Bärlocher since 1890
1890
Felix Bärlocher opens a quarry in the Kreienwald
until 1930
Manual quarrying of raw blocks, sale of raw blocks to stonemasons in the Lake Constance region
1933
Purchase of first compressor, making dismantling much easier
1958
Jako Bärlocher takes over the company in the 3rd generation, expansion of added value, manufacture of first own products
from 1960
Increasing expansion of in-house processing of raw blocks into products for horticulture, first large-scale facilities such as Seeufer Zurich or Irchel University with landscape architects Willi Neukom and Edurad Neuenschwander
1970
Purchase of the first construction machine, a Caterpillar track loader
1975
Start of dismantling with pneumatic in-line drilling machine for hole-to-hole technology
1983
Purchase of the first natural stone milling machine, expansion of the product range in the field of monument preservation and interior finishing
1984
Introduction of wire saw mining, multiplication of mining capacity
1987
Hansjakob Bärlocher takes over the company in the 4th generation
1996
Acquisition of Fiorini AG, expansion of the product range in horticulture and road construction, trade in gneiss from Ticino and a wide range of natural stone
from 2000
Expansion of machinery in quarrying and processing
2019
Christian Bärlocher takes over the company in the 5th generation
2021
Purchase of first 5axis milling machine, introduction of 3D machining and digitization of production process
2023
Acquisition of AWAG Wurster GmbH (now AWAG Bärlocher GmbH), expansion of the product range in the field of artificial stone, concrete elements, construction and renovation
