Key facts
- Company.name
- Alfred Kärcher SE & Co. KG
- Company.logo
- Kärcher Logo 2015.svg
- Company.trade_name
- Kärcher
- Company.type
- Private (SE & Co. KG)
- Company.founder
- Alfred Kärcher
- Company.location
- Winnenden, Germany
- Company.area_served
- Worldwide
- Company.key_people
- Hartmut Jenner (CEO) Christian May (CSO) Markus Limberger (COO) Stefan Patzke (CFO) Marco Cardinale (CTO)
- Company.industry
- Manufacturing
- Company.products
- Cleaning equipment, full cleaning systems
- Company.revenue
- €3.44 billion (2024)
- Company.num_employees
- 17,000 (2024)
- Company.subsid
- Kärcher Futuretech, Kärcher New Venture, Kärcher Industrial Vacuuming, Kärcher Municipal, WOMA, Zoi, interpool, SoniQ Services
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- Type
- Company
- Founded
- 1935
- Location
- Winnenden, Germany
- Also known as
- Alfred Kärcher GmbH & Co. KG
- Status
- Active
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Wikidata facts
- Employees
- 13500
- Revenue
- 2578000000
- Official website
- www.kaercher.com
- Image
- Kaercher produkte.jpg
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- Commons category
- Kärcher
- inception
- 1945-01-02
- IPv6 routing prefix
- 2003:5a:a044::/48
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25 sectionsContents
- History
- Beginnings in Stuttgart and the war period
- 1950–1989: Irene Kärcher, internationalisation of the company
- From the 1990s: New business areas, takeover of other companies
- Corporate structure
- Kärcher main company
- Locations / Sites
- Subsidiaries
- Kärcher New Venture
- Kärcher Futuretech
- Kärcher Industrial Vacuuming
- WOMA
- Zoi
- Kärcher Municipal
- Products
- Common noun
- Engagement
- Cultural sponsorship
- Sports sponsorship
- Sustainability
- Community and social commitment
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Awards (selection)
- References
- External links
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Kärcher SE & Co. KG is a German manufacturer of cleaning equipment and systems, headquartered in Winnenden, Baden-Württemberg. Kärcher is considered the global market leader in this segment and, as of 2024, operates in 170 companies across 85 countries.