Ammann – over 135 years of experience
The company was founded by Jakob Ammann in 1869. In 1911 the first Ammann motorised road roller was developed and the start of the complete line of compaction products available today.
Through constant innovation and acquisition of complementary compaction manufacturers the Ammann range now spans from 50 kg Rammers to Articulated Tandem Rollers. Having produced its first dual tandem vibratory roller in 1964 in Langenthal, Switzerland the takeover of Duomat complemented the range. The factory in Hennef, Germany now produces Rammers, both forward and reverse Vibratory Plates and Walk-behind Rollers.
In 1995 the acquisition of Rammax added the specialist range of Trench Rollers to the portfollio and in 2005 the purchase of Stavostroj (STA) of the Czech Republic increased the range of Heavy Tandem Vibratory Rollers and Pneumatic Tyred Rollers (PTR).
In 1989 Ammann entered into a joint venture with Yanmar to produce mini excavators from a factory in Saint-Dizier France. Ammann - Yanmar has become one of the 3 European leaders in the mini-excavator market through its daring commercial and industrial policy. Initially, the company benefited from being part of the Ammann distribution network in Europe and Yanmar's technological expertise. These two assets led to our spectacular growth.
Today the Saint-Dizier plant designs and produces 18 models of conventional mini-excavators or Zero Tail Swing excavators (ViO). The rest of the ranges, including 3 carriers are supplied by Yanmar directly from Japan.
Compaction products were first introduced to the UK market in the 1970’s, followed by Yanmar machines in 1983.
