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 Rankweil/Vorarlberg’de Banner firmasını kuruyor.
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1953Avusturya’nın merkezi bölgesi Linz/Kleinmünchen’e taşınma.
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1959Banner Salzburger Straße Caddesinde yeni yerini kuruyor.
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1968Banner önceden doldurulmuş (dry charged) ilk marş aküsünü üretiyor ve böylece Avrupa içinde de ilklerin arasında yerini alıyor.
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1976Kaynaklı polipropilen (PP) akülerinin imalat teknolojisinin geliştirilmesi.
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1980Kurşun-kadmiyum-kalay esaslı ve kesinlikle bakım gerektirmeyen Banner akülerinin imalatı başladı. Banner bu yenilikçi teknolojiyle Avrupa'nın ilk akü fabrikası olarak yeni standartlar sunuyor.
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1988Bakım gerektirmeyen Banner Uniturbo marş aküsü piyasaya sürülüyor ve marş akülerindeki tür çeşitliliğine çözüm getiriyor.
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1994Banner TÜV Ürün Servisi tarafından ISO 9001 uyarınca sertifika alıyor.
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1996Andreas ve Thomas Bawart Banner firmalar grubunun şirket yönetimini devralıyor.
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2000Audi AG tarafından Banner'e meşhur 1999 kalite ödülü verildi.
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2004Banner Stiftung Warentest kalite testini kazanıyor! Üzerinde boğa sembolü bulunan Power Bull 62 Ah aküsü testte 1. sırada yer aldı.
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2007Linz`de yaklaşık 7 Milyon Euro civarında yatırımlar geçekleştiriliyor (lojistik merkezi, AGM imalatı).
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2012Banner Power Bull, konvansiyonel marş akülerinin değerlendirildiği Stiftung Warentest ve ADAC 2012 testlerini kazandı. Banner Power Bull tip P72 09 aküsü „çok iyi“ (1,4) notunu aldı ve böylece kazanan oldu.
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2015Daimler AG, „kalite“ kategorisinde Daimler Supplier Award 2015 ödülü için Banner Batterien'i ilk üç tedarikçiden biri olarak aday gösterdi.
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2017Banner 80. yılını kutluyor.
80 yıl içerisinde yaklaşık 80 Milyon akü üretildi. Bugüne Kadar iki temel değer Banner tarihine damga vurdu: Süreklilik ve Bağımsızlık.
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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.
