• Founding of ARBONIA DIGITAL in January 2019 for the goal of creating digital solutions, services and business models for the divisions
• The Doors Division, together with the Berlin-based PropTech company KIWI GmbH, presents a fully integrated, digital access solution for residential entrance doors at the BAU trade fair in Munich
• Arbonia opens its new production site for panel radiators in Russia, which will enable the HVAC Division to achieve further growth in Eastern European markets

• Acquisition of the Belgian company Vasco Group, the acquisition will expand its geographical footprint and strengthen the division's range of products

• Completion of the takeover of Looser Group
• Completion of the divestiture of the Looser's Coatings business in the first half of the year
• Sale of the Condecta Group in November, Arbonia is focussing on the core businesses of building technology, windows and doors
• Split of the Building Technology Division at the end of 2017, as of early 2018 Arbonia reports in four core areas: HVAC, sanitary equipment, windows and doors

• AFG acquired the Koralle Group, which expands the Building Technology Division's product range and will help it enhance its position in Switzerland, Germany and Austria
• Announcement of the takeover of Looser Group with its business of doors (Prüm, Garant and Invado) and industrial services (Condecta).
• AFG Arbonia-Forster-Holding AG was renamed Arbonia AG

• The General Meeting elects Alexander von Witzleben as the new Chairman of the Board of Directors
• Alexander von Witzleben takes over the role of interim CEO in July
• The Board of Directors decides to relocate production plants to other European countries as a result of significant pressure from competition
• The Eastern German window manufacturer Wertbau GmbH is taken over in August
• As part of a capital increase carried out to strengthening the Group’s financial standing, Artemis Beteiligungen I AG has increased its stake to just under 28%

• Sale of the kitchen business and the STI Group 
• Takeover of Sabiana, a market leader in commercial heating, ventilation and air-conditioning
• Artemis Beteiligungen I AG, led by Michael Pieper, became AFG’s new main shareholder

• AFG sells its transport and logistics business Asta
• Divestiture of British subsidiary Aqualux
• Sale of Warendorf
• Acquisition of the Polish window manufacturer Dobroplast, in order to expand the core business Windows

Edgar Oehler was succeeded as Chairman of the Board of Directors by Paul Witschi on 29 April and as CEO by Daniel Frutig on 1 June. 

shareholders at AFG’s ordinary General Meeting approved the abolition of the hitherto unequal weighting of registered shares and bearer shares, introducing a single class of registered shares.

AFG presented its new Warendorf brand of kitchens. This represents the successor to the Miele Kitchens (Miele Die Küche) brand. 

AFG took over Slovaktual s.r.o., Slovakia’s leading windows manufacturer. In October, AFG set up a new Asia Pacific regional branch with headquarters in Shanghai (CN).

AFG acquired STI Surface Technologies International Holding AG, Steinach SG (CH) and RWD Schlatter AG, Roggwil SG (CH). In September, AFG acquired the British company Aqualux Products Holdings Ltd. 

the Group acquired Schmidlin ASCO Swiss AG, Zwingen BL. The company specialises in underfloor convectors which, alongside their conventional heating function, can also be used for cooling.

there followed a further acquisition: in September, AFG acquired Miele Kitchens, based in Warendorf (D), from the German company Miele & Cie. KG, based in Gütersloh (D).

there were three acquisitions: Bruno Piatti AG, Dietlikon ZH (CH); EgoKiefer AG, Altstätten SG (CH); and Spedition Gächter GmbH, Stachen-Arbon TG (CH).

the Züllig estate sold its majority interest to Dr Edgar Oehler, the new CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors. 

AFG took over the German company Kermi GmbH, which provided a major boost for its radiator and shower stall business.

AFG Arbonia-Forster-Holding AG was registered with the commercial register with CHF 30 million in share capital. A year later, the company was listed on the stock exchange.

the majority of the shares in Hermann Forster AG were transferred to Arbonia AG, which had been wholly owned by Jakob Züllig since 1959. The Arbonia-­Forster Group comprised Hermann Forster AG (steel tubes technology, kitchens and refrigeration equipment), Arbonia AG (radiators and heaters), Asta AG (road transport) and Buhler-Regina AG (embroidery supplies).

Arbonia AG was established.

Karl Schnitzler set up a factory to make heat exchangers under the Arbonia brand.

Franz Josef Forster opened a coppersmith’s shop producing hot-water bottles, cookware and other receptacles. The company changed its name to Hermann Forster AG in 1922. It had now begun to manufacture steel tubes.