Overview of the development of roba Baumann GmbH
1927
Foundation of a white cooperage by Robert Baumann, Ebersdorf near Coburg. After the Second World War, the cooperage craft experienced a brief revival before coming to a standstill due to the subsequent industrialization. Wooden containers were replaced by metal containers.
1952
The transition to a toy manufacturer laid the foundation for today's roba Baumann GmbH.
1957
Participation in the International Toy Fair, Nuremberg
1970s
Production of the first children's seat groups paves the way to becoming a children's furniture manufacturer.
Expansion of the business areas of toys and furniture.
Start of the internationalization of purchasing.
1985
Production of the first children's furniture worlds in Hungary in collaboration with the kitchen and furniture group Tisza Bútoripari Vállalat RT.
Start of the production of wooden products in Indonesia
1990s
Gradual relocation of wood production to China, establishment of the first joint ventures.
Development of the company into a full-service provider through continuous expansion of the product range to include home textiles, baby accessories, and travel items.
Internationalization of roba's distribution.
2002
Relaunch of the roba brand appearance: Introduction of the new corporate identity and corporate design.
Introduction of the roba motto “Exploring Children's Worlds” and the new appearance of the website www.roba-kinderwelt.de
September 2004
The roba Baumann GmbH is expanding its product range and, with the acquisition of the Hungarian kitchen and furniture group Tisza Bútoripari Vállat RT, is pursuing new production and distribution channels in Europe. The focus of the new corporate strategy is on high-quality children's and youth furniture, which is produced at the highest technical level in Hungary and marketed as flexible, grow-with-you complete solutions directly in the European market.
2004/2005
In its company history, Roba Baumann GmbH, with the establishment of the "Zheijang Diquing Roba FurnISCHEN CO.LTD", is opening up a new chapter. In the future, 800 employees will produce Roba branded products at the new location, which are characterized by quality, security and child -friendly design. These should invite you to "discover children's worlds" and promote the beautiful, common moments of the proximity between parents and child. The main reasons for the investment in the new production facility are in addition to further optimization of product quality, an increase in production capacity and the timely delivery of all Roba sales channels with safe, trend -friendly products. With the Zheijang Dequing Roba Furnize Co.LTD, the sawmill to the installation and painting will combine the entire production under one roof in the future. This enables production steps from the log to the end product to be perfectly coordinated in terms of time and makes it largely independent of suppliers.
October 2009
Move and expansion to Feldstraße 14, 96237 Ebersdorf near Coburg
2015
Establishment of production of bio-baby accessories made from solid beech wood in Europe
2016
Modernization of the production facilities at roba Tisza KFT
2017
Construction of a warehouse & logistics center in Hungary in close proximity to production
Today
Management of the company in the 4th generation by the owning family
