Einhell
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| Company type | Aktiengesellschaft |
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| Industry | Tools |
| Founded | 1964 Landau an der Isar,West Germany[1] |
| Founder | Hans 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 |
| Revenue |  €486 million (2016)[* 1] |
Number of employees | 1400[2] |
| Subsidiaries | iSC GmbH kwb Germany GmbH |
| Website | einhell |
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Einhell Germany AGis a German manufacturer ofpower toolsand electricalgarden equipmentinLandau an der Isar,Germany.[3]
History
[edit]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 inSpain.[4]The company floated on the stock market in 1987. It is aPrime Standardtraded company onXetra(EING_p.DE).
Structure
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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 overOzitoan Australian company supplyingBunningsDIY products for their stores all over Australia.
For a time, they distributed the Ozito range in the UK throughHomebaseand then when it became Bunnings, from 2016 to 2018.
Einhell UK is situated inBirkenheadin theWirral,on the Champions Business Park. They only supply complete products, spares have to be ordered throughEinhell Germany.
Products
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Company history of Einhell".Archived fromthe originalon 2019-02-22.Retrieved2017-12-07.
- ^(in German)Einhell-Fakten
- ^TelegraphApril 2014
- ^"Discover our company history! - Einhell Germany AG | Einhell.com".www.einhell.com.Retrieved2020-08-05.
- ^Board of Directors