Zeppelin GmbH history

The milestones of the Company’s history:

• 1900 г. – The first flight of LZ 1 dirigible; 119 airships manufactured through
• 1908 г. – Founding of Luftschiffbau Zeppelin GmbH
• 1950 г. – Reestablishment as Metallwerk Friedrichshafen GmbH
• 1954 г. – Zeppelin becomes an exclusive Caterpillar dealer in Germany
• 1961 г. – Company renamed in Zeppelin Metallwerke GmbH
• 1966 г. – Zeppelin Headquarters move to Garching, close to Munich
• 1982 г. – Distribution of Zeppelin-built construction machinery under the brand name Zeppelin
• 1991 г. – Takeover of Caterpillar sales in the Czech and Slovak Republics
• 1992 г. – Takeover of Caterpillar sales in Austria
• 1994 г. – Restructuring, name change to ZEPPELIN GmbH
• 1996 г. – Takeover of Caterpillar sales in the Ukraine
• 1998 г. – Takeover of Caterpillar sales in Northwest Russia
• 2001 г. – Takeover of Caterpillar sales in Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan
• 2002 г. – Zeppelin becomes an exclusive distributor of Hyster forklift trucks and warehousing equipment in Germany, Austria and many East European countries
• 2003 г. – Takeover of rental business of MVS AG, Berlin and formation of MVS Zeppelin GmbH & Co. KG
• 2004 г. – 50 years Zeppelin and Caterpillar
• 2008 г. – Centenary jubilee of Zeppelin