Spring 2017: Boarding completed: 3.5 t STEIGER® TBR 250 is ready for takeoff.
With a working height of almost 25 m, combined with a 16.5 m lateral outreach (at 100 kg basket load), the TBR 250 is simply the best performing truck mount with jib (RÜSSEL®) in the 3.5 t-chassis category.
At the Apex trade show in Amsterdam RUTHMANN presented the newly developed RS 240 RUTHMANNECOLINE with EASY Stabilizing System and Anti-Entrapment System. RUTHMANN also presented the 160, 180, and RS 200 ECOLINE models. The innovative new RUTHMANNBLUELIFT series (SA 26 model) also made its debut.
2016
RUTHMANN presents the highflex“ STEIGER® models T 650 HF (65 m working height and 43 m lateral outreach) and T 750 HF(75 m working height and 41 m lateral outreach) and the TB 290. This STEIGER® is the most powerful working platform mounted on truck in the 3.5 t segment with a sensational working height of 28,6 m.
Foundation of RUTHMANN Italia S.r.l.
Spring 2016: RUTHMANN presents at bauma with the STEIGER® the T 510 HF and T 570 HF further developments of their very successful HEIGHT performance-series.
The highflex STEIGER® T 510 HF offers world-record performance: 51 m working height on 18 t/ 2 axles!
2015
RUTHMANN STEIGER® T 360 and T 170 make world debut at Platformers‘ Days
RUTHMANN‘s new “Cockpit” – technology that inspires! User-friendly and practical display/control technology in the baskets of RUTHMANN STEIGER® aerial work platforms.
HEIGHT performance-STEIGER® T 480 and TB 270+ celebrate their world premiere at Intermat.
2014
Spring 2014: CARGOLOADER ® RCP 75 (GVW of 7.490 kg) is presented.
RUTHMANN presents the STEIGER ® T 190 and T 230.
HEIGHT performance-STEIGER ® T 400 celebrates world premiere.
Autumn: Presentation CITY-STEIGER ® TU 285, mounted on a 7,49 t-chassis.
The Ministry of Economics NRW honours RUTHMANN as the manufacturer for the most innovative working aerial platforms.
October: RUTHMANN was awarded as finalist at the "Grand Prix of medium-sized businesses" in 2014.
IAPA Award: HEIGHT performance-STEIGER ® T 720 wins the "Oscar" in the work platform industry and
Josef Hollstegge received the distinguished "IPAF-Trainer" of the Year Award.
2013
STEIGER ® TBR 220, mounted on a 3,5 t-chassis makes it world debut. With 22 m working height and 16.4 m lateral reach this STEIGER ® model features performance capabilities that, up until a few years ago, were only available in the 7.49 t truck category.
HEIGHT performance-Baureihe is supplemented by: T 380, T 630 and T 720
T 540 wins Product of the Year Award at the International Awards for Powered Access (IAPA).
2012
RUTHMANN presents its first models of the HEIGHT performance-series: T 460 and T 540
STEIGER ® T 330 wins Product of the Year Award at the International Awards for Powered Access (IAPA).
2011
RUTHMANN acquires die TIME Deutschland VERSALIFT GmbH.
STEIGER ® T 330 makes it debut (with 33 m working height is performance data world champion in the 7.49 t chassis category.
2010
Presentation: CARGOLOADER ® RCP 35 with a gross vehicle (GVW) of 3.5 tons.
Rolf Kulawik becomes general manager. The previous general managers, H. Winkelmann and H. H. Buss remain co-owners of RUTHMANN.
To compliment the well-known logo and lettering RUTHMANN adopts the new slogan "professionals at work"
STEIGER ® TBR 200 and TB 270 (with maximum performance data on a 3.5 t chassis) make their world debut at the bauma trade show.
2008
Foundation of RUTHMANN F I N A N C E GmbH & Co. KG.
2007
RUTHMANN produces the 10,000 STEIGER ®. and sells it on eBay to support a non-profit children association (Herzenswünsche e. V.)
Due to internalization, RUTHMANN's Hubwagen is now called CARGOLOADER ®.
2004
STEIGER ® T 270, the first model of the new T-series generation with the innovation variable turret.
2003
New managing dire Heinrich Winkelmann and Heinz-Jürgen Buss.
2002
STEIGER ® TB 180 and TB 220 with maximum performance data on 3,5-ton-vehicles
2001
STEIGER ® TTS 1000 (Working height 100.4 m)
1996
RUTHMANN STEIGER ® TU 700 (Working height 70 m)
1983
RUTHMANN STEIGER ® TTS 590 (Working height 60 m)
1975
RUTHMANN STEIGER ® MTS 300 (Working height 32 m)
1959
RUTHMANN STEIGER ® with upper boom (articulation RÜSSEL®)
1956
RUTHMANN STEIGER ® with telescope
1954
Production of the first RUTHMANN STEIGER ®
1949
Production of the first RUTHMANN HUBWAGEN (now called CARGOLOADER ®)