| 1901 | The company is founded by Hermann Nestle |
| 1913 | The new company building in Riedsteige is occupied |
| 1938 | Dipl.-Ing. Walter Alfred Fischer, son-in-law of the company’s founder, becomes a shareholder |
| 1945-1947 | French occupation troops require Nedo to produce timber houses |
| 1947 | Hermann Nestle dies, Walter Alfred Fischer becomes sole shareholder |
| 1955 | Start of production in Hochgerichtstraße |
| 1959 | Dipl.-Ing. Walter Hermann Fischer starts working at Nedo |
| 1962 | Dipl.-Ing. Walter Hermann Fischer is appointed managing director |
| 1970 | Building 3 is occupied |
| 1977 | Nedo launches production of wooden and aluminium tripods |
| 1980 | Building 4 is occupied |
| 1981 | Dipl.-Ing. Walter and Gisela Fischer found FIMEX AG in Switzerland. Nedo adds measuring tools to its product line |
| 1982 | A revolutionary process for manufacturing high-precision scales goes into operation |
| 1988 | The first electronic levelling rod is presented |
| 1990 | Building 6 is occupied |
| 1991 | Walter Alfred Fischer dies at the age of 85 |
| 1995 | Building 5 is occupied |
| 1996 | Gisela Fischer is appointed as an additional managing director |
| 1997 | Dipl.-Wirtsch.Ing. Frank Fischer starts working at Nedo. Certification of Quality Management System according to ISO 9001 |
| 1999 | Dr.-Ing. Thomas Fischer starts working at Nedo |
| 2000 | Dr. Ing. T. Fischer and Dipl. Wirtschafts-Ing. F. Fischer are appointed as managing directors |
| 2001 | Nedo celebrates its 100th anniversary |
| 2002 | Nedo opens a US sales office and logistics center |
| 2007 | Nedo acquires and modernizes the neighboring industrial building, the current building 7, and expands the production area by 5.500 m2 |
| 2009 | Nedo presents a new laser programme |
| 2011 | Nedo wins the Red Dot Design Award for its products PRIMUS 2 and QUASAR 6 |
| 2011 | Nedo is certified as AEO-C |
| 2014 | Nedo products are used at CERN |
| 2016 | Nedo celebrates its 115th anniversary |
| 2018 | Presentation of the innovative Flexijet 3D surveying system |
| 2019 | Presentation of the new TUBUS 2 Pipe Laser |
| 2021 | Nedo celebrates celebrates its 120th anniversary |
| 2023 | Opening of the new logistics center |
