Einhell Germany AG is a German manufacturer of

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s and electrical garden equipment in

Landau an der Isar ] Landau an der Isar (, ; Central Bavarian: ''Landa an da Isar'') is the second-largest town in the Lower Bavaria, Lower Bavarian district, or ''Landkreis'', of Dingolfing-Landau, in the state of Bavaria, Germany. It lies on the river Isar, 120 ...

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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

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. The company floated on the stock market in 1987. It is a

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traded company on Xetra (EING_p.DE).

Structure

It has around 1,400 employees. In 2016 it turned over €486 million. Andreas Kroiss has been their Chief Executive since January 2003.Board of Directors
/ref> In 2013, Einhell took over Ozito, an Australian company supplying

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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

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and then when it became Bunnings, from 2016 to 2018. Einhell UK is situated in

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in the Wirral, on the Champions Business Park. They only supply complete products, spares have to be ordered through Einhell Germany.

Products

References

External links

Einhell Worldwide
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