The Company » History
  
CHRONICLE
of Rosenbauer
 
1866 Established by Johann Rosenbauer as trading company for fire department loose equipment  in Linz, Austria
1906 Began producing fire pumps and components
1919 Began producing fire fighting vehicles
1926 Began exporting to China
1968 Moved to new factory at Leonding (near Linz)
1976 Exports represented over 50% of total sales
Participated in Rosenbauer AG, Switzerland
1983 Participated in Rosenbauer Española S.A., Spain
1988 Reorganized Konrad Rosenbauer K.G. -> Rosenbauer International GmbH
1990 Acquired M-U-T Feuerwehrtechnik Gesellschaft mbH (production facility Neidling, Austria)
1991 Acquired SK Rosenbauer PTE Ltd., Singapur (former SK Fire PTE Ltd.)
1992 Converted Rosenbauer International GmbH into AG
1994 Shares of Rosenbauer International AG are publicly traded
1995 Participated in General Safety Equipment LLC., Minnesota, USA
1998 Acquired the Metz Aerials Group in Germany
Participated in Central States Fire Apparatus LLC., South Dakota, USA
2000 Participated in RK Aerials LLC., Nebraska, USA
2003 Participated in Rosenbauer Motors LLC., Minnesota, USA
2006 Foundation of Rosenbauer South Africa
2008 500 million euro revenue barrier broken for first time
2009 Russian production joint venture started
2011 Biggest-ever order in history - Rosenbauer to supply 245 m€ worth of vehicles to Saudi Arabia
 
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