Historical development of the Group
Historical development of the Group
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Realignment
Operational areas are realigned into five Strategic Business Units (SBUs)
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)
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)
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