| 1873 |
The company was established by the Brill brothers in Wuppertal Barmen. Tools and machinery were manufactured. |
| 1874 |
Brill started to manufacture hand lawnmowers in their own foundry. |
| from 1920 |
In the course of increasing motorisation the first motor lawnmower was taken into the Brill range. |
| from 1936 |
Brill was the biggest specialised factory for garden tool technology on the European continent. |
| 1954 |
The first rotary mower was produced. |
| 1958 |
Brill moved into larger premises to Wuppertal-Vohwinkel |
| 1967 |
Market leader in Germany in the field of hand lawnmowers |
| 1974 |
Brill moved to the production site in Witten-Herbede. |
| 1991 |
Development and launch of the silent shredder |
| 1994 |
Launch of the Brill Hattrick lawnmower |
| 1997 |
Certification according to DIN ISO 9001 |
| 2000 |
Launch of the Brill PowerAccu range |
| 2003 |
Launch of the Brill silencio, the most quiet petrol lawn mower in the world. |
| 2004 |
The range of the new quiet mower was extended to 15 new lawnmowers: brillencio. Ultra-light and highly impact-resistant magnesium was used as cutter deck material for the first time.
Launch of the new scarifiers with a displaced rear axle for an optimised discharge chute available in the working widths of 36 and 38 cm. |
| 2005 |
Launch of the world's first: "evolution" - the new electric lawnmower generation. The mowers are a real space saver. They can be positioned upright.
The range of the scarifiers was extended to 30 und 32 cm and a new petrol scarifier with a working width of 40 cm was developed.
Launch of the first hand-operated battery lawn aerator 400 RLB and the 230 V manual lawn aerator 230 RL. The 400 RLB combines two practical uses: it aerates the lawn and after completing the work, the brushes - included in the delivery - can be simply pushed on and paths and terraces can be cleaned with it. |
| 2006 |
The two petrol lawn mowers 42 BM Evolution and 42 BFR Evolution are added to the existing line of innovative Evolution lawn mowers.
The electric mower BRILL Hattrick 36 EH and the petrol lawn mower BRILL Hattrick 40 BHR have already proved their worth. In 2006 they are redesigned.
The new design also features improved functions. A single-axis scarifier is added to the BRILL range of scarifiers. The new 28 VE/RL with an additional aerating function has a powerful 1,000 Watt engine. |
| 2007 |
The classic among the BRILL lawn mowers is produced in a new design and is now called RazorCut. The outstanding features of this new line are its modern design and its robust and foldable bars with ergonomic foam rubber handles.
Introduction of the Steelline: A robust, powerful and sportive new generation of lawn mowers with extra-large rear wheels for a better traction.
Introduction of the new line of lawn tractors Crossover: The new lawn tractors have been optimized in respect of function and design and offer even more convenience and performance. |
| 2008 |
The Steelline range was expanded with three new models. |
| 2009 |
Market launch of two lawn mowers with lithium ion technology - the evolution LION 36 and the RazorCut LION 38. The two mowers combine the convincing features of the successful lawnmower ranges evolution and RazorCut. |
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