The Swiss company Bolliger & Mabillard was founded by Walter Bolliger and Claude Mabillard, former workers of Intamin AG. Their first three coasters were all stand-ups, which they were familiar with designing from Intamin. In 1992 they introduced the first real inverted rollercoaster, Batman the Ride. It became an instant success with seven models already sold three years later. In 1993 B&M manufactuered their first gigantic looping steel coaster Kumba. Perhaps a better known coaster and for a long time the inversion world record holder, eight times inverting Dragon Khan followed a few years later. These two loopers had regular trains with seats with floors, but nowadays most of their new coasters have floorless trains with more sense of freedom.

B&M is known for their smooth coasters with twisted track and many loops. They are very popular with themed amusement parks, like Port Aventura and Warner Bros Movie World, propably due to high visual appeal. But buying a stack of steel from B&M doesn't come cheap either - most of their coasters come with a price tag anywhere between 10 and 20 million euros.