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1984 |
- The company was founded by Josef Binder Snr. and his wife Stefanie in Wundschuh (Austria)
- Cooperation with boiler manufacturers from Germany and Italy
- First self-built extraction systems and electric control units
Group of customers: Wood processing industries, woodworkers, carpenters, sawmills
Number of employees: 10 |
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- The sole trader changes to “Josef BINDER Maschinenbau- u. Handels ges.m.b.H.”
- DI Josef Binder and Johannes Binder become shareholders
Number of employees: 14 |
1991 |
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1992 |
- BINDER moves to Voitsberg (Austria) and builds a new production facility with 2.000 m2 area.
- Start of boiler production in Voitsberg
- BINDER is now able to provide all essential components for their boilers
- Development of low-emission technologies for burning chipboards or pomace
- Market expansion: – Germany – Netherlands – Slovenia – Croatia
Number of employees: 18 |
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- Purchase of former production site of GKB in Bärnbach (Austria) with an overall area of approx. 9,5 ha
- BINDER moves from Voitsberg to Bärnbach
- Construction of new storage and production facilities
- BINDER starts to operate an industrial park
- Market expansion: Belgium – Northern Italy – Poland – Romania – Hungary – CIS
Number of employees: 50 |
2000 |
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2004 |
- Market expansion to over seas markets: – Canada – Korea – Japan
Number of employees: 55 |
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- Construction of new production hall with a floor area of 2,300 m2 to meet the growing needs of our markets
- Opening of the company owned research and development center in Bärnbach
- Market expansion: – Chile – Ukraine – New Zealand
Number of employees: 134 |
2008 |
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2010 |
- Josef Binder Snr. passes on the management to his son DI Josef Binder
- Market expansion: worldwide
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- Successful certification by ASME: As the first and only boiler manufacturer company in Austria BINDER complies with requirements of the H-stamp.
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2013 |
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2015 |
- HERZ Group takes over BINDER
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- New Products
- Cogeneration, Varioheat Exchanger, IED compliant boilers, Chicken Litter
combustion units
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2016 |
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2017 |
- New Products
- Vertical combustion chambers and heat exchangers
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- Introduction of new control concepts
- Switch to object orientated PLC system
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2018 |
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2019 |
- Market expansion
- First chicken litter steam and cogeneration plants
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