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The history of company formation until today

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Founded: 1958 | Place of business: Ratingen near Düsseldorf

Kidde Deugra - RTX Collins Aerospace is a subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies.

Our product range includes on-board fixed installed (automatic) smoke detectors, fire alarm and extinguishing systems for:

  • armoured military vehicles
  • protected lead, function and transport vehicles
  • special protection for VIP cars
  • racing sport
  • construction machines
  • military aviation


Besides the fire detectors and fire extinguishing systems we offer different fire detecting systems and fire suppression systems.
Our systems will extinguish a burning right after its ignition or can contain/suppress fire.


begin

Founding of Graviner, founded by Anders Mathisen

1933

Move to Colnbrook, Berkshire UK

1939

Founding of DEUGRA (Deutsche Graviner)

1958

Equipping of German Forces Military Vehicles

1960

Move to Ratingen, Elisabethstrasse

1967

1st Industrial Explosion Protection System

1968

1st Fire Extinguishing System for VIP Cars

1977

Merger of Allegheny Ludlum and Graviner

1980

Move to Ratingen, Halskestrasse

1982

1st FSS Serial Contract for German Forces MIV

1985

1st Contract for Mining Vehicles

Merger of RHP Group PLC and Graviner

1986

Retrofit of German Forces Helicopters

Merger of Williams and Graviner & Kidde

1988

Renaming from DEUGRA to Kidde Deugra

Renaming from Graviner to Kidde Graviner

1989

Merger of UTC and Kidde Group

2005

Merger of UTAS (a UTC division) and Rockwell Collins New Division renamed to Collins Aerospace

2018

Merger of Raytheon and UTC New Company named Raytheon Technologies

2020

We have moved
Our offices have been in Ratingen, Kaiserswerther Strasse 115 since March 2023

Since January 2023, our delivery center has been in Heidelberg, Im Schuhmachergewann 11/1.

2023
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