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History – Timeline

Vestergaard Companys history

1936

From pedal car to aircraft deicers. It all started with 7-year-old Godtfred Vestergaard

"Ingeniørfirmaet G. Vestergaard" is founded by Godtfred Vestergaard

1962

1966

Vestergaard receives order to repair existing deicers with SAS Copenhagen

First Vestergaard-manufactured deicers (nicknamed beanstalks)

1969

1976

Vacuum System on VTS introduced

First Elephant® ALPHA introduced

1981

1983

First Elephant® BETA introduced

Ingeniørfirmaet G. Vestergaard is converted to a limited company

1983

1987

Vestergaard manufacturing moves to Gevninge

Elephant® GAMMA with one-man operation introduced

1988

1988

First Elephant® BETA-15 introduced

First Elephant® MY introduced

1993

1996

Godtfred Vestergaard retires as CEO - Stefan Vestergaard becomes CEO

Vestergaard Company Inc established in McHenry, USA

1997

2002

Ingeniørfirmaet G. Vestergaard celebrates its 40th anniversary and changes name to Vestergaard Company A/S

First Elephant® SIGMA introduced

2009

2012

Vestergaard Company turns 50

Vestergaard Company Asia established

2012

2012

Vestergaard Company France established

PPS introduced

2013

2016

Elephant® MEW introduced

FAA approval of the In-truck manufacturing (ITM)

2016

2016

First ZVTS introduced

First Elephant® MY Lite introduced

2017

2017

Semi-automatic sampling system introduced

Turntable cabin introduced

2017

2018

Radar sensors replace antennas

New warehouse building/Godtfred's Høje established

2019

2019

Electrical chassis (Vestergaard e) introduced

e-VTS/e-WS introduced

2019

2019

Elephant® e-BETA introduced

VTS/WS simulator introduced

2019

GRV

2020

GRV introduced

First e-BETA in operation

2020

2022

e-Mini MY Lite introduced