ARI®’s history
The company was founded in 1950 by Albert Richter in Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock – in the north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Two years later, the company was taken over by the family business Brechmann-Guss GmbH & Co. KG. Since then, ARI® has been owned and managed by the Brechmann family – with a focus on the production of quality heavy-duty valves and system solutions. ARI® consistently pursues an international focus through the integration and establishment of new subsidiaries and is continuously expanding its sales partner network in numerous countries worldwide.
The evolution of ARI®
1950
Founding of ARI-Armaturen GmbH & Co. KG by Albert Richter
1952
Company takeover by Brechmann-Guss GmbH & Co. KG
1969
Opening of the facility in Homberg/Efze, Germany
1997
Founding of ARI-Armaturen A/S, Denmark
1998
Founding of ARI-Armaturen SDN BHD, Malaysia
1999
AWH Armaturenwerk Halle GmbH, Germany joins the ARI® Group
2002
Acquisition of Wittler Armaturen GmbH, Germany
Founding of ARI-Armaturen UK Ltd.
Founding of ARI-Armaturen USA Inc.
2006
Founding of ARI-Armaturen France S.A.R.L.
2007
Founding of ARI-Armaturen Trading (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., China
2010
Founding of ARI-Armaturen Mideast FZW, VAE
Founding of the Joint Ventures AR Safety Systems LP, USA and launch of REYCO® safety valves as per API 526 / ASME Section XIII.
2011
Acquisition of Comeval S.L., Spain
2012
Acquisition of Valvosteel s.r.l., Italy
2013
Acquisition of JV AR Safety Systems LP, USA (API 526 safety valves, Section VIII)
2014
Acquisition of Steamline, India
2016
Acquisition of Bermo Válvulas e Equipamentos Industriais Ltda, Brazil
2018
Finished construction of new facility ARI® India
2019
Extension of HQ building and production capacity at Homberg facility
Acquisition of Högfors Oy, Finland
2021
Founding of ARI-Armaturen Sverige AB
2022
Founding of ARI-Armaturen Korea Ltd.
Acquisition of Colin Swiss, Switzerland
2024
Founding of PT ARI Armaturen Indonesia
Acquisition of Warren Controls, Inc., USA
The evolution of ARI® products
1970
New product: FABA® bellows sealed globe valves and STEVI® control valves
1980
New product: SAFE safety valve
1995
New product: ZESA®/GESA® soft-seal butterfly valves
1999
New product: CONA® steam trap
2008
New product: system solution PREsys®, CORsys®, ENCOsys®
2012
New product: ZETRIX® triple eccentric process valves
2013
New product: safety valves as per API 526 / ASME Sec. Xlll REYCO®
2018
New product: ZEDOX® high-performance butterfly valve
2022
New product: ZEDOX HEXO® with innovative honeycomb disc design
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