The history of BAHCO
- 1886
- J.P. Johansson invents an adjustable wrench.
Johan Petter Johansson the inventor
In Enköping (Sweden) invents Mr. Johansson, among other inventions, hand tools like a pipe wrench and an adjustable wrench.
- J.P. Johansson invents an adjustable wrench.
- 1890
- Acquisition of sales and marketing rights by BA Hjorth & Co.
Berndt August Hjorth acquires the sales and marketing rights of all tools from J.P. Johansson and founded a company named
BA Hjoth & Co ..
Johan P. Johansson remains with the company as a designer and inventor of tools.
- Acquisition of sales and marketing rights by BA Hjorth & Co.
- 1916
- The company AB BA Hjorth & Co. goes public.
The company is reorganized into AB BA Hjorth & Co.
- The company AB BA Hjorth & Co. goes public.
- 1954
- AB BA hjorth & Co. is renamed into AB BAHCO
AB BAHCO
AB BA hjorth & Co. is renamed into AB BAHCO
- AB BA hjorth & Co. is renamed into AB BAHCO
- 1970
- BAHCO Dortmund is founded.
Foundation of the German BAHCO GmbH with headquarter in Dortmund-Bövinghausen.
- BAHCO Dortmund is founded.
- 1985
- The BAHCO demonstration bus
A bus was purchased in 1985. This BAHCO bus was modificated for demonstration purposes of the pneumatic and hydraulic tools directly at customers' site. Also minor service works were done direclty at the customers works within that bus.
- The BAHCO demonstration bus
- 1989
- BAHCO Dortmund expand
BAHCO moves to their new facility in Dortmund-Dorstfeld.
- BAHCO Dortmund expand
- 2008
- BAHCO invensts into a new warehouse
The company growth steadily and the storage capacities getting tight in Dorstfeld, another annex was needed.
- BAHCO invensts into a new warehouse