Rockinger
| Rockinger Agriculture GmbH | |
|---|---|
| legal form | GmbH |
| founding | 1875 |
| Seat | Waltershausen , Thuringia , Germany |
| management | Ralf Eichler, Thilo Böltink |
| Branch | mechanical engineering |
| Website | www.rockinger-agriculture.com |
Rockinger was founded in 1875 by master blacksmith Johann Rockinger and became known worldwide for its trailer hitches from 1927 onwards .
Company history
Johann Rockinger's forge at the time had mainly worked in the up-and-coming wagon construction. In 1927 she developed the "safety coupling for truck trains", the first fully automatic trailer coupling. Since then, Rockinger has made significant improvements in the technology of trailer hitches in the commercial vehicle sector.
In 1973 the production of trailer hitches for agricultural and forestry vehicles was started. In 1985 ROCKINGER moved to the north of Munich . With the opening of Eastern Europe , the company Rockinger Anängererkupplungen GmbH took over 100% of one of the then leading trailer coupling manufacturers in Eastern Europe in Wechmar . The branch in Wechmar was closed in 2013.
In 2001 Rockinger Munich and Wechmar were taken over by JOST Holding GmbH . The Jost-Werke GmbH builds fifth wheels, couplers, landing gears and power steering systems . In 2007 the manufacturer had a turnover of 445 million euros with its 2000 employees in 15 countries.
Today (2014) the headquarters of Rockinger Agriculture GmbH are in Waltershausen , not far from Wechmar.
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Individual evidence
- ^ Report in the Handelsblatt dated June 11, 2008, page 15