Bleichert

51°21′47″N 12°22′33″E / 51.3631°N 12.3757°E / 51.3631; 12.3757

Adolf Bleichert & Co.
IndustryCable Car, Automotive Industry, Arms Industry
Founded1874
FounderAdolf Bleichert
Defunct1993
Headquarters
Key people
Max von Bleichert / CEO
Paul von Bleichert / CFO
Number of employees
90 (1881)
3.200 (1928)
169 (1932)
4.000 (1950)

Bleichert, short for Adolf Bleichert & Co.,[1][2] was a German engineering firm founded in 1874 by Adolf Bleichert. The company dominated the aerial wire ropeway industry during the first half of the 20th century, and its portfolio included cranes, electric cars, elevators, and mining and ship-loading equipment. It ceased operations in 1993.

Adolf Bleichert - Founder of the Bleichert Aerial Wire Ropeway System
Postcard 1910 - Factory of Adolf Bleichert & Co. Leipzig-Gohlis
Factory plan of Adolf Bleichert & Co. Leipzig-Gohlis
  1. ^ "Adolf Bleichert – der Erfinder des deutschen Drahtseilbahnsystems". Seilbahngeschichte.de. Archived from the original on 2011-10-11. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
  2. ^ Dr. Manfred Hötzel. "Adolf Bleichert und sein Werk".

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