History
Wilhelm Bott founded a mechanical workshop in a mill near Gaildorf back in 1930 - the nucleus of today's Bott Group. As early as 1940, the company employed 70 people.
Today, the Group employs around 1150 staff (2020) and achieved annual sales of EUR 134 million (2020).
In addition to its three production locations in Germany, England and Hungary, the Bott Group currently has numerous subsidiaries in Europe and licensed partners and importers all over the world. bott is the leading international manufacturer of workplace storage and in-vehicle equipment and workplace systems.
History Flow
1930
Foundation
1930
1969
The Bott workshop equipment range is launched
1976
Bott SAS, Frankreich
1976
1980
Bott Ltd., England
1981
Bott begins production of vehicle storage systems
1981
1997
Bott Hungaria Kft., Ungarn
1998
A range of workstation and assembly line furniture is launched
1998
2000
bott vario is launched
2003
Sales Office at Falkirk, Schottland
2003
2004
The Bott uno vehicle storage system brand is launched
2006
The Bott modulo vehicle storage system brand is launched
2006
2008
- Bott Storage Systems, Australia,
- The cubio range of workplace equipment is launched
2010
bott vario2 is launched
2010
2011
Bott Vario awarded the If Design award and the Red Dot award
2012
- Fitting Center Cumbernauld, Schottland
- Bott Austria GmbH
- Bott Danmark A/S
2012
2013
- Launch of the bott avero workstation system
- Branch Office North, Glinde
2014
Branch Office West, Leverkusen
2014
2015
Bott Schweiz AG
2016
Branch Office West-Mid, Siegen
2016
2018
- Change of Management
Dr. Reinhard Wollermann-Windgasse retired
Jan Willem Jongert becomes a member of the executive board - Branch Office South-East, Markt Schwaben
- Branch Office Mid-North, Lehrte
2019
bott vario3 is launched
2019
2020
bott vario3 awarded the If Design award
2021
- Acquisition of ELABO GmbH
- Ground-breaking ceremony for the new Vehicle Conversion Centre in Gaildorf
2021
