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 grundar företaget Banner i Rankweil/Vorarlberg.
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1953Företaget flyttar till Linz/Kleinmünchen i centrala Österrike.
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1959Konstruktion av den nya fabriken på Salzburger Straße.
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1968Banner producerar de första torrladdade (dry charged) startbatterierna och hör därmed till pionjärerna även inom Europa.
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1976Utveckling av tillverkningstekniken för svetsade polypropylen (PP)-batterier.
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1980Produktionen av Banners absolut underhållsfria bly-kalcium-tenn-batterier påbörjas. Banner är den första ackumulatorfabrik i Europa som tillämpar denna innovativa teknik.
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1988Det underhållsfria startbatteriet Banner Uniturbo lanseras på marknaden och löser problemet med olika modeller på startbatterier.
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1994Certifiering enligt ISO 9001 av TÜV produktservice.
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1996Andreas och Thomas Bawart övertar ledningen för Banner-koncernen.
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2000Audi AG tilldelar Banner 1999 års eftertraktade kvalitetspris.
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2004Banner är bäst i test hos Stiftung Warentest! Ett batteri med tjursymbolen intar plats 1 med Power Bull 62 Ah.
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2007Investeringar på ca 7 miljoner euro i fabriken i Linz (logistikcentrum, AGM-tillverkning).
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2012Banner Power Bull är bäst i test hos Stiftung Warentest och ADAC år 2012 vid test av konventionella startbatterier. Banner-batteriet Power Bull Typ P72 09 erhåller det högsta betyget ”mycket väl godkänt” (1,4) och är därmed vinnaren.
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2015Daimler AG nominerade Banner batterier till en av sina tre toppleverantörer i kategorin ”Kvalitet” vid 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.
