The KINSHOFER GROUP
The Kinshofer Group was founded in 1971 by Alfred Kinshofer as a small company in Bavaria and has since developed into a global company, a leader in the construction and landscaping, demolition, recycling and scrap, track construction, material handling, foundation and drilling sectors.
The Kinshofer Group is firmly established as a specialist in these eight industries and a leader in the development and manufacture of attachments for construction machinery. 13 brands with 25 companies in 13 countries and over 4500 products are under its umbrella. With its products, the Kinshofer Group is the full-liner in the crane and excavator industry with full control over all processes.
Each of our brands strive to improve efficiency and productivity to keep our customers moving, and we relentlessly focus on leading the way for innovation to offer superior products. In each of our eight industries, we work tirelessly with our customers to provide logistics solutions and end-of-life product support.
The KINSHOFER GROUP
The Kinshofer Group was founded in 1971 by Alfred Kinshofer as a small company in Bavaria and has since developed into a global company, a leader in the construction and landscaping, demolition, recycling and scrap, track construction, material handling, foundation and drilling sectors.
The Kinshofer Group is firmly established as a specialist in these eight industries and a leader in the development and manufacture of attachments for construction machinery. Twelve brands with 24 companies in 13 countries and over 4500 products are under its umbrella. With its products, the Kinshofer Group is the full-liner in the crane and excavator industry with full control over all processes.
Each of our brands strive to improve efficiency and productivity to keep our customers moving, and we relentlessly focus on leading the way for innovation to offer superior products. In each of our eight industries, we work tirelessly with our customers to provide logistics solutions and end-of-life product support.
DELIVERING GLOBAL EXPERTISE
KINSHOFER Cranes and Excavator Attachments has been a leading manufacturer of key industry attachments to customers worldwide. Located in the Bavarian village of Holzkirchen, Germany, our global headquarters offer an extensive range of attachments for equipment carriers with and without hydraulics, covering the scrap, demolition, railway, landscaping, construction, snow clearing, excavating, road building, forestry, tire recycling and biomass industries.
DELIVERING GLOBAL EXPERTISE
KINSHOFER Cranes and Excavator Attachments has been a leading manufacturer of key industry attachments to customers worldwide. Located in the Bavarian village of Holzkirchen, Germany, our global headquarters offer an extensive range of attachments for equipment carriers with and without hydraulics, covering the scrap, demolition, railway, landscaping, construction, snow clearing, excavating, road building, forestry, tire recycling and biomass industries.
MORE POWER, MORE SPEED, HIGHER PRODUCTIVITY
With over 25 years’ experience, Netherlands-based DEMAREC has successfully combined market knowledge with technology expertise to deliver quality demolition and recycling equipment worldwide. With a long-life product span, exceptional price/quality ratio, performance and operating costs, DEMAREC provides effective design and excellent service to customers.
MORE POWER, MORE SPEED, HIGHER PRODUCTIVITY
With over 25 years’ experience, Netherlands-based DEMAREC has successfully combined market knowledge with technology expertise to deliver quality demolition and recycling equipment worldwide. With a long-life product span, exceptional price/quality ratio, performance and operating costs, DEMAREC provides effective design and excellent service to customers.
YOUR NEEDS. OUR SOLUTIONS.
RF-SYSTEM develops and markets efficient, versatile tools and products for many categories such as railways, cables and lines, sorting, civil engineering and construction contracting for different carrier machines like excavators, loader cranes and tractors. Our strength is our leading technical skills, continual development of unique, high-quality products, extensive storage, and extremely reliable delivery.
YOUR NEEDS. OUR SOLUTIONS.
RF-SYSTEM develops and markets efficient, versatile tools and products for many categories such as railways, cables and lines, sorting, civil engineering and construction contracting for different carrier machines like excavators, loader cranes and tractors. Our strength is our leading technical skills, continual development of unique, high-quality products, extensive storage, and extremely reliable delivery.
ULTIMATE IN VERSATILITY
AUGER TORQUE is a global manufacturer and leading provider of earthmoving attachments. With a strong focus on quality, innovation and service, our product range is designed for the construction, agriculture and earthmoving industries, and includes earth drills, augers, screw pile torque heads, mast rigs, trenchers, mulchers, log splitters and stump planers. With five manufacturing facilities, stock holding premises worldwide and a global network of over 150 distributors, AUGER TORQUE meets the needs of all global markets quickly, robustly and cost effectively.
ULTIMATE IN VERSATILITY
AUGER TORQUE is a global manufacturer and leading provider of earthmoving attachments. With a strong focus on quality, innovation and service, our product range is designed for the construction, agriculture and earthmoving industries, and includes earth drills, augers, screw pile torque heads, mast rigs, trenchers, mulchers, log splitters and stump planers. With five manufacturing facilities, stock holding premises worldwide and a global network of over 150 distributors, AUGER TORQUE meets the needs of all global markets quickly, robustly and cost effectively.
QUALITY THAT GIVES YOU CONTROL
Based in Winston, Atlanta GA, SOLESBEE’S Equipment and Attachments LLC is a full-service, heavy equipment manufacturer offering high-quality, standard and custom attachments for every major brand of heavy equipment. In operation since 1993, we offer a complete line of strong and durable attachments for every type of job required by forklifts, bulldozers, front-end and back-end loaders, excavators and tractors.
QUALITY THAT GIVES YOU CONTROL
Based in Winston, Atlanta GA, SOLESBEE’S Equipment and Attachments LLC is a full-service, heavy equipment manufacturer offering high-quality, standard and custom attachments for every major brand of heavy equipment. In operation since 1993, we offer a complete line of strong and durable attachments for every type of job required by forklifts, bulldozers, front-end and back-end loaders, excavators and tractors.
YOUR COUPLER SPECIALISTS
DOHERTY Couplers and Attachments design and manufacture world-leading, high-quality earthmoving attachments for the construction, demolition, quarrying and mining industries worldwide. Dedicated to safety and quality, we lead the way in attachment innovation and are one of the few manufacturers globally to offer fully automatic quick couplers 100% compliant to AS4772-208, EN474 and ISO13031 standards, and major contractor policies. Our key products include the D-Lock and D-Lock Tilt Couplers.
YOUR COUPLER SPECIALISTS
DOHERTY Couplers and Attachments design and manufacture world-leading, high-quality earthmoving attachments for the construction, demolition, quarrying and mining industries worldwide. Dedicated to safety and quality, we lead the way in attachment innovation and are one of the few manufacturers globally to offer fully automatic quick couplers 100% compliant to AS4772-208, EN474 and ISO13031 standards, and major contractor policies. Our key products include the D-Lock and D-Lock Tilt Couplers.
ITALIAN DESIGN AT ITS BEST
Located in the industrial area of Molfetta, Bari, HAMMER guarantees the highest quality, Italian designed and manufactured hydraulic breakers, hydraulic crushers, shears and other attachments. Hammer manufactures more than 95% of its components and products in house with a highly sophisticated and extremely modern machine plant consisting of more than 65 CNC machines.
ITALIAN DESIGN AT ITS BEST
Located in the industrial area of Molfetta, Bari, HAMMER guarantees the highest quality, Italian designed and manufactured hydraulic breakers, hydraulic crushers, shears and other attachments. Hammer manufactures more than 95% of its components and products in house with a highly sophisticated and extremely modern machine plant consisting of more than 65 CNC machines.
PASSIONATE TOOLS
ABased in Sarsina in the North Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, CANGINI stands in Italy for high-quality and longterm proven attachments for excavators and loaders. Cangini produces 100% of the products in Italy and cultivates excellence in staff, products and processes - with no compromise.
PASSIONATE TOOLS
Based in Sarsina in the North Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, CANGINI stands in Italy for high-quality and longterm proven attachments for excavators and loaders. Cangini produces 100% of the products in Italy and cultivates excellence in staff, products and processes - with no compromise.
QUALITY WITHOUT COMPROMISE
Our choices, our philosophy, are the distinguishing features of our company identity that is geared to research, development and the design of safe, high-performance equipment which is reliable and aesthetically pleasing.
QUALITY WITHOUT COMPROMISE
Our choices, our philosophy, are the distinguishing features of our company identity that is geared to research, development and the design of safe, high-performance equipment which is reliable and aesthetically pleasing.
SIMPLY SAFER
Based in Poole in the south of England, PROLEC stands for safety. Safety is the top priority. It's the cornerstone of everything Prolec does. With Prolec you protect your assets, employees and investments reliably and sustainably.
SIMPLY SAFER
Based in Poole in the south of England, PROLEC stands for safety. Safety is the top priority. It's the cornerstone of everything Prolec does. With Prolec you protect your assets, employees and investments reliably and sustainably.
HYDRAULIC GRAB TECHNOLOGY
»Hydraulic hands« made for every hydraulic carrier from the mini excavator with the operating weight of 800kg to the 220t material handler. Specially developed hydraulic slewing gears, designed and produced in Peine, between Hanover and Brunswick, form the link between machine and gripper.
HYDRAULIC GRAB TECHNOLOGY
»Hydraulic hands« made for every hydraulic carrier from the mini excavator with the operating weight of 800kg to the 220t material handler. Specially developed hydraulic slewing gears, designed and produced in Peine, between Hanover and Brunswick, form the link between machine and gripper.
ALL UNDER ONE ROOF
Since 1985 we have been developing and producing quick-couplers and equipment for excavators and wheel-based loaders. We aim and work to offer added value for every client, with products that exactly meet each one’s specific requirements.
ALL UNDER ONE ROOF
Based in Poole in the south of England, PROLEC stands for safety. Safety is the top priority. It's the cornerstone of everything Prolec does. With Prolec you protect your assets, employees and investments reliably and sustainably.
MAKING TREE WORK SAFE AND EFFICIENT
For more than 10 years now, GMT Equipment grapple saws installed on trucks, excavators, telehandlers, tractors, forwarders or skidders are the ideal tree-work solution. Thanks to its ingenious patented design it is possible to install the GMT grapple saw within two hours at no additional cost or no changes to your crane and vehicle. Taken together with the high level of durability, low maintenance, low fuel consumption and reduced man hours, the total costs of ownership are minimal and will make your business more profitable.
MAKING TREE WORK SAFE AND EFFICIENT
»Hydraulic hands« made for every hydraulic carrier from the mini excavator with the operating weight of 800kg to the 220t material handler. Specially developed hydraulic slewing gears, designed and produced in Peine, between Hanover and Brunswick, form the link between machine and gripper.
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As of 2024, the Kinshofer Group, headquartered in Holzkirchen, Germany, includes a total of 25 companies with the 13 brands:
- Kinshofer GmbH (Germany)
- Demarec BV (Holland)
- RF System AB (Sweden)
- Auger Torque Group (UK / Australia / China)
- Solesbee´s LLC (USA)
- Doherty Group (New Zealand / Australia)
- Hammer Srl. (Italy)
- Cangini Benne Srl. (Italy)
- Trevibenne Spa. (Italy)
- Prolec Ltd. (UK)
- HGT GmbH (Germany)
- Eurosteel B.V. (Holland)
- GMT Equipment B.V. (Holland)
The Kinshofer Group in turn belongs to the Swedish Lifco AB.