History

1919
The oldest son of Julius and Emma, Oskar Broziat, takes over the company.

1925-39
Under the management of Oskar and Else Broziat, the company is guided through the 20s and 30s, a period of inflation, recession and National Socialism. The company has 200 members of staff in 1939.

1945
After the end of the war and the flight of the family from Nauen to Lübeck, the company is re-established as a shipping company at a site in Lübeck. The son of Oskar and Else Broziat, Horst, joins the company.

1953
Horst Broziat establishes the “Heavy Haulage” business branch in Allensbach on Lake Constance.

1965-68
The Horst Broziat GmbH company makes a name for itself internationally as an innovative transport company due to its use of ingenious air-cushion and transport technology in the relocation of the Schiesser company from Radolfzell as well as other challenging plant relocations.

1978
Oskar Broziat jun. joins the transport company on Lake Constance

1982
Under the management of Oskar Broziat, the company in Allensbach is split up into two business divisions. Oskar Broziat GmbH Maschinenhandel and Horst Broziat GmbH Transporte. The business of trading and retrofitting machine tools plays an increasingly important role.

1986
Alexander Broziat joins the company Oskar Broziat Lübeck. He also turns the company into a business for trading machine tools and works in close cooperation with his brother in the south.

1990
Following German reunification, the Lübeck company founds a subsidiary in Rostock.

1995
Oskar and Alexander Broziat jointly acquire the company RECOS in Hagenau, Alsace, from TRUMPF. With the acquisition of RECOS, the BROZIAT GROUP is formed.

1997
The Broziat Group, which consists of a number of companies working in close cooperation, includes: Oskar Broziat GmbH Lübeck, Oskar Broziat GmbH Allensbach, Horst Broziat GmbH Allensbach, Recos Machines SARL, Schweighouse-Sur-Moder, Oskar Broziat Rostock subsidiary, Oskar Broziat Maschinen AG Tägerwilen

2001
In Tägerwilen, Switzerland, the company moves into new buildings with 1,100 m² to be used for overhauling TRUMPF machine tools.

2005
The overhauling facilities of the BROZIAT GROUP in Lübeck and Tägerwilen as well as RECOS in France are certified by TRUMPF as partners for the trading of pre-owned machines.

2010
Oskar Broziat GmbH in Lübeck expands, adding a new hall for pipe lasers and automated machines.

2012
Recos Machines SARL expands its company building in Schweighouse sur Moder, France, to 2750 m².

2013
Johannes Broziat joins the management of Oskar Broziat Maschinen AG.

2014
Oskar Broziat GmbH in Lübeck builds a cleaning and lacquering hall for the environmentally friendly refurbishment of TRUMPF machines.

2014
In order to promote the further development of the company, we sold the premises in Allensbach. In Singen am Hohentwiel, an 11,000 m² plot of land is acquired on which the BROZIAT GROUP’s logistics branch moves into new halls.

2017
The long-serving technical director of Oskar Broziat Maschinen AG, Reto Bossart, becomes managing director.

2018
Oskar Broziat Maschinen AG takes over 100% of the AGM Rühle GmbH company from Möglingen. The BROZIAT GROUP thus has another member. The site of the company, near Stuttgart, is retained.

2018
Broziat Italia Srl is founded. With its own sales office near Milan, the BROZIAT GROUP with managing director Andrea D‘Amico is now even closer to its Italian customers.

2020
In order to focus even more strongly on TRUMPF, the Rostock site is integrated into the Lübeck company Oskar Broziat GmbH.

2020
The member companies of the BROZIAT GROUP are passed on to the next generation. Yannick Weiss joins the management of RECOS. The future management of the Lübeck company Oskar Broziat GmbH Maschinen+Service is handed to Thomas Greilich and Sven Breitenberger. Johannes Broziat and Reto Bossart take on the management role at Oskar Broziat Maschinen AG in Switzerland.

2022
On July 1, 1897, the history of BROZIAT GROUP begins and today – in 2022 – we are excited to celebrate our 125th anniversary.