ZIEHL-ABEGG (Germany)

Ziehl-Abegg (Kuenzelsau, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) is one of the leading global companies in the field of ventilation, control and drive technology. Back in the Fifties, Ziehl-Abegg established the basis for modern fan drives: external rotor motors which even today are still seen as state-of-the-art worldwide.

The high-tech company has an impressive innovative capability. The company has a global workforce of 3,900 spread between 16 production plants, 28 companies and 108 sales locations. Turnover in 2017 totalled 540 million euros.

Emil Ziehl founded the company in Berlin in 1910. After the Second World War the company’s headquarters were relocated to Southern Germany. Ziehl-Abegg SE is not a listed company but instead is family-owned.