Company

Located in Tyrol/Austria, TiSUN® develops, produces and distributes high-grade solar systems that are able to resist the rough climate of the alpine mountains. With innovative technology, top quality and an outstanding sales and service network, TiSUN® has demonstrated high growth rates for years. TiSUN® is market leader in western Austria and exports about 70% of its products abroad (to Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Benelux, Great Britain, Finland, Sweden, Poland and Czech Republic) – upward tendency.

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History

Into the Sun

  • 1989 the company is founded by solar pioneers Arnold Teufel and Gerhard Schwarz in Kitzbühel with 2 employees
  • In 1991 the company „Teufel & Schwarz“ with 4 employees requires more space and moves to St. Johann in Tyrol
  • 1994/95 another move with 9 employees is necessary – this time to “Going am Wilden Kaiser��?
  • In December 1998 patent application of solar stratified tank ProClean® is done
  • How fitting: 1999 10-years-anniversary of Teufel & Schwarz with 10 employees
  • The project of 1,150 m² collectors for a housing area in Innsbruck called „Neue Heimat“ had a good press in Tyrol
  • In November 1999 14,300 m² overall collector surface of Teufel & Schwarz are already mounted since the company was established
  • 2003/04 the conversion of headquarters includes a new effective facade with Teufel & Schwarz collectors
  • 2003: First of all companies Teufel & Schwarz was awarded the Austria Solar Seal of Quality
  • 2004 sales increase of 50% to EUR 9 mil and personnel level of 50 employees
  • 2005 Teufel & Schwarz has 68 employees and 100,000 m² overall collector surface mounted since the company was established
  • 2006 Robin Welling is recruited as general manager
  • In february 2006 the brand name TiSUN® is born and the company TiSUN Export Sued GmbH is founded as distributor for Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, Great Britain and Benelux
  • In May 2006 28.8 m² collectors surface are mounted on the roof of EU parliament in Brussels
  • In May 2006 construction work of new headquarters in Soell starts
  • 2006/07: Moving into new headquarters and highly modern manufacturing facilities in Soell (30.000 m²)
  • 16th March 2007: outstanding opening ceremony with considerable media hype
  • November 2007: Austrian Leading Companies – 3rd place in the medium-sized enterprises category
  • December 2007: First company in the solar industry to achieve ISO 9001 certification
  • 2008: TiSUN now also supplies to Russia, Belarus, Latvia, Ukraine, Pakistan, Morocco, Tunisia, Oman, United Arab Emirates, and Chile
  • June 2008 - Establishment of TiSUN LLC - New Jersey, USA.

Facts & Figures

  • In the fiscal year 2006, TiSUN® was able to nearly double its revenues
  • Revenues 2005: EUR 12.1 mil, revenues 2006: EUR 21.4 mil, revenues 2007 (estimated): EUR 30 mil
  • Export quota of solar collectors: approximately 75%
  • Most important export countries: Germany, France, Spain, Switzerland, Belgium, CzechRepublic
  • Among the Top 3 in Austria’s solar caloric branch
  • 120 employees (current annual growth rate 30%)
  • Total collector area produced to end of year 2008: 385,000 m2 (equivalent to the energy provided by over 102 million litres of oil)