Discover the history of the Bader Group
The Bader Group, a family business, founded several decades ago, is today a company in full expansion.
Recycling began in the 1850s
Vandelin, the company's great-grandfather, obtains the first scrap dealer's licence for the Valleyres-sur-Montagny site, where business begins. After several years, the main site moved to Yverdon, then to Sainte-Croix. At that time, waste was collected by cart, pulled by two horses. A few years later, the Bader family landed their first major project, for Montres Paillard. This was the beginning of their story with scrap metal. Little by little, the company's clientele grew and the business spread throughout the region. The materials recycled were varied: iron and metals of course, but also animal hair, skins and manes to make toothbrushes, brooms, etc...
In 2008
the Sàrl becomes a SA.
2010
The Bader Group acquires MLK Conteneurs Services SA, in 2010which rents and empties all types of tippers. This acquisition strengthens the group's activity and enables it to better respond to customer demands.
2018
Copper RCB SA was created in 2018 with the aim of recovering electrical cables in particular, to extract the copper.
TFR Transports SA completes the group's range of services, with 2020by offering transport throughout Europe. Always with a view to working locally, waste is recovered, transformed into raw materials and then resold in Switzerland and Europe.
2022
The Bader Group acquires Carbone & Fils Sàrl, a sister company of Metabader SA, based in St-Légiez-la Chiésaz, with the aim of expanding activities on the Riviera. Comptoir du Bois SA, in Cugy, active in the purchase and sale of wood, as well as in real estate, joins the Group the same year. Also in 2022, Motorec SA, in Avenches, was created to recycle engines.
2023
Expansion continues apace in 2023. The Bader SA Group is expanding in the Bernese Jura with the acquisition of Moeschler Transports Sàrl, and in the Valais region with the purchase of Grept Frères SA and SARE Cycle SA. In the canton of Vaud, part of the activities of Ducret frères SA and R-M BLATTI Multitransports SA were integrated. At the same time, the Bader Group became a public limited company and obtained the renewal of its ISO certification. It was also in this year that the Group suffered a major blow with the loss of one of its directors, Alain Bader. His kindness and big heart will continue to accompany the family spirit that reigns in the company.
2024
Continuing in the same vein as in previous years, the Bader Group takes over DUMAS Service SA's tipper, recycling and materials transport business. Business is growing steadily at the Aigle site. At the same time, collaboration is strengthened with JEHLE (Je Met AG / Met-Fer SA / Chiesa Alteisen AG), with the aim of optimizing synergies.
Alongside its recycling activities, the Bader Group is also active in real estate, mainly in conversion and construction. Again with the aim of reducing environmental impact, solar panels are installed, or are in the process of being installed, on most of the Group's buildings.
The Bader Group is committed to working with local players in a high-quality way, and to controlling its entire value chain. With this in mind, the Group has obtained ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 certifications, which are due in 2022.
In a few figures, the Bader Group represents 25 companies, spread over 14 sites, with almost 250 employees, generating sales of around 150 million a year, much of which is reinvested in company development and the acquisition of real estate and state-of-the-art machinery.
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