Specialist retailer and general importer of forestry and garden machinery with a service workshop and spare parts warehouse in Lenzburg.
Jakob Hug AG
5600 Lenzburg (head office, sales, workshop, showroom, spare parts warehouse) · Hunzenschwil (first company location, historic)New on Amplifa
About us
Jakob Hug AG is a family-owned company from Lenzburg specialising in the distribution of forestry and garden machinery for municipalities and horticultural businesses. Its range includes chainsaws, lawn mowers and robotic mowers, cleaning machines, woodworking machines, power tools as well as work and protective clothing. As a Swiss general importer, the company manages the brands Etesia, Arbortec, Aspen and FiveStar and also carries other brands such as Husqvarna, Iseki, Nilfisk, Mafell and Pfanner. A modernly equipped service workshop with six skilled staff and three apprentices carries out service, repair and maintenance work on engine-powered equipment, robotic mowers and small machines of all brands, complemented by a pickup and delivery service as well as a winter service for robotic mowers. A spare parts warehouse with over 35'000 items enables fast supply. Three field service staff advise and train customers such as municipalities, forestry operations and horticultural businesses.
- Site
- Lenzburg
- Processes
- Service and repair of machines and equipment (engine-powered equipment, robotic mowers, small, Assembly (retrieving, assembling or dispatching spare parts; service workshop), Robotic mower installation including on-site consultation, Pickup and delivery service for equipment and machines, Sales of machines, work and protective clothing, Service and repairs (pickup and delivery service), Robotic mower installation and free on-site consultation, Robotic mower winter service
- Materials
- General Import Etesia, General Import Arbortec, General Import Aspen/FiveStar
- Founded
- 1963
- Employees
- 21
- Industries
- Forestry, Gardening and landscaping, Municipalities/communities, Forestry operations, Horticultural businesses, Cleaning technology
- 01
General import and distribution of machines, equipment and protective clothing
- 02
Field service consulting and training
- 03
Sales (store, showroom, online shop)
- 04
Installation (e.g. robotic mowers)
- 05
Service and repairs in the company's own workshop
- 06
Spare parts supply from own warehouse
Brands and Product Range
General Import Etesia
Official Swiss general importer for Etesia large-area mowers and ET-Lander electric vehicles since 2010.
General Import Arbortec
Official general importer of Arbortec protective clothing for Switzerland since 2020.
General Import Aspen/FiveStar
General importer for Aspen fuels as well as FiveStar aluminium ramps since 2010.
Locations
Lenzburg
CHHead office, sales, workshop, showroom, spare parts warehouse
- Service workshop
- Showroom
- Spare parts warehouse with over 35'000 items
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service and repair of machines and equipment (engine-powered equipment, robotic mowers, smallAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Assembly (retrieving, assembling or dispatching spare parts; service workshop)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Robotic mower installation including on-site consultationAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Pickup and delivery service for equipment and machinesAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
History
- 1963
Founded by Jakob Hug in Hunzenschwil; distribution of STIHL chainsaws, forestry equipment and MAFELL woodworking machines for Central Switzerland
- 1965
Development and construction of a drilling device for planting holes (approx. 2'000 planting holes per day)
- 1966
Introduction of the lawn mower range
- 1974
Construction start of the two-storey building in the Lenzhard industrial area in Lenzburg
- 1975
Relocation to Lenzburg; founding of the family corporation
- 1980
Son Beat Hug joins the company
- 1985
Son Peter Hug strengthens the team
- 1991
Construction start of the workshop and showroom extension
- 1992
Beat and Peter Hug take over management; 13 employees
- 1995
Training of the first engine-powered equipment mechanic apprentices
- 2010
Official Swiss general importer for ETESIA machines and FiveStar aluminium ramps
- 2019
Construction start of the workshop extension
- 2020
Official general importer of Arbortec for Switzerland
- 2021
Completion of the extended workshop