Jungheinrich Company History

Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America Inc. (MCFA) named exclusive distributor of Jungheinrich^® forklifts and warehouse products in the United States, Canada and Mexico

Design Center focusing on new lift truck warehouse product development established on MCFA's Houston, Texas campus

North American manufacturing and distribution agreement signed with Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America Inc.

100,000 Jungheinrich forklift trucks delivered with AC technology
Presentation of the world’s first rotating cabin lift truck

Foundation of market company in China
Foundation of market company in Finland
Joint venture with Ningbo Ruyi (P.R. China) for the supply of Jungheinrich hand pallet trucks
Closure of production plants in Argentan (F), Leighton Buzzard (UK) and Madrid (E)

Establishment of sales subsidiary in Latvia
Establishment of sales subsidiary in Lithuania
August 7^th: 50 Years Jungheinrich
Establishment of sales subsidiary in Russia

Establishment of sales subsidiary in Brazil
Inauguration of Spare Parts Logistics Centre Lahr, near Offenburg

Establishment of sales subsidiary in Ireland
Jungheinrich and Linde set up the e-commerce company Supralift

Establishment of sales subsidiary in Singapore
Establishment of sales subsidiary in Turkey
Establishment of sales subsidiary in Greece
Establishment of Jungheinrich Lift Truck Corp., USA

Introduction of newly developed hand pallet forklifts - between 1957 and 1999 nearly 2,500,000 hand pallet lift trucks had been produced
October 20^th - "100^th anniversary" of the founder Dr. F. Jungheinrich

Establishment of sales subsidiary in Portugal
Received certificate for Jungheinrich's environmental management standard (DIN ISO 14001)
Developed first reach truck Retrak^® ETV 14 for wheel chair drivers

Received Best Practice Company award in After Sales Service by University of St. Gallen
Start of series production of AC counterbalance truck EFG-VD 25/30
As first forklift manufacturer, Jungheinrich offers all diesel and LPG trucks with alternative hydrostatic or hydrokinetic drive system
Establishment of sales subsidiary in Slovenia

Certification of the entire Jungheinrich sales according to ISO DIN 9001
Establishment of sales subsidiary in Slovakia

World premier: first reach truck with central control lever "Multi-Pilot"

ComFOUR concept introduction, i. e. choosing between financing, leasing and rental as financial service for our customers
Establishment of sales subsidiary in Poland
Norderstedt, Wandsbek, and Lueneburg Jungheinrich locations obtain certification according to the quality assurance system DIN ISO 9001.

New sales center building in Dresden and opening of the new subsidiary building in Bremen

Establishment of sales subsidiaries in the Czech Republic and Hungary

Establishment of major system centers in Great Britain, France and Italy
Opening of new sales buildings in Cologne and Nuremberg

Unification of German companies and transformation into a limited company. "Going public" on 30 August

New building of the Lueneburg factory for special and small-lot production

Consolidation of new product sales, rental and used lift truck business, repair shop and service division under common management centrally in Germany as well as decentralized in the sales divisions

With the new Retrak generation Jungheinrich opens new opportunities for reach trucks in relation to space-saving storage.
First time turnover exceeds DM 1 billion with 5,330 employees

Conversion of the Norderstedt manufacturing plant to flow production system

Paletting/picking systems are delivered for the automation of the order-picking process.
Opening of the Norderstedt assembly factory:
- Central warehouse for production and spare parts
- Computer-controlled powder coating
- Computer-controlled assembly lines for industrial trucks

Completion of delivery program with IC engine-powered forklifts for Germany and Austria

First involvement in the automated lift truck process with the introduction of the automatic swing fork lift truck, the ARS system
Worldwide introduction of the first all-wheel-driven, cantilevered electric three-wheel forklift providing a rear-wheel driven forklift alternative
New building of the Norderstedt assembly factory

Turnover DM 533 Mio., 58% of which in foreign countries
4,100 employees

Market introduction of the "Delta" racking system

First use of "driverless transport systems" in the assembly process
Establishment of sales subsidiary in Belgium

Start of the rental and used-equipment business with its own organization

Order picking is increasingly gaining importance in the logistic process in warehouses.
Development of order-picking equipment

Establishment of sales subsidiary in Spain

Establishment of sales subsidiary in Norway

The new high-stacking and narrow-aisle truck ETX significantly improves the utilization of store house height.
January 28: Dr.-Ing. Friedrich Jungheinrich passed away

Establishment of sales subsidiary in Denmark

Setting the course for the future growth of the corporation through the purchase of building areas and start of the first buildings of the Norderstedt factory

Establishment of sales subsidiary in the Netherlands
Establishment of sales subsidiary in the United Kingdom

Introduction of AGVs with towing facility "Teletrak"
Establishment of sales subsidiary in France

The first wheel-supported lift truck "Ameise Junior" with tiller steering and starter batteries enables small companies to maximize the advantages of pallet storage.
Establishment of sales subsidiary in Switzerland

With the opening of the factory in Hamburg-Wandsbek the manufacturing capacity was extended.
Establishment of sales subsidiaries in Italy and Sweden
First IC engine diesel powered counterbalance truck: Model Ameise 65 DFG 15 G

Laying of the set up stone for the manufacturing facilities in Hamburg-Wandsbek

The development of the first reach truck "Retrak^®" was a milestone for space-saving storage.
Own development and manufacturing of electric motors
Establishment of the first sales subsidiary outside Germany in Austria

Establishment of H. Jungheinrich & Co. Maschinenfabrik, Hamburg, on August 7^th, 1953
Introduction of first electric four-wheel lift truck "Ameise 55". Establishment of own subsidiary and service network: first German depot in Mülheim/Ruhr

20^th October - birth of founder Friedrich Jungheinrich