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ACO facts and figures – expansion with a clear focus

As a family enterprise under the direction of Hans-Julius Ahlmann and his son Iver Ahlmann, ACO can develop and implement long term strategies without bending to external pressure. Our success proves us right. Thanks to internationalisation and diversification we can balance out large fluctuations in local construction sector markets, and stabilise our expansion course.

The ACO Group is a world market leader in drainage technology. Climate change sets us a challenge to react effectively with innovative solutions to new environmental conditions. With its integrated approach, ACO stands for professional drainage, efficient cleaning, and the controlled discharge or reuse of water. Products include drainage channels and drains, oil and grease separators, backflow stop systems, pumps and pressure-water-tight cellar windows and light shafts.

The family-owned company headquartered in Rendsburg/Büdelsdorf, Germany, was founded in 1946 on the site of the Carlshütte foundry – Schleswig-Holstein’s first industrial company. It still has very strong roots in the region. The innovation strength of the ACO Group is built on intense research and development, and its technical expertise in processing polymer concrete, plastic, cast iron, stainless steel and reinforced concrete.

5,400 employees are engaged by the ACO Group
worldwide. About 1.650 of them work at locations
in Germany.

The ACO Group generated sales of
Euro 1.14 billion in 2023.

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Strategic Growth

1993

  • Set up glass fibre reinforced plastic production in Monroe, North Carolina, USA

1994

  • Acquired Polycrete, Sydney, Australia
  • Acquired Inotec, Switzerland

1995

  • Acquired Plastmo Group Scandinavia, England and Poland

1996

  • Start of production in Legionowo, Poland
  • Acquired Signum, Germany
  • Acquired Hvidbjerg Vinduet, Denmark
  • Acquired AWK Guss- und Amaturenwerke, Kaiserslautern

1998

  • Production start-up in Maçanet, Spain

1999

  • Expansion of stainless steel production in Pribyslav, Czech Republic
  • Acquired Poly Bau, Switzerland

2000

  • Acquired Passavant Entwässerungs- und Abscheidetechnik Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Belgium, Holland
  • Expansion in south-east Europe: Rumania, Croatia, Bulgaria

2001

  • Acquired Yankee Plastic, USA

2002

  • Acquired DJ Muller, Australia
  • Acquired Multi-Lite, Denmark

2003

  • Acquired Compasso, Italy

2004

  • Acquired Funki Tech A/S, Denmark
  • Expansion into China and the United Arab Emirates

2005

  • Integration of the Möck drainage programme
  • Acquired separator specialist TTM, Sweden

2006

  • Founded Aguss Vertrieb GmbH
  • Founded ACO Eurobar GmbH

2007

  • Production start-up in the new ACO factory in Casa Grande/Phoenix, Arizona, USA
  • Expansion into India

2008

  • Expansion of polymer production in Rendsburg/Büdelsdorf, Stadtlengsfeld and Tabor, Czech Republic


2009

  • Acquired Hestag and Fritschi, Switzerland
  • Set up stainless steel production in Dubai


2010

  • Opened polymer concrete production in Shanghai
  • Acquired Finnish separator manufacturer Ekopinta


2011

  • Established Distribution Companies in Brazil and Mexico


2012

  • Established Distribution Company in New Zealand
  • Acquired Havo Strangguss GmbH, German
  • Established Distribution Company in South Africa
  • Established Distribution Company in Morocco

2013

  • Acquired Hydrocast SARL, France
  • Established Distribution Company ACO Funki in Russia
  • Established Distribution Company in Chile
  • Established Distribution Company in Columbia
  • Established Distribution Company in Mozambique
  • Expansion of production sites in Dubai and Istanbul


2014

  • Acquired ALLERUP TEKNIK AS, Denmark
  • Acquired Egebjerg International and Master Trading, Denmark


2015

  • Establishment ACO Casting Services South Africa Pty. Ltd., Johannesburg, South Africa


2016

  • Production start-up in the ACO factory in Jacareí, Brazil
  • Stainless steel production start-up in the ACO factory in Shanghai, China
  • Acquired Rofo Engineering, Johannesburg, South Africa


2017

  • Acquired Plastmo Polska, Poland
  • Established Distribution Company in Saudi Arabia
  • Acquired ECOLINE Ltd, Russia


2018

  • Acquired DETEGO Schachtabdeckungssysteme GmbH & Co. KG, Mülheim-Kärlich, Germany
  • Established Distribution Company in Vietnam
  • Acquired SG Railing AS, Arna, Norway


2019

  • Acquired MufleSystem S.r.l., Italy


2020

  • Acquired OCIDO, France


2021

  • Acquired separators business (SEPA) from TECE
  • Acquired separators, industry and kitchen drainage business (formerly known as BASIKA) from MAGUS
  • Acquired Resitec AG, Switzerland


2022

  • Acquired Goslyn LLC, USA
  • Acquired Remosa, Spain
  • Established Distribution Company in Malaysia
  • Acquired Aquafix Milieu, Netherlands
  • Established Distribution Company in Singapore


2023

  • Acquired Betonwerk Neu-Ulm, Germany
  • Acquired elastoform, Germany