The start of the faigle success story in 1947
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The former Reith-Barakke in Hard - directly on the shore of Lake Constance
From a single company to the faigle Group
The company that Heinz Faigle set up in 1947 as a sole trader has grown to become an international group with four sites in Austria, Switzerland and China. It currently has around 400 employees and revenue of EUR 83 million.
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Plant in Hard, Landstraße
Facts and figures
- 4 Sites in AT, CH and CN
- 372 employees
- Revenue: EUR 72m
- Export ratio: 72%
Key data for our core industries
- faigle supplies about 70% of the rollers used in escalators and moving walks worldwide
- Its products keep around 2 billion people moving every day
- Wheels made by faigle help to move some 200 million parcels and pieces of luggage on any given day
- The company’s PAS® centre in Suzhou carries out 44,500 wheel and roller tests every year to ensure consistently high levels of safety and durability
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"As I see it, one generation looks after the company before handing it on to the next – always with the aim of shaping the future. The interplay between innovation and tradition is central to our family business."
Friedrich Faigle
EIGENTÜMER UND GROUP CEO