The founding years
Timeline
1975
50 YEARS of quality, reliability and pioneering spirit — Josef Fliegl senior learns the profession of mechanical engineer within a very short time, passes the journeyman's examination and founds a privately managed sole proprietorship. With an employed foreman and a few employees, tippers are reassembled and slurry tankers are produced.
1977
Everything in one place... The production workshop in Kastl A look back at the beginnings: The workshop of the former Fliegl Maschinenbau GmbH in the founding years. Characterized by improvised order and pioneering craftsmanship.
1978
Introduction of the first two-deer cultivator — heavy cultivators are in vogue. The sole proprietorship Fliegl begins to produce heavy cultivators for stubble cultivation and seedbed preparation and soon produces more than 400 units per year.
1979
In-house exhibitions: The beginning of a success story — The illustration from 1978 shows the first production buildings of the Fliegl company for the production of agricultural tippers. Since then, in-house exhibitions have established themselves as an effective sales promotion measure and continue to contribute to the company's success today.
1980
Slurry application in the early 1980s — At the beginning of the 1980s, slurry application in Germany was still relatively simple and technically immature. Slurry tankers were usually equipped with a baffle plate through which the slurry was sprayed onto the ground over a wide area. Technical alternatives such as drag hoses...
1983
Presentation of the first concrete mixer — Agriculture is investing more and more in residential and commercial buildings. Josef Fliegl senior recognized the development, entered the construction industry and launched a robust concrete mixer on the market: The "Mischmeister" is cost-effective and can also be used for other mixing jobs....
1984
Start of production of the professional roller — Agriculture is investing more and more in residential and commercial buildings. Josef Fliegl senior recognised the development, entered the construction industry and launched a robust concrete mixer on the market: the "mixer master" was cost-effective and could also be used for other mixing work. Inside...
1986
Warehouse organization in Kastl — At the beginning of the 1980s, the organization of inventories in production halls and warehouses was a predominantly manual matter. Computer technology was very rudimentary, if at all, only available in large companies, and so the entire warehousing was mainly based on experience, a sense of order and clearly defined...
1987
A milestone for Josef Fliegl senior: He applies for a European patent for the "world's first mixer master with automatic filling". After two years of examination, the patent is granted. Fliegl develops the duplex mixer for the construction industry, which impresses with its robustness, special mixing quality and high mixing performance.
1988
Presentation of the Class 88 tipper — Agriculture means more and more transport. The farms are growing and with them the distances to usable land and deposits. Josef Fliegl senior is consequently relying on the new "Tipper Series 88" and is expanding the Fliegl product range to include forklift forks, bale transport equipment, front loader accessories and quick-release frames.
1989
Working and living in the workshop — agriculture means more and more transport. The farms are growing and with them the distances to usable land and deposits. Josef Fliegl senior is consequently relying on the new "Tipper Series 88" and is expanding the Fliegl product range to include forklift forks, bale transport equipment, front loader accessories...