Company History
For recent milestones see 
history on Rieter Group site.
1985
Foundation of Rieter Holding Ltd., listing on the Zurich stock exchange.
1931
Rieter man-made fiber machines.
1915
Rieter focuses on spinning machinery.
1899
Benno Rieter (1870–1925) becomes general manager as the last representative of the family in management.
1891
Rieter becomes a public limited company.
1870
Rieter Töss: 1 000 employees.
1854
Machine works established on the convent site.
1852
Rieter is the first Swiss industrial company to build a workers' housing estate.
1851
Heinrich Rieter (1814-1889), grandson of Johann Jacob and later colonel and senator, takes over the business.
1844
First Rieter card.
1835-1925
Diversification phase; in addition to spinning machinery, production of transmissions, turbines, machine tools, generators, motors, railways, trams, rifles, bridges, looms, embroidery machines, doubling and winding machines, etc.
1833
Purchase of the Dominican convent (founded 1240 a.c.) in Töss, a village near Winterthur.
1809
Heinrich Rieter (1788-1851), son of the founder, joins the company.
early 1800s
Transition from trading to manufacturing, investments in and foundation of spinning mills.
1795
Johann Jacob Rieter (1762-1826) opens his first trading establishment for foreign spices and cotton in Winterthur, thus laying the foundation for the future company.