History
Growing in Capability
Growing in Capability
 | 1948 Founded in the Bavarian town of Rehau. Three employees, one extruder. Initial products included shoe welting, garden hoses and automotive components. | |
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 | 1951 Manufacturing of arm straps and sideboards begins for the VW Beetle. | |
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 | 1954 REHAU participates in Germany’s first heart operation using silicone tubes. | |
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 | 1958 Extrusion of first PVC window profile and first magnetic gasket system for refrigerator doors. | |
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| 1962 REHAU Plastics Ltd formed in the UK. Head Office and Warehouse opened in Slough. | ||
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 | 1969 Manchester Sales Office is opened. | |
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 | 1970 The first UK Automotive Department starts up at Slough with the development of bumper pads for the Mark III Ford Cortina. | |
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 | 1972 The Birmingham Sales Office opened in Birmingham. | |
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 | 1975 Almlwch production facility opened. | |
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 | 1979 Continued expansion and a second factory established at Blaenau-Ffestiniog. | |
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 | 1987 The company name changes from "REHAU Plastics Ltd" to "REHAU Ltd". | |
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 | 1995 New Year's Eve marks the most significant development of REHAU UK: the opening of the new headquarters in Ross-on-Wye. The entire head office is relocated from Slough to Hill Court. | |
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 | 1998 New sales offices opened at Glasgow and Dublin. | |
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 | 2002 REHAU Academy is launched. | |
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 | 2003 REHAU celebrated it's 40th anniversary trading in the UK. | |
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 | 2004 Launch of the new Curtain Walling System, REHAU-Polytec. Launch of RAUSOLID | |
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 | 2005 Launch of REHAU-Edge - Fully Sculptured 70 mm System. Launch of the new patented Thermal Insert sleeves for use with exsisting S706 70mm chamfered and the new 70mm REHAU-Edge sculptured profiles. Launch of the new 70mm REHAU SOLELEC Electric Underfloor Heating. | |
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 | 2006 REHAU launches new corporate brand. | |
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REHAU Today: More than 15,000 employees worlwide, with approx. 12,000 in Europe and 800 in the UK and Ireland