Tyrolit Hydrostress AG, based in Pfäffikon, Switzerland, can look back on many milestones over five successful decades in the market. In order to mark this special occasion, over 100 guests, including numerous business partners, customers and suppliers, attended an official celebration.

After a varied daytime programme, including a boat trip and brewery tour, company management invited guests to the official 50th anniversary celebration in the evening. “We look back with pride on the 50 year history of Tyrolit Hydrostress with all its innovations and look forward to many more successful years. With our vision, ‘The future of construction’, we continue to set standards and shape the construction industry of tomorrow,” says Andreas Sauerwein, member of the Tyrolit executive board and managing director of the Construction Division.

Tyrolit Hydrostress AG specialises in the development and manufacture of machines for the construction industry. In 1974, the original Hans Bieri engineering office was transformed into Hydrostress AG. The company has been part of the internationally active Tyrolit Group since 2001. 

In 1983, the company launched the world’s first fully hydraulic wall saw to the market. This was followed in 1998 by the world’s first fully automatic small wall saw, and in 2015, by the world’s lightest compact wall saw. In 2023, the first Tyrolit floor sanding machines were developed and launched.

50 years of Tyrolit Hydrostress AG

1974 - Transformation of the Hans Bieri engineering office into Hydrostress AG

1983 - Market launch of the world’s first fully hydraulic wall saw

1998 - Market launch of the world’s first fully automatic small wall saw

2001 - Tyrolit Swarovski KG takes over 100% of Hydrostress AG

2015 - Introduction of the world’s lightest compact wall saw WSE811

2017 - Development of ATEX certified wire sawing system for Class I hazardous areas

2018 - Evolutionary leap in the field of wall saws with the development of the WSE1621