HISTORY

We started manufacturing in production hall No. 3 on an area of 22,000 square meters.

Establishment of a development site and prototype workshop, which developed the D 031k excavator.
With the introduction of the OT 810 armoured personnel carrier into the product portfolio, the company's core production programme was established.

The company brought to the market a hydraulic rotary loader with the type designation HON 050, which, thanks to modernisation, became the best-selling product manufactured under the PPS brand.

The company launched production of the SATUR 035k telescopic excavator, which was a novelty in the construction machinery market.

A new type of loader, the UNC 151, was launched in the construction machinery segment as developed by PPS employees.
In the area of special production, the production of armoured tracked vehicles BVP-1 begins, which represented the world's top class vehicle, which has been of quality comparable to the equipment used by the army in this category to date.

In cooperation with the Research and Development Institute in Zvolen, production of UN 050 loaders begins. The loader was produced in various modifications until 1995. Sale of 30 thousand units is unique in the field of construction machinery.

Podpolianske strojárne Detva changed its name to Závody ťažkého strojárstva, š.p. Detva.

Start of production of the UNC 200 large capacity wheel loader, a modification of which, the UNC 201, was produced until 1998.
Innovations focused on industrial robots (OJ 10) and manipulators for welding (OM).

Signing of the Cooperation Agreement with Hanomag AG Hannover, Germany, which can be seen as the cornerstone of PPS's current strategic focus as a partner of world-class original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).

Entering into a licensing agreement with CESAB Spa Bologna, Italy, for the manufacture of forklifts and establishing cooperation with CET Salt Lake City, USA, for the development of the new CET loader line.

In the company operating again under the business name Podpolianske strojárne Detva, š.p. (PPS DETVA, š.p.) extensive changes were performed: the conversion of the armaments industry and the related expansion of the production programme of construction machinery to include wheel-steered skid steer loaders, the expansion of the range of articulated loaders to include the Detvan 500, Detvan 650 and Detvan 850, the expansion of the production programme to include a new generation of machines - off-road telescopic handlers, the introduction of the production of fixed drive axles, and the production of harvesters. Cooperative relations were established with John Deere, Bitelli and Sima. Several subsidiaries were established abroad, as well as the PPS KRIVBASS joint venture in Ukraine.

The state-owned enterprise PPS Detva was transformed into the joint-stock company PPS Detva a.s. and gradually integrated into DMD Holding, a.s.