Hoerbiger Holding AG is a globally active group headquartered in Zug, Switzerland. The group has its origins in the trading company Hoerbiger & Co, founded by Hanns Hörbiger in Vienna in 1925, and is now represented in 43 countries with 127 production and service locations.[2]
History
The roots of today's company lie in the engineering office founded by Hanns Hörbiger and Friedrich Wilhelm Rogler in Budapest, which was moved to Vienna in 1903. This developed into the trading company Hoerbiger & Co. in 1925. Alfred Hörbiger, one of Hörbiger's sons, joined the company in 1925 and took over its management, while Hanns Hörbiger devoted himself to scientific studies until his death in 1931.[3]
In 1945, the main plant in Vienna-Simmering was largely destroyed, along with parts of the company's intellectual property. Meanwhile, production could be continued in alternative workshops.[3]
In 1997, Hoerbiger Holding AG was founded as an operational umbrella holding company in Switzerland. Since then, it has set the long-term strategic framework.