History

MONIER is the quality leader in roofing. It is a brand that has stood for know-how and experience for many decades. Here are some highlights from our company history:

1919	Redland originated as Redhill Tile Company. In November the first concrete roof tiles were produced
1946	Change of the company name to Redland Tiles
1949	Expansion to South Africa and Australia
1951	Start of Redland operations in Malaysia
1954	Acquisition of a majority stake holding in Braas in Germany Start of production at the Heusenstamm plant
1955	Redland becomes a public company
1958	Patent application for the Frankfurter Pfanne
1965	Intensification of roof tile R&D by founding Redland Research and Development Ltd. Foundation of Monier-Raymond Concrete Tile Co Inc in the US
1966	Foundation of Bramac in Austria by Braas and Ebenseer Betonwerke
1969	Redland acquires Monier Ltd. in Australia Start of further expansion in Southeast Asia
1970	Foundation of a Monier and CPAC joint venture in Thailand
1972	Start of a phase of strong expansion in several European countries, which continues for several years
1973	Foundation of the Nippon Monier joint venture in Japan
1974	Monier starts a joint venture in Indonesia
1975	Monier starts operations in Malaysia
1976	Foundation of Redland Iberia S.A.
1979	Expansion of Redland to the US
1984	Bramac starts to expand in Southeastern European countries with the foundation of Hungarian VÁÉV-Bramac K.f.t.
1987	Redland sells most parts of Monier to Equity Corporation Tasman, but keeps the concrete roof tile business with the exception of the Australian entities Start of the US roof tile business with company name Monier, renamed MonierLifetile in 1997
1990	Braas acquires Schiedel Group, the leading producer of chimney systems in Europe
1993	Foundation of Braas Scandinavia AB as a result of several acquisitions in the Nordic countries during the years before Foundation of Braas Polska, Poland
1995	Schiedel expands to Poland Foundation of OOO Braas DSK-1, a roofing joint venture in Russia
1996	Foundation of the Redland Braas Building Group Redland reorganised its roofing business by merging its two well-known subsidiaries with the brands Braas and Redland
1997	Lafarge acquires Redland. As a consequence it takes over the roofing part of the business, which was held solely by Redland, and becomes a majority stakeholder in Braas Foundation of the Roofing Division of Lafarge, which heads the entire worldwide roofing business under the name Lafarge Roofing Expansion in Turkey and several countries in Central Europe
2000	Lafarge acquires the remaining stakes of Braas and now owns 100%
2001	Lafarge Roofing acquires Klöber and Swedish metal pantile manufacturer Kami Start of heavy expansion entering new countries and extending the global plant network to more than 200 plants
2002	Expansion of business activities in the USA with construction of a new concrete roof tile plant in Denver, Colorado Launch of a joint venture in clay roof tile production in Thailand
2004	Opening of first Indian concrete roof tile plant in Bangalore Acquisition of chimney manufacturers Rite-Vent (UK) and Bemal (Belgium)
2005	Building began on the seventh concrete roof tile plant in China Purchase and refitting of concrete roof tile plant in Krasnodar, Russia Foundation of the joint venture “Marulelo Roofing Solutions” in South Africa to produce and market low-cost housing solutions
2006	Schiedel steps into the US market with the acquisition of a stake in Earthcore Inc. Lafarge Roofing acquires HausProfi Group Acquisition of Kulu, the third largest concrete tile producer in South Africa
2007	Lafarge sells Lafarge Roofing to PAI partners, who hold a 65% majority stake; Lafarge keeps the remaining 35% Acquisition of Hausprofi
2008	The former roofing division renames its business MONIER and starts operations as an independent company
2009	Financial restructuring successfully completed: former senior lenders are the new owners of the MONIER Group Redland celebrates its 90th anniversary, also marking the founding of MONIER
2010	Monier Group strengthens presence in South-Eastern Europe by acquiring 100　% ownership of Bramac.
2011	Monier Group strengthens presence in South-Eastern Europe by acquiring 100 % ownership of Bramac.