Gebr. Knecht AG

The servant Holding AG headquartered in Windisch is a working in the areas of travel, passenger transport and freight transport Swiss group of companies. It is owned by the founding family, with Thomas Knecht holds the majority of shares. The servant group employs around 800 people and generated 2007 sales of 300 million Swiss francs, five years later already 375 million Swiss francs.

Field of activity

In the business travel group with various subsidiary companies and brands is active. For passenger transport area include Eurobus, Car Rouge and Geriberz. Essential services are rendered here in public transport, including through red valley Auto AG, E. Meier AG, Lenzburg region and more. The company Welti- Furrer, a mobile crane and Bollhalder provide services for removals, heavy transport and crane.

History

The company was founded in 1909 by Johann servant as Pferdefuhrhalterei at Brugg railway station. The first transport services were provided with an iron- wheeled and chain-driven trucks and the first pneumatic tires Autocar for 26 seats.

1948, the company was taken over by the sons Hans, Walter and Paul Knecht, from which the to 1998 valid for the group name Gebr servant arose. The two most significant acquisitions were made in the early 1990s, when the servant group acquired in 1992, which specializes in travel packages, group travel and Regional public transport Eurobus group and 1993 the relocation and transportation companies Welti -Furrer. This was followed by several smaller acquisitions. In July 2008, Thomas took over, in the third generation of his father Walter Knecht office as Chairman of the Board.