The company was established in 1937 by Arthur Bavart in Rankwell, and since 1953 production has settled in Linz. Then in Austria there was not only a “Banner”, but by 2004 it remained the only Austrian manufacturer of starter batteries. Today, like 70 years ago, the enterprise belongs to the next generation of the Bavart family, its representatives (Andreas and Thomas) are at the helm of the company, stopping all attempts of absorption by global corporations.
In order to survive in the conditions of fierce competition and high labor costs in Austria, it is necessary to convince the largest consumers of the merits of their products, for which it makes sense to pay not the smallest money. Among such convinced buyers today are Audi, BMW, Daimler-Chrysler, Mitsubishi, Volkswagen, Liebherr, MAN, Neoplan, Jungheinrich … So it turns out that 90% of 3, 2 million batteries are exported annually.