Jungheinrich

Jungheinrich is a German industrial technology company focused on material handling, warehousing, and material-flow engineering. Founded in Hamburg by Friedrich Jungheinrich in 1953, the business developed from a manufacturer of industrial trucks into a broader provider of equipment, warehouse infrastructure, automation, software, financing, rental, maintenance, driver training, and used-equipment services. Its product portfolio includes counterbalance forklifts, reach trucks, stackers, pallet trucks, tow tractors, automated guided vehicles and other driverless transport systems, as well as racking and complete warehouse systems. The company's history is closely associated with the Ameise brand, whose name means “ant” in German and became widely associated with manual and electric pallet trucks. Jungheinrich later consolidated several acquired truck brands under its own name. The acquisition of the Steinbock und Boss Group in 1994 strengthened its industrial-truck position, while the former MIC, Steinbock, and Boss brands were discontinued in 2002. The company subsequently expanded beyond stand-alone vehicles into warehouse planning, automated storage and retrieval, warehouse-management systems, radio-data solutions, and complete intralogistics projects. International expansion began early. Jungheinrich opened its first foreign branch in Austria in 1956 and established its first Eastern European branches in the Czech Republic and Hungary in 1991. Its international manufacturing and supply footprint has included facilities in China, Germany, and other European locations. The Qingpu operation near Shanghai, opened in 2006 and expanded in subsequent years, assembles electric pedestrian-controlled trucks and supports the Chinese and wider Asian markets. The company also operates or has operated sales and service organizations across numerous countries, supplemented by independent dealers, particularly in overseas markets. Jungheinrich's business model combines equipment sales with recurring and lifecycle services. These include a large rental fleet, inspection and repair, spare-parts logistics, reconditioning and resale of used trucks, leasing and sales finance, and training for equipment operators. The company has also built capabilities in warehouse automation through the acquisition of specialist businesses such as MIAS, a Munich-based warehouse-logistics engineering group acquired in 2015. Its offering is therefore positioned around the complete movement and storage of goods, from individual pallet transport to automated distribution centers. The company became publicly traded in 1990 through preference shares. Its share has moved between the SDAX and MDAX during its German stock-market history, while ordinary shares have remained associated with the founder's family. Jungheinrich remains headquartered in Hamburg-Wandsbek and operates as an international industrial group. Reference material describes it as ranking second in Europe and third worldwide in material-handling equipment, warehousing, and material-flow engineering. The supplied reference reports 2025 revenue of €5.502 billion and 21,438 employees; these figures are included as a time-specific reference rather than as timeless company attributes.

Friedrich Jungheinrich established H. Jungheinrich & Co. Maschinenfabrik in Hamburg on 7 August 1953. The company quickly began building an international presence, opening its first foreign branch in Austria in 1956. In 1958, headquarters and a production site were established in Hamburg-Wandsbek. A Swiss subsidiary, Ameise GmbH, was founded in Aarau in 1960, linking the company to the Ameise name that later became especially associated with pallet trucks. After the founder died in 1968, the business continued to broaden its industrial and commercial base. In 1966, it acquired a site in Friedrichsgabe, now part of Norderstedt, and production was progressively transferred there from Hamburg through 1984. Jungheinrich created a dedicated organization for truck rental and used equipment in 1974, establishing a lifecycle-services orientation that remains important to its business model. A new plant was built in Lüneburg in 1989. Jungheinrich became publicly traded in 1990, when domestic companies were merged and the group was listed through preference shares. The ordinary shares continued to represent entrepreneurial control associated with the founder's family. The same period marked further internationalization: branches were established in the Czech Republic and Hungary in 1991, expanding the company's reach into Eastern Europe. A major portfolio change followed in 1994, when Jungheinrich acquired the Steinbock und Boss Group. Production facilities in France, Great Britain, and Spain were closed and production was consolidated in Germany. In 2002, the MIC, Steinbock, and Boss truck brands were retired, and new trucks were sold under the Jungheinrich name. This strengthened the corporate brand and simplified the group's market identity. The Dr. Friedrich Jungheinrich Foundation was established in 2004 to support scholarships for students specializing in mechanical or industrial engineering. The company continued to develop equipment and automation capabilities. In 2005, it presented a forklift with a rotating cab, described in the reference material as the world's first of its kind. In 2006, Jungheinrich opened an assembly plant in Qingpu near Shanghai for electric pedestrian-controlled pallet trucks and related low- and high-platform equipment. The Dresden Used Equipment Centre also began operations in 2006, supporting the reconditioning and resale of used trucks. Battery-powered low-platform trucks began production at Landsberg in Saxony-Anhalt in 2009. In 2013, Jungheinrich inaugurated a plant for warehouse and system trucks in Moosburg, expanded its spare-parts infrastructure with a central warehouse in Kaltenkirchen, and opened a plant in Qingpu serving the Asia-Pacific region. A spare-parts warehouse near Moscow began operating in 2015 under Kühne + Nagel Contract Logistics to serve Russia and neighboring markets. The company also acquired MIAS in 2015, adding specialist engineering expertise in warehouse logistics. In the same year, the management board was expanded to include a Logistics Systems division under Klaus-Dieter Rosenbach. Jungheinrich moved into a new company-owned headquarters in Hamburg-Wandsbek at the beginning of 2016. Its subsequent business has combined industrial trucks with racking, warehouse-management systems, automated storage and retrieval, driverless transport, financing, rental, maintenance, training, and used-equipment services. The reference material describes a global network of 40 group-owned sales and service companies, supported by dealers in additional overseas markets. It reports 2021 revenue of €4.24 billion and 19,103 employees, and 2025 revenue of €5.502 billion with 21,438 employees. These figures are tied to their respective years and should not be treated as current unless independently updated.

1. 2016New Hamburg headquarters occupied

   Jungheinrich moved into a new company-owned headquarters in Hamburg-Wandsbek.

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2. 2015MIAS acquired

   The company acquired MIAS, a Munich-based specialist in mechanical engineering for warehouse logistics.

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3. 2013Moosburg and logistics infrastructure expanded

   Jungheinrich inaugurated a Moosburg plant for warehouse and system trucks, opened a central spare-parts warehouse in Kaltenkirchen, and expanded Qingpu operations.

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4. 2009Landsberg battery-powered truck production begins

   The Landsberg site began producing battery-powered low-platform trucks.

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5. 2006Qingpu assembly plant opens

   An assembly plant near Shanghai began producing electric pedestrian-controlled pallet trucks for China and Asian markets.

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6. 2005Rotating-cab forklift presented

   Jungheinrich presented a forklift with a rotating cab, described in the reference as a world first.

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7. 2004Dr. Friedrich Jungheinrich Foundation established

   The foundation began supporting scholarships for mechanical- and industrial-engineering students.

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8. 2002Truck brands consolidated under Jungheinrich

   The MIC, Steinbock, and Boss brands were discontinued for new trucks in favor of the Jungheinrich name.

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9. 1994Steinbock und Boss Group acquired

   The acquisition expanded Jungheinrich's industrial-truck operations and was followed by production consolidation in Germany.

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10. 1991Eastern European expansion

    The company established its first branches in the Czech Republic and Hungary.

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11. 1990Public listing begins

    Jungheinrich became publicly traded through preference shares, with the first listing on 30 August.

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12. 1989Lüneburg plant built

    A new production facility was constructed in Lüneburg.

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13. 1974Rental and used-equipment business launched

    Jungheinrich created its own organization for truck rental and used equipment.

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14. 1966Norderstedt site acquired

    The company acquired a site in Friedrichsgabe, now Norderstedt, and gradually relocated production there.

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15. 1960Ameise GmbH established in Switzerland

    Jungheinrich founded a Swiss subsidiary in Aarau under the Ameise name.

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16. 1956First foreign branch opens in Austria

    Jungheinrich began its international branch network with an Austrian operation.

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17. 1953Company founded in Hamburg

    Friedrich Jungheinrich founded H. Jungheinrich & Co. Maschinenfabrik in Hamburg on 7 August.

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An integrated material-handling and intralogistics partner combining industrial trucks, warehouse automation, storage infrastructure, software, financing, rental, and after-sales services.

• Industrial trucksMaterial-handling equipment

  Jungheinrich's core equipment range includes counterbalance forklifts, electric forklifts, reach trucks, stackers, pallet trucks, and tow tractors. Models cover warehouse, manufacturing, distribution, and heavy-load applications. The range includes vehicles for different capacities and lifting heights, with the wider rental fleet described as covering capacities from 1 to 42 tonnes and lifting heights up to 17 metres.

• AmeisePallet trucks

  Ameise is a registered Jungheinrich Profishop trademark and one of the company's best-known product names. It is associated particularly with manual and electric pallet trucks used for moving pallets over short distances in warehouses, retail, manufacturing, and distribution environments.

• Driverless transport systemsWarehouse automation

  Jungheinrich supplies driverless transport systems for automated movement of goods and materials. These systems extend the company beyond conventional forklifts by supporting repeatable warehouse and production flows, integration with warehouse software, and varying degrees of automation.

• Warehouse and rack systemsWarehouse infrastructure

  The company's storage portfolio includes manual, semi-automatic, and automatic racking solutions. Examples include automated high-bay warehouses, automated small-parts warehouses, pallet warehouses, and combined systems designed around a customer's storage and material-flow requirements.

• Intralogistics solutionsSystems engineering

  Jungheinrich plans and implements complete intralogistics projects, from warehouse analysis and design through project execution and after-sales support. Solutions may combine physical storage, industrial trucks, warehouse-management software, radio-data equipment, storage and retrieval machines, and automated transport technologies.

• Lifecycle and fleet servicesIndustrial services

  Services include equipment inspection, maintenance and repair, operator training, leasing and sales finance, rental, used-truck sales, and reconditioning. This service layer supports customers throughout the operating life of material-handling equipment and helps Jungheinrich participate in both new-equipment and secondary markets.

• 2015Acquire MIASM&A

  Jungheinrich was broadening from industrial trucks into warehouse automation and engineering.

  What changed. The company acquired Munich-based MIAS, which specialized in mechanical engineering for warehouse logistics.

  Aftermath. The transaction strengthened Jungheinrich's capabilities in warehouse-logistics systems and complemented its equipment portfolio.

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• 2006Expand assembly and distribution capacity in ChinaStrategy

  Jungheinrich expanded its manufacturing and market-support footprint in Asia.

  What changed. The company opened an assembly plant in Qingpu near Shanghai for electric pedestrian-controlled pallet trucks and related equipment.

  Aftermath. The Qingpu operation supplied Jungheinrich sales activities in China and the broader Asian market and was later expanded for Asia-Pacific industrial-truck production.

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• 2002Consolidate truck brands under JungheinrichStrategy

  Following the Steinbock and Boss acquisition, the group operated several truck brands.

  What changed. Jungheinrich abandoned the MIC, Steinbock, and Boss brands and sold trucks under the Jungheinrich name.

  Aftermath. The decision concentrated market identity and product branding around the corporate Jungheinrich name.

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• 1994Acquire the Steinbock und Boss GroupM&A

  Jungheinrich sought to expand its industrial-truck business through the acquisition of the Steinbock und Boss Group.

  What changed. The group was acquired, after which production facilities in France, Great Britain, and Spain were closed and production was relocated to Germany.

  Aftermath. The transaction was followed by brand consolidation; MIC, Steinbock, and Boss were later discontinued as truck brands in 2002.

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• 2025Jungheinrich reports €5.502 billion in revenue for 2025

  Reference material reports revenue of €5.502 billion and a workforce of 21,438 for the 2025 financial year.

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• 2025Jungheinrich reports 2025 revenue of €5.502 billion

  Reference material reports that Jungheinrich generated €5.502 billion in revenue and employed 21,438 people in 2025.

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• 2023Jungheinrich reports strong demand for electrification and automation solutions

  The company’s reporting and investor communications highlighted continued demand for electric industrial trucks, automation, digital products, and service offerings amid the modernization of warehouses and supply chains.

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• 2021Jungheinrich reports €4.24 billion in revenue for 2021

  Reference material reports 2021 sales revenue of €4.24 billion and 19,103 employees.

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• 2021Jungheinrich expands automation capabilities through the acquisition of arculus

  Jungheinrich announced the acquisition of arculus, a German specialist in modular automation and autonomous mobile robotics, strengthening its automated warehouse and intralogistics portfolio.

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• 2018Jungheinrich returns to the SDAX

  The company's share moved from the MDAX back to the SDAX with effect from 24 September 2018.

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• 2016Jungheinrich moves into a new Hamburg headquarters

  The company moved into a newly constructed headquarters in Hamburg-Wandsbek at the beginning of 2016.

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• 2015Jungheinrich acquires the MIAS Group

  The company acquired the Munich-based MIAS Group, a specialist in mechanical engineering for warehouse logistics.

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• 2015Jungheinrich expands its Management Board for Logistics Systems

  The Management Board was expanded to include responsibility for the Logistics Systems division under Klaus-Dieter Rosenbach.

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• 2014Jungheinrich enters the MDAX

  Jungheinrich was included in the MDAX from 4 December 2014 after previously being a component of the SDAX.

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