Wacker Neuson

Wacker Neuson SE
legal form	Societas Europaea
ISIN	DE000WACK012
founding	1848
Seat	Munich , Germany
management	Martin Lehner, CEO ; Hans Neunteufel, Chairman of the Supervisory Board ;
Number of employees	6056 (2019)
sales	1.9 billion euros (2019)
Branch	mechanical engineering
Website	www.wackerneusongroup.com
	As of December 31, 2019

The Wacker Neuson SE (formerly: Wacker Construction Equipment AG), based in Munich, is a publicly traded manufacturer of equipment for the construction industry, for example, compaction equipment and compact equipment for the concrete and construction technology. The family company, founded in 1848, today has more than 50 subsidiaries, over 140 sales and service stations and over 12,000 sales and service partners worldwide. The group employs over 5000 people worldwide.

history

Headquarters Munich

Wacker Neuson rammer BS 60-2i

Vibration plate Wacker Neuson DPU 130 with infrared remote control

In 1848 the company was founded by Johann Christian Wacker as a blacksmith's workshop under the name Wacker in Dresden and began industrial production in 1875. In 1930 the engineers developed high-frequency technology for internal vibrators . At the same time, the first electrically operated rammer was developed and produced as an innovation for concrete and soil compaction. Even before the Second World War , the company expanded its production program and began building a domestic and foreign sales and trading organization. This development was interrupted by the total loss of the production facility in Dresden shortly before the end of the Second World War.

In 1945 business activity was resumed in Kulmbach and the company's headquarters were relocated to Munich in 1951. The first foreign company was founded in Hartford (Wisconsin) (USA) in 1957 ; In 1986 it was relocated to Milwaukee , where a production facility and logistics center are now located. The company subsequently expanded its international presence and is now represented worldwide with over 50 subsidiaries, over 140 sales and service stations and over 12,000 sales and service partners.

The corporate group was restructured from a GmbH to Wacker Construction Equipment AG . Until 2005, Wacker only developed, produced and sold small construction equipment up to around three tons in the fields of concrete technology, soil and asphalt compaction, demolition technology, and supply technology. With the acquisition of Weidemann GmbH in 2005, the company entered compact construction machines and the agricultural sector. In 2006 Drillfix AG (Switzerland) and Ground Heaters, Inc. (USA) were acquired.

The company went public on May 15, 2007 and is listed in the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. In autumn 2007 the company was included in the SDAX.

On October 31, 2007, the merger with Neuson Kramer Baumaschinen AG ( Linz , Austria), a manufacturer of compact construction machines, including compact excavators, wheel loaders, dump trucks and skid steer loaders, was completed. The Neuson Kramer Baumaschinen AG itself was in 2001 by the merger Neuson Construction GmbH with the traditional company Kramer-Werke GmbH emerged. Neuson was founded in 1981 under the name Neuson Hydraulik GmbH with headquarters in Linz and initially developed hydraulic mini excavators. In 1990 Neuson Baumaschinen GmbH was founded . In 1998 the dump truck manufacturer Lifton Ltd. (GB) bought and added skid steer loaders to the product range in 2004.

In February 2009, Wacker Construction Equipment AG was renamed and transformed into today's Wacker Neuson SE .

Between 2011 and 2017, Wacker Neuson produced mini excavators for Caterpillar at its plant in Hörsching . The Austrian subsidiary received the Austria's Leading Companies award in 2015 .

Group overview

Wacker Neuson, articulated wheel loader WL 32

Wacker Neuson SE has organized its activities according to regions (Europe, America and Asia-Pacific). The group is divided into the business areas light equipment up to a weight of approx. 3 tons, compact equipment up to approx. 14 tons and services (spare parts, maintenance, repair). The Compact Equipment division supplies excavators , wheel loaders , telehandlers , skid steer loaders and dumpers. These machines are used in building construction, civil engineering and road construction, in agriculture, in horticulture and landscaping, in municipalities as well as in recycling and industrial companies. The group comprises the three brands Wacker Neuson, Weidemann and Kramer as well as subsidiaries and production plants.

Brands

Wacker Neuson logo

Under the Wacker Neuson brand, the group sells hand-held construction equipment such as rammers, vibrating plates , hammers , cutting tools , internal and external vibrators as well as construction site technology and compact construction machines such as compact excavators, wheel loaders, dumpers and skid steer loaders worldwide .

Under the brand Kramer are all-wheel drive wheel loaders , tele wheel loaders and telescopic handlers marketed.

Weidemann logo

The Weidemann brand primarily produces machines such as yard loaders, articulated wheel loaders and telehandlers for agriculture.

Corporate governance

Martin Lehner has been running the company since September 2017. The Chairman of the Supervisory Board is Neuson founder Hans Neunteufel.

Shareholder structure

As of December 31, 2017

33.0% share consortium family Wacker
30.0% share consortium of the Neunteufel family
37.0% free float

Locations

Corporate headquarters

Wacker Neuson SE Munich, Germany

Training center Europe

Wacker Neuson Academy Reichertshofen, Germany

Production Europe

Wacker Neuson SE Reichertshofen, Germany
Wacker Neuson Linz GmbH Hörsching, Austria
Weidemann GmbH Diemelsee-Flechtdorf and Korbach, Germany
Kramer-Werke GmbH Pfullendorf, Germany
Wacker Neuson Kragujevac doo Kragujevac, Serbia

America production

Wacker Neuson Corporation Menomonee Falls, USA

Production Asia

Wacker Neuson Machinery (China) Co., Ltd. Pinghu City, Zhejiang Province, China

Production Brazil

Wacker Neuson Máquinas LTDA , Itatiba, Brazil

Web links

Commons : Wacker Neuson - collection of images, videos and audio files

Website of the Wacker Neuson Group

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Annual Report 2019. (pdf) In: wackerneusongroup.com. Retrieved May 1, 2020 .
^ Wacker Neuson SE, Munich. Retrieved August 26, 2019 .
↑ WACKER takes over the WEIDEMANN Group
↑ Acquisitions to continue growth
↑ Wacker Purchases Ground Heaters
↑ Handelsblatt dated June 24, 2010: Wacker Neuson builds mini excavators for Caterpillar
↑ Caterpillar website accessed on January 7, 2020: https://www.cat.com/de_DE/news/machine-press-releases/caterpillar-to-design-and-manufacture-full-line-of-mini-excavator- as-alliance-with-wacker-neuson-is-phased-out.html
↑ ALC 2015: Wacker Neuson Linz is Austria's top big player ( Memento from February 12, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) in the Wirtschaftsblatt from November 24, 2015, accessed on August 28, 2016
^ Wacker Neuson SE: Current shareholder structure. Retrieved March 26, 2018 .

[gb2019-1] Annual Report 2019. (pdf) In: wackerneusongroup.com. Retrieved May 1, 2020 .

[2] Wacker Neuson SE, Munich. Retrieved August 26, 2019 .

[:0-3] WACKER takes over the WEIDEMANN Group

[4] Acquisitions to continue growth

[5] Wacker Purchases Ground Heaters

[6] Handelsblatt dated June 24, 2010: Wacker Neuson builds mini excavators for Caterpillar

[7] Caterpillar website accessed on January 7, 2020: https://www.cat.com/de_DE/news/machine-press-releases/caterpillar-to-design-and-manufacture-full-line-of-mini-excavator- as-alliance-with-wacker-neuson-is-phased-out.html

[8] ALC 2015: Wacker Neuson Linz is Austria's top big player ( Memento from February 12, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) in the Wirtschaftsblatt from November 24, 2015, accessed on August 28, 2016

[9] Wacker Neuson SE: Current shareholder structure. Retrieved March 26, 2018 .