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A Story of Success |
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1863 - Robert Friedrich Metzeler started the company of the same name
It all started on 6th March 1863: Robert Friedrich Metzeler was granted a "personal concession to operate a commercial retail business". On 14th April Metzeler opened his business at Knodelgasse 2 in Munich, dealing in "rubber, gutta-percha and rubber elastic goods". |
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1906 - The Metzeler business was on its way up
Metzeler had, in the meantime, become well-known on the streets. But soon people developed a new fascination - conquering the air. The hot air balloon, for example, was developed into an airship that could be steered. The right company to develop the materials for this was Metzeler. |
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1920 - Success was taken to the streets
By 1920 Metzeler had accumulated 25 years of experience and success in aerospace. If a flying object was to be seen high in the sky - the chances were that the Metzeler elephant was flying with it. But the company was gradually turning towards a new challenge - the triumphant progress of the car. |
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1950 - Pack the airbed
Metzeler's products were not only made for transport. The company was also known as a specialist in the production of leisure items - Metzeler's rubber dinghies, lilos and airbeds were not only distinctly strong but also rather colourful. |
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1990 - Specialised business emerges from a conglomerate
In the nineties the British enterprise BTR merged a whole range of successful international companies such as Saiag, Schlegel, Mesnel and, eventually, Metzeler as well. In 2000 CVC became an investor, leading to a new strengthening of the Metzeler brand. |
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2003 - European Technology Centre in Lindau
Metzeler continuously invests in new product innovations - and, consequently, also in new jobs - to secure its market position in the future. The best example of this is the new Technology Centre in Lindau, which has an acoustics laboratory, water test room, model workshop and spacious customer service area. |
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2007 - Continuity in Times of Change
In August 2007 the American automotive supplier Cooper-Standard Automotive acquired the Belgian, German, Italian and Polish entities of the Metzeler APS group as well as the joint venture shares in China and India.
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