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Putzmeister America company history timeline

1958

Putzmeister was founded by Karl Schlecht in 1958.

1986

In 1986, Putzmeister 52Z's were used in the Chernobyl nuclear accident, pumping over 300,000 m³ (400,000 cubic yards) of concrete to entomb reactor number 4, setting a world record at the time for volume pumping.

1989

When Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. (Korean Air) purchased the Wilshire Grand in 1989, the company recognized the need for world-class accommodations in Los Angeles, and planned to eventually create that true luxury flagship hotel in the internationally traveled city.

2008

In 2008, Putzmeister broke its own record by pumping concrete to a height of more than 700 m at Burj Khalifa.

2011

During the 2011 Japanese nuclear accidents at the Fukushima plant, multiple Putzmeister concrete boom pumps were flown to Japan from locations around the world.

2012

As the largest German-Sino transaction ever, at the end of January 2012 Putzmeister was sold to the Chinese Sany Heavy Industries, the construction-equipment maker run by China’s richest man Liang Wengen.

2014

The February 2014 mat pour for Los Angeles’ Wilshire Grand project qualified as the largest continuous concrete pour in history and officially claimed a Guinness World Record.

2017

Upon completion in 2017, the new, 73-story Wilshire Grand project in downtown Los Angeles will be the tallest structure west of the Mississippi.

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1958
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