1829

Foundation of the company GEBHARDT

1958

The 5th generation joins the family business with Ludwig Gebhardt; Max Gebhardt joins three years later and provides a multitude of new impulses that lead to expansion.

1965

Cheese maturing and seed containers conquer the market

1987

The plastic roll containers developed by GEBHARDT conquer the trade and achieve market leadership in this segment within a few years.

1995

Max and Ludwig go their separate ways; Ludwig devotes himself to the timber trade, while Max sees the future in the industrial sector.

1996

VDA approval as first supplier for the standard European Wheel Pallet System (EWPS)

1998

Foundation of the Automotive Solutions business unit

1999

Management taken over by Ute Lesch-Gebhardt in the 6th generation; awarded the Dr. Helmut Kohl succession prize; opening of Plant V in the Czech Republic

2002

First certification according to DIN EN ISO 9000:2000 and according to VDA 6.4

2003

GEBHARDT receives the IHK certificate as a recognized training company

2004

Franz Lesch is appointed Managing Director alongside Ute Lesch-Gebhardt. Max Gebhardt takes over as Chairman of the Advisory Board; founding of the Food Products & Solutions business unit.

2007

Subsidiary founded in the USA in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, GEBHARDT receives "Top Job" seal of approval for exemplary personnel work

2008

Cable drum family introduction

2009

Award in the nationwide competition "Germany's Customer Champions" for first-class customer relationship management

2011

GEBHARDT is certified according to the recognized PEFC standard and thus supports exemplary and sustainable forest management

2013

Strategic market orientation according to sectors: Automotive, Food & Retail, Tires &Wheels and Industry; second place in the "Innovation Award for Logistics 2013"

2015

Ute Lesch-Gebhardt resigns from operational management and supports the company's development in the future as Chairwoman of the Advisory Board

2016

Expansion on the US market

2018

GEBHARDT launches the first online store for new and used load carriers

2019

Presentation of the new, intelligent thermal container iTBX; presentation of the intelligent functions at LogiMAT 2019 with Argumented Reality

2020

GEBHARDT once again receives the "Top Job" seal of approval for exemplary personnel work We document our high quality standards through numerous certifications

2021

Andreas Schmidberger and Thomas Bauer are appointed to the management board, so that the management board with Franz Lesch now consists of a 3-member team.

2021

Presentation of the new, actively cooled eTBX