History of RSB-Belgium

Year Description
1967 HYSTER Forklifttrucks started a manufacturing plant in Tessenderlo Belgium. Till 1972 the plant was producing forklift trucks and compactors for roadwork.
1972 HYSTER restructured their activities in Europe: the plant in Tessenderlo became a supplier of components (weldments and machined castings) for the assembly plants to other countries in Europe.
1982 The Company was taken over by the former plant manager. He re-organized the company (new name was “Subcontractors”) as a supplier of the weldments and machined castings for the mechanical industry.
1993 The company “Subcontractors” was taken over via a management buyout
1994 The company was renamed as MSI, NV: owned by the management and MECA STAMP (a French forging company).
2010 India based engineering company, RSB Transmissions (I) Ltd, acquired MSI on May 18th, 2010.