Kässbohrer Geländefahrzeug AG

About Kässbohrer Geländefahrzeug

Kässbohrer Geländefahrzeug AG, headquartered in Laupheim, develops, manufactures and distributes tracked off-road vehicles for slope and cross-country trail maintenance (brand PistenBully), beach cleaning machines (BeachTech) and special vehicles for rough terrain (PowerBully). The company was created in 1994 through a management buy-out from the Kässbohrer Group; its vehicle manufacturing goes back to the Kässbohrer Fahrzeugwerke in Ulm, where the first PistenBully was built in 1969. The products are manufactured in Germany and delivered to over 60 countries. In addition, the subsidiary Kässbohrer Composites GmbH produces GRP and CRP components for various industries and offers engineering services related to fibre composite materials. Further business areas include digital solutions (SnowSat), training (ProAcademy) as well as used equipment sales and service. Customers come from winter sports, municipalities, hospitality, environmental and beach services as well as the special vehicle sector.

Site

Laupheim

Processes

Fibre composite technology – production of GRP and CRP components, engineering and, Development, manufacturing, sales and service of slope maintenance vehicles, Beach cleaning machines, Special vehicles for rough terrain (PowerBully), Fibre composite technology (GRP/CRP components, engineering), Used equipment sales, Training (ProAcademy), Digital solutions (SnowSat)

Materials

GRP (glass fibre reinforced plastic), CRP (carbon fibre reinforced plastic), Glass fibre reinforced plastic, Carbon fibre reinforced plastic

Founded

1994

Industries

Winter sports / ski resorts, Municipalities / local authorities, Hotels, Beach cleaning / environmental services, Fibre composite technology, Special vehicles / off-road vehicles

1. 01

   Engineering and development

2. 02

   Vehicle manufacturing in Laupheim

3. 03

   Fibre composite production (GRP/CRP)

4. 04

   Assembly and testing

5. 05

   Sales and worldwide service

6. 06

   Used equipment sales and training

Materials & Processes

Locations

Processes & technical limits

History

1. 1969

   First PistenBully is manufactured at the Kässbohrer Fahrzeugwerke in Ulm

2. 1983

   Market launch of the Flexmobil brand (special vehicles for rough terrain)

3. 1991

   BeachTech becomes an independent product line for beach cleaning machines

4. 1994

   Management buy-out from the Kässbohrer Group; founding of Kässbohrer Geländefahrzeug AG

5. 1998

   Stock exchange listing; 10,000th vehicle delivered

6. 1999

   Adolf Merckle becomes a member of the supervisory board

7. 2006

   Merckle family acquires the share of Kreissparkasse Biberach (37.5 %); 89.1 % of the shares

8. 2007

   Acquisition of the trail grooming machine manufacturer Keiteleen Latukone Oy

9. 2009

   Over 17,000 vehicles delivered

10. 2010

    BP orders 30 BeachTech vehicles after the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico

11. 2014

    Acquisition of Soft Track Supply Inc. (USA); PowerBully brand; 20,000th delivery

12. 2015

    Squeeze-out; company delisted from the stock exchange

13. 2017

    Acquisition of the US company Cherrington Inc. (beach cleaning)