- CEO
- Matthias Kummerle
- Full Time Employees
- 12,830
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Industrial - Machinery
- Address
- Murzlenstrasse 80 Niederweningen Switzerland 8166
- IPO Date
- Feb 13, 2012
- Business
- Bucher Industries AG (BUCN), founded in 1807 and headquartered in Niederwengen, Switzerland, is a global technology group that manufactures machinery, systems and components for agricultural, municipal, food processing and glass container industries; it operates through five divisions including Kuhn Group, which produces agricultural machinery for tillage, seeding, fertilization, spraying, hay and forage harvesting, livestock feeding and landscape maintenance with facilities in France, the Netherlands, the United States and Brazil; Bucher Municipal, which supplies municipal vehicles encompassing compact and truck-mounted sweepers, sewer cleaning vehicles, winter maintenance equipment and refuse collection vehicles; Bucher Hydraulics, which offers hydraulic pumps, motors, valves, cylinders, power units, electrohydraulic systems and electronic components primarily for agricultural, construction and materials handling applications with production sites in Europe, the USA, China and India; Bucher Emhart Glass, which provides glass forming machinery, inspection systems, components and services for the glass container industry; and Bucher Specials, which delivers equipment for wine production, fruit juice and beverage processing including beer technologies, instant products and automation solutions as well as specialized agricultural machinery distribution. The company maintains leading market positions across Europe, North America, Asia and other regions, employing around 14,000 people and generating sales of approximately CHF 3.2 billion in 2024. Recent developments include the January 2025 acquisition of 78% of Hydman Oy and 100% of Kiinteistö Oy in Finland by Bucher Hydraulics to enhance hydraulic manifold systems capabilities; the June 2025 acquisition of Banke GmbH's operating activities in Germany by Bucher Specials to expand beer processing technologies; the launch of a share buyback programme in April 2025 for up to 4% of share capital aimed at reduction; the appointment of Martin Starkey as Bucher Municipal division president effective January 2026 succeeding Aurelio Lemos; and the election of Manja Greimeier to the board of directors in April 2025, alongside a successor search for Bucher Emhart Glass leadership amid a leadership transition.