The brand Erlau, today part of the RUD Group, is the world market leader for tyre protection chains. In addition, Erlau is the leading producer of open space equipment as well as barrier-free sanitary furnishing for modern bathroom design.The brand Erlau emerged from the Erlau AG, founded 1828 in Aalen. The Swabian house of ideas develops and produces in Germany and markets its products worldwide. It is a subsidiary company of RUD Ketten Rieger & Dietz GmbH u. Co. KG, which was also founded in Aalen in 1875, making it part of the internationally successfully positioned RUD family business.