Bolliger & Mabillard
Two of B&M's roller coasters, Shambhala (back) and Dragon Khan (front) at PortAventura World in Spain | |
| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Roller coaster design |
| Founded | 1988 |
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| Headquarters | , Switzerland |
Area served | Worldwide |
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Number of employees | 37 (2012) |
| Website | Official website |
Bolliger & Mabillard, officially Bolliger & Mabillard Consulting Engineers, Inc. and often abbreviated B&M, is a roller coaster design consultancy based in Monthey, Switzerland. The company was founded in 1988 by engineers Walter Bolliger and Claude Mabillard, both of whom had worked for Giovanola.
B&M has pioneered several new ride technologies, most notably the inverted roller coaster and the box-section track. In 2016, the company completed its 100th roller coaster. B&M currently produces ten types of coaster models: Stand-Up Coaster, Inverted Coaster, Floorless Coaster, Flying Coaster, Hyper Coaster, Dive Coaster, Sitting Coaster, Wing Coaster, Family Coaster, and most recently, the Surf Coaster. Though B&M has not used the term, the company has also manufactured three giga coasters.