Einhell

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

Einhell Germany AG

Company type	Aktiengesellschaft
Industry	Tools
Founded	1964 (1964) Landau an der Isar, West Germany
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)
Number of employees	1400
Subsidiaries	iSC GmbH kwb Germany GmbH
Website	einhell.com
Footnotes / references

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. 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.

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

• Angle grinders
• Chainsaws
• Grinding machines
• Hammer drills
• Heat guns
• Jigsaws
• Lawn mowers
• Power drills
• Sanders
• Scroll saws
• String trimmers
• Table saws
• Vacuum cleaners

External links

• Einhell Worldwide