FAUN HISTORY

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The founding of the Ansbach and Nuremberg vehicle factory as an iron foundry by Justus Christian Braun

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Hans Jakob Ochsner founds OCHSNER in Oberhallau as a wainwright's workshop

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Construction of the first waste collection plant

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Start of production of Refuse lorry and Sweepers

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Merger of the plants in Ansbach and Nuremberg into Fahrzeugwerke Ansbach und Nürnberg AG, the name FAUN is created

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Foundation of the House of Grange
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Development of the first rotary drum trolley

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The FAUN factories are completely destroyed by the war

Resumption of refuse collection vehicle production after the war

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Resumption of development and production of sweepers

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The entire FAUN division was reorganised. The plant in Osterholz-Scharmbeck takes over the municipal vehicles product group as an economically independent profit centre and becomes responsible for the development, design, manufacture, sales and customer service of these vehicles

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Development of the new generation of pneumatic sweepers and expansion of the municipal vehicle range by adding sewer cleaning vehicles to the production and sales programme

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Establishment of a dealer network in Europe and expansion of all export activities

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Expansion of the domestic refuse vehicle programme with a new series of universally applicable compactor refuse vehicles (FHP types) for domestic and commercial refuse collection. The sweeper range is rounded off with a small, mechanical city sweeper (AK316)

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Takeover of KUKA Umwelttechnik by FAUN

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Focussing on the manufacture of waste disposal vehicles and truck-mounted sweepers

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Takeover of FAUN AG by the Kirchhoff Group, Iserlohn

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FAUN Umwelttechnik AG is transformed from a corporation into the partnership FAUN Umwelttechnik GmbH & Co. KG

On 1 March 2002, the new and world's most modern production plant for refuse collection vehicles is inaugurated in Osterholz-Scharmbeck. 350 employees find their new workplace here

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FAUN Services GmbH, a separate company for the purchase and sale of used vehicles and the preparation of rental and leasing offers, is founded

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Development of the Curved Body and the VIAJET FILTAIR

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TRACKWAY (mobile temporary road for uneven surfaces) is being intensified and manufactured at FAUN MV, Llangefni (UK)

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Development of the ROTOPRESS DUALPOWER. A hybrid vehicle that is powered by recovered braking energy

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We are quite busy and haven't had time to write down the past. That's why 14 years are missing here. Sorry. In the meantime, we've put the world's first hydrogen-powered refuse lorries on the road, employ 2,000 cool people and are working on a genuine circular economy. Any questions?

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The FAUN journey with the KIRCHHOFF Group began 30 years ago. How did it all begin? Well, it was a story of family, bouquets of flowers, 1. FC Nuremberg and a little coincidence.

Dr Johannes F. Kirchhoff tells us exactly how it all happened. Watch the film and experience the whole story up close!

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