History
From a village smithy to a global group
1931
Beginnings
1931
Alois Kober lays the foundation stone for today’s AL-KO GROUP with a forge in Großkötz
1952
Start of production of handbrake levers
1961
30 years of AL-KO
1961
Expansion
1961
First foreign branch in Zell, Austria
1966
Start of production of lawnmowers
1975
Start of business activity in the field of AL-KO Airtech
1979
Marketing offensive
1979
Franz Beckenbauer advertises AL-KO
2006
75 years of AL-KO
2010
AL-KO becomes the main sponsor of FC Augsburg
2012
Growth
2012
Opening of the AL-KO Customer Centre
2012
Launch of Robolinho® 3000 robotic lawn mower
2014
Acquisition of SOLO power saw division
2016
Organizational Change
2016
Merger AL-KO Vehicle Technology & Dexter Axle to DexKo Global Inc.
2016
AL-KO opens the Technology Center in Kötz
2017
The AL-KO Group becomes part of the PRIMEPULSE network
2017
Acquisitions
2017
AL-KO takes over New Zealand garden & outdoor power tool manufacturer Masport
2017
Founding of the Automotive division
2021
90 years AL-KO
2022
Trane Technologies takes over AL-KO Airtech
2023
Segura Group takes over Kohl Automotive
2024
Palero Group takes over GTB und GTMB
2024
HILO Group takes over Prinz Kinematics