We Celebrate 100 Years of Business

We Celebrate 100 Years of Business

Anecdotes and stories, impressions from our celebrations, and an interactive timeline – read all about our anniversary here:

100 years of Bucher Hydraulics

Our success story: 100 years of Bucher Hydraulics

1923

The Johann Bucher Guyer Griessen engineering company is founded in today's Klettgau.

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Luna factory building shortly after foundation, 1923
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Griessen turning shop, 1936
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Advertisement for the hydraulic twin press "Maxim", 1929
1952 

Production of pumps for oil-hydraulic systems in tractors

1952

Business is restructured as a limited partnership

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Manufacture in Griessen, 1967
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Tractor with hydraulic mower drive, 1967
1974 

Bema France is founded in Rixheim, France to manufacture and sell hydraulic systems

1980 

Creation of the sales subsidiary BEMA Hydraulik as a limited company in Neumarkt-on-Wallersee, Austria

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Directional valves, 1980
1984

Bucher GmbH becomes a subsidiary company of the newly formed Bucher Holding AG

1989

Bucher Hydraulics Ltd. is established in England as a subsidiary sales company

1992

Bucher Hydrauliek established in the Netherlands as a subsidiary sales company

1993

Joint Venture in China (SBH)

1994

Integration of Hidroirma, Reggio Emilia, Italy

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Building in Reggio, IT, at the foundation of Hidroirma (1958)
1995

Barmag Hydraulics and Beringer Hydraulik merge

1996

Beringer Hydraulik of Neuheim, Switzerland is integrated into the business
Formation of Bucher Hydraulik as a corporate division, with Bucher Klettgau as the division's controlling business unit

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Building in Neuheim, CH, at the foundation of Beringer (1968)
1997
  • Integration of Hydrotechnik Frutigen, Switzerland
  • Integration of Dingkind, Taiwan
  • Bucher Hydraulics is established in the USA as a subsidiary sales company
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Building in Frutigen, CH, at the foundation of Hydrotechnik Frutigen (1970)
1998
  • Bucher Hydraulics is established in Turkey as a subsidiary sales company
  • The first system using a CAN Bus solution is developed for a sprayer
2000
  • Integration of the pump-manufacturing activities of Truninger AG
  • The joint venture in China becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bucher Hydraulik
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2001

All businesses within the group adopt the uniform name of Bucher Hydraulics

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2006

Bucher Hydraulics India Pvt. Ltd. established

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Building in Delhi, IN, shortly before the foundation (2004)
2007

Acquisition Monarch Hydraulics Inc., USA

to the press release

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Building in Grand Rapids MI, USA, at the founding of Monarch Road Machinery (1931).
2008

Acquisition Command Controls Corp., USA

to the press release

2012

Acquisition Oelhydraulik Altenerding Dechamps & Kretz GmbH & Co. KG, Germany

to the press release

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2013

Acquisition Eco Sistemas Indústria de Màquinas Ltda., Brazil

to the press release

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Building in Canoas, BR, at the foundation of Eco Sistemas (1996)
2015

New logo and implementation of the corporate identity of the family brand Bucher Industries

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Bucher Hydraulics Logo
2018

Acquisition Wuxi Deli Fluid Technology Co., Ltd., China

to the press release

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Building in Wuxi, CN, at the foundation of Deli Fluid Technology (1956)
2019

Introduction of the new axial piston pump AX 

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AXM24 Pump
2021

Integration of Lenze Mobile Drives from Lenze-Schmidhauser, Romanshorn, Switzerland

to the press release

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Building in Romanshorn, CH, at the incorporation of Mobile Drives (Lenze-Schmidhauser) (2021)
2023

100-year anniversary of the company

100-year anniversary

100 years of Bucher Hydraulics
2024

Acquisition of Hydman Oy, Tampere, Finland

to the press release

Building in Tampere, FI, at the acquisition of Hydman Oy (2024)
Building in Tampere, FI, at the acquisition of Hydman Oy (2024)

Interactive timeline 

You can also find out about the company's history on the interactive map.

Interactive Timeline