From a simple tarpaulin to international success with portable structures

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From a simple tarpaulin to international success with portable structures
1919   Incorporation by Friedrich Losberger sen.
1923   Move to Heilbronn to our first representative headquarters
1925   Change of corporate name into ‘Factory for canvas and tarpaulins’
1928  

Expansion of product range by wooden tent halls and canvas covers
1939   Tent stock for rental reaches 19,000sqm for the first time (today 300,000sqm)
1940   Development of the Losberger modular component system for
wooden large tents
1944   Destruction of production and administration facilities through war
1951   Entering of Helmut Losberger into Board of Management
1953   Introduction of the world’s first 2-joint-truss-hall with ground stakes
1961   Move to new company site in Heilbronn
1970   Development of aluminium tent constructions with covers which can be pulled in through channels
1971   Introduction of electronic data processing into the company
1974   Launch of the world’s first aluminium tent construction with a modular system
1981   Entering of today’s Managing Director Friedrich Losberger
1983   Development and introduction of larger clearspans (up to 31m) for aluminium tent constructions within the existing modular component system
1984   Development and introduction of lightweight construction halls for industry,
commerce and trade
1984   Development and introduction of small all purpose tents ‘multiflex’ (4-10m clearspans) with modular system
1988   Development and introduction of large ‘maxiflex’ tents (15-50m clearspans) with modular system
1988   Development and introduction of the patented Losberger system flooring
for large tents
1990   Formation of our Losberger branches Frankfurt and Hanover
1991   Development and introduction of membrane roof constructions
for small tents ‘multiflex’
1991   Development of the new lightweight hall generation for industry,
commerce and trade
1992   Development and introduction of the modular component system for
large tents ‘uniflex’ (10-30m clearspans)
1992   Development and introduction of the Losberger wall panel system
for large tents
1992   Expansion of export activities
1992   Building of the new company site and move to Bad Rappenau-Fürfeld
as from January 1, 1993
1993   Formation of Losberger branch Freiberg-Sachsen
1993   Start of business connections in Asia
1993   Opening of ecology market in the fields of soil sanitation and recycling
1994   Formation of Losberger Italia S.r.l.
1994   Assumption of sole management by Friedrich Losberger
1995  

Formation of Losberger U.S. LLC 
1995   Development and introduction of Losberger multiflex Tridome and
multiflex Triangular field
1995   Start of business connections in CIS and Near East
1996   Holding of KMH Industrie Service Holding GmbH in Losberger Intertent GmbH
1996   Start of business connections in Australia
1997   Development and introduction of Losberger large tent ‘easyflex’ and
the Losberger Pagoda
1998   Formation of Losberger UK Ltd., England
1998   Development and introduction of the new Losberger lightweight
construction halls
1998   Development and introduction of the Losberger large tent ‘easyflex plus’
1999   Development and introduction of the Losberger two-storey large tent ‘Emporium’
1999   Development and introduction of the Losberger PVC-covers – Premium quality
2000   Formation of Losberger branch Berlin
2000   Development and introduction of the Losberger Domicile, 16m span width
2000   Development and introduction of the Losberger Arcum,
spindle-fix tension system
2000   Formation of Losberger Shanghai, Co., Ltd.
2001   Development and introduction of the Losberger Arcum, Triangular field
2001   Development and introduction of the Losberger Domicile, 21.30m span width
2002   Formation of Losberger Südost-Europa Kft., Hungary
2002   Development of multiflex P7 modular system for 10-15m clearspans with glass
or hard-PVC system wall elements
2002    Development of arched roof ‘Arcum’ for small and large tents  
2003   Development of special weight plates for multiflex tent anchoring
2003   Product extension system steel halls 
2003  

Takeover of Walter S.A. assets, France and formation of Walter S.A.S.

2004   Further development of multiflex P7 modular system
2004   New construction of office and logistics buildings at Frankfurt subsidiary
2004   Development and market launch of the Losberger Dual Keder Pagoda
2005   Takeover of Nachbarschulte EuroHallen GmbH
2005   Takeover of Gradinger Group
2005   Development of ClipTex wall for small tents
2006
   Merger of the three Industrial Hall Specialists Losberger, Gradinger and 
Nachbarschulte into Losberger Raumkonzept GmbH
2006   Development and market launch of the Losberger revoflex – a new element within the modular Losberger large tent system
2007   Opening of a Sales Office in Neusiedl am See/Austria through Losberger Südost-Europa in Györ/Hungary
2007   Development and market launch of the Losberger Garden Cottage and
the Losberger Smoker’s Lounge Pagoda
2007   Enlargement of the company’s premises and logistics facilities at
the Fürfeld Headoffice by 20,000 sqm          
2007   Development and market launch of the Losberger maxiflex Arcum Apse complementing the curved Arcum roof
2008   Merger of Losberger Intertent GmbH and Losberger Raumkonzept GmbH
into Losberger GmbH
2008   Expansion of the Management Board by the two Managing Directors
Uwe Braun and Matthias Raff
2009   

Losberger celebrates its 90th company anniversary 
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