Company history

Responsible

Senior management

Course of events

1931
Profit centre founded in the company Maxim AG, Aarau
1931
1941
Founding of the company under the name Elcalor AG for the production and sale of industrial and commercial electrical equipment and household appliances. The newly founded company is subsequently sold to Therma AG, Schwanden.
1941
1969
Production and sale of electric storage heaters and systems.
1969
1970
Spin-off of the cooker and kitchen combination production to Therma Schwanden.
1970
1971
Concentration of boiler production in Aarau. Integration of the heating system manufacturing company Maxim into Elcalor.
1971
1976
Spin-off of the Therma cooling division from Therma AG and integration into Elcalor AG.
1976
1978
Acquisition of the Therma Group (Elcalor Aarau, Therma Sursee, Therma Schwanden, Volta Bregenz) by Electrolux Switzerland.
1978
1988
Sale of the Elcalor domestic engineering division (electric heaters, boilers and heating pumps) to Walter Meier Holding AG. Renaming of Elcalor AG to Electrolux Systemtechnik AG.
1988
1989
Founding of the profit centre Electrolux refrigeration appliances.
1989
1990
Takeover of Juno cooking systems. Transfer of cooling production from Aarau to Sursee.
1990
1992
Sale of the profit centre machinery (testing and stacking machines).
1992
1999
Renaming of Electrolux Systemtechnik AG to Electrolux Professional AG. The company is registered as a stock corporation. Electrolux Professional AG serves as the legal umbrella for six sectors active in gastronomy, catering and industry:
- Electrolux refrigeration appliances
- Electrolux dishwashing technology
- Electrolux heating elements and control systems
- Therma cooling
- Juno cooking systems
- Servitech
Electrolux heating elements and control systems profit centre is active in the production and sale of heating elements and regulating devices.
1999
2004
Management buyout of the Therma cooling division. Thus, 4 divisions remain in Electrolux Professional Aarau. These are:
- Servitech
- Therma canteens
- WVK Hot/Wet/Cold
- Heating elements
2004
2007
Renaming of the divisions (profit centres) in:
- Service
- Sales
- Heating elements
2007
2011
Spin-off of the heating elements division by Electrolux and sale to the Swedish NIBE Group. As of March 1, 2011, a new stock corporation was founded with the company name Backer ELC AG.
2011
2012
- Relocation of the production and company site from Aarau to Teufenthal (Aargau canton).
- Takeover and integration of the "heating cable" production segment
2012
2015
Takeover and integration of the "tubular heaters and appliances" division of Lükon as well as the Lükon brand.
2015

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Backer ELC AG

For over 90 years now we have been developing, producing and selling highly compressed round and flat heating rods for industrial and commercial applications. We capitalise on these many years of experience to offer our customers tailored overall solutions in the areas of heating, measuring and controlling.

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Wynentalstrasse 1
5723 Teufenthal
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