About KARCHER
From the very beginning, Kärcher has always been characterised by ingenuity and innovative thinking. The company was founded in 1935 by the inventor Alfred Kärcher, who began manufacturing and marketing his pioneering product ideas in the field of heating technology. The cornerstone of developing into the world’s leading cleaning specialist was laid in 1950 with the invention of Europe’s first hot water high-pressure cleaner. When Alfred Kärcher died in 1959, his wife Irene continued her husband’s life’s work until her own death in 1989. Kärcher has remained a family-owned company to this day, headquartered in Winnenden near Stuttgart.
New additions to the group of companies are national companies in Oman and Morocco, which means that the Kärcher Group now comprises more than 150 companies in 80 countries. In addition to investing 170 million euros in infrastructure, product development and organizational projects, Kärcher has expanded its workforce by more than 900 to 15,330 employees worldwide, more than 1,000 of whom work in in-house research and development.