ADLER - Colourful chronicles of success

Mr. Johann Berghofer lays the foundation stone in the old city of Schwaz for the establishment of a paints shop that is the corporate body of today. Oil paints, matting, polishes and floor care products are produced in humble reading rooms.

Mr. Johann Berghofer erects the first fabrication building at the eastern border of Schwaz.

His son and engineer, Mr. Günther Berghofer, together with his mother, Ms. Hermine Berghofer take over the reins of the company after the demise of Mr. Johann Berghofer at the age of 54.

Construction of a new paints and varnishes factory in the industrial district in Schwaz.

Service support centres are opened in Vienna, St. Pölten, Kalsdorf, near Graz and Linz-Leonding.

New construction of an environmental conservation and recycling centre with a waste water treatment plant, cleaning plant for reusable containers as well as waste separation and recycling department.

Setting up a service support centre in Klagenfurt.

Engineer Günther Berghofer hands over the charge of the corporate management to his daughter, Andrea Berghofer and the employee working with them since many years, DI Dr. Manfred Oberreiter. The new and fully automatic high bay warehouse is inaugurated. Customers can be attended to faster with the help of computer-controlled storage and retrieval.

A new research and competence centre with a furniture coating automatic machine and a window line is presented to the customers. The subsidiary company, "ADLER Polska" is established in Poland.

ADLER takes over ownership of the Austrian paints brand, Frenkel and the popular wood filler brand, Grilith. The daily newspaper, "Wirtschaftsblatt", selects ADLER as the best family business in Tyrol.

Inauguration of the new warehouse in Tuggen (CH). The company is awarded the prize for sustainability in the state of Tyrol.

Further expansion of international activities: Establishment of two service support centres for Germany in Essenbach near Landshut and Dornstadt near Ulm.

Establishment of the subsidiary, "ADLER Slovensko". The subsidiary company, "ADLER Ceskpa" is established in the Czech Republic.

ADLER launches a new support centre in Krakow (Poland). Establishment of the subsidiary, "ADLER Italia".