1947 |
Foundation of the company by Karl Winterhalter in Friedrichshafen |
1957 |
The GS 60 commercial dishwashing machine first exhibited at a trade fair (Cologne Spring trade fair) |
1958 |
First participation in Hotel trade fair in Munich |
1959 |
Move to the new premises in Meckenbeuren |
1965 |
12 domestic trade fairs, 6 foreign - and another production facility opened in Endingen. Frontdoor dishwashing machines produced there |
1967 |
Dutch subsidiary established |
1970 |
Winterhalter sales subsidiary opened in London |
1976 |
Founding of Winterhalter Gastronom AG in Switzerland's Rhine Valley (Rüthi) - production of utensil dishwashing machines; additional sales subsidiaries follow in the new few years in France, Italy, Austria, Slovenia, the Czech Republic, Turkey, Japan and Poland, Malaysia, and China |
1993 |
Construction of the administration and production building in Meckenbeuren |
1994 |
FOCUS training programme begins |
1998 |
Winterhalter wins the FCSI Award and other prizes for the new WKTS rack conveyor dishwashing machine |
1999 |
Market launch of the GS 502 |
2000 |
Winterhalter wins the FCSI Award for the GS 502 and other international prizes |
2000 |
Market launch of the GS 515 rack pass through dishwasher |
2001 |
Market launch of the new utensil dishwashers, models GS 640, GS 650, GS 660 |
2002 |
Market introduction of the new frontdoor dishwashing generation, models GS 202, GS 215, GS 302, GS 315 |
2006 |
Market launch of the new MTF and MTR flight-type and rack conveyor dishwashing machines |