1908
Dipl. Ing. William Gerb founded in Berlin the company "Gesellschaft für Isolierung gegen Erschütterungen und Geräusche" for the business of vibration and noise control

1911
The 1st patent - No. 243351 - was granted covering:
"Shockabsorber responding to vertical and horizontal vibrations based on elastic damping material"

1913
The 2nd patent - No. 268564 - was granted covering:
"Vibration damper using coil springs and elastic material with strong internal friction"

1938
Patent No. 659230 - the idea of the Viscodamper - was granted

1939
Factory located at Wintersteinstr. 7-9, Berlin-Charlottenburg

1951 / 1952
Technical office in Wiesbaden/Germany was established

1957
Technical office in Essen/Germany was established

1967
1st elastic support of a large size steam turbine ( NPP Stade )

1974
Foundation of:
GERB Ingenieurbüro für Maschinenfundamente GmbH & Co. Planungs KG, Essen, today GERB Engineering GmbH

1976
Death of William Gerb

1978
1st direct spring supported forging hammer

Relocation of the company to Roedernallee 174-176, Berlin-Reinickendorf

1979
Foundation of:
GERB Akustik Consult GmbH, Essen, today BBM GERB Akustik GmbH

Foundation of:
GERB SA , St. Nazaire and Versailles, France

1983
Foundation of:
GERB S.A., Madrid, Spain

1986
1st elastic support of a building on spring elements - - 2 x 5 story residential and office building at Brunnenstrasse / Corner of Ramlerstrasse -Berlin-Wedding - 22.000 kN

1988
Foundation of:
GERB Vibration Control Systems, Inc. , Chicago, USA

1989
1st floating trackbed system for a subway in Berlin - U8 - Station Rathaus Reinickendorf - Tunnel below residential building

1990
Foundation of:
GERB do Brasil, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Foundation of:
GERB Schwingungsisolatoren GmbH, Coswig/Dresden , Germany , today GERB Schwingungs- und Schallschutz GmbH

1991
Foundation of:
Lenvibrober, St. Petersburg, Russia, today SAO GERB

Foundation of:
GERB - Office Prag, Czech Republic, today GERB Praha spol. sr.o.

1992
Foundation of:
GERB Vibration Control Systems Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore and New Delhi, India

1997
Foundation of:
GERB (Qingdao) Vibration Control Systems Co., Ltd. Qingdao, China

1998
1st floating trackbed system for high speed train line, Chonan Station, South Korea
Foundation of:
GERB Argentina S.A., Cordoba, Argentine

2000
Foundation of:
GERB Italia SRL., Milano, Italy

2004
Transfer of Ownership of GERB Schwingungs- und Schallschutz GmbH, Coswig and BBM GERB Akustik GmbH, Essen/Planegg