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The history of DMT

With roots dating back to 1737, we can look back on almost 300 years of company history.

History of DMT

Some of the milestones in our long history:

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2023Acquisition of DMT Group - Consulting and Engineering Services LTDA in Brasil including a majority share of subsidiary SAGA Engineering Projects LDA, Portugal
2022Acquisition of majority share of PfB, Prüfzentrum für Bauelemente GmbH & Co. KG in Rosenheim, Germany
2019Establishment of the subsidiary DMT Consulting Engineers Pty. Ltd. in Australia
2018

- Change of name and corporate form: from Dr.-Ing. Wesemann Gesellschaft für Ingenieurgeodäsie mbH to DMT Engineering Surveying GmbH & Co. KG

- Establishment of the subsidiary DMT Middle East W.L.L. in Bahrain

2016Establishment of the Turkish subsidiary DMT GmbH & Co. KG Merkezi Almanya İstanbul Merkez Şubesi
2015Aquisition of the engineering surveying and geodesy company Dr.-Ing. Wesemann Gesellschaft für Ingenieurgeodäsie mbH in Herne 
2014

- The former IMC subsidiaries are renamed DMT Consulting Ltd (UK), DMT Consulting Private Ltd (India) and DMT Consulting GmbH (Germany)

- Acquisition of majority share of the South African mining company Kai Batla Pty Ltd

2012

- Acquisition of majority share of the Höntzsch GmbH in Waiblingen

- Establishment of the subsidiary PT. DMT Exploration Engineering Consulting Indonesia in Jakarta

- Change of company name from AGL Associated Geosciences Limited to DMT Geosciences Ltd.

2010Acquisition of the Canadian company Associated Geosciences Limited
2008Change of corporate form: from GmbH to GmbH & Co. KG
2007DMT becomes a member of TÜV NORD GROUP
2006

- Change of company name from Deutsche Montan Technologie GmbH to DMT GmbH

- Acquisition of the international consultancy IMC Group Consulting Limited (IMC GCL)

1999Renamed as Deutsche Montan Technologie GmbH
1990

- Merger of mining related organisations for research and development, testing, education and training to form DeutscheMontanTechnologie für Rohstoff, Energie, Umwelt e.V

- Foundation of DMT-Gesellschaft für Forschung und Prüfung mbH with 14 institutes and 22 independent expert bodies

1958Foundation of Bergbau-Forschung GmbH as research Institute of Steinkohlenbergbauverein for the development of new technologies for economic extraction, beneficiation and utilisation of coal
1952Foundation of Steinkohlenbergbauverein
1927Foundation of Versuchsgrubengesellschaft, Dortmund, for research and prevention of risks of accidents and occupational desease in mining industry
1903Foundation of the Rope Testing Centre
1894Establishment of Bergbauversuchsstrecke BVS in Dortmund Derne, director Carl Beyling
1864Foundation of Westfälische Berggewerkschaftskasse (WBK) with the task of education and training of mining personnel, elaboration of maps, plans,and mine drawings as well as to start collections and to support scientific investigations
1737Foundation of Bergamtskasse Grafschaft Mark, predecessor of Märkische Berggewerkschaftskasse

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