1962
Erwin Hymer takes over the rights for the production of aluminium ladders from the aircraft manufacturer Dornier and starts manufacturing with Fritz Lang in Neumühle near Wangen on 1.7.1962.
1970
Construction of new site starts at Käferhofen.
1971
Introduction of the screwed stile-rung joint.
The Hymer trademark - the red stripe - is born.