Milestones on the road to success

		1887		Founding of metal goods factory, Zug
		1913		Founding of galvanizing shop in Zug
		1915		The ZUG washing machine starts to take the markets by storm
		1950		First Unimatic automatic washing machine
		1956		Foundation of WEZ plastics factory in Oberentfelden
		1959		Launch of the tumble dryer
		1962		Adora dishwasher launched on the market
		1976		Amalgamation of metal goods factory and galvanizing shop to form V-ZUG AG
		1979		V-ZUG AG is the first company to fit its kitchen and washing machines with fully electronic controls
		1983		MZ-IMMOBILIEN AG takes charge of designing the factory grounds of the metal goods factory in Zug
		1987		Opening of the first phase of the Metalli quarter project in Zug city center
		1988		V-ZUG AG takes over F. Gehrig, Ballwil
		1990		V-ZUG AG takes over Sibir, Schlieren
		1993		MZ-IMMOBILIEN acquires Park Hotel in Zug
		1993		V-ZUG AG takes over Belimed
		1994		Opening of the fourth and final phase of the Metalli quarter
		1995		V-ZUG AG takes over Kleindienst-Belimed, Augsburg (Germany)
		1996		V-ZUG AG takes over Avenatech Inc., Miami (USA)
		1997		V-ZUG AG takes over Netzsch Belimed, Waldkraiburg (Germany) and Belimed, Grosuplje (Slovenia)
		1998		V-ZUG AG celebrates its 85th anniversary
		1999		V-ZUG AG takes over the Sauter Group, Sulgen
		2000		Single, uniform market presence as the Belimed Group
		2000		The Combi-Stream SL is the first machine to combine steaming, baking and regeneration in a single unit
		2004		Launch of the Adora SL automatic washing machine and dryer with four world-firsts: steam ironing, mite extermination, swivel control panel and DialogSystem
		2005		Infection Control (Belimed AG) forms a new, independent business unit
		2007		Takeover of the FFC Group AG along with Hildebrand AG's operative business and integration into the Gehrig Group AG
		2008		Acquisition of the Schleuniger Group; new business unit: Wire Processing