About us
The Kinshofer Group was founded in 1971 by Alfred Kinshofer as a small company in Bavaria and has since developed into a global company, a leader in the construction and landscaping, demolition, recycling and scrap, track construction, material handling, foundation and drilling sectors.The Kinshofer Group is firmly established as a specialist in these eight industries and a leader in the development and manufacture of attachments for construction machinery. 13 brands with 25 companies in 13 countries and over 4500 products are under its umbrella. With its products, the Kinshofer Group is the full-liner in the crane and excavator industry with full control over all processes.
Each of our brands strive to improve efficiency and productivity to keep our customers moving, and we relentlessly focus on leading the way for innovation to offer superior products. In each of our eight industries, we work tirelessly with our customers to provide logistics solutions and end-of-life product support.
History
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1971The founding of the company
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1971First attachment
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1973First brick stack grapple
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1975Construction of the new production hall
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1977Construction of the second production hall
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1979The first rotator with 360° endless rotation
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1980Expansion of sales markets
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1984First foreign sales location
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1985New buildings in Marienstein
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1990Moving to the new buildings
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1997Production in Austria and the Czech Republic
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2000The jump across the pond
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2003A milestone: the HPXdrive
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2006Renamed to KINSHOFER GmbH
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2006KINSHOFER acquires DEMAREC
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2008KINSHOFER in CHINA
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2011KINSHOFER acquires Aponox Oy
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2011KINSHOFER acquires RF-System AB
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2013KINSHOFER manufactures in the USA
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2015KINSHOFER acquires Auger Torque
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2017Kinshofer acquires Solesbee's
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2017Kinshofer acquires Doherty
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2019Moving of the headquarters
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2019Kinshofer acquires Hammer
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2021KINSHOFER acquires Cangini Benne
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2022KINSHOFER acquires Trevi Benne
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2022Kinshofer acquires Prolec
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2023Kinshofer joins Open-S Alliance
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2023HGT joins the Kinshofer Group
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2024Kinshofer acquires Eurosteel
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2024GMT new member in Kinshofer Group
GMT new member in Kinshofer Group
In the same year, Kinshofer GmbH acquires the Dutch company GMT Equipment.
2024



