--- title: Rostek News and Blog | Markus Roschier description: Markus (now 66) founded Rostek in 1983. He started his first own business at the age of 17 and after having graduated as Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering and Hydraulics, he first worked for Mannesmann in Germany and Finland before starting Rostek with his father. Markus is now planning semi-retirement and maybe he will soon start his “second diplomatic career” as The Travelling Ambassador of Rostek. --- [![Rostek](https://www.rostek.fi/hs-fs/hubfs/Logo/Rostek-logo-1.png?width=510&height=70&name=Rostek-logo-1.png "Rostek")](https://www.rostek.fi) # Rostek News and Blog ## Markus Roschier ![Markus Roschier](https://www.rostek.fi/hs-fs/hubfs/Portrait/Markus_Roschier.jpg?width=35&name=Markus_Roschier.jpg) Markus (now 66) founded Rostek in 1983. He started his first own business at the age of 17 and after having graduated as Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering and Hydraulics, he first worked for Mannesmann in Germany and Finland before starting Rostek with his father. Markus is now planning semi-retirement and maybe he will soon start his “second diplomatic career” as The Travelling Ambassador of Rostek. ## Recent Posts [![](https://www.rostek.fi/hubfs/Landing%20pages/Abu_Dhabi_Airport_by_Rostek.jpg) ](https://www.rostek.fi/blog/40-years-of-lifting-people-history-of-the-access-business-and-rostek2) ## [40 years of lifting people – History of the access business and Rostek Part 2/2](https://www.rostek.fi/blog/40-years-of-lifting-people-history-of-the-access-business-and-rostek2) [fa icon="calendar'] 08/03/18 13:21 / by [Markus Roschier](https://www.rostek.fi/blog/author/markus-roschier) posted in [Not just access systems](https://www.rostek.fi/blog/topic/not-just-access-systems) In Part 1 of the story I explained how Rostek had developed from an importing/trading company to exporting permanently installed access systems, and how we survived the worst recession in western Europe and appointed the key personnel for the next 20 years. Read the first part of the story [here](https://www.rostek.fi/blog/40-years-of-lifting-people-history-of-the-access-business-and-rostek). [Read More [fa icon="long-arrow-right"]](https://www.rostek.fi/blog/40-years-of-lifting-people-history-of-the-access-business-and-rostek2) [![](https://www.rostek.fi/hubfs/Blog/40_years_Rostek/rostek%20s8k13.jpg) ](https://www.rostek.fi/blog/40-years-of-lifting-people-history-of-the-access-business-and-rostek) ## [40 years of lifting people - History of the access business and Rostek Part 1/2](https://www.rostek.fi/blog/40-years-of-lifting-people-history-of-the-access-business-and-rostek) [fa icon="calendar'] 16/02/18 08:12 / by [Markus Roschier](https://www.rostek.fi/blog/author/markus-roschier) Rostek is growing well and exciting things are happening. We decided it is about time to document some kind of summary of how the Access Business has developed over recent decades. This has turned into a long story of Rostek, and my life! Is this my personal CV? 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