Chronicle of WEBER-HYDRAULIK Group
- 1939
Emil Weber founds "Fabrikation hydraulischer Hebezeuge" (Production plant for hydraulic hoisting gear) in Stuttgart-Untertürkheim
- 1944
The plant moves to Güglingen, 50km to the North of Stuttgart. The plant in Stuttgart was seriously damaged by heavy bombing. Only a few usable machines were recovered.
- 1950 onwards
Diversification within the product range: alongside the full range of jacks, many other products are also produced such as release devices for brake cylinders, hairdressers' chair pumps and stabilizers.
- 1965
Production of the first tilt cab units.
- 1966
Takeover of Strassacker-Ölhydraulik in Esslingen allowing the company to fully embrace the production of hydraulic cylinders
- 1969
Founding of WEBER-HYDRAULIK GmbH in Losenstein, Austria
- 1970
Move to a new production site in Güglingen
- 1974
Production of hydraulic rescue equipment starts
- 1990
Takeover of MADIX, a former East German vehicle jack producer, in Dresden resulting in all vehicle jack production being concentrated at MADIX
- 1995
Cooperation to produce vehicle jacks launches with a Chinese partner
- 1999
Founding of a joint venture with A.R.T. in the USA to assemble and market rescue equipment
- 2004
Founding of the WEBER-BOVENAU LTDA joint venture in Brazil to produce tilt cab units
- 2005
Founding of WEBER-HYDRAULIKA Sp. z o.o. in Poland for the production of vehicle jacks and hydraulic cylinders
- 2006
Establishment of the subsidiary
- 2007
Acquisition of the companies LOG Hydraulik GmbH in Unterahrrein und FLUIDTEAM Automations- technik GmbH in Constance resulting in an expanding of the product range with control units, valves and power units as well as application-specific system solutions
- 2010
Founding of WEBER-HYDRAULIK India PVT. Ltd.
in Pune.
