TAROS CAPITAL GmbH sells ZARGES Tubesca to Granville Baird Capital Partners with principal office in Hamburg. Marketing offensive for access technology products in 2004 introduction of the new innovative Z 600_500 and Z ......TAROS CAPITAL GmbH sells ZARGES Tubesca to Granville Baird Capital Partners with principal office in Hamburg. Marketing offensive for access technology products in 2004 introduction of the new innovative Z 600_500 and Z 300_200 product lines. Founding of the subsidiary company ZARGES B.V. in Oisterwyk, with responsibility for the Dutch and Belgian markets. Acquisition of the French ladder manufacturer ARTUB. The VAW Group and the Zarges family sell their shareholdings in NIB Capital Private Equity N.V., later Taros Capital GmbH. Acquisition of Comabi SNC, France. Acquisition of the ladder division of Kecskemèt Aluminium AG and 70% joint venture with MobilCoop Kft, Hungary. Acquisition of the French Tubesca Group, founding of a subsidiary in Sweden. Expansion and modernisation of the manufacturing operation, founding of subsidiaries in Denmark, England, the Czech Republic and Poland. VAW Group acquires a 75% shareholding in ZARGES. 200th patent application, for a tubular metal ladder (DBP 1 301 038). Expansion of the Weilheim works, construction of new works in Peiting. Founding of subsidiaries in France and Austria. Manufacturing under licence in Switzerland. Mass production of light metal collapsible containers for the use of Deutsche Bundesbahn commences (Collico GmbH). Largest manufacturer of this product in Europe ever since. Company moves to Weilheim. ZARGES is the first company in Europe to start mass producing ladders. Founding of the first light metal company in Europe as an unlimited company by the brothers W. and H. Zarges in Stuttgart.