History
Our company traces its roots to the earliest days of the metering industry. Elster American Meter was founded in New York in 1836 and was an early producer of gas meters in the United States. In Europe, our history also dates back to the nineteenth century; Elster Meters was founded in 1848 and Elster Kromschröder was founded in 1865.
1836 American Meter Company (AMCO) founded in New York
1848 Elster Meters founded in Berlin
1865 G. Kromschröder AG established in Osnabrueck
1885 Kent Water Meters founded in London
1894 Westinghouse Electric Company founded in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1953 Westinghouse Electricity Metering Division moved to Raleigh, North Carolina
1985 Elster Gas Metering acquired by Ruhrgas
1988 AMCO acquired by Ruhrgas
1990 Westinghouse Electricity Metering Division acquired by ABB
1997 GEC Metering acquired by ABB
2001 Instromet acquired by Ruhrgas
2002 ABB Electric and Water Metering acquired by Ruhrgas to create Ruhrgas Industries, a world leader in metering technology
2003 Ruhrgas acquired by E.On
2005 Ruhrgas Industries acquired by funds advised by CVC Capital Partners
2005 Formation of Elster Group
2007 Elster Group acquires Coronis Systems
2009 Elster Group acquires EnergyICT
On September 30, 2010, Elster Group became a publicly traded company (NYSE: ELT).
2012 Elster Group acquired by Mintford AG, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Melrose PLC
2015 Elster Group acquired by Honeywell
1836 American Meter Company (AMCO) founded in New York
1848 Elster Meters founded in Berlin
1865 G. Kromschröder AG established in Osnabrueck
1885 Kent Water Meters founded in London
1894 Westinghouse Electric Company founded in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1953 Westinghouse Electricity Metering Division moved to Raleigh, North Carolina
1985 Elster Gas Metering acquired by Ruhrgas
1988 AMCO acquired by Ruhrgas
1990 Westinghouse Electricity Metering Division acquired by ABB
1997 GEC Metering acquired by ABB
2001 Instromet acquired by Ruhrgas
2002 ABB Electric and Water Metering acquired by Ruhrgas to create Ruhrgas Industries, a world leader in metering technology
2003 Ruhrgas acquired by E.On
2005 Ruhrgas Industries acquired by funds advised by CVC Capital Partners
2005 Formation of Elster Group
2007 Elster Group acquires Coronis Systems
2009 Elster Group acquires EnergyICT
On September 30, 2010, Elster Group became a publicly traded company (NYSE: ELT).
2012 Elster Group acquired by Mintford AG, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Melrose PLC
2015 Elster Group acquired by Honeywell