History Home Company History From a village smithy to a global group Find out more about the history of AL-KO 1931 Beginnings 1931 Alois Kober lays the foundation stone for today’s AL-KO KOBER GROUP with a forge in Großkötz 1952 Start of production of handbrake levers 1961 30 years of AL-KO 1961 Expansion 1961 First foreign branch in Zell, Austria 1966 Start of production of lawnmowers 1975 Start of business activity in the field of AL-KO Airtech 1979 Marketing offensive 1979 Franz Beckenbauer advertises AL-KO 2006 75 years of AL-KO 2010 AL-KO becomes the main sponsor of FC Augsburg 2012 Growth 2012 Opening of the AL-KO Customer Centre 2012 Launch of Robolinho® 3000 robotic lawn mower 2014 Acquisition of SOLO power saw division 2016 Organizational Change 2016 Merger AL-KO Vehicle Technology & Dexter Axle to DexKo Global Inc. 2016 AL-KO opens the Technology Center in Kötz 2017 The AL-KO Group becomes part of the PRIMEPULSE network 2017 Acquisitions 2017 AL-KO takes over New Zealand garden & outdoor power tool manufacturer Masport 2017 Founding of the Automotive division 2021 gigabatt becomes part of Automotive division 2021 90 years AL-KO AL-KO KOBER SE Ichenhauser Str. 14 89359 Kötz Germany Telephone: +49 8221 3551 0 Fax: +49 8221 3551 8393 info@al-ko.com Socials © 2021 AL-KO KOBER SE IMPRINT PRIVACY POLICY TERMS & CONDITIONS CONTACT