History
Highlights of our Development
 | 1948 Company founding in Rehau, Germany | |
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 | 1951 Manufacturing of arm straps and sideboards begins for the VW Beetle. | |
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 | 1952 Production of quality water hoses begins | |
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| 1956 The first REHAU plant outside Germany is opened in Austria | |
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 | 1958 The first plastic window is extruded, manufacture of magnetic sealing frames for refrigerators begins | |
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| 1959 The first North American sales office opens in New York City | |
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| 1962 The first REHAU plant in North America opens In Montreal, Canada | |
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| 1965 Subsidiary in Morhange, France | |
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| 1972 Additional sales offices open in Germany, Thailand and Great Britain | |
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| 1976 At the urging of REHAU, the position of plastics and rubber process mechanic becomes a recognized profession | |
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 | 1979 North American administrative headquarters moves to Leesburg, Virginia | |
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 | 1984 The RAUDRIL pipe turns 20 – 25 million meters have been produced | |
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 | 1985 Development of painting competence: The first automatic painting line for automobile components is installed in Brake, Germany | |
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 | 1986 Installation of the first REHAU underfloor heating system | |
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 | 1988 REHAU compression sleeve technology introduced to the market – a major innovation for the heating and plumbing sector | |
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| 1994 In Hungary, the first of currently twelve subsidiaries in Southeastern Europe opens. Since the 1990s, REHAU has been a major presence in the growing Eastern European market, particularly in Russia and the Baltic region | |
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 | 1995 Fiber composites – a new development from REHAU – find their way into the Airbus family | |
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 | 1998 First series production of plastic fenders | |
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| 2000 Company founder, Helmut Wagner, transfers management of the corporate group to his sons: Jobst Wagner is named President of the Supervisory Board, Dr. Veit Wagner is named Vice-President | |
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 | 2004 The medical technology sector splits off | |
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 | 2005 In Germany, founding of the innovation centers for construction in Erlangen and for industry at the headquarters in Rehau | |
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| 2006 Worldwide introduction of a new branding and communications strategy | |
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 | 2007 Interzum Award 2007 for outstanding products in the supplier industrie of furniture products | |
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 | 2008 REHAU presents the new terrace system Relazzo, which is made from RAUWOOD, an innovative WPC material (Wood-Polymer-Composites). | |
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