The company

The Benchmark
of Deep drawing
FOR OVER 100 YEARS

Mark

Our mission

CREATING A FUTURE SUITABLE FOR THE ENERGY SECTOR

You can only grow if you build on the tried and tested. In our more than 100 years of success, two things have always set us apart:
The courage to come up with new ideas and the reliability of our products.
Professionalism and reliability are particularly important to us. For us, an uncompromising zero-defect strategy is not just a sales or service proposition: it is the standard we live by with every move we make.

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Our vision

TOGETHER
WE MARK
THE FUTURE

Since we were founded, we have been committed to clear values.

Above all, we stand for loyalty - to our employees, our customers and our products. We always want to be innovative and recognise new trends. We continuously invest in training and further education and are always on the lookout for new talent. Our customers and their wishes are at the centre of everything we do. We build on long-term business relationships based on trust and mutual respect.

1920

On 20 November 1920, Rudolf Mark Senior founded the Rudolf Mark & Söhne shoe eyelet factory in Spital am Pyhrn. . According to tradition, his dachshund could even do maths and has therefore earned a place of honour in the logo

1962

MARK invents the ski boot buckle. The days of racing down the slopes in laced leather boots are coming to an end. The company now employs around 100 people.

2000

In the 1980s, MARK enters the automotive industry - the company grows rapidly. In 2000, construction work begins on the new site in Gleinkerau. At the ground-breaking ceremony, the employees form a symbolic foundation along the boundaries of the building.

2001

June 18, 2001 After only six months of construction, the new building is ready: a studio for our technical specialists and creative thinkers. In an area of over 12,000 m2, we are now working on new ideas and developing innovative products.

2008

MARK Hydraulik GmbH is founded in Spital am Pyhrn on March 1, 2008. The focus is on the development of lightweight hydraulic components, which are used in the aviation industry, for example.

2011

March 2011: The next innovation is imminent: MARK Save A Life GmbH is founded. The company develops safety equipment for a wide range of areas, such as occupational safety, rescue at height, self-rescue and outdoor use. Soon, well-known companies are among the customers: Strabag, Liebherr, INNEON and IKEA.

2013

With the founding of MARK Metal d.o.o. in Slovenia, the first location abroad is opened up.

2016

MARK continues to grow. A new, more modern and larger company building is opened in Slovenia. The new site in Ptuj works closely with the automotive industry. The building in Spital am Pyhrn is also expanded by 10,000 m2, with the ground-breaking ceremony taking place in the fall.

2017

Christina Rami-Mark, the daughter of Managing Director Rudolf Mark, joins the family business and prepares to take over in 2020.

2019

MARK founds a joint venture in China.

2020

We celebrate 100 years of MARK. 100 years of innovation and family tradition. Christina Rami-Mark takes over the management of the company. Rudolf Mark continues to support her in word and deed.

2021

MARK's entry into the world of e-mobility.

2023

In 2023, we will succeed in entering the cosmetics industry.

One-stop-shop

From the idea
to the finished

product

Our service

Customer
orientation

We see ourselves as a development partner who accompanies you from the idea to the finished product.

In-house research and development department

In unserer hauseigenen Forschungs- und Entwicklungsabteilung arbeiten wir an innovativen Produkten, die wir mit modernsten Technologien umsetzen.

Qualität und Verlässlichkeit

Über 100 hoch qualifizierte Werkzeugbautechniker sind spezialisiert auf die Herstellung anspruchsvoller Transfer- und Folgeverbundwerkzeuge. Mit ihrem Know-how und ihrer vielfältigen Erfahrung gewährleisten wir eine sichere und effiziente Serienproduktion. Mit unseren hohen Qualitätsstandard aus der Automobilindustrie sind wir in der Lage, erfolgreich neue Märkte zu erschließen.

Enge Zusammenarbeit mit den Kund:innen

Von der ersten Idee bis zur fertigen Serie arbeiten wir eng mit Ihnen zusammen und passen den Prozess an Ihre Wünsche an. Die engagierte Nähe unserer Sales Mitarbeiter:innen, sowie unserer Produktmanagement Abteilung zu unseren Kund:innen ermöglicht eine präzise und kundenorientierte Betreuung.