Franz Zingerle founds Zingerlemetal in South Tyrol, Italy.
1984
Staring a Second Generation
Franz Zingerle sons, Martin and Georg, join the company and start producing beer garden table sets.
1993
A New Product Range
From 1993 on, we began production of premium folding tents under our Mastertent® sister brand.
1995
Worldwide Expansion
New production sites and offices grow alongside increased client demand from 1995 to 2018, adding local Product Experts in countries from Spain to Japan to the here in the United States.
2014
Business Takeover
The takeover of HBS GmbH and RUKU Klappmöbel GmbH in Germany takes place and shortly afterwards they merge to RUKUevent GmbH.
2018
3rd Generation
Georg Zingerle becomes the sole owner of the company and the siblings Stefan, Sonja and Thomas Zingerle join their father's family business.
2019
United States Launch
Looking to spread access abroad to authentic European-made beer garden furniture, we launched our Charlotte, North Carolina headquarters to support state-side service and customers.
2023
Our House of Brands
RUKU1952 is part of Zingerle Group, our parent manufacturing company. With our production all in-house, we design and build products beyond our iconic beer garden furniture like professional canopy tents, inflatables, serving pavilions and more. Discover our line of sister brands.
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Meet Our Family-Founded Manufacturing
All our brands are united under our in-house manufacturing, Zingerle Group.
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RUKU1952® - The Original Biergarten Table Set Brand
The beer garden table-and-bench set made its debut at a wine festival in Illertissen, Bavaria—an appearance that would kick off its worldwide success. The idea for the ingenious folding design came from Rudolf Kurz, the head and namesake of the Illertissen-based company RUKU (now Zingerle Group Deutschland GmbH). It’s a success story not only told at folk festivals and in beer gardens, but also covered by newspapers, radio, and television.
We’re proud to be ISO 9001 certified — the internationally recognized standard for quality management. This certification ensures our production processes are consistently optimized and closely monitored, so you can count on the same exceptional quality in every piece of furniture, year after year.