1958
Poclain's first hydraulic motor by Claude Bataille
1968
Creation of the Hydraulic Division of Poclain Opening of the plant in Verberie
1976
 Foundation of the Poclain Hydraulics Company
1978
Creation of the subsidiary in the U.S.A.
1980
Creation of the subsidiary in Great Britain
Creation of the subsidiary in Germany
Launching of the MS motors, 4th generation of Poclain Hydraulics hydraulic motors
Poclain Hydraulics becomes a fully independent company
Creation of the subsidiary in Netherlands
1989 Verberie plant certified ISO 9001
Creation of the subsidiary in Czech Republic.
1991
Introduction of the first compact motor
Opening of Poclain Hydraulics production plant in Brno. 
Creation of the subsidiary in Japan.
1993
Expansion of Poclain's product line to include pumps 
Alliance with Eaton Hydraulic Division
1994
Opening of the manufacturing plant Poclain Hydraulics Inc. in the USA.
Introduction of systems
1996
Creation of the subsidiaries in Spain and Italy.
Introduction of the compact motor range
1997   
Creation of the representative office in China.
Alliance with Kawasaki Heavy Industry (Japan) to market motors in Japan
1999    Purchase of RI, manufacturer of brake valves
2000 ISO 9001, 2000 version certification for France, the Czech Republic, Germany, and United Kingdom
 ISO 14001 Certification
2001   
Introduction of the DYNA+™ multi-function brake
 2002    Creation of the sales subsidiaries in China and Sweden
Opening of research department in Slovakia
Construction of a vehicle proving ground
Introduction of the electronic control system SmartDrive™
Poclain Hydraulics Inc. Is QS 9000 certified
2003    
Introduction of ML06 motor for skid steer loader
Introduction of Speed+™ high-speed transmission
2004    
Introduction  of the MW24 4-speed motor with Dyna+™ brake
Introduction of the SmartDrive ™Easy and the PHASES program 'Do-it-yourself'
2006
Creation of the sale subsidiarie in Brazil
2007
Poclain Hydraulics buys Kladivar, a company based in Slovenia. Kladivar is a major player in the hydraulic valves business.