History

1995

Gerd Zwiehoff founds the G. Zwiehoff GmbH and – needless to say – distributes the road/rail Unimog

Historical orange Unimog in side view Historical orange Unimog road/rail vehicles

1996

the product range is being extended by a road/rail Sprinter

Yellow Mercedes-Benz Sprinter with rail guidance equipment

1998

special customer requests are already being catered to

Historical newspaper article: Bicycle instead of locomotive

2000

Unimog-implement-system-partnership by Daimler AG and system implementation U400

DaimlerChrysler certificate for road/rail technology from 2000

2007

major contract comprising 66 Unimogs for Kazakhstan

Blue road/rail vehicles on transport wagons, Kazakhstan 2007

2010

development of the road/rail electric shunter ROTRAC E2 in cooperation with Linde MH
Compact ROTRAC E2 vehicle beneath a freight wagon

2011

the ROTRAC RR is being added to the product range

Yellow ROTRAC RR shunting vehicle on the company premises

2012

Areceipt of the ÖkoGlobe award for the ROTRAC E2

Group photograph at the 2012 ÖkoGlobe award ceremony

2013

development of the ROTRAC E4

Green ROTRAC E2 in front of freight wagons on a snowy track

2014

Stephan Zwiehoff enters into the management of G. Zwiehoff GmbH

Portrait of Stephan Zwiehoff

2014

service facility in Steinach is being opened

Aerial view of the Steinach site shown in the company history

2016

development of Zwiehoff’s own rail guidance system for the Unimog U423

Unimog U423 with a container trailer

2017

farewell of company founder Gerd Zwiehoff

Portrait of Gerd Zwiehoff

2019

new workshop in Niedermoosen (south Bavaria) is being opened

Workshop buildings and vehicles at the historical Niedermoosen site

2020

obtainment of ECM certification

ECM certificate AT/31/0320/0034 issued in 2020

2021

implementation of environmental management according to ISO 14001

Historical certificate for environmental management under ISO 14001:2015

2022

awarding bronze medal at EcoVadis

EcoVadis Bronze medal, assessment certificate from November 2022

2023

member of german railway industry association

Member of the German Railway Industry Association

2024

recertification for Unimog Expert Partner

Certificate documenting Unimog ExpertPartner status

2024

developement of the ROTRAC E1

ROTRAC E1 in front of freight wagons on an industrial track