors.

2023

Hapam acquires EMSPEC

Hapam acquires EMSPEC, a major Canadian manufacturer of HV and MV switchgear. EMSPEC continues to operate as an independent brand and becomes Hapam’s North American production facility.

Mission

We provide our customers with the highest level of engineering, quality, design excellence and after sales service. In doing so we aim to be the ‘best-in-class’ supplier of high-voltage disconnectors and associated equipment. We provide employment and earn profits. As a world-leading manufacturer of disconnectors, we are dedicated to contribute to improvement of the environment and strictly adhere to our Code of Conduct (available upon request).

Vision

To realize our mission, we maintain a policy of continuously improving development, engineering and manufacturing of our high-voltage disconnectors and earthing switches. All relevant information gathered from customer feedback, operating experience worldwide and/or client specifications are included in our state of the art designs. The continuous improvement of quality of material and technology has resulted in disconnectors and earthing switches of the highest quality that are easy to install and need minimal maintenance. We believe that by further expanding our global coverage, activity portfolio and improving our support network we will be able to serve our customers in the best way possible while meeting the increasing world-wide demand for reliable and sustainable high-voltage grid solutions. We are certified according to ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001.

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