Jungheinrich AG

Intralogistics from a single source since 1953

Jungheinrich AG is a listed family-owned company headquartered in Hamburg that develops, manufactures and distributes intralogistics solutions. The portfolio ranges from electric material handling equipment such as hand pallet trucks through to automated high-rack stackers, storage systems (racking), lithium-ion batteries and chargers, electric motors and drive controls, mobile robots as well as automated storage systems and software. Production takes place at twelve plants worldwide, seven of them in Germany (including Hamburg-Wandsbek, Norderstedt, Lüneburg, Moosburg, Landsberg, Degernpoint/Degernpoint, Dresden); key processes are welding plant construction according to ISO 3834-2, steel processing for steel assemblies and assembly. The highest-revenue purchasing product groups are batteries, storage systems, steel assemblies and electric drivetrains. Customers come from industries such as intralogistics, warehouse logistics, the automotive industry, aviation, logistics services and e-commerce, including Liebherr, Kühne+Nagel and Deutsche Aircraft. With more than 21,000 employees and revenue of €5,502 million (2025), the company supplies more than 120 countries, 42 of them with its own direct sales.

Site

Hamburg

Processes

Manufacture of electric motors, Manufacture of drive controls, Manufacturing of lithium-ion batteries and chargers, Welding (welding specialist company according to ISO 3834-2), Manufacturing of steel assemblies (via purchasing product group), Manufacturing of storage systems (racking systems), Assembly of material handling equipment (forklift trucks, pallet trucks, counterbalance stackers,, Design/planning of intralogistics systems

Materials

Lithium-ion battery material, Steel (steel assemblies), Steel (steel assemblies, storage systems)

Certificates

ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 50001:2018, ISO 45001:2018, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO 3834-2:2021, ISO 14040:2009, TISAX Label, DIN EN 16247 Energy Audit, AEO, EcoVadis Platinum, OHRIS, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 50001, ISO 45001, ISO 3834-2

Founded

1953

Employees

21438

Industries

Intralogistics, Warehouse logistics, Automotive industry, Aviation, Logistics services, E-commerce

1. 01

   Engineering and design (material flow analysis, planning)

2. 02

   Purchasing of steel assemblies, batteries, drivetrains, storage systems

3. 03

   Welding of steel assemblies (ISO 3834-2)

4. 04

   Manufacturing of electric motors and drive controls

5. 05

   Manufacturing of lithium-ion batteries and chargers

6. 06

   Assembly of material handling equipment and storage systems

7. 07

   Automation, commissioning, software integration

8. 08

   Customer service, rental, refurbished equipment

Materials and processes

Production and logistics sites in Germany

Hamburg

DE

Head office/HQ

Hamburg-Wandsbek

DE

Production plant material handling equipment

Materials

Stahl

Norderstedt

DE

Production plant

Materials

Stahl

Lüneburg

DE

Production plant

Materials

Stahl

Moosburg

DE

Production plant

Materials

Stahl

Landsberg

DE

Production plant

Materials

Stahl

Degernpoint

DE

Production plant

Materials

Stahl

Dresden

DE

Production plant

Kaltenkirchen

DE

Spare parts center

Products and components

Inside the production

Processes & technical limits

1 Anlagen & Maschinen

Quality and certification

Jungheinrich has services throughout the Group comprehensively certified, including quality and environmental management (ISO 9001, ISO 14001), energy management (ISO 50001) and occupational safety (ISO 45001). The Norderstedt, Lüneburg, Moosburg, Landsberg and Degernpoint plants are certified as welding specialist companies according to ISO 3834-2; several sites hold AEO certificates and OHRIS awards.

Company history

1. 1908

   Foundation of the import and export house H. Jungheinrich & Co. by Hermann Jungheinrich in Hamburg

2. 1953

   Foundation of H. Jungheinrich & Co. Maschinenfabrik by Friedrich Jungheinrich; first electric four-wheel forklift 'Ameise 55'

3. 1956

   Start of in-house electric motor development and manufacturing; first foreign subsidiary in Austria

4. 1958

   New Hamburg-Wandsbek plant goes into operation

5. 1966

   Start of plant construction in Norderstedt

6. 1974

   Start of the self-organized rental and used equipment business

7. 1977

   Introduction of the 'Delta' racking system

8. 1979

   4,100 employees, revenue DM 533 million, 58% abroad

9. 1987

   Revenue reaches one billion DM

10. 1990

    Initial public offering of Jungheinrich AG

11. 2005

    100,000 material handling vehicles with three-phase AC technology

12. 2011

    First pedestrian pallet truck with lithium-ion battery

13. 2018

    First counterbalance stacker with fully integrated lithium-ion battery

14. 2021

    Acquisition of arculus (software and robotics)

15. 2023

    Acquisitions: Storage Solutions (USA) and Magazino (robotics)

16. 2025

    Revenue €5,502 million, 21,438 employees worldwide