C Hroník the Augl GmbH 1869 First mention / photo of the Augl company 1909 Founding as a hoof and wagon smithy in Linz by Josef Augl I 1931 Takeover by Josef Augl II, specializing in the manufacture and repair of vehicle springs 1957 Josef Augl, first car spring manufacturer in Linz - in the commercial register 1970 Relocation of the location from Linz to Pasching 1974 Expansion to include vehicle construction and brake service at the Kässbohrer base 1980 Takeover by Josef Augl III and his sister Brigitte Daucha as part of a GmbH 1998 Schmitz service partner 2002 Management by Josef Augl III and Ing.Robert Daucha (4th generation) 2002 New building with integrated diagnosis road 2003 Kögel service partner 2005 Krone - service partner History of Augl GmbH There is a photograph of a picture from the year 1869. This picture shows an urban winter scene that also shows a farrier and cart smithy that can be proven to have been in Ebelsberg, a district to the west of the center of Linz. This house, which now houses a savings bank branch, was located in today's Kremsmünstererstraße and bears the name "Pickl - Augl". The actual company history begins in 1909 with the founding of a hoof and wagon smithy in Linz Blumauerstraße 25, by the grandfather of today's GmbH partner Ms. Brigitte Daucha née Augl and Mr. Josef Augl née 1950. The concession letter dated July 14th 1909 is still preserved in the original. At that time, the founder was already producing carriage springs for the Linz wagon workshops and also carried out the usual fittings and car repair service. From 1915 the business was continued by his wife, because Josef Augl, the founder, had to move in during the 1st World War. Captured by the Russians during the fighting for the Pzremysl fortress, he did not return home until the beginning of the twenties after an adventurous escape from Beludjistan, Afghanistan and India, where he continued his business. Already at this time, his son Josef, born in 1909, sent to Vienna, where he did an internship in vehicle spring manufacture, in addition to being a hoof wagon forge. After the death of Josef the founder in 1932, Josef, born in 1909, continued the business With his wife Hildegard, he had a capable master's wife at his side, who kept the financial management in order and thus created the financial basis for today's company. Difficult times from 1933 to 1945, after the payment to the employees there was often no more money for the entrepreneur couple available. After the Second World War, which the Augl family (Josef, Hildegard and daughter Brigitte) survived in good health, economic growth began slowly. Now almost exclusively car and railway springs were manufactured and repaired, so that the company was entered in the commercial register as a sole proprietorship in 1957 as Josef Augl, first Linz car spring maker. In the meantime, the daughter Brigitte, born in 1941, became a kfm. Employees trained, the third Josef, born in 1950, was trained in his parents' company and completed this training with the master craftsman's examination in 1972. How did the company get from Linz to Pasching? Already in 1933 a building ban was decreed over the area of the old Blumauerstraße, so that a spatial expansion in Linz - Neustadt was no longer possible. In advance of how the Augl Josef II couple was, a piece of land next to the “Traunerkreuzung” was bought in the early 1950s and a branch was established there, which was closed again due to insufficient utilization. In 1966 the city of Linz requested the transfer of the company property in Blumauerstraße. Now, after a few impossible replacement proposals by the city of Linz, this property at the Traunerkreuzung - Pasching, Wagram 150 - could be used. The change of location then took place at the end of October 1970. As soon as operations had started, Kässbohrer - Austria GmbH approached Josef Augl and suggested that Josef Augl take over customer service for their products. This was the beginning of a long and satisfactory period of cooperation for both of us. During this time, the company was expanded to include vehicle construction and vehicle service as well as brake service. In terms of economic policy, two fundamental changes have taken place: 1980: Umgründung der protokollierten Einzelfirma – Josef Augl, Erste Linzer Autofedernschmiede - in die – Josef Augl, Autofedernreparaturwerk GmbH & Co KG – Hr. Josef Augl 1950 und seine Schwester Fr. Brigitte Daucha übernehmen die Geschäftsführung, mittlerweile hat Hr. Ing. Robert Daucha die Nachfolge seiner Mutter angetreten 2005: Umgründung der – Josef Augl, Autofedernreparaturwerk GmbH & Co KG – in die - Augl Gesellschaft mbH – Nach dem Niedergang der Kässbohrer GmbH erweiterten wir uns als Servicepartner für die Schmitz Fahrzeugbau AG, Kögel Fahrzeugbau AG und Krone Bernard Fahrzeugwerke GmbH Der mittlerweile dringend notwendige Platzbedarf wurde mit einer neuen Halle und integrierter modernster Diagnosestraße 2002 gedeckt. In 2009 we will celebrate the 100th birthday of this successful and still 100% family-owned company. The Augl & Daucha families will of course continue to strive to run the business as successfully as their predecessors. In April 2008 Dieter Daucha (employee from 1964 to 2002 and still as a leisure activity) Augl Fahrzeugtechnik GmbH Shareholder: Ms. Daucha Brigitte - 50% Mr. Augl Josef - 49% Fr. Augl Janet - 01% disclosure obligation - according to media law §25, paragraph 2 of the media law, new version from 01.07.2012