Reinhard Wirtgen - Wirtgen Group Founder
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1973
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Reinhard Wirtgen establishes
Wirtgen (GB) Limited as the contracting
arm of Milling and Concrete
Breaking contractor Wirtgen
GmbH. The company is established
in Lincoln.
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1973 Wirtgen (UK) Limited operate a fleet of hot planers
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1978
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Following Reinhard Wirtgen's decision
to become an OEM for
Milling and Recycling equipment,
the contracting company is sold to
Colas and relocated to Grantham
in Lincolnshire.
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1988 Allroads Technology
Workshops
1989 First recycler sold to Colas Roads
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1979
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Colas UK Ltd is awarded the
distributorship for Wirtgen equipment
and the first sale of a
Wirtgen milling machine was
made to D.O.E Northern Ireland.
In October the first Wirtgen cold
planer is sold to Redland.
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1982 The original Wirtgen distribution team including Paul Field, Mervyn Fox,
Dave Miller, Steve Chi and Stuart
Ashley who are all still with the
company after more than 25 years.
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1988
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By now Wirtgen is a clear market
leader and the machinery and
distributorship business is
separated from the mainstream
Colas business. 'Allroads
Technology' is formed as a stand
alone company and relocated to
workshops and offices in Lincoln.
In addition to the distribution of
Wirtgen equipment, Allroads
Technology also designs and
builds specialist maintenance
equipment.
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1989
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The first Wirtgen cold recycler is sold to Colas.
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1989 Specialist equipment designed
and built by Allroads Technology
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1991 First slipform paver in the UK
sold to Cee-pec
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1991
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The first Wirtgen concrete slipform
paver is sold in the UK, following
the Wirtgen GmbH acquisition
of SGME
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1995
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Wirtgen GmbH purchase the business
and assets of 'Allroads Technology'
from Colas, thus creating a
wholly owned subsidiary, 'Wirtgen
Limited' to act as a distributor for
all Wirtgen products in the UK and
Ireland. All staff transfer to the
new company.
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1996 Vogele joins the Wirtgen Group
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1996
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February: the first Wirtgen soil
stabilizer is sold in the UK to
McArdle.
October: Vogele AG is acquired
by Wirtgen GmbH and Wirtgen
Limited become the distributor of
Vogele pavers for the UK and
Ireland.
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1998 The original Whisby Road
Premises in Lincoln
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1998
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July: new premises are designed
and built at Whisby Road in Lincoln
to cope with the growth of
the business.
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2000 Hamm joins the Wirtgen Group
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2000
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Hamm is purchased by Wirtgen
GmbH and Wirtgen become the
distributor of Hamm machines in
the UK.
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2005 The Whisby Road premises following expansion
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2003
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The first purpose built surface
miner is sold to Ennstone for
Breedon Quarry.
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2005
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The existing premises at Whisby
Road, Lincoln double in size
following the purchase of
additional land. Wirtgen Limited
also become the Hamm Dealer
for Ireland.
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2006 Kleemann joins the Wirtgen Group
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2006
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January: Wirtgen Ireland Limited
forms as a stand alone company,
serving Ireland from temporary
premises in Kilcock, County Kildare.
Later this year Kleemann
GmbH is acquired by the Wirtgen
Group and Kleemann UK is
integrated into Wirtgen Limited.
Following this acquisition, Wirtgen
Limited forms Mineral Technologies
and Road Technologies
divisions to cater for the two distinct
businesses
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2006 Wirtgen Road Technologies
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2007
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January: SAP computer system is
installed in the UK and Ireland.
July: planning permission is
granted for a new premises to be
built for Wirtgen Ireland Limited
on land purchased at Enfield,
County Meath.
September: work begins on the
Enfield site 30km West of Dublin
with a proposed completion date
of March 2008.
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