Max Aichers History of Success

1924

Founding of Max Aicher Construction Company in Freilassing (DE) by master mason Max Aicher senior

1964

Transfer of Max Aicher Construction to his Son, governmental master builder Dipl.-Ing. Max Aicher

Execution of challenging road and bridge constructions as well as civil engineering and residential projects

1968

Development of the Real Estate & Projects branch, including facility management, letting and sales

1975

Development of the Steel & Produktion branch by taking over and restructuring the Annahütte rolling mill in Ainring (DE)

Founding of Max Aicher Corporation

1976

Investment in Lech Steelworks in Meitingen (DE), the only electric furnace steelworks in Bavaria, to produce reinforcing and graded steel

1989

Development of the Environment branch by researching and patenting the Aicher sludge recycling process to convert sludges to oil and coking coal

1991

Construction and operation of the Waste-to-Energy Plant Burgkirchen (DE)

Founding of the steel and plant construction company Max Aicher Bischofswerda (DE)

Founding of the business park Drebnitzer Weg in Bischofswerda (DE)

1992

Majority shareholding and management takeover of Lech-Steelworks (DE)

Projects in waste logistics and takeover of the waste disposal company BHS Entsorgungstechnik

1993

Takeover of the Zelezárny Annahütte rolling mill in Prostejov (CZ) to produce reinforcing steel wire and mesh

1995

Investment in the operating company of the backfilling mine Bleicherode (DE)

1996

Development of the Recycling branch by founding Max Aicher Recycling in Nürnberg (DE)

1997

Takeover of Ózd Steelworks (HU) to produce reinforcing steel

Founding of Aicher Beton in Hungary

1998

Founding of Autopark Riem GmbH to manage more than 2.000 underground parking spaces in Riem/Munich (DE)

1999

Construction of a new electric furnace at Ózd (HU)

Takeover of the recycling company Koalfem as a supplier of scrap metal to Ózd Steelworks

2000

Takeover of the rolling mill Lamdro S.A. in Drobeta Turnu Severin (RO) to produce rolling products

2001

Founding of Max Aicher Recycling Slovensko s.r.o. in Leopoldov (SLO) as a supplier of scrap metal to Ózd Steelworks

2004

Annual revenue of the Max Aicher Corporation exceeds one billion Euro for first time

2005

Takeover of fitness and wellness center Sportpark Freilassing (DE)

2006

Takeover of the steel grading company Stahlveredelung Landsberg (DE)

Founding of business parks in Plzen (CZ) and Cluj (RO)

2007

Opening of a shredding plant in Hungary

2008

Opening of shredding plants in Nürnberg (DE) and Leopoldov (SLO)

Founding of the advanced training institute Akademie BGL in Ainring (DE)

2010

Takeover of two rolling mills in Hamilton (CA)

Founding of Max Aicher North America (MANA)

2012

Opening of local sales offices in Australia, India, China, Russia and South America

2013

Takeover of the Predigtstuhlbahn in Bad Reichenhall (DE), the world's oldest operational cable car