2020
• 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
• Zeppelin becomes Caterpillar dealer in Sweden, Denmark, Greenland and Faroe Islands
• Zeppelin takes over Baltic Marine Contractors (BMC) and thus distribution and service of MaK engines in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland, Iceland
2019
• Foundation Strategic Business Unit Construction Equipment Nordics
• Acquisition Luther Gruppe (specialized in traffic telematics)
2018
• Foundation klickparts
• Acquisition Nuova Ciba S.p.A., Italy
• Acquisition Baustellen-Verkehrs-Technik GmbH
• Renaming Quality Service into Zeppelin Aviation & Industrial Service
2017
• Foundation Joint Venture with Smart Controls India Ltd.
2014
• Foundation klickrent GmbH and Streif Baulogistik GmbH
• Acquisition Blohm + Voss Inspection Service GmbH (BIS)
• Acquisition HOCHTIEF subsidiary Streif Baulogistik
2013
• Zeppelin takes over the distribution and service of mining machinery from Caterpillar Global Mining LLC in all Caterpillar territories
2012
• Establishment Zeppelin Power Systems Russia LLC.
2010
• Restructuring of operative areas into five Strategic Business Units (SBUs)
- ▪ Construction Equipment EU
- ▪ Construction Equipment CIS
- ▪ Rental
- ▪ Power Systems
- ▪ Plant Engineering
• Foundation Joint Venture with Shanghai Dekai Industrial Technology Inc., today’s Zeppelin Systems China (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.
• Acquisition Berndt Verkehrstechnik GmbH
2009
• Acquisition Reimelt Henschel GmbH
• Acquisition BAD Baustellen- Absicherung Dietrich GmbH & Co. KG
2008
• Foundation Zeppelin Systems Gulf Co. Ltd. in Saudi-Arabia
2007
• Consolidation of the engine business into Zeppelin Power Systems GmbH & Co. KG.
• Foundation Zeppelin Systems UK Ltd. in Great Britain
• Acquisition FAT Filtertechnik into plant engineering
2005
• Zeppelin becomes Caterpillar dealer in Armenia
2004
• Zeppelin becomes Caterpillar dealer in Belarus
• Acquisition Motan Material Handling GmbH
2003
• Foundation Zeppelin Systems China (Beijing) Ltd.
• Acquisition MVS AG
• Foundation MVS Zeppelin GmbH & Co. KG
2002
• Zeppelin becomes Caterpillar dealer in Southwest Russia
• Acquisition MaK Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, distribution and service of MaK ship engines
2001
• Zeppelin becomes Caterpillar dealer in Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
• Foundation Polymer Alliance together with Japan Steel Works and Haver & Boecker
2000
• Foundation Zeppelin Systems Italy SRL
1998
• Zeppelin becomes Caterpillar dealer in Northwest Russia
• Foundation Zeppelin Systems USA Inc. in Houston
1997
• Foundation Zeppelin Systems Singapore Pte. Ltd.
1996
• Zeppelin becomes Caterpillar dealer in Ukraine
1995
• Renaming in Zeppelin GmbH
• Restructuring of the company into industry and trade
1992
• Zeppelin becomes Caterpillar dealer in Austria
• Acquisition Pneumatic Conveying Systems, today‘s Zeppelin Systems India Pvt. Ltd.
1991
• Zeppelin becomes Caterpillar dealer in Czech and Slovakian Republic
1990
• Zeppelin becomes Caterpillar dealer in former East Germany
• Foundation Zeppelin Systems Benelux N.V in Belgium
• Acquisition AVT Anlagen- und Verfahrenstechnik
1989
• Foundation Zeppelin Systemtechnik GmbH
• Acquisition Peter Bauer Fahrzeugbau GmbH
1987
• Acquisition Zeppelin Systems Latin America Ltda.
1961
• Renaming into Zeppelin-Metallwerke GmbH
1954
• Zeppelin becomes Caterpillar dealer in Western Germany
1950
• April, 1 1950: Foundation Fahrzeuginstandhaltung Friedrichshafen GmbH (FIF) (1960: FIF was taken over by Metallwerk Friedrichshafen)
• July, 22 1950: Foundation Metallwerk Friedrichshafen GmbH by Zeppelin Foundation