Year |
Milestone |
As of 2012 |
Condair is transformed into an international group of companies with a loose association to an integrated global enterprise with six production locations and ten of its own sales organisations |
2012 |
Geographic expansion through the purchase of Hanseata in Spain |
2011 |
Geographic, technological and application engineering expansion through the purchase of JS Humidifiers in Great Britain |
2011 |
Technological and application engineering expansion through the purchase of ML System in Ry (Denmark) |
2011 |
Geographic expansion through the purchase of Anderberg Fugtstyring in Denmark |
2008 |
Geographic expansion through the purchase of Eichler GmbH in Austria and Eichler Kft. in Hungary |
2001 |
Technological and application engineering expansion through the purchase of Draabe in Hamburg |
1999 |
Merger of Pfäffikon/SZ and Münchenstein/BL production locations (Switzerland) in Pfäffikon/SZ and introduction of SAP/R3 |
1997 |
Introduction of innovative DUAL hybrid humidifier |
1996 |
ISO-9001 certification |
1995 |
Merger of Defensor AG and Condair AG – product range now encompasses all familiar humidification technologies |
1993 |
Geographic expansion through the purchase of Barth & Stöcklein in German |
1982 |
Takeover of the Canadian firm Nortec Ltd. by WMH |
1975/81 |
Takeover of Defensor AG (75) and Condair AG (81) by WMH (today's Walter Meier AG, Schwerzenbach) |
1973 |
Introduction of first resistance steam humidifier |
1958 |
Establishment of Condair (then Plascon AG) and launch on heating, ventilation and air-conditioning market through in-house development and production of electrode steam humidifiers. |
1955 |
Unintentional use of our rotation atomisers enabled us to enter the humidification business |
1948 |
Establishment of Defensor AG and entry into the disinfection business through in-house development and production of rotation atomisers |