Milestones
THE HISTORY
2023 STASTO moves into the new company building
After three years of intensive planning and construction, STASTO has successfully completed the extension and remodelling of the company building. Under the motto "Innovation demands the best workplaces", the modernised site now combines advanced office space with highly developed warehouse logistics to ensure optimum working conditions and efficient processes.
2021 Infotainment Tirol is founded
Under the umbrella of the STASTO Group, Infotainment Tirol is a new, pioneering division focussing on the design of interactive and captivating experiences. Infotainment Tirol combines state-of-the-art technology with creative storytelling to inform and entertain both local and international visitors in a unique way. This expansion of the STASTO Group opens up new opportunities to create exciting themed worlds through innovative concepts and customised content. You can find more information on the new website: infotainment-tirol.at.
2018 Participation in PowUnity GmbH
In autumn 2018, STASTO acquired a 50% stake in the start-up PowUnity. Founded in Tyrol, the company specialises in BikeTrax - a GPS theft protection system for e-bikes. The full integration into STASTO enables logistical, commercial and organisational development to the highest standard. From start-up to market leader - an exciting story!
2013 Again on the podium by Austria`s leading companies!
In 2013, Wirtschaftsblatt, Austria's largest business newspaper, once again joined forces with PricewaterhouseCoopers and Kreditschutzverband 1870 to find the most dynamic companies in the country. The individual companies are assessed on the basis of the most important business figures of the last four years.
STASTO achieved third place among medium-sized companies in Tyrol after 2 first places in 2011 and 2012! We are very happy about this excellent result, as it confirms the high quality of our work in partnership.
2013 Participation in MS PROMCOM d.o.o.
In July 2013, STASTO acquired a 50% stake in MS Promcom d.o.o. in Belgrade. MS Promcom had been selling STASTO products and services for several years. Due to a generation change at the top of the company, the opportunity for a shareholding arose. From now on, the markets of Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia and Montenegro will be serviced directly by MS Promcom. This is a further step towards expansion in order to provide the best possible local customer service.
2011 STASTO International was founded
2011 Foundation of STASTO International KG
TASTO International was founded as a new limited partnership in August 2011 in order to optimise and coordinate the ongoing expansion of STASTO. The company is based in the STASTO Austria building. STASTO International supports all STASTO companies in the areas of management, product & partner management, data management and marketing. Currently 5 people are dedicated to these tasks.
2010 Participation in Pneumatika Hungaria Kft.
In November 2010, STASTO acquired a 50 % stake in Pneumatika Hungaria Kft. in Budapest. The market expertise of the company, which is well established in Hungary, combined with STASTO's wide range of products and services are ideal prerequisites for a successful partnership.
2006 Two-fold success in catalogue benchmark competition
In the context of the "Great Catalogue Benchmark 2006", this question was answered for the second time.STASTO achieved first place in the areas of "Automation Technology" and "Fasteners and Fittings".
The "Große KatalogBenchmark" is an independent competition especially for technical catalogues in the print and online sector. Based on over 130 criteria, the participating catalogues or shops are professionally analysed, compared within their industry and evaluated. This review provides valuable information about the current position of the catalogue on the market and thus enables optimisation for the customer.
2005 Founding of STASTO Poland
STASTO Automation Sp.z o.o. is founded in Poland on 26.09.2005. This 100% STASTO subsidiary currently employs 7 people. The Polish market offers attractive potential, which is exploited through professional processing. In the long term, this will also be an important advantage for our existing customers. Through a higher total volume, STASTO can increase its attractiveness to its manufacturers. A high-value range with products of the highest quality and project services can thus be guaranteed and further developed.
2005 Bestowal of the Pater Gapp award
Social commitment and a particularly good relationship with employees make STASTO a role model for Tyrolean companies. The Catholic Workers' Movement awards STASTO the newly endowed Father Gapp Recognition Prize for their achievements.
The Bishop of Tirol, Manfred Scheuer, presented the award to director of the company Christof Stocker at celebratory mass.
2003 Alternation of generations on the top of the management
In May 2003, there is a generational change at the top of the company: Christof Stocker takes over the management from his father - company founder and partner - Gerhard Stocker.
The founder of the unique STASTO corporate philosophy remains a personally liable partner. Christof Stocker builds on the innovative achievements of his father and relies on a flat hierarchy and grassroots-oriented goals.
2000 Tyrolean brand management award
STASTO convinced the jury with exemplary and consistent brand management, especially internally: "The values are lived out in the company - a success on which STASTO is to be congratulated!" STASTO's brand policy is essentially characterised by the fact that it is the details that are of decisive importance for the success of a brand: The actions of the STASTO co-entrepreneurs, the products and the STASTO services shape the company's image every day.
1994 Establishment of STASTO in the Czech Republic and construction of a company building
After six years of working the Czech market, the company STASTO Automation s.r.o. is founded in Týnec, approx. 30 km south of Prague, in 1994. The Czech sister company develops exemplarily - a conversion and extension has already been realised.
1993 Development and implementation of the STASTO Co-EntrepreneurModel
As early as 1993, STASTO embarked on a new path in entrepreneurial understanding and in the development of corporate culture with the implementation of the STASTO Co-EntrepreneurModel. After a certain period of time, every employee is invited not only to contribute to the success of the company, but also to participate in it as a shareholder.
1974 Founding of STASTO Austria
In 1974, Otto Staudacher and Gerhard Stocker decide to found STASTO together. The first company headquarters is an old flat in Gabelsbergerstraße in Innsbruck. - The company trades in solenoid valves and compressed air fittings. The two HTL engineers Staudacher and Stocker alternate between field and office work every week. After only a few months, the two-man team is strengthened by the first female employee. In 1975, STASTO achieves an annual turnover of € 0.21 million (ATS 3 million).
