PURE SNOWMANSHIP Kassbohrer Gelandefahrzeug AG is a global leader in the design and manufacture of speciality vehicles for snow and cross-country track grooming. The company continues to expand and strengthen its position as the global leader in the supply of all-terrain vehicles for recreational markets, as Philip Yorke reports.
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he Kassbohrer all-terrain company was founded in 1893 by Karl Kassbohrer and began by producing buses and vehicle transporters. By 1969 it was Germany’s biggest coach and truck-trailer manufacturer. However, in 1994 the Snow-Groomer vehicles division was spun-off and now leads the field in its sector, setting the industry standards worldwide. Headquartered in Laupheim, Germany since 2002, today’s company produces premium ski slope and cross-country grooming vehicles. This is in addition to Beach-Tech vehicles for beach cleaning and grooming and other speciality vehicles for naturerelated applications.
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Today the company employs over 500 people worldwide and has a global network of distributors and agents in over 100 countries as well as in the Antarctic region. Kassbohrer also has more than 130 customer service centres worldwide and in 2014 recorded sales of more than €215 million.
Unrivalled innovative technology By far the most recognisable brand in the snow and cross country grooming market is ‘PistenBully’, which has been dominating ski slopes and ski domes worldwide for more than 45 years. PistenBully
