FAUN HISTORY
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The founding of the Ansbach and Nuremberg vehicle factory as an iron foundry by Justus Christian Braun
Construction of the first waste collection plant
Merger of the plants in Ansbach and Nuremberg into Fahrzeugwerke Ansbach und Nürnberg AG, the name FAUN is created
Foundation of the House of Grange
(FAUN Environnement SAS)
Development of the first rotary drum trolley
The FAUN factories are completely destroyed by the war
Resumption of refuse collection vehicle production after the war
Resumption of development and production of sweepers
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
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
Establishment of a dealer network in Europe and expansion of all export activities
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)
Takeover of KUKA Umwelttechnik by FAUN
Focussing on the manufacture of waste disposal vehicles and truck-mounted sweepers
Takeover of FAUN AG by the Kirchhoff Group, Iserlohn
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
FAUN Services GmbH, a separate company for the purchase and sale of used vehicles and the preparation of rental and leasing offers, is founded
Development of the Curved Body and the VIAJET FILTAIR
TRACKWAY (mobile temporary road for uneven surfaces) is being intensified and manufactured at FAUN MV, Llangefni (UK)
Development of the ROTOPRESS DUALPOWER. A hybrid vehicle that is powered by recovered braking energy
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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