ZEPPELIN GmbH Zeppelin becomes Caterpillar dealer in:

Foundation
of Zeppelin
International AG
Foundation
of Metallwerk Friedrichshafen GmbH
(today ZEPPELIN GmbH)
Foundation
of subsidiaries in
Belgium, Italy, India, Singapore,
USA, Brazil, China, Saudi Arabia
and Great Britain
*
Establishment
of Luftschiffbau Zeppelin
GmbH and the
Zeppelin Foundation
1908
1950
1990
Foundation
of MSV Zeppelin
GmbH & Co. KG
Acquisition
of the distribution rights for
MaK marine engines
Acquisition
of the rental business
of MSV AG
ZEPPELIN GmbH
Restructuring of the company
into industry and trade
Establishment
of Polymer Alliance
with Japan Steel Works
and Haver & Boecker
1991
Restructuring of operative
areas into five Strategic
Business Units (SBU)
Construction Equipment EU
Construction Equipment CIS
Rental
Power Systems
Plant Engineering
Change of name in
Acquisition
of AVT Anlagen- und
Verfahrenstechnik
1954
Foundation
of Mak Deutschland
GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg
1992
1995
1996
1998
Acquisition
of Motan Materials
Handling GmbH
2002
2001
Acquisition
of mht Ludwigsburg and
of Fördertechnik Freital
2003
2004
Acquisition
of Reimelt
Henschel GmbH
Acquisition
of FAT Filtertechnik
2005
2006
2007
Acquisition
Zeppelin takes in all Cat territories the sales and service of mining machinery from Caterpillar
Global Mining LLC
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Zeppelin becomes Caterpillar dealer in:
Consolidation of the
engine business
into the Zeppelin Power
Systems GmbH & Co. KG
Former East Germany
Austria
Ukraine
Southwest Russia
Belarus
Acquisition
of BAD BaustellenAbsicherung Dietrich
GmbH & Co. KG
Acquisition
of GSL Gerätevermietung, Service,
Logisitik GmbH
Armenia
Acquisition
of Berndt
Verkehrstechnik GmbH
West Germany
Czech Republic/Slovakia
Northwest Russia
Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan,
Uzbekistan
* Photo: Archiv der Luftschiffbau Zeppelin GmbH, Friedrichshafen
Establishment
of Zeppelin Power
Systems Russia LLC
Acquisition
of Blohm + Voss GmbH
Inspection Service (BIS) and bulk
of HOCHTIEF subsidiary
Streif Baulogistik
Foundation
of Zeppelin Streif
Baulogistik GmbH