Historical development of the Group

Realignment

Operational areas are realigned into five Strategic Business Units (SBUs)

• Construction Equipment Germany & Austria
• Construction Equipment International
• Rental
• Power Systems
• Plant Engineering

and one central Strategic Management Center (SMC)

Group IT Services

Acquisition


PON Sweden & Denmark (including Greenland) and Baltic Marine Contractors (BMC)

Foundation


Strategic Business Unit Construction Equipment Nordics


Restructuring

Operative areas are divided in six strategic business units (SBUs)

• Construction Equipment Central Europe
• Construction Equipment Nordics
• Construction Equipment Eurasia
• Rental
• Power Systems
• Plant Engineering

and one strategic management center: Zeppelin Digit

Acquisition


Baustellen-Verkehrs-Technik GmbH

Takeover


Nuova Ciba S.p.A


Name Change

Quality Service business area to Zeppelin Aviation & Industrial Service

Merging


of Zeppelin Rental GmbH & Co. KG and Zeppelin Streif Baulogistik GmbH to form Zeppelin Rental GmbH and Merging of Zeppelin Streif Baulogistik Österreich GmbH with Zeppelin Rental Österreich GmbH & Co. KG

Establishment


New Strategic Business Unit Z Lab

Acquisition


Blohm + Voss GmbH Inspection Service (BIS) and bulk of HOCHTIEF subsidiary Streif Baulogistik

Foundation

Zeppelin Streif Baulogistik GmbH

Foundation

Klickrent GmbH

Acquisition


Zeppelin takes in all Cat territories the sales and service of mining machinery from Caterpillar Global Mining LLC

Establishment


Zeppelin Power Systems Russia LLC

Acquisition


GSL Gerätevermietung, Service, Logisitik GmbH

Restructuring of operative areas into five Strategic Business Units (SBU)

• Construction Equipment EU
• Construction Equipment CIS
• Rental
• Power Systems
• Plant Engineering

Acquisition

Berndt Verkehrstechnik GmbH

Acquisition

Reimelt Henschel GmbH

Acquisition

BAD Baustellen- Absicherung Dietrich GmbH & Co. KG

Acquisition

FAT Filtertechnik

Consolidation of the engine business

Zeppelin Power Systems GmbH & Co. KG

Acquisition

GSL Gerätevermietung, Service, Logisitik GmbH

Zeppelin becomes Caterpillar Dealer

in Armenia

Acquisition

Motan Material Handling GmbH

Foundation

Zeppelin International AG

Zeppelin becomes Caterpillar Dealer

Belarus

Acquisition

Rental business of MSV AG

Foundation

MSV Zeppelin GmbH & Co. KG

Zeppelin becomes Caterpillar Dealer in

Southwest Russia

Establishment

Polymer Alliance with Japan Steel Works and Haver & Boecker

Foundation

Mak Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg

Acquisition

Distribution rights for MaK marine engines

Zeppelin becomes Caterpillar Dealer in

Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

Zeppelin becomes Caterpillar Dealer in

Northwest Russia

Zeppelin becomes Caterpillar Dealer in

Ukraine

Change of name in

ZEPPELIN GmbH Restructuring of the company into industry and trade

Zeppelin becomes Caterpillar Dealer in

Austria

Zeppelin becomes Caterpillar Dealer in

Czechia/Slovakia

Acquisition

AVT Anlagen- und Verfahrenstechnik

Foundation

Subsidiaries in Belgium, Italy, India, Singapore, USA, Brazil, China, Saudi Arabia and Great Britain

Zeppelin becomes Caterpillar Dealer in

Former East Germany

Zeppelin becomes Caterpillar Dealer in

Germany

Foundation

Metallwerk Friedrichshafen GmbH (today Zeppelin GmbH)

Establishment

Luftschiffbau Zeppelin GmbH and the Zeppelin Foundation