Innovative and expansive for 70 Years
Since our founding in 1946, GÖLZ focuses on quality, service and innovation. Together with our customers, we constantly develop on new concepts and solutions for professional work with diamond tools and equipment. Our products are sold in over 40 countries through our own sales and service centres, or through trained distributors.
- Diamond Tools and Machines under one Roof
- GÖLZ – Your Partner for Professional Solutions in the Drilling, Sawing and slurry recycling Industry.
History of Gölz
GÖLZ – Your Partner for Professional Solutions in the Drilling, Sawing and slurry recycling Industry.
1946
Siegfried Gölz founded the company as a sole proprietorship. At that time the company dealt primarily with logging and in the timber trade.
1949
Led to a co-operation with the well-known chain-saw manufacturer STIHL. GÖLZ assumed the function of a STIHL distributor in the Rhine area.
1968
The first channel core drilling rig was developed and produced with a STIHL two-stroke engine - the GÖLZ KB300 is still market leader today.
1981
The Schütte machines company from Dusseldorf was acquired, which extended the product range also to floor saws, stone cutting machines and concrete processing machines. GÖLZ Ges.m.b.H in Austria was founded as a sales subsidiary.
1982
GÖLZ started with the development and production of drilling segments and core drills.
1986
GÖLZ founded the sales subsidiary GÖLZ (UK) Ltd in the United Kingdom.
1987
After acquisition of the company TTS, the development and production of diamond tools was transferred to Salzburg, Austria.
1989
STIHL transferred the distribution of its products to its own subsidiary. In the meantime, GÖLZ built up its own business line of construction equipment and diamond tools.
1990
GÖLZ Benelux in Belgium and GÖLZ Inc. in USA were founded - since 2001 named Golz LLC in Columbia, MO.
1993
The sales subsidiary GÖLZ S.à.r.l. in Strasbourg/France was founded.
2005
GÖLZ GmbH opened a sales office in Amman, Jordan.
2006
GÖLZ took over the Australian customer Rock Equipment and founded its own sales subsidiary GOLZ PTY Sydney, Australia.