 In 1880 Hipolit's son, , renamed the company to "Factory of Agricultural Machines and Equipment H. Cegielski in Poznań" ("Fabryka Machin i Urządzeń Rolniczych H. Cegielski w Poznaniu").In 1889 it was transformed from a family business into a privately held company and the name changed to "H. Cegielski Stock Company in Poznań" ("H. Cegielski Towarzystwo Akcyjne w Poznaniu").The company was constantly growing, employing 490 people in 1917, 990 in 1920 and over 5000 in 1923, although the Great Crisis forced it to downsize and slow production.