Company Story
1862 - Founding of the company Bally by Carl Franz Bally in Schönenwerd, Switzerland.
1906 - Founding of the company Dorma by Wilhelm Dormacher in Ennepetal, Germany.
1928 - Founding of the company Kaba by Franz Bartholomé in Zurich, Switzerland.
1991 - Dorma acquires the German company Gretsch-Unitas.
2000 - Dorma acquires the German company DORMET.
2008 - Kaba acquires the Swiss company Unican Security Systems.
2015 - Dorma and Kaba merge to form dormakaba Holding AG.
2016 - dormakaba acquires the Mesker door and hardware business in the USA.
2017 - dormakaba acquires the Australian company, Kilargo.
2018 - dormakaba acquires the Portuguese company, EBIT.
2020 - dormakaba acquires the German company, Messerschmitt Systems.