Aebi Schmidt Group is a Swiss multinational company that manufactures

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as well as municipal equipment. The company's products include transporters, Implement carriers, road sweepers,

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s to be used in municipal maintenance of roads. Founded in 1883, it is currently majority owned by Peter Spuhler, who is a controlling shareholder of Aebi Schmidt Holding Ltd with 56,2%. The group currently has 3,000+ associates worldwide and operates 16 manufacturing facilities in Switzerland, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, Finland, Canada and the United States.

History

* 1883: In Burgdorf, Switzerland, Johann Ulrich Aebi established a workshop for manufacturing

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s * 1894: Workshop held on development of an industrial enterprise with production * 1895: Aebi builds starts the production of a replica of McCormick's reaper * 1910: Production of threshing equipment, feed elevators, and forceps begins * 1915: Experimental use of a 4-wheel Mähtraktors * 1928: Launch of a

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campaign in workshop and machinery * 1929: Production of 3-wheel Mähtraktors * 1931: Approximately 40,000-"Helvetia" mowers were sold * 1932: Production of the world's first ball-reaper begins * 1942: Takeover of the company Stadler AG; total workforce: 270; turnover: 5.8 million

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s * 1950: Launch of the first motor mower: the Aebi AM 50 * 1954: Production of the first-Aebi Einachstraktors with Triebachsanhänger * 1964: The first Aebi transporter is presented * 1971: Production of

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s begins for municipal and winter use * 1976: Development of the Terratrac DD 77, a hangtauglichem Zweiachsmäher * 1981: Founding of the Aebi vehicles and machinery in Kematen GmbH (Austria) * 1986: Presentation of the TT 88 with hydrostatic drive * 1995: Founding of Aebi France S.à.r.l. in

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* 1998: Founding of North America Inc. Aebi in

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, USA; Nussmüller acquisition of land and municipal engineering Schwanberg GmbH (Austria) * 1999: Takeover of the company MFH AG, Maschinenfabrik in Hochdorf, Switzerland * 2006: The Aebi Holding AG is represented by a group led by entrepreneur Peter Spuhler

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