51°21′47″N 12°22′33″E / 51.3631°N 12.3757°E
Industry | Cable Car, Automotive Industry, Arms Industry |
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Founded | 1874 |
Founder | Adolf Bleichert |
Defunct | 1993 |
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.