Posted on 11/19/2020
In 1780, Wilhelmus Lemken established a small blacksmith’s shop in Xanten on the Lower Rhine, thus laying the foundation for a highly successful company. Today, LEMKEN is one of the leading suppliers of professional crop production technology with more than 1,600 employees and 29 sales subsidiaries worldwide. This year, the family business marks its 240th anniversary with plenty of events for its employees, sales partners and customers.
Wilhelmus Lemken started forging ploughs, cultivators and harrows for local farmers near Xanten on the Lower Rhine 240 years ago, and these early products have remained part of the product range ever since. In 1969, Viktor Lemken took over the management of the family business and drove its development through industry-defining innovation. As a result, LEMKEN is now the ...