Our history is marked by a longstanding tradition of successful entrepreneurship throughout the past century’s sometimes mild and sometimes rough economic climate.  

The foundation stone of our industrial activities dates back to E. Looser & Co. established in 1928 which subsequently developed into a leading manufacturer of furnace installations in Europe under the name of ELCO Looser Holding AG.  The operation also comprised FLH Holding AG which held various enterprises in the area of paints and varnishes.  The listed company ELCO Looser Holding AG was acquired by Preussag AG in 1995 in a public takeover bid. In 1996, the Looser industrialist family repurchased FLH Holding AG. Today, FLH Holding AG is a division of Looser Holding AG which was formed in 2004. 

We are aware of our origins and invest in traditional industries in a targeted manner. Our experience shows that added value may be created for the enterprise and its shareholders also in changing markets if the opportunities arising are grasped rapidly and consistently.

  

 

 
2009   100 percent acquisition of Mobi-Toil AG    
2008   20 percent acquisition of Premiere Finishing & Coating LLC, U.S.A    
2008   Decision to shut down the production plant of Feycolor GmbH in Mäder (A) and transfer of production activities to Feycolor GmbH in Regensburg (D)    
2008   Listing on the SIX Swiss Exchange, first trading day on 17 June 2008    
2008   Formation of Single Temperature Control Inc., Charlotte, U.S.A    
2007   Formation of Treffert Coatings US, Inc. as a wholly-owned subsidiary  
2007   Buy-out of a 1.35 percent minority interest in  Treffert Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.    
2007   Acquisition of Prüm-Garant Holding GmbH  

2006   Formation of ILAG High Performance Coatings (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. as a wholly-owned subsidiary  
2006   Listing on the BX Berne eXchange    
2006   Complete takeover of Treffert Group (D)  
2006   Acquisition of Otto Hagenbuch & Fils S.A., Aclens (CH)
(now Condecta Romandie SA		  
2005   Acquisition of Single Temperiertechnik GmbH, Hochdorf (D)  
2005   Buy-out of 25 percent minority interest in Shanghai Treffert Special Coatings    
2004   Formation of Looser Holding AG by way of an in-kind contribution of the shareholdings of the Looser and Stocker-Looser families  
2004   Acquisition of Condecta Group, Winterthur, initial investment in the new business division  "Industrial Services"  
2004   Acquisition of Franken Coatings GmbH (D) and integration into Regensburger Lacke GmbH (D)    
2004   Increase of stake in Treffert Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. by 15.24 percent    
2004   Acquisition of majority shareholdings in  Treffert Group and thus access to the Asian markets  
2001   Acquisition of Corsell SA, Geneva and  integration into Industrielack AG    
2000   Acquisition of Pentol AG, Basle  
2000   Acquisition of Regensburger Lacke GmbH (D)
 		  
1999   Acquisition of A. Wenger Holding AG / A. Wenger AG  
1998   Acquisition of Industrielack AG, Lachen  
1996   Repurchase of FLH Group (Schekolin, Feyco, Feycolor, Nobs) from Preussag AG by the second generation of the Looser and Stocker-Looser families  
1995  

Sale of ELCO Looser Holding AG (incl. FLH Group) to Preussag AG (D)

    
1993   Canon Europe takes over Walter Rentsch AG    
1989   Acquisition of Klöckner AG Wärmetechnik AG (D)    
1987   ELCO Looser Holding AG is listed on the Swiss stock exchange    
1983   Stock exchange listing of Walter Rentsch AG    
1973   Acquisition of Walter Rentsch AG, (Canon distribution in Switzerland)    
1968 – 1979   International expansion of ELCO    
1958 – 1975   Expansion, new plants in CH, Ravensburg (D), Mulhouse (F)..    
1940 – 1990   Development and expansion of the FLH Group on the basis of Schekolin AG  
1950 – 1969   Expansion of production and distribution activities throughout Switzerland    
1935 – 1950   Development and expansion of operations in the area of oil burners for heating systems    
1928   Formation of E. Looser & Co., Vilters (SG), Mech. Gerätebau