History 1993 - 2014

We have a passion for building suction excavators. Close proximity to our customers is particularly important to us. It has been a feature of our company philosophy to the present day. Our objective is close cooperation with our customers. This forms the ideal basis for effective collaboration which with many of our customers has developed into a true partnership. Our aim is to continue to impress our customers in the future with new ideas and high-quality, technically sophisticated products.

2014

• Delivery of the first two suction excavators to Canada
• RSP expands its sales area to Canada
• Delivery of the first suction excavator to Singapore
• RSP supplies the 600th RSP suction excavator

2013

• RSP founds the RSP France service branch in Drusenheim
• RSP develops the City 12 Keyhole
• RSP celebrates its 20-year corporate anniversary
• RSP founds a sales office in Singapore

2012

• RSP extends its sales area to Norway
• RSP extends its sales area to Russia
• RSP supplies a stationary system to Asia for pipe sanitation
• RSP dispatches the 500th RSP suction excavator

2011

• Capacity is expanded by 14,000m², of which 4,500m² is office and production space

2010

• RSP dispatches the 400^th RSP suction excavator
• First suction excavator is dispatched to Sweden
• Development and testing of the City 7.5, the world's first 7.5 t suction excavator to use the cyclone principle

2009

• Development and delivery of the first "V4" quadruple fan (55,000 Pa)

2008

• Expansion of pre-assembly area
• Conversion of an existing building to a training and delivery centre
• Delivery of the first "V3" triple fan (48,000 Pa)
• Delivery of the first road/rail suction excavator
• Delivery of the first HydroCleaner to RWE
• RSP dispatches the 300^th RSP suction excavator

2007

• Delivery of the first "DV" double fan (40,000 Pa)
• RSP dispatches the 200^th RSP suction excavator to customers

2006

• RSP extends its sales area to the United Kingdom
• Delivery of the first suction excavator to the United Kingdom

2005

• Delivery of the first "V2" double fan (40,000 Pa)
• Development and construction of the first ESE 18/4 with a width of 2.30 m
• Expansion of capacity by 4,000 m², construction of a new final assembly hall, storage bay and office building

2003

• Delivery of the first RSP suction superstructure for the GOTTHARD Tunnel driven by an electric motor
• RSP dispatches the 100^th RSP suction excavator
• Delivery of the first "1+1" double fan (40,000 Pa)

2002

• RSP extends its sales area to the Netherlands and Belgium
• Delivery of the first suction excavator to the Netherlands
• Development of the fully hydraulically guided jointed hose carrier

2001

• Delivery of the first RSP suction excavator with hydraulically driven fan
• Joint development with French company Marais, suction excavator with rear cutting wheel for cable laying
• Development and construction of the "Leonardo" special suction system for Venice

2000

• Manufacture and delivery of the new RSP suction excavator with the name ESE (European Suction Excavator) and establishment of new patents for this type
• Development and delivery of Europe's first suction excavator with double fan
• Delivery of the first RSP suction excavator with High Speed Single Fan (22,000 Pa)
• Delivery of the first suction excavator with rail-mounted chassis
• RSP extends its sales area to Italy

1999

• Development of the internationally patented ESE suction principle
• Delivery of the first suction excavator to Italy

1998

• Procurement of the "zum Silberstollen 10" site and addition of a production hall
• RSP extends its sales area to France as its first foreign agency; the first machines are also delivered to France

1996 

• Participation in the first foreign trade fair - Big 5 in Dubai

1994

• The company moves to a separate manufacturing facility with small office
• Delivery of the first suction excavator outside Germany

1993

• Founding of RSP GmbH
• Procurement of all rights, drawings and patents for the FM 8 suction superstructure developed by VMB Vesta
• Production commences in a rented area of a manufacturing workshop