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Einhell Germany AG
Company type Aktiengesellschaft
Industry Tools
Founded1964; 60 years ago (1964)
Landau an der Isar, West Germany [1]
FounderHans Einhell
Josef Thannhuber
Headquarters Landau an der Isar, Germany
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Andreas Kroiss
Jan Teichert
Markus Thannhuber
Products Power tools, garden equipment
RevenueIncrease €486 million (2016) [* 1]
Number of employees
1400 [2]
SubsidiariesiSC GmbH
kwb Germany GmbH
Website einhell.com
Footnotes / references
  1. ^ "Financial reports of Einhell Germany AG" (PDF) (Press release). Einhell Germany AG.

Einhell Germany AG is a German manufacturer of power tools and electrical garden equipment in Landau an der Isar, Germany. [3]

History

It was founded on June 2, 1964 by Josef Thannhuber as Hans Einhell GmbH. Hans Einhell was the uncle of Josef Thannhuber.

In the late 1960s it opened a factory in Spain. [4] The company floated on the stock market in 1987. It is a Prime Standard traded company on Xetra (EING_p.DE).

Structure

Einhell power drill

It has around 1,400 employees. In 2016 it turned over €486 million. Andreas Kroiss has been their Chief Executive since January 2003. [5]

In 2013, it took over Ozito an Australian company supplying Bunnings DIY products for their stores all over Australia.

For a time, they distributed the Ozito range in the UK thro Homebase an then when it became Bunnings, from 2016-2018.

Einhell UK is situated in Birkenhead in the Wirral, on the Champions Business Park. They only supply complete products, spares have to be ordered thro Einhell Germany.

Products

References

  1. ^ "Company history of Einhell". Archived from the original on 2019-02-22. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
  2. ^ (in German) Einhell-Fakten
  3. ^ Telegraph April 2014
  4. ^ "Discover our company history! - Einhell Germany AG | Einhell.com". www.einhell.com. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
  5. ^ Board of Directors

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