History
1887 | Rheinhold & Co. Vereinigte Norddeutsche and Dessauer Kieselguhr Gesellschaft are founded in Hanover. | |
1896 | C. &. E. Mahla GmbH is founded in Nuremberg. | |
1920 | A department dedicated to the science of thermal insulation is established. | |
1925 | Rheinhold & Co. launches its Lambda insulation material. | |
1928 | Rheinhold & Co. and C. &. E. Mahla are taken over by Vereinigte Korkindustrie AG, Berlin. | |
1930 | A Spanish investment group acquires a majority holding in the company. | |
1932 | The Swedish company Wicanders Korkfabriker in Stockholm acquires a majority holding in VKI. | |
1935 | Rheinhold & Co. Vereinigte Kieselgur und Korkstein-Gesellschaft m.b.H is officially recognised and performs successfully on the market. | |
1945 | After 1945, various trustees are appointed for the companies of Vereinigten Korkindustrie AG based in the east of Germany. | |
1948 | C. & E. Mahla’s production facility in Lauf can no longer meet requirements and is abandoned. Work begins on the construction of a new production facility for corkboards in Mannheim. | |
1956 | Rheinhold & Co. and C. &. E. Mahla merge to form Rheinhold & Mahla GmbH, Mannheim. | |
1962 | VKI Vereinigte Korkindustrie Aktiengesellschaft is entered in the commercial register of Mannheim. | |
1963 | VKI and Rheinhold & Mahla GmbH in Mannheim purchase a new company building, which becomes their headquarters. | |
1969 | VKI is sold to Willy Kaus, the majority shareholder of the Metzeler Group. | |
1972 | Rheinhold & Mahla GmbH becomes Vereinigte Korkindustrie AG (VKI) and is renamed VKI-Rheinhold & Mahla AG. | |
1974 | VKI-Rheinhold & Mahla AG, Mannheim, is acquired by Bayer AG, Leverkusen. | |
1979 | VKI-Rheinhold & Mahla AG, Mannheim, becomes Rheinhold & Mahla GmbH. | |
1983 | The company headquarters are relocated from Mannheim to Munich. | |
1990 | Bayer AG sells its shares in the business; R&M becomes a public company (AG). The company’s fitout business is integrated in the newly founded R&M Ausbau GmbH. | |
1991 | The company launches itself on the stock market as part of recapitalisation efforts. | |
2002 | Rheinhold & Mahla AG is sold to Bilfinger SE. | |
2004 | R&M Ausbau GmbH is spun off from Rheinhold & Mahla AG and integrated in Bilfinger Berger Hochbau GmbH. | |
2012 | R&M celebrates its 125th anniversary. | |
2013 | The company is renamed Bilfinger R&M Ausbau. | |
2016 | Bilfinger SE sells R&M Ausbau to the Swedish financial investor EQT. | |
2017 | The company is renamed Apleona R&M Ausbau to reflect its status as a subsidiary of Apleona GmbH. |