| 1890 |
Joseph Bobst opens a printing supplies shop in Lausanne (Switzerland). |
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| 1908 |
Opening of a workshop for customer service. |
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| 1915 |
First production of equipment. |
| 1917 |
Bobst is registered as a trademark. |
| 1918 |
A joint-stock company is formed under the name J. Bobst & Fils SA. |
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| 1936 |
First outlet abroad with the opening of a sales office in Paris (France). |
| 1938 |
Up-scaling to industrial production with the inauguration of the Prilly/Lausanne site (Switzerland). |
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| 1940 |
The first Autoplaten® diecutter is unveiled. |
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| 1965 |
Acquisition of Champlain (1938) in Roseland/NJ (USA), today: Bobst Group North America. |
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Creation of Bobst Italiana, today: Bobst Group Italia. |
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| 1970 |
Creation of Nihon Bobst KK, today: Bobst Group Japan. |
| 1974 |
Creation of Bobst Brazil, today: Bobst Group Latinoamérica do Sul. |
| 1977 |
Beginning of the expansion at the Mex/Lausanne site (Switzerland). |
| 1978 |
The company is renamed Bobst SA and listed on the Lausanne Stock Exchange for the first time. |
| 1979 |
Creation of Bobst Canada. |
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| 1980 |
Operations begin at a factory in Maua (Brazil). |
| 1985 |
Acquisition of Martin (1923) in Villeurbanne and Bron/Lyon (France). |
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Acquisition of Peters Maschinenfabrik GmbH (1890) in Hamburg (Germany). |
| 1987 |
Acquisition of a shareholding in Schiavi SpA (1927) at Piacenza and Modena (Italy). |
| 1989 |
Creation of Bobst Group Benelux. |
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| 1990 |
Celebration of the centenary under the motto “Knowledge and People”. |
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Creation of Bobst Group Deutschland. |
| 1992 |
Opening of Bobst Group Africa & Middle East (Tunisia). |
| 1993 |
Acquisition of Asitrade AG (1975) in Grenchen (Switzerland). |
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Creation of Bobst Group Central Europe (Czech Republic). |
| 1994 |
Creation of Bobst Group Malaysia and of Bobst Group Taiwan. |
| 1995 |
Creation of Bobst India and of Bobst Indonesia. |
| 1996 |
Creation of Bobst Group Thailand. |
| 1997 |
Operations begin at a factory in Itatiba (Brazil) and in Shanghai (China). |
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Creation of Bobst Group Latinoamérica Norte (Mexico). |
| 1998 |
Acquisition of Corrugating Roll Corporation (CRC) (1971) in Rutledge/TN (USA). |
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Creation of Bobst Group Vostok in Moscow (Russia). |
| 1999 |
Creation of Bobst Group Polska (Poland). |
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| 2000 |
Takeover of Fairfield Enterprises Ltd in Redditch (UK), owner notably of Oscar Friedheim Ltd (1913), Bobst agent for sales and services in the UK and Ireland. |
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Strategic partnership agreement with BHS Corrugated Maschinen- und Anlagenbau GmbH in Weiherhammer (Germany). |
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Creation of Bobst Group Scandinavia (Denmark) and of Bobst Group (UK & Ireland). |
| 2001 |
Adoption of a new legal structure. Bobst SA henceforth focuses on the development, production and marketing of its products and services. Shareholding management is provided by Bobst Group SA. |
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Expansion of the factories in Shanghai (China) and in Itatiba (Brazil). |
| 2002 |
Implementation of an operational organization by business area and of a market organization common to all the companies of the Group. |
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Construction of a factory in Pune (India). |
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Creation of a representation office in Kiev (Ukraine). |
| 2003 |
Martin acquires Rapidex (1917) in Angers (France) and expands the factory in Bron/Lyon (France). |
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Creation of Bobst Group Ventas y Servicios España in Barcelona (Spain), today: Bobst Group Ibérica, S.L. |
| 2004 |
Acquisition of the converting business (flexible materials) of Metso Corporation (Finland), consisting of 5 partners: Atlas, General, Midi, Rotomec and Titan. |
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Majority shareholding in Steuer GmbH Printing Technology in Leinfelden (Germany). |
| 2006 |
The Palatine Engraving Co. Ltd and Lasercomb Dies Ltd, both not active in the Group’s core business, are taken over by their management. |
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The companies Rotomec SpA, Schiavi SpA and Bobst Italia SpA merge into one company under the name of Bobst Group Italia SpA. The brand names Rotomec and Schiavi continue to be used for the respective products. |
| 2008 |
Expansion of the operations in the flexible materials market worldwide with the acquisition of Fischer & Krecke GmbH in Bielefeld (Germany). |
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Implementation of an organizational change whereas the complete sales and services activities are integrated into the business areas. |
| 2009 |
Closure of the plants FAG in Avenches (Switzerland) and Rapidex in Angers (France). |
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Jean-Pascal Bobst becomes CEO as of 7 May 2009. |
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In August, a transformation program of unprecedented size and speed was launched, alongside a cost reduction program aimed at achieving savings of CHF 100 million for 2011. |
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| 2010 |
Implementation of an organizational structure by Business Unit and introduction of a lean production concept. |
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Approval of TEAM project, which aims at consolidating the Bobst SA operations on one single site in Mex (Switzerland). Sale of the land and buildings located in Prilly (Switzerland). |
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Atlas Converting Equipment Ltd in Bedford (UK), with its brands Atlas and Titan, is sold to its management. |
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