1872 | Founding of the Gritzner machine factory

1930 | The Gritzner company merges with Kayser and is henceforth called Gritzner-Kayser AG

1955 | A major fire destroys most of the factory

1956 | Inauguration of the new building by architects Backhaus & Brosinsky

1957 | GM Pfaff AG Kaiserslautern takes over the Gritzner-Kayser machine factory

1958 | Construction of today’s landmark of the RaumFabrik Durlach: the boiler house with the Pfaff chimney

1999 | Pfaff Industriemaschinen AG files for insolvency

2001 | Change to the development plan – 10 Karlsruhe businessmen purchase the former Pfaff industrial site with the goal of “repairing a piece of their homeland.” The first tenants move into the company campus under construction.

2006 | The major renovations are completed. 50 companies with around 1,200 employees have their business addresses at the RaumFabrik Durlach site.

2008 | In November, the RaumFabrik Durlach receives a new entrance, Building 1

2008 | An additional 1,800 m² of office space is created in the boiler house

2009 | The campus area is expanded to around 50,000 m² through the purchase of the site opposite, formerly Web.de (now Campus B)

2012 | Additional space is created on Campus B through the roof extension of buildings 53 – 61 with approximately 2,200 m²

2013 | Additional space is created on Campus A through the roof extension of Building 33a-c with approximately 3,500 m²

2014 | Additional space is created on Campus A through the new building KUBUS 33b with approximately 1,500 m² and the roof extension Building 34 with approximately 1,100 m²

2016 | Additional space is created on Campus A through the roof extension of Building 31 with approximately 850 m²

2016 | On Campus B, the groundbreaking ceremony for buildings A+B+C+D with approximately 20,000 m², a parking garage with 155 spaces, and an underground garage with 250 spaces takes place – planned completion in July 2019

2018 | Occupancy of the new building 30 on Campus A with approximately 1,900 m²

2018 | Connection to the district heating network of Stadtwerke Karlsruhe

2018 | Occupancy of new building A with approx. 6,500 m²

2019 | Occupancy of the new buildings B, C and D with a total of approximately 13,200 m²

2020 | Completion of the outdoor facilities on Campus B and final completion of the construction work for the expansion to approximately 80,000 m²

2021 | Opening of WorkSpace1 , the first shared office

2021 | Opening of WorkSpace2 , the second shared office

2021 | The RaumFabrik Durlach turns 20

2022 | To celebrate the anniversary, RaumFabrik Durlach is hosting a large campus festival

Today, around 100 companies with approximately 3,000 employees are located at the WORK. LIFE. CAMPUS of RaumFabrik Durlach!