1947     
   Founding of the company by Eugen Scheufele
   as wholesale chemist’s business in Flensburg

   1958     
   Distribution of cigarette machines
   (more than 100,000 units overall)

   1961     
   The seat of the company is transferred to Stuttgart

   1962     
   Distribution of vending machines
   (more than 60,000 units overall)

   1972     
   Hans-H. Trautwein joins the company

   1975   
   The first reverse vending machines for bottles
   are developed and sold.
   Major customers: vending machine operators, Coca-Cola,
   breweries and corporate customers

   1988   
   Major contract to supply 10,000 machines to
   Coca-Cola together with two partner
   companies

   1994   
   The first reverse vending systems for bottles are 
   supplied to the retail trade

   1997   
   The company moves to the new buildings in Ostfildern

   2000     
   Introduction of the first retail security
   systems for cigarettes

   2001     
   Presentation of reverse vending systems for
   non-refillable containers on the ANUGA trade fair

   2002    
   Presentation of combined reverse vending
   systems on the EuroShop trade fair

   2006     
   The German container deposit system comes into effect

   2009   
   Introduction of the reverse vending system BCR