MILESTONES

Carl August Klinger is born in Stolpen

Klinger invents the first baler machine in the world

Klinger dies at the age of 78

Gold Medal Award at the 1. Dresdner Hygenie Ausstellung

Start of the construction of the new factory in Neustadt/ Saxony

C.A. Klinger company becomes a public listed enterprise

Acquisition of Kuettner Machinery in Pirna

Acquisition of Hering AG, Nuremberg

C.A. Klingers factories in Neustadt and Stolpen form the nucleus of now state owned FORTSCHRITT Landmaschinen Group

Start of Machinery Deliveries to Africa

2000 RS 09 / GT124 (predecessor of MUT 18 Sparrow) to India

Begin of Exports to China

Export to the UK under the brand name Bonhill

Formation of Kombinat Fortschritt as a nationwide industrial Komplex

Shipping of the 300,000^th machine to the USSR

Shipping of the 9000^th machine to China

BSG FORTSCHRITT Football Club promoted to highest league of the GDR

15,000th machine to Africa

Beginning of break-up and privatization of Kombinat FORTSCHRITT by the German State Asset Management body

MAFA is founded, securing the brand name FORTSCHRITT

FORTSCHRITT Agritec is founded