The R50 electric truck was the STILL successor model in the 1980s. |
Since the late 1960s, Hans Meinhardt had paid special attention to the new business in industrial trucks. In order to grow as quickly as possible into a leading market position, this sector had to strengthen itself through company acquisitions. The first good opportunity came in 1973, when the Quandt Group wanted to sell STILL GmbH in Hamburg, which was especially strong in the area of forklifts with electric motors. |
The takeover was finalized in November 1973. Linde has since had two company groups manufacturing within the Forklift plant group: Güldner and STILL.