Jungheinrich Group company history

Would you like to learn more about the development of Jungheinrich AG? Take a look at our historical overview.

Photo left: Dr Jungheinrich successfully developed transport equipment.

Photo right: VIP visit: Dr Ludwig Erhard, the father of the German economic miracle, visits Jungheinrich.

Within half a century, Jungheinrich has grown from a small business with fewer than ten employees to a leading international provider in the field of intralogistics and a globally recognised brand.

The following is a brief overview of the company's most important historical highlights:

1948
The Ameise® brand was issued its birth certificate. At the same time, trademark protection was registered.

1953
Establishment of H. Jungheinrich & Co. Maschinenfabrik, Hamburg. First electric four-wheel forklift truck Ameise® 55.

1956
Development of the first reach truck Retrak® – a milestone for space-saving storage.

1960
First pedestrian-controlled forklift truck Ameise® Junior with tiller steering and starter batteries.

1962
First automatically controlled, inductively guided forklift Teletrak.

1982
Introduction of automated stacker work with the presentation of the automatic stacker system ARS.

1984
Palletising/order picking systems are supplied to automate order picking.

1990
New generation of environmentally friendly diesel and LPG forklift trucks.

1991
Market launch of the Drive-In-System (DIS) deep stacking system.

1995
First Retrak® reach truck with central control lever – Multi-Pilot.

1998
Jungheinrich environmental management certified according to DIN ISO 1400. First Retrak® ETV 14 reach truck developed for wheelchair users.

2005
Jungheinrich PROFISHOP is established. Delivery of the 100,000th Jungheinrich truck with AC technology. Presentation of the world's first forklift truck with a rotating cabin.

2006
Launch of the online shop in Germany

2007
Launch of Jungheinrich PROFISHOP Field service advice

2008
Launch in Austria

2012
Launch in the Netherlands

2014
Market launch of Ameise® industrial trucks

2015
Launch of the new online shop in Germany Introduction of Steinbock® products 2016 Launch in Switzerland, Poland, Belgium, Italy, France, Spain

2017
Launched in Denmark, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Portugal, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary

2019
100,000 items of factory equipment