History

FROM MICRO BUSINESS
TO THE INTERNATIONAL BRAND

1948

Franz Sikora lays the foundation for today's company in a small wooden shack measuring 6 x 6 meters in Ternberg, Upper Austria. Decorative furniture fittings made of plastic, die-cast zinc, brass and wood are still manufactured at this location today.

1985

"SIBU Design" is founded as another production company in Ternberg. This company has successfully specialized in the production of decorative design panels for all areas of interior design, shop window design and high-quality packaging.

1987

A sales company called "SIRO Design" is founded in Florida to better serve the markets in the USA.

At the same time, a sales organization is established for the entire Federal Republic of Germany, based in Hilden near Solingen. This company was taken over in 1999 as a 100 percent subsidiary of SIRO Austria and renamed "SIRO Deutschland GmbH".

1989

A partner company is founded in Greece, specializing in the production of furniture fittings made of brass.

In 1989, the business activity was expanded to the Asian region through the founding of a partner company in Taiwan. The company specializes in the production of furniture fittings using the metal die-casting process with a wide variety of surface finishes and porcelain fittings. This gives SIRO the opportunity to use a new product group for global sales.

1995

With certification according to the ISO 9001 quality standard, SIRO is taking an important step in the qualitative further development of the company.

1996

SIRO is the first manufacturer of decorative wooden furniture fittings to receive the "FSC certificate". This award certifies that SIRO only processes native wood from controlled forests.

1999

The acquisition of a production plant in Poland - specializing in turned parts made of wood - brings a significant further development of the range of furniture fittings. Since then, SIRO Bielsko has been producing the FSC-certified, decorative furniture fittings from local woods.

2001

SIBU Design becomes an independent company.

2008

The SIRO products find their way into the caravan and motorhome industry. A wide range of decorative fittings and system components such as maneuvering handles, locking systems and much more make SIRO a valuable partner for the caravan industry.

2009

SIRO opens up an internal tool shop for customers from other industries and manufactures high-precision tools for the plastics industry. Well-known companies from Germany and abroad can be won as customers.
Under the name SIRO Kunststofftechnik, SIRO produces a large number of technical plastic parts for a wide variety of industries.

2013

SIRO Special Lighting lays the foundation for the introduction of a new concept of living space lighting components. The continuous further development in this product segment gives rise to a wide range of products for furniture lighting.

2016

Company founder and senior boss Joseph Sikora dies at the age of 88. Josef Sikora was Managing Director of SIRO until 2001 and remained loyal to the company in an advisory capacity even after he retired from operational business.

2017

In order to be prepared for the future, another plot of land is purchased adjacent to the existing property in Dürnbach to expand the site.
SIBU Design gets a new shareholder structure.

2018

The new warehouse built on the existing property in Plant II in Dürnbach goes into operation.

2020

The caravan business area is expanded.

2021

The office building was modernized by renovating the roof, renovating windows and sun protection, and expanding electromobility with charging stations for electric cars.

2022

Sustainability efforts continued by adapting open spaces for photovoltaics (PV) to use solar energy to generate electricity.

2023

During this year, increased investments in renewable energy were made and PV systems with capacities of 127 kWp and 369 kWp were installed. At the same time, manufacturing technologies were expanded, including 3D printing capacities, as well as the purchase of a modern laser cutting and marking system in order to increase efficiency and improve the quality of the products.

SHORT AND SWEET

When the company was founded in 1948, five people worked for SIRO in Ternberg, Upper Austria. Since then, SIRO has been one of the most important employers in the region.

For 75 years, the SIRO product competence has been reflected in more than 3.000 stock items, a high delivery rate, sustainability and in-house design development.

 

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