Einhell

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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
RevenueIncrease2.svg €486 million (2016) [* 1]
Number of employees
1400 [2]
Subsidiaries iSC 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]

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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 Einhell Schlagbohrmaschine.JPG
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. Ozito produces construction tools under Full Boar and low-end power tools under XU1.

For a time, they distributed the Ozito range in the UK through Homebase and then when it became Bunnings, from 2016 to 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 through Einhell Germany.

Products

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