Where we come from - Our History (1981-today)

Becoming a global player - 1981-2004

Throughout the 80s and 90s, L?dige builds on its successes in the air cargo industry with projects in Germany, the US, the UK?and Asia.??In 1992 and 1995 the first?automated parking systems are installed?in Amsterdam, the Netherlands and Duderstadt, Germany. In 1999 the British Airways World Cargo Terminal in Heathrow is completed.?Around the turn of the millennium the company's work extends to Asia.

1992 - First automated parking system is built utilising 5BY2 technology in Amsterdam, the Netherlands

1993 - Takeover of Hollfelder Elektronik (LogIT GmbH, R?dermark) adds automation process capabilities to our portfolio

1995 - First automated parking system built in Duderstadt, Germany

1999 - British Airways World Cargo Terminal is completed

2004 - New Loedige Asia Ltd. subsidiary is established in Hong Kong

2004 - Special lifting platform design for painting the vertical stabilizer of the Airbus A380 at Airbus's Finkenwerder plant in Hamburg

Growth and Innovation of product portfolio - 2005 to 2017

From 2005 to 2017, we have delivered innumerable air cargo terminals, such the Asia Airfreight Terminal, the MASkargo hub and the state-of-the-art Cool Cargo Hub for Finnair. Further, we have expanded our portfolio of lifting equipment to include car lifts and have built lighthouse projects such as Europe's largest automated parking system in Aarhus, Denmark.

2006 - Handover of T2 cargo terminal at Hong Kong International Airport to customer AAT Asia Airfreight Terminal

2010 - Two lorry lifts are supplied in central London

2011 - Won contract by MASkargo to redevelop the air cargo hub at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia

2011 - Handover of air cargo terminal for New Doha International Airport in Qatar

2015 - The Europe`s largest public fully automated car park system delivered to DOKK1 in Aarhus (Denmark)

2017 - Official opening of Cool Nordic Cargo Hub, Finnair, Helsinki

Constant innovation and expansion of service portfolio – 2018 to today

Since 2018, we continue to constantly innovate our product portfolio in order to help our customers move heavy goods, whether air cargo, cars, goods, trucks or even entire airplanes. With the acquisition of Mecfab Enterprises, a service provider for airport logistics solutions in Australia, and the acquisition of B&B Aufzugsbau, a service provider for lift solutions in Germany, we are following the track to expand and enhance our service portfolio.

2018 - Further fully automated parking system for Denmark, launched in BLOX, Copenhagen

2019 - dnata City East expands cargo handling at Heathrow with new facility from L?dige Industries

2020 - Expanding service portfolio for Airport Logistics Solutions in Down Under with the acquisition of long-time partner Mecfab Enterprises

2020 - Acquisition of B&B Aufzugsbau in Berlin to expand service portfolio for lift solutions

2021 - Completion of largest pharmaceutical plant in Saudi Arabia for SPIMACO.