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