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Welcome to Linde
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COMPANY INFORMATION
Linde Malaysia
Linde Material Handling develops high-performance material flow solutions tailored to individual customer needs, with which users achieve sustainable competitive advantages. The company is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of forklift trucks and warehouse equipment and has been setting standards for solutions for industrial trucks, fleet management, driver assistance systems and service offerings for more than 50 years.
KEY FACTS
We're here for you – worldwide
- Around 13,000 people worldwide are working for the Linde brand.
- With production and development resources in all relevant regions, Linde is adressing the specific requirements of local markets.
- Linde employees are taking care of customers’ needs at more than 700 sales and services facilities in over 100 countries.
- A network of more than 8,500 service technicians ensures maximum availability of Linde trucks and solutions.
- Based on its worldwide logistics network Linde guarantees spare part delivery within 24 hours.
KION Group Values
The KION Group values inform our individual actions and our collaboration with colleagues, superiors, employees, customers, suppliers and applicants.
When developing our shared values the KION Group wanted to hear as many different voices and opinions as possible. So our new values reflect the beliefs of the entire KION Group and are an active part of our everyday work, the KION Group involved colleagues from every level, unit, and region in the development process.
INTEGRITY
- We do what is right.
- We act according to ethical, sustainability and compliance standards.
- We say what we do and ‘walk the talk’.
- We never walk away from our commitments.
- We communicate truthfully, openly and timely.
COLLABORATION
- We trust each other.
- We approach our tasks with a strong and collaborative team spirit.
- We share ideas openly and strive for full commitment.
- We establish strong long-term relationships.
- We treat others as we would like to be treated ourselves.
COURAGE
- We change and innovate.
- We encourage new ideas.
- We value different opinions and diversity.
- We embrace new solutions and take calculated risks.
- We take action and contribute to our shared goals.
EXCELLENCE
- We create outstanding customer value.
- We shape the industry through innovation.
- We understand our customers’ needs and deliver superior solutions and services.
- We continuously increase efficiency and simplicity.
- We invest in our people and technology to secure future success.
PROFILE
Linde Material Handling is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of forklift trucks and warehouse equipment. In Europe, the company is the market leader with the Linde and Fenwick (France) brands. Since 2006, Linde has been part of the KION Group. The KION Group is the world’s second largest manufacturer of industrial trucks and one of the leading suppliers of automation solutions for intralogistics.Linde is represented in more than 100 countries worldwide with its own branches. The company’s international network includes production and assembly plants in Germany, France, the Czech Republic, the USA and China as well as more than 700 sales and service locations.For its customers, Linde develops high-performance solutions for intralogistics. The basis for this are electric and diesel forklift trucks, warehouse equipment, fleet management software, automation solutions, driver assistance systems, financing offers as well as services around the forklift truck and operator training.Linde’s vehicle offer is unique. It comprises around 80 series with up to 20 model variants and around 9,000 equipment options. On the basis of this modular system, Linde manufactures the vehicles and fleets precisely tailored to their requirements for transport, storage, picking and stacking.
PERFORMANCE
Creating Value Together
As in other industries, digital networking, automation and the demand for more and more individual products are also driving technological change in intralogistics. However, this change has different effects in every company. Linde Material Handling helps its customers align their material management with these new challenges.In doing so, they can rely on the great strength of Linde: there is no product off the shelf at Linde. Technological innovations are only implemented if they achieve sustainable customer benefit. Customers receive well thought-out solutions that meet the individual requirements of their application to 100 percent. Productivity, safety and ergonomics are the key guiding principles.
PRODUCTIVITY
Efficient forklift trucks are the backbone of efficient intra-company logistics. Together with intelligent software and comprehensive service packages, operators achieve lasting competitive advantages.
SAFETY
The safety of people, trucks, and goods is the central idea of Linde Material Handling’s Zero Accident Philosophy. With integrated solutions, Linde is working toward a future of safer intralogistics.
ERGONOMICS
The best solutions arise when humans and technology work together in perfect harmony. The principle of ergonomic design therefore strongly informs Linde Material Handling’s development of trucks and services.
MANAGEMENT
Andreas Krinninger
The safety of people, trucks, and goods is the central idea of Linde Material Handling’s Zero Accident Philosophy. With integrated solutions, Linde is working toward a future of safer intralogistics.
Sabine Neuß
Sabine Neuß has been a member of the Executive Board since 2013. As Chief Operating Officer she is responsible for the entire production.
Christophe Lautray
Christophe Lautray has been a member of the Executive Board since 2009. As Chief Sales Officer, he is responsible for sales and customer service.
HISTORY
The roots of Linde Material Handling date back to the beginning of the 20th century. Together with Hugo Güldner and Georg von Krauss, Carl von Linde founds the Güldner-Motoren-Gesellschaft in Munich in 1904. Three years later the company moves to Aschaffenburg. In 1929, the Gesellschaft für Linde’s Eismaschinen AG, founded by Carl von Linde in 1879, took over the Güldner-Motoren-Gesellschaft. In 1955 the development of the first vehicle with a hydrostatic drive and the first truck with this drive concept in 1960 laid the foundation for Linde’s rise to one of the world’s largest manufacturers of forklift trucks and warehouse equipment. Find out more about the company’s milestones in the chronicle.
2016
At the second World of Material Handling, Linde, together with more than 7,000 professional visitors, takes a look at the future of material handling in the world of logistics 4.0. In Aschaffenburg, Linde opens its new headquarters at a place rich with history. In 17 months the building at the Carl-von-Linde-Platz, originally from the 1950s, was completely renovated and redesigned on the basis of a modern room concept.
2014
Linde celebrates the production of the 750,000th forklift truck. The first World of Material Handling (WoMH), a customer event hosted by Linde, attracts more than 6,000 professional visitors. At WoMH the Linde Safety Pilot is also celebrating its debut. The electronic assistance system supports the driver and helps him avoid dangerous situations.
2011
With the E20 – E50 forklift series, Linde becomes the market leader in Europe for electric trucks. The electric kart E1, which Linde has developed on the basis of original components of this series, sets a world record for electrically driven karts – accelerating from 0 to 100 km / h in only 3.45 seconds. The E1 drives directly into the Guinness book of the records.
2009
Linde is presenting prototypes with alternative drives such as hybrid and fuel cells for the first time. Since 2010, Linde has become the first manufacturer of industrial trucks in Europe offering of fuel cell powered trucks off-the-shelf.
2006
Linde Material Handling becomes part of the newly formed KION Group.
2005
The Staplercup celebrates its premiere. More than 1,500 drivers participate in the first German championship forforklift drivers. Since 2007, international teams also participate. The final competition at the Schlossplatz in Aschaffenburg regularly draws the attention more than 10,000 spectators every year. “StaplerCup hilft e.V.”, a charity club founded in 2008, is donating the proceeds of various projects for charity – more than 200,000 euros til today.
1993
Linde establishes a joint venture with the second largest Chinese forklift truck manufacturer in Xiamen.
1989
With the acquisition of British forklift manufacturer Lansing Bagnall – the inventor of the reach truck – extends its storage technology offering.
