About Berner Torantriebe KG

Our vision

For more than 60 years, Berner Torantriebe has been one of the leading manufacturers of gate openers and entrance gates.

With its own production facilities in Germany, Berner meets a wide range of customer requirements and offers practical solutions. The first-class quality and reliability of Berner products are ensured by selected components, endurance tests, and careful final inspections.
This is the Berner team’s recipe for success and the most important argument for a good partnership with our customers.

We want our customers to feel comfortable with us!

As a Berner customer, we want to inspire you with our service, our unique products and our passion for our work every single day. We are also happy to take unconventional, new paths and we always set challenging goals in the process. We want to be your ambitious partner who contributes to your success over the long term. We want our customers to feel at home with us. This is why the way you see things is particularly important to us.

Customer focus

Surprisingly different and unusually personal

We are happy to have you as our customer. Every single one of our employees does everything they can to achieve the best result for you. Our prime focus is making sure that we are always personally available. We are happy to take the time for you and your wishes. We not only want to thoroughly fulfil the expectations of our customers, we want to surpass them as well as continuously surprise them with new ideas and products. The intensive contact with our customers is a matter particularly close to our hearts. After all, this is the only way we can personally cater to each and every individual. We are only satisfied if you are as well.

Quality

Above and beyond the product

For us, quality means more than just product quality. This is a matter of course for us and is ensured each day through innovative and efficient quality controls. In addition, our longstanding employees with their in-depth knowledge and creative ideas stand for the continuously increasing quality of the Berner brand. Innovative and reliable suppliers successfully round off this image. For us, quality also means continuity and reliability, which is what we have been demonstrating every single day for more than 50 years.

Expertise

Our employees make the difference

Each of us knows his strengths. Together we share knowledge and experiences in a trusting, open and honest setting. Qualified and motivated employees are a critical component for the success of our company. We strive to be better every day and fulfil the highest demands. This is why we continuously expand our skills and knowledge with individual professional training programmes. Our knowledge is your advantage.

Flexibility

Respond flexibly, operate proactively

We are always curious and open for changes. We communicate with our customers and colleagues directly, personally and responsibly. This allows us to quickly and easily respond to your expectations and requirements. Our versatility makes us a strong team that quickly implements customer wishes into market-driven solutions.

Team spirit

Loyalty and respect

Together we achieve more. We appreciate each other and transfer responsibility to each individual in the team. To ensure that this responsibility is always thoroughly fulfilled, we support and strengthen ourselves by sticking together. True team spirit unfolds through loyalty and respect. Each employee of our team has special strengths and expertise and always uses them for the benefit of our customers. That makes us a successful team and a reliable, strong partner.

The Berner History

“Follow your drive” – our slogan since 1960

This area provides you with information about the company history and product development of Berner Torantriebe. We have emphasised the facts for product development in italics.
You are also welcome to browse through our 60-year magazine.

2024

Berner Torantriebe continues to expand its product range:
Berner Living is a new brand line focusing on the exterior of the home. New pergolas, patio roofs, garden boxes, storage systems, carports, and more are being added to the product range.

In addition, a new era in garage door openers will begin at the end of the year—the new GA series with a new design and optimized new control board makes installation even easier, while commissioning via app and other well-thought-out innovations and innovative features ensure an optimal installation and user experience.

2023

Berner thinks and acts green. We have been purchasing 100% green electricity since 2012, calculating our exact CO2 emissions and consistently reducing them ever since. With certification by ClimatePartner and the associated compensation, companies and products are becoming climate-neutral for the first time. Berner supports wind energy in India and reforestation in Uruguay with its compensation.

Berner is also broadening its range of access control systems—in addition to two new gate barriers, the range is being expanded to include the SafetyGuard 450TR high-security bollard and additional barrier bollards.

2022

Berner is expanding its product range to include high-quality, modern swing gates made of aluminium, perfectly matching the tried-and-tested Berner swing gate warranties. Since the beginning of the year, the new swing gates have been available in four different designs and 25 standard RAL colours.

2020

Berner Torantriebe is turning 60 and will be celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2020 with its customers and business partners at its Rottenburg site. At the same time, the new premises will be inaugurated, which are expected to be completed in the first half of the year. As a further highlight, the completely redesigned GA opener series will be presented for the first time at the planned anniversary event on 19th September.

2019

New construction and expansion at the headquarters in Rottenburg a.N.
On May 6, 2019, the groundbreaking ceremony will take place for the planned expansion of the office, production, and storage areas by 2,500 m² as well as the new Berner product and training center. The number of employees is 45.

2018

From 1st August, SUPEERO will become part of Berner.
From then on, the SUPEERO brand will be transferred to Berner Torantriebe KG and will trade under this name.

The new GA403-G and GA403-TG openers for underground car parks with up to 75 parking spaces will be unveiled. They are particularly suitable for smaller residential and office buildings and have an integrated emergency battery that is always ready for use.

2017

The SUPEERO entrance gate made of floating glass is undergoing significant further development and individualisation. A unique product that inspires everyone will be presented to the general public for the first time.

Merger of the two Swiss companies EazyMatic AG and K. Berner Torantriebe KG to form Berner Eazymatic AG. The two independent product lines, EazyMatic and Berner, will remain unchanged.

2016-1960

2016

Introduction of Berner Secure Mobile App. The innovative possibility of operating and controlling many Berner products.

Since autumn 2016, SUPEERO-Systeme GmbH, previously based in Mössingen, has been part of the Berner Torantriebe company. SUPEERO's new headquarters are located in Rottenburg a.N. It is here that SUPEERO products are passionately developed and manufactured to the highest quality standards.

2014

Acquisition of Swiss company EazyMatic AG by K. Berner Torantriebe AG Rothrist. From August onwards, both companies will continue to operate in Birmenstorf with their own product lines. The positive synergies will strengthen and further expand the market position of both product lines.

2013

Development and presentation of the new bidirectional wireless technology, BiSure, which provides feedback on the door status for the first time. The new remote control generation with a tamper-proof transmission process, greater range and easy battery replacement makes its innovative mark on the future and additional new technologies are already in development.

2012

Frank Kiefer becomes the new managing director of Berner Torantriebe KG.

The new GA series is presented and introduced to the market. The most important features are the entirely new energy-saving mode, the quick-open function and the innovative LED lighting.

2011

Expansion and modernisation of production and storage facility by 2600 qm.

2010

Berner Torantriebe celebrates its 50th anniversary and continues on its path to success. With 34 dedicated employees, Berner is one of the market leaders for gate operators.

2009

Berner Torantriebe GmbH becomes Berner Torantriebe KG.

2008

The new Blueline radio system has an impressively diverse range of applications and is easy to use. The remote control codes are copyable and can be managed, cloned and read with a programming device.

2007

Introduction of the new 24 V swing and sliding gate openers for private applications. This offers a high measure of safety and comfort.

2006

Among the numerous pioneering innovations, the quick-open function of the GA series openers should be mentioned, as well as the continued development of the C series sliding gate openers and DA series swing gate openers with which safeguarding of the primary and secondary closing edges with sensitive bumpers is no longer necessary.

2005

The new trend-oriented garage door opener with 500 N for private applications is presented with the new design.

Mr Jürgen Ruppel takes over management of the company.

2003

Kurt Berner leaves the fate of the company in the hands of the Hörmann corporate group in order to assure continued development of the company. Under the management of the new owner, Berner remains independently operated under new Managing Director Wilhelm Burkhard.

The GA series of Berner garage door openers and the new opener rail with locking mechanism is successfully presented.

2000

Berner celebrates its 40th anniversary with a Swabian Oktoberfest for customers and employees. The new, secure, and less interference-prone 868 MHz radio generation is introduced.

1999

With the completion of development of hall sensor technology, the Mega-Safe is publicised. It is the first garage door opener with automatic power and distance recognition, automatic power adjustment to summer and winter periods and automatic warning in the event of a break-in. This opener was developed according to the latest EU standard drafts and already offered a high level of safety and accident prevention.

1997

Beginning of hall sensor technology and development of microprocessor-controlled opener technology with limit-switch-free shut-off and automatic distance recognition.

1993

Development of drives with microprocessor-controlled motor control unit.

1992

Kurt Berner Apparatebau becomes Berner Torantriebe GmbH.

In the same year, the first GA solar drive S50 is developed, complete with mounting kit, prefabricated solar panel, battery, and integrated charge control.

1991

Berner goes Switzerland: Founding of Berner Torantriebe Schweiz AG.

The AS series completes the limit switch-dependent development. The first operator in this sector with DSL technology (4 limit switches), soft start, separate force control for gate opening and closing, and industry-leading energy-saving circuitry is produced.

1990

In 1990, Berner Torantriebe celebrates its 30th anniversary. At this point, the storage and production area in Rottenburg a.N. is significantly expanded.

1989

The product range is expanded with openers for yard gates, gate barriers, parking space barriers and safety accessories

1985

The K series is expanded with the soft-stop variant, the first opener that brakes the door shortly before closing in order to prevent the door from slamming.

1984

The K series is developed and introduced to the market. It already incorporates the idea of new easy-to-adjust limit switch technology and has a service-friendly, plug-connected, processor-controlled motor control unit. Berner garage door openers become increasingly better performing, smaller and, most importantly, safer and in better quality. Drives for folding doors, for instance, that are frequently used in France and Scandinavia are also developed and patent-protected.

1975-1982

As a pioneer in the sector, Berner develops the legendary C-rail, which is currently used by other companies, as well. After primarily using 230 V AC motors, the use of 24 V DC motors is also tested. The advantages of the 24 V motor are impressive: very quiet, self-impeding, easily to control and regulate. UKW/UHF radio systems with a significantly greater range than earlier versions are also developed during this period.

1974

The company's dependency as a supplier is felt distinctly during this difficult economic period. In order to counteract this situation, Kurt Berner decides that the company will develop and produce its own products and the first Berner garage door opener is produced. In subsequent years Berner Torantriebe switches its focus increasingly towards door and gate openers and successfully applies for patents for more than 10 innovations.

1960-1973

In 1960, Kurt Berner founded Kurt Berner Apparatebau in Ammerbuch-Altingen. Starting out as a supplier to the metal industry, the company began manufacturing machine assemblies in the late 1960s, focusing on special-purpose machine construction and developing limit switches and controls for sliding gate drives.