WINTERSTEIGER in fast motion
WINTERSTEIGER AG is an Upper Austrian machine building specialist and has focused on niche markets since its foundation in 1953. WINTERSTEIGER is the world market leader in its SEEDMECH, SPORTS and WOODTECH business fields.
2015
Acquisition of PAUL ERNST Maschinenfabrik GmbH
2014
Product innovation: Omega - Flexible grinding stone/belt grinding machine for skis, snowboards
2013
Acquisition of HOTRONIC
2013
Groundbreaking for the new KOHLER company building in Lahr with an investment of around 14 million euro
2013
WINTERSTEIGER celebrates its 60th anniversary and occupies around 850 employees
2012
WINTERSTEIGER acquires majority share of VAP Automation GmbH
2012
Expansion at the headquarters in Ried: Additional 1000 m² of production and 1600 m² of office space
2012
Product innovation: Mercury - automated ski and snowboard tuning center
2011
WINTERSTEIGER acquires majority share of BootDoc
2011
WINTERSTEIGER acquires majority share of Kohler Maschinenbau GmbH
2010
Award in the category "more than 100 employees" at the "Best Business Award for Sustainable Management"
2009
Product innovations: thin-cutting saw blades with 0.7 mm cutting kerf
2008
Subsidiary in Brazil and Moscow
2007
Acquisition of the rental software supplier SRC, Vorarlberg/AUSTIRA
2007
Implementation of the new Corporate Design
2006
Building of a sales and service subsidiary in St. Hélène du Lac, France and in Salt Lake City, USA
2006
Completion of the new saw factory in Arnstadt, Thuringia
2006
Subsidiary in China
2005
WINTERSTEIGER continued to increase its market shares and is the clear world market leader in each of its three fields of business
2004
Subsidiary in Singapur
2004
Acquisition of the BANHOLZER GmbH, Germany
2003
Largest investment project in the company's history in Ried/I. Construction of a production building including recreation and office wing
2002
Subsidiary in Switzerland
2002
Acquisition of the company SKI2, France
2002
New exhibition hall with more than 600 m²
2000
Acquisition of the company Grindrite, USA
2000
Subsidiary in Italy
2000
Development of computer-controlled precision stone grinding machines for professional racing: micro NC
1999
Acquisition of the company HEGE, Germany
1999
Acquisition of the company SKID, France
1998
WINTERSTEIGER becomes the exclusive machine supplier to the Austrian Ski Federation (ÖSV)
1994
Subsidiary in Canada
1991
Founding of the Division Engineering: The thin-cutting frame saw was upgraded for high quality wood thin section
1986
Subsidiary in the USA
1986
Subsidiary in France
1985
The first stone grinding machines in the micro series marked our breakthrough as the world leader in ski services
1983
WINTERSTEIGER receives a world wide patent for the precision spaced planter
1978
Subsidiary in Germany
1978
Switch from ski production machines to ski service machines and the beginning of marketing these worldwide
1976
Construction of an office block and several production buildings
1970
Development of a wood thin cutting frame saw for ski production
1965
Move into the newly works site in Dimmelstraße (today's current site)
1963
WINTERSTEIGER construct the first ski production machines for Fischer: Copying milling machines, bonding machines and dovetail plants
1960
The first plot combine harvester produced in volume production
1958
Move into the new company site in the Froschaugasse in Ried im Innkreis
1954
First machines for a seed company: a simple plot seeder and a laboratory thresher
1953
Founding of the company WALTER & WINTERSTEIGER in Obernberg/Inn