ZIPPE – a successful family company

ZIPPE is an owner-managed company – with the 4th generation now in the company, we continue to be a partner for the international glass industry

 

2010 - ZIPPE Industrieanlagen GmbH celebrates its 90th anniversary

 

2009 - Opening of the new ZIPPE Technical Centre

 

2008 - Dr. Philipp Zippe joins the company

 

2007 - Commissioning of the new ZIPPE Logistics Centre

 

2003 - Delivery of the 1000th charger

 

1991 - Dr. Bernd-Holger Zippe takes over the management of Zippe

 

1986 - Construction of the first batch/cullet preheater for the glass industry

 

1984 - Construction of the first batch plant for float glass

 

1965 - Construction of the first plant for the preparation of hot and cold factory cullet

 

1960 - Construction of the first batch plant for container glass

 

1951 - The company was re-founded at Wertheim and managed by its original founder, Alfred Zippe senior, his son Alfred Zippe junior and the latter’s wife, Edith

 

1920 - Foundation of the company by Alfred Zippe senior at Haida, Northern Bohemia