1975 Foundation of the one-man business Reinhold Barlian
1978 BARTEC starts its own training
1979 Realisation of the idea “Europe is home“
Foundation of BARTEC Netherlands and BARTEC France
1987
First sales unit in the Far East:
BARTEC in Tokio
1993 TÜV certification according to DIN ISO 9000 ff.
1994 First sales unit in America: BARTEC in Tulsa/USA
1996 New BARTEC production sites in Menden und Gotteszell
Start of the LEUNA project (Turnkey project):
10 million €
1997
New production site in Slovenia
1999 Integration of Siemens mining in Menden
2001 Concentration of the company on the core competence safety
technology
Start of the New Safe.t strategy
2002 Allianz Capital Partners, the private equity company of Allianz
group joins the BARTEC group as the new majority shareholder
2003 Take-over of business sectors of Benke Instrument & Elektro
in Reinbek/Hamburg and foundation of the new business sector
BARTEC BENKE
2004
Foundation of the BARTEC Safe.t Academy, a platform for continuous knowledge and experience exchange between customers, partners and employees
Establishment of a joint venture in China
Development and production of new products for the safety of the Chinese mining sector
2005
30 years of BARTEC - 30 years of success in safety technology
160 million € turnover
1200 employees
6 production sites
more than 20 sales units
BARTEC leadership is changing
Dr. Ralf Köster takes over the reins from BARTEC company founder, Reinhold A. Barlian
1. BARTEC conference for innovation and safety technology
Kick-off for the at the joint venture plant in Changzi/China
BARTEC founds joint venture in Russia
2006
Newly developed Panel PC series POLARIS with Wireless Communication wins several innovation awards
Largest order in company history – BARTEC sells analyzer systems with a total order value of over 15 million US $ to Russia
2007
Mobile Computer with WLAN technology wins several innovation contests
2008
Swiss Private Equity firm Capvis acquires majority of BARTEC
Foundation of an own sales unit in India
2009
Awarding as one of the 100 most innovative medium-sized companies in Germany
New production facility in Shanghai/China
Acquisition of the communication and security system provider Vodec Industrial Communications Ltd. and establishment of the new business unit BARTEC VODEC
2010
BARTEC expands its product portfolio by a explosion-protected mobile phone with online tracking system
Acquisition of Technor Safe Ex AS, the Norwegian market leader of explosion-proof equipment and systems
2011
BARTEC BENKE earns two major contracts and establishes itself as the most important provider in process analysis technology
Extension of the product range of POLARIS touch panel PCs by devices with widescreen LED display
BARTEC is listed in the “Encyclopedia of World Market Leaders”
2012
BARTEC establishes joint venture in Saudi Arabia
