85 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
Banner CELEBRATES A BIRTHDAY
The Banner family business was founded 85 years ago in Rankweil, Vorarlberg, Austria by Artur Bawart. In the meantime much has changed, from the company’s location, which is now firmly rooted in Upper Austria, to its global expansion and the move towards e-mobility and energy solutions. However, what has remained unaltered from the outset to this day is the high standard of quality that has made Banner an internationally recognised supplier of innovative, energy storage solutions with reliable bull power.
Banner’s Commercial CEO, Andreas Bawart and its Technical CEO, Thomas Bawart, are successfully leading the company into the future. Moreover, they can rely upon their highly coordinated team of more than 800 employees across Europe. A team, that every day gives its very best in the company’s Automotive - OE/IAM and Energy Solutions business units.
photo: Artur Bawart - the Banner founder
PRODUCTION THEN & NOW
Everything began in 1937, in a garage in Vorarlberg, where the first hundred batteries were manufactured. This total increased year by year, and with the relocation to Linz in 1952, for the first time more than 10,000 batteries were delivered. The next milestone was achieved in 1972 at the current company location with output of over 100,000 units and after another twenty years the one-million-battery milestone was also passed.
INNOVATIVE, STRONG AND SERVICEORIENTED
Every year, Austria‘s sole manufacturer of starter batteries invests ten million euros in new product research and development. The demand is enormous and from the locations in Linz/Leonding and Thalheim bei Wels, as well as the branches across Europe, over four million starter batteries are sold yearly in more than seventy European, African and Asian countries. Annual sales revenues amount to some € 270 million. Numerous well-known customers such as Aston Martin, Audi, BMW, Bomag, Caterpillar, Jungheinrich, Käss- bohrer, Knaus Tabbert, KTM, Linde, Liebherr, Mercedes, Mitsubishi, Porsche, Rammax, Rolls-Royce, Schmitz Cargobull, Seat, Suzuki, Volvo, VW and Wacker Neuson all trust in Banner quality and service. Moreover, thanks to the preservation of its independence, the commitment of an outstanding team and numerous precautionary measures, the company has succeeded in overcoming past times of crisis and is well positioned for the future. Accordingly, the success story is set to continue...
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1937Artur Bawart fonda a Rankweil/Vorarlberg la ditta Banner.
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1953Trasferimento della sede a Linz/Kleinmünchen nella zona centrale dell’Austria.
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1959Realizzazione di una nuova sede a Linz, in Salzburger Straße.
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1968Banner produce la prima batteria di avviamento a carica secca (dry charged) ed è uno tra i primi in Europa ad adottare questo sistema.
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1976Sviluppo della tecnologia di produzione di batterie saldate in polipropilene (PP).
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1980Inizio della produzione delle batterie Banner al piombo-calcio-stagno senza manutenzione. Con questa tecnologia innovativa, Banner è la prima fabbrica d’accumulatori europea ad adottare e imporre nuovi standard.
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1988Viene lanciata sul mercato la batteria di avviamento Banner Uniturbo esente da manutenzione e viene risolto così il problema della varietà di tipi nel settore delle batterie di avviamento.
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1994Certificazione ISO 9001 da parte del TÜV - Servizio Prodotti.
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1996Andreas e Thomas Bawart assumono la gestione del gruppo imprenditoriale Banner.
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2000L’Audi AG premia Banner con l’ambito Quality Award 1999.
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2004Banner risulta vincitore del test comparativo della Stiftung Warentest! Il primo posto va a una batteria con il simbolo del bufalo, la Power Bull 62 Ah!
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2007Investimenti di circa 7 milioni di euro per il sito di Linz (centro logistico, produzione AGM).
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2012Banner Power Bull è vincitore del test delle batterie di avviamento convenzionali 2012 indetto da Stiftung Warentest e ADAC. La batteria Banner Power Bull Tipo P72 9 viene valutata con il giudizio “ottimo” (1,4) e si aggiudica il titolo di vincitore.
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2015La Daimler AG ha nominato Banner Batterien nella rosa dei suoi tre principali fornitori nella categoria “Qualità” per il Daimler Supplier Award 2015.
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2017Banner celebrates its eightieth birthday.
And in the course of the last eight decades it has produced some 80 million starter batteries. Banner’s history has been shaped by the twin values of continuity and independence.
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2018Introduction of new technologies in the commercial vehicle segment – EFB and high current, as well as significant product range expansion in the passenger car segment.
