FUCHS Europoles GmbH

FUCHS Europoles GmbH is a German manufacturer of masts, towers, columns and support systems based in Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Bavaria. The company produces standard and customised structures in steel, spun concrete (Schleuderbeton) and glass-fibre-reinforced plastic (GFRP), serving sectors including renewable energy and distribution grids, digital infrastructure, transport infrastructure, building construction, and lighting and advertising. Its roots reach back to 1894, when Gustav Adolf Pfleiderer founded a timber trading and rafting business in Heilbronn am Neckar; concrete mast production in Neumarkt began in 1957. Over the following decades the business expanded into GFRP masts (1975), steel masts (1980, Regensburg), lighting masts and architectural columns (1989–1991), and international subsidiaries in Spain, Poland, France, Switzerland and Oman. After long belonging to the Pfleiderer group, the mast business was acquired at the end of 2004 by the Munich-based VTC Industrieholding and renamed Pfleiderer Europoles GmbH & Co. KG in early 2005; the Pfleiderer name was dropped in November 2008. The company filed for insolvency under self-administration on 11 October 2018, and on 1 April 2019 the Fuchs family business took over the infrastructure division and integrated the mast manufacturer into its portfolio. Today, trading as FUCHS Europoles, the company combines modern engineering with more than 125 years of experience in producing, installing and maintaining masts and towers. Its reference list includes more than 1.5 million realised projects worldwide, such as 614 concrete columns for the Great Mosque of Algiers (2014–2015), airport lighting in Dubai, and overhead line masts for German rail routes. The company is headquartered at Europoles-Straße 1 in Neumarkt and maintains German branches in Magdeburg, Esterwegen, Gladbeck, Mittelbiberach, Plochingen, Frankfurt and Bodenwöhr, plus international offices in Dubai and St. Gallen, Switzerland.

The history of FUCHS Europoles begins in 1894, when Gustav Adolf Pfleiderer founded a timber trading and rafting business in Heilbronn am Neckar. Concrete mast production started in Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz in 1957. In 1975 the company expanded its plastics production to manufacture spun masts made of glass-fibre-reinforced plastic (GFRP). In 1980 it took over a steel mast plant in Regensburg and began producing solid-wall steel masts. Production sites in Dinkelsbühl and Berlin were acquired in 1989, and the manufacture of conical and cylindrical steel lighting masts began, followed two years later by the production of columns for architectural structures. In Neumarkt, a spinning bank for spun concrete masts up to 36 metres long was put into operation. In 1996 the Spanish subsidiary PESA Telecom S.A. (today PESA Europoles S.A. in Tarragona, Spain) was founded; in 1998 a sales office opened in Warsaw, Poland (today Europoles S.p.z o.o.), and cylindrical mast production was moved from Berlin to Dinkelsbühl. In 1999 a branch opened in Lille, France (today Europoles S.A.R.L.). At the end of 2004 the Munich-based mid-sized VTC Industrieholding took over the mast production that had until then belonged to the Pfleiderer group. In early 2005 the now independent company was renamed Pfleiderer Europoles GmbH & Co. KG. In 2007 Europoles acquired the Swiss company Nivatec GmbH (today Europoles Suisse GmbH), expanding its product range with lowering systems for floodlight installations. In 2008 Europoles built its own production facility for spun concrete masts in Oman. In the middle of the same year the mast manufacturer took over the coating company Merckx Oberflächentechnik from Werl (North Rhine-Westphalia), which subsequently operated as Eurocoatings GmbH. The former affiliation with the Pfleiderer group ended on 19 November 2008 with the renaming to Europoles GmbH & Co. KG. In 2013 Europoles acquired the Polish company Kromiss-Bis (today Europoles Kromiss). From April 2014 to September 2015 Europoles supplied 614 concrete columns for the Great Mosque of Algiers. On 11 October 2018 the company filed for insolvency under self-administration. On 1 April 2019 the Fuchs family business took over the infrastructure division and integrated the mast manufacturer into its own product portfolio. Today the headquarters and production site is Neumarkt i. d. OPf. After the takeover by the Fuchs family, branches exist in Magdeburg, Esterwegen, Gladbeck, Mittelbiberach, Plochingen, Frankfurt and Bodenwöhr. International branches are located in Dubai and St. Gallen, Switzerland.

• 2019

  On 1 April the Fuchs family business takes over the infrastructure division and integrates the mast manufacturer into its portfolio.

• 2018

  On 11 October the company files for insolvency under self-administration.

• 2014

  From April 2014 to September 2015, Europoles supplies 614 concrete columns for the Great Mosque of Algiers.

• 2013

  Acquisition of Polish company Kromiss-Bis (today Europoles Kromiss).

• 2008

  Production facility for spun concrete masts is built in Oman; Merckx Oberflächentechnik is acquired; the company is renamed Europoles GmbH & Co. KG on 19 November.

• 2007

  Acquisition of Swiss company Nivatec GmbH (today Europoles Suisse GmbH).

• 2005

  The independent company is renamed Pfleiderer Europoles GmbH & Co. KG.

• 2004

  VTC Industrieholding of Munich takes over the mast production from the Pfleiderer group.

• 1999

  Branch opens in Lille, France (today Europoles S.A.R.L.).

• 1998

  Sales office opens in Warsaw, Poland (today Europoles S.p.z o.o.); cylindrical mast production moves from Berlin to Dinkelsbühl.

• 1996

  Spanish subsidiary PESA Telecom S.A. (today PESA Europoles S.A.) is founded in Tarragona.

• 1991

  Production of columns for architectural structures begins.

• 1989

  Production sites in Dinkelsbühl and Berlin are acquired; manufacture of conical and cylindrical steel lighting masts begins.

• 1980

  Takeover of a steel mast plant in Regensburg; production of solid-wall steel masts begins.

• 1975

  Plastics production is expanded to manufacture spun GFRP masts.

• 1957

  Concrete mast production begins in Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz.

• 1894

  Gustav Adolf Pfleiderer founds a timber trading and rafting business in Heilbronn am Neckar.

Engineering-driven provider of holistic mast and tower concepts, turnkey solutions and complementary services for the energy transition, mobility and digitalisation.

• Steel masts

• Spun concrete masts

• GFRP masts

• Towers

• Columns

• Support systems

• Lowering systems for floodlight installations

• Overhead line masts

• Lighting masts

• Advertising masts

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2. 2Europoles – Wikipediade.wikipedia.org
3. 3Europoles – Wikidatawikidata.org