FRUTIGER Company AG
Who we are
FRUTIGER Company AG
FRUTIGER Group is headquartered in Switzerland. An international network of independent group companies and sales offices takes care of our customers worldwide. Own production facilities in the Czech Republic, China and the USA produce the innovations developed in Switzerland.
The MobyDick brand stands for a very good price-performance ratio and market leadership in the areas of wheel-washing systems, dust binding and demucking!
A Whale of a Promise!
History
FRUTIGER – The road to becoming the world market leader
1957 – Edwin Frutiger founded the first company of the FRUTIGER Group in Switzerland under the name E. Frutiger + Co. – a problem-solver in the construction and environmental sector.
The import of niche products and the development of our own innovative product lines contributed to steady growth.
Milestones in the company history:
Import of the first scrapedozer into Switzerland.
Company relocation from Zurich to Winterthur.
Edwin Frutiger’s first trip to Japan.
First Japanese scrapedozer imported into Switzerland.
Sale of first drilling excavator.
Launch of wheel-washing product range.
Jürg and Urs Frutiger join the Group.
Start-up of the first company homepage.
Jürg and Urs Frutiger take over company management.
Presentation of the world’s first drive-through system, MobyDick Quick
Start of development for production of the SR 3000 TIGER.
Wheel-washing system sales begin in the US.
Transfer of production to the Czech Republic.
FRUTIGER opens a branch in Poland.
Presentation of the first scrapedozer, 3000 TIGER.
Jürg Frutiger leaves the Group.
Opening of first branch in Changsha, China. Group celebrates 50th anniversary.
Swiss parent company changes its name to FRUTIGER Company AG.
Presentation of the wheel-washing system line MobyDick ConLine.
Further development of scrapedozer T-18
Import of the first scrapedozer T-12 produced by a joint venture in China.
Introduction of MobyDick dust suppression system.
Establishment of a branch in Cedar Lake, USA.
Expansion of production capacity in the Czech Republic.
First-ever presentation of the MobyDick ONE wheel-washing system at bauma.
Move from Cedar Lake to Palmetto FL, foundation of MobyDick North America.
First-ever presentation of the Dust Control Cannon MobyDick New Generation at bauma.
SR53 in the 50sFirst drive-through system, 1996
Our values
Our Mission Statement – Our Conduct!
Our Vision!
We attract attention worldwide with niche products!
Our values!
We are an international company with a Swiss core.
We set ambitious goals and follow them consistently.
We are open to new ideas.
Quality
We meet high expectations.
We set the standard with our products.
We feel committed to our brand.
Suppliers/Customers
We communicate openly and honestly.
We respect our customers and suppliers as partners.
Together we find solutions.
Cooperation
We are there for each other and pull together.
We respect each other in our diversity.
We dare to be honest.
Leadership
We have confidence in the strengths of our employees and actively encourage them.
We set an example to follow.