Safes for over 160 years.
We are proud of our history, throughout which we have overcome countless challenges and solved innumerable problems. To this day, our customers continue to benefit from this expertise.
Bode Panzer Board in 1930
| 1858 | Louis Bode and Heinrich Troue establish the firm Bode & Troue. Blacksmiths and fireproof safes are manufactured in Hannover (Germany). The number of employees rises to 280. |
| 1900 | The scions Gustav and Herman Bode take the reins at the company. Bode & Troue now employs a workforce of 400. |
| 1924 | Bode merges with Panzer AG Berlin. This was when our current company name, Bode Panzer was born. Bode Panzer extends its activities beyond the borders of Germany after the First World War, and starts to sell its products worldwide. |
| 1945 | Bode Panzer gets back on its feet after the Second World War thanks to many helping hands. |
| 1960 - 1990 | Bode Panzer develops to become the market leader in Germany for physical security technology, bank systems and traditional safe engineering. The company is a main supplier for all leading German and European banks. Numerous subsidiaries and joint ventures with renowned software and electronic manufacturers helped pave the way to this success. Bode Panzer and its subsidiaries employed a workforce of over 1200. |
| 1997 | A subsidiary is founded in Rajhrad, Czech Republic. Production is gradually relocated from Germany to the Czech Republic. The company builds ATM safes for NCR and IBM, alongside vaults and safe deposit systems. |
| 2001 | Bode Panzer becomes a supplier for German ATM manufacturer WINCOR-NIXDORF. |
| 2003 | Relocation to Rajhrad is complete when the R&D department moves from Germany to the Czech Republic. From then on, production and development of Bode Panzer products takes place in the Czech factory. The holding company, accommodating the sales and finance departments, remains in Germany. |
| 2004 | The current owner buys Bode-Panzer GmbH, and becomes its sole managing director. Each year, Bode Panzer now manufacturers over 16,000 ATM safes across the entire scope of security classes. |
| 2006 | Bode Panzer extends its product range to support the leading Italian manufacturers of cash recycling systems. |
| 2007 | Bode Panzer acquires new customers for ATM and cash recyclers in the European market. |
| 2008 | New partnerships with Slovak suppliers expand the production facilities that Bode Panzer has at its disposal. |
| 2009 | 170 employees work for Bode Panzer in the Czech Republic. The company extends its portfolio to include new products, including standalone safes and deposit systems. |
| 2010 | Bode Panzer develops new products for the retail and OEM markets. |
| 2011 | Bode Panzer establishes a network of European dealers for safes required in the private sector, also in banking and retail. |
| 2012 | Bode Panzer develops new products for the cash handling sector. |
| 2013 | Bode Panzer opens sales branches in the United States and Mexico. |
| 2014 | Bode Panzer increases production to over 22,000 safes per year. |
| 2015 | New corporate design and new website of Bode-Panzer GmbH |
| 2016 | Bode Panzer develops new cash handling units |
| 2017 | Bode Panzer invests in new production facilities |
| 2021 | Bode Panzer gets through the coronavirus pandemic without state financial aid. |
| 2022 | Investment in a new bending center. |
| 2023 | Investment in new laser system. |
