From the mid-1970s to the start of the new millennium, all signs at Linde pointed to expansion. With a series of acquisitions during the "Meinhardt era" from 1976 to 2003 - especially in the areas of industrial trucks, technical gases and commercial refrigeration - the company tripled its staff, while sales rose fourfold in the same period, after taking account of inflation.
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Prominent themes from this period:
On an expansion course through acquisitions
Strengthening the market position in refrigeration
Technical gases: expansion and internationalization
Calculated expansion of industrial truck business
Strengthening facilities engineering
Strategic directions within the Group
From Dr. Hans Meinhardt to Gerhard Full to Professor Dr. Wolfgang Reitzle
2005 Declaration of Commitment
2006 Creating The Linde Group