history

honest work
since 1990

During this time, several companies merged to create a market leader in the field of electronics – DATART GROUP.

1. 8. 1990
1. 8. 1990

Foundation of H&P ELECTRONIC by Milan Hradil

  • the first shop on Kvítková street, then on Školní street in Zlín
  • warehouse in a garage in Příluky, Zlín
1992
1992

First million in a week

  • exclusive representation of the Moulinex brand started wholesale
  • company name shortened to HP TRONIC
1993
1993

First wholesale warehouses

  • first wholesale warehouses
  • five warehouses in the Czech Republic and one in Slovakia
  • first time sales hit CZK 1 million crowns in a day
  • first participation in the BVV trade fair in Brno
1995
1995

100 employees

2001
2001

launch of the HP ONLINE store

and getting ahead of the competition

1999
1999

establishment of a network of EURONICS ČR stores

  • turnover CZK 2 billion
2002
2002

launch of the proton.cz e-shop

  • start of sales of own-brand electrical appliances
2004
2004

construction of customer service centre

  • development of import departments and import brands
2006
2006

turnover CZK 5 billion

  • 500 employees
  • opening of a new central warehouse in Týniště nad Orlicí
2010
2010

Acquisition of kasa.cz and hej.sk

2011
2011

Acquisition of ETA

ETA becomes part of the HP TRONIC Group and launches the first model of the ETA Gratus stand mixer

  • 1,000 employees
2016
2016

turnover CZK 9 billion

  • CEO Daniel Večeřa receives the Personality of Czech Business 2015 award
2017
2017

establishment of state-of-the-art warehouse in Jirny near Prague

  • DATART becomes part of the HP TRONIC Group
2018
2018

Merger of DATART INTERNATIONAL and HP TRONIC

  • ETA celebrates its 75th birthday with the launch of the retro design series ETA STORIO
2019
2019

change of the company’s registered office

move to the Zlín Shopping & Business Centre, the reconstruction of which wins the Building of the Year award for the Zlín Region 2018

2020
2020

30th Anniversary HP TRONIC

  • turnover of CZK 21 billion
  • 2,900 employees
  • Most Trusted Electronics Seller award
2021
2021

Entrepreneur of the Year 2021 award

Daniel Večeřa, CEO of HP TRONIC Holding and Petr Res, CEO of ETA a.s. receive EY’s Entrepreneur of the Year 2021 award.

  • turnover CZK 24 billion
  • 3,000 employees

2 800
+

employees

24 127
mil.

annual turnover

109 400
m2

warehousing

168

DATART and ETA stores

what we do

perfect electrical specialist services

Since our establishment, we have built a stable position in the consumer electronics market. We pride ourselves on creating long-term and loyal relationships with our customers who expect the best advice on appliance selection, as well as high quality services, which are guaranteed far beyond the electrical specialists in our stores.