Milestones

Milestones
 
150 years of Waagner-Biro company history are also a piece of Austrian history: From an Austrian ironmongers to a modern engineering company with a global reputation
 
1854 On the 16th October 1854, Rudolph Philipp Waagner received the "Iron trade authorisation" from the magistrate of the city of Vienna – the founding date of Waagner-Biro. In the same year, the fitter's companies "Anton Biró" and "Albert Milde & Co." merge
1905 Fusion into "Aktien-Gesellschaft  R. Ph. Waagner – L. und J. Biró & A. Kurz"
1906 Stage engineering furnished to the Viennese state opera
1924 Establishment of the current company name "Waagner-Biro"
1910-1932 Numerous important bridges built in Vienna: Schweden Bridge, Floridsdorf Bridge, Frieden Bridge, Augarten Bridge, etc.
1946 Reconstruction of the roof construction at the Viennese state opera
1948 New roof framework for the Stephansdom
1954 Reconstruction of the Viennese Burgtheater
1960 Stage engineering systems for the Sydney Opera
1962 Europa Bridge, Innsbruck
1964 North Bridge over the Danube in Vienna
1969 Roofing of the Olympia sports facilities in Munich
1974 Work on the AKH Vienna and the UNIDO conference centre
1979 Danube Bridge Wien-Floridsdorf
1980 Danube Bridge, Brigittenau
1982 Establishment of Waagner Biro AG, Branch Office in Dubai
1985 Roofing of the Vienna Prater stadium
1987 Delivery of 91 road bridges for Indonesia
1989 Another 91 modular bridges for Indonesia
Stage engineering equipment for the Teatro Real, Madrid
1991 European Steel Design Award for the refurbishment of the Palmenhaus in Schönbrunn
1997   4 Pedestrian Bridges for the Dubai Municipality
1998 Formation of Waagner Biro Bin Butti L.L.C. in Abu Dhabi

1999

Foundation of WB Holding and subsidiary AG's

1999   Al Sawah Floating lift Bridge in Abu Dhabi
1999 European Steel Design Award for the Reichstag's dome in Berlin
2000 Formation of Waagner-Biro Gulf L.L.C. in Dubai
2001 Design and build contract of the Global Village Bridge in Dubai
2002 Delivery of first panel bridges
2003 Foundation of Waagner Biro Sp. z o.o. in Warsaw
2003 Merger of stage engineering companies under the umbrella name Stage Systems
2003 European Steel Design Award for the roofing of the Queen Elizabeth II. Great Court in the British Museum, London
2004 150 years Waagner-Biro
2004   Design and build contract,  5 Pedestrian Bridges in Dubai
2005   First Cable Stayed Bridge in the United Arab Emirates, Dubai, Waagner-Biro-Gulf L.L.C., Dubai
2005