Type Public (AG)
SIX, INRN Website www.interroll.com Number of employees 2,000 | Key people Paul Zumbühl, CEO Headquarters Switzerland | |
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Industry Internal Logistics, materials handling, automation Products (See list of Interroll products) Revenue CHF 360.7 million CHF (2015) Stock price INRN (SWX) CHF 1,260.00 0.00 (0.00%)14 Mar, 5:31 PM GMT+1 - Disclaimer Founded 1959, Wermelskirchen, Germany Subsidiaries Interroll Engineering West Inc. Profiles | ||
The Interroll Worldwide Group is a manufacturer of products for unit-load handling systems, internal logistics and automation.
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Established in 1959 and listed on the Swiss Stock Exchange, the Interroll Group employs 1800 people at 28 subsidiaries worldwide and generated 2015 a turnover of 360.7 million Swiss francs. Headquartered and directed by a strategic holding company located in Sant' Antonino, Canton Tessin in Switzerland, the group operates with two business divisions: "Global Sales & Service" and "Products & Technology". The group's results were reported in mayor Swiss newspapers.
Field of activities
Interroll is a manufacturer of products for unit-load handling systems, internal logistics and automation. These solutions are used primarily within the area of food processing, airport logistics, postal services, distribution and in various segments of industry. The products include drive solutions such as drum motors for belt conveyors, DC-powered and non-powered rollers for conveyor systems; flow storage modules for compact pallet/container racking systems in distribution centres; crossbelt sorters, belt curves and other conveyor modules for material flow systems. Interroll serves more than 23,000 customers, mainly regional plant manufacturers and engineering specialists as well as system integrators, multinational companies and users.
History
Founded in 1959 by Dieter Specht and Hans vom Stein in Wermelskirchen, Germany.
Between 1968 and 1973 Interroll concluded joint ventures in France, the UK, Denmark, the Benelux countries and Spain. The company developed in the subsequent one as a belt drive used mini-drum motor, ball caster and in cooperation with the Italian Rulmeca, severe conveyor rollers for bulk material applications.
1986 the company concentrated all injection molding production at the newly created site in Sant' Antonio in Switzerland and moved 3 years later the groups headquarter there.
1989 Foundation of the Swiss Holding, establishing the holding.
In 97’ the company went public and floated on the Swiss Stock Exchange
In 2000, the company founder Dieter Specht, gave the Corporate Executive Board to the new CEO Paul Zumbühl. Subsequently Zumbühl realigned the group strategically and disposed non-core activities.
In 2013, Interoll took over the US-company Portec, Inc. in Canõn City, Colorado.