Milestones in the history of MAIRDUMONT
Kartographisches Institut Kurt Mair established.
Baedekers Autoführer Verlag is established. Mairs Graphische Betriebe is established.
Company changes its name to Mairs Geographischer Verlag Kurt Mair GmbH & Co. KG. and moves into a new building in Spittlerstraße in Stuttgart.
The German General Map 1:200,000 is published.
Death of Kurt Mair. Volkmar Mair takes over the management of the company. First Varta Guide is published.
Stake in Kompass acquired.
The publishing house and print shop move to Kemnat.
Collaboration with Allianz begins. First Baedeker Allianz Travel Guides are published.
Leisure maps (later Allianz Leisure Maps), scale 1:100,000 are published.
The first 39 MARCO POLO Travel Guides are published.
Ulm logistics centre begins operations.
Mairs Geographischer Verlag purchases FALK Verlagsgruppe (Falk, RV, GeoData) from Bertelsmann.
Mairs Geographischer Verlag takes over HB Verlag.
Falk.Marcopolo.Interactive established.
Falk.Marcopolo.Interactive established
The agreement for the takeover of DuMont Reiseverlag by Mairs Geographischer Verlag is signed on 02.11.2004.
Following the takeover of the Cologne-based DuMont Reiseverlag and given the 10% stake in Mairs Geographischer Verlag held by M. DuMont Schauberg, the publishing group is renamed MAIRDUMONT on 1 January 2005.
The first German Lonely Planet editions are published.
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