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Gebauer & Griller

Gebauer & Griller is an Austrian family-owned corporate group in based in Vienna. The company was founded in 1940 and produces electrical cables and cable harnesses, as well as special wires for the automotive industry, elevator industry and for industrial applications.

History

After its formation in 1940, the commercial agency developed into a production company for plastic-insulated cables and wires. In 1978, Gebauer & Griller delivered its first automotive cables to German OEMs and became an established supplier to the automotive industry. In the late 1990s, the use of aluminium for battery cable harnesses was made production-ready and patented. The company fitted premium vehicles with aluminium cables for the first time worldwide. Gebauer & Griller is also a major supplier of cables for industrial installations and elevator construction, as well as special wires for welding applications, photovoltaic modules, electric motors and generators.

Austrian and international locations

Gebauer & Griller operates 2 production sites in Austria, with one site each in Czech Republic, Slovakia, Moldova, India, China and Mexico. It has sales and development offices in Germany and the USA.

Key figures

In fiscal year 2014/15 Gebauer & Griller recorded revenue of EUR 420 million and on average employed 3,300 employees. The group's R&D expenditure amounted to approximately EUR 8 million.

References

Company website: www.griller.at