industry engineering founded 1932 headquarters salzburg austria key people herbert ortner ceo alexander doujak chairman of the supervisory board khamis agear chief foreman products cranes aerial work platforms tail lifts revenue 980.7 million 2013 1 operating income 74.1 million 2013 1 profit 44.0 million 2013 1 total assets 849.5 million end 2013 1 total equity 385.9 million end 2013 1 number of employees 6 573 31 december 2013 1 website www.palfinger.com a palfinger crane type pk 48000 lifting a small sewage treatment plant the company palfinger ag is an international manufacturer of cranes hydraulic lifting loading and handling systems . the company was founded in sch rding and its headquarters is in salzburg . locations are in austria france italy bulgaria slovenia croatia brazil united states vietnam the netherlands china singapore and canada . contents 1 history 2 shareholders 3 products 4 references 5 external links history edit the history of palfinger dates back to 1932 with the founding of a reparation and metalworking shop for agricultural trailers tippers and vehicle bodies by richard palfinger . 2 the company built its first crane in 1959 and richard s son hubert specialized in hydraulic loading cranes in 1964 . 2 in 1974 the company opened a new assembly plant in bergheim salzburg and in 1976 patented the folding boom . 2 the company opened a plant in lengau in 1984 and in 1989 palfinger exported over 90 % of its production to about 70 countries . 2 in 1999 the company went public and in 2004 acquired german crane company bison . 2 as of 2013 palfinger had 32 manufacturing and assembly sites and around 4500 outlets in over 130 countries . 1 in 2012 the group started to implement production in china . 1 shareholders edit around 59 % of the palfinger group is owned by the palfinger family 10 % by sany germany gmbh and around 30 % is in diversified holdings . 3 1 percent of shares are owned by palfinger ag . since june 1999 palfinger has been listed on the official market of the vienna stock exchange . 3 since mid june 2000 the shares of palfinger ag have also been traded on the otc market of the stuttgart berlin d sseldorf and frankfurt stock exchanges . 3 products edit palfinger produces a number of different types of crane and lifting machinery for specialised and more general applications . truck mounted knuckle boom loader cranes varying in lift capacity from 450 kilograms 990 lb 4 to 30 000 kilograms 66 000 lb . 5 epsilon timber and recycling cranes . 6 omaha standard truck bodies with capabilities ranging from 4 000 to 52 000 kilograms 8 800 to 114 600 lb . 7 stepa farm cranes including mobile and gantry cranes . 8 railway rail transport system solutions including cranes access platforms and bridge inspection vehicles . 9 transportable forklifts that can be carried on the back of a truck . 10 cargo tail lifts 11 and passenger lifts . 12 access platforms up to 102.5 metres 336 ft high . 13 a variety of cranes for marine and offshore wind applications . 14 references edit a b c d e f g h annual report 2013 pdf . palfinger . retrieved 11 may 2014 . a b c d e history . palfinger . retrieved 3 december 2013 . a b c at a glance . palfinger . retrieved 11 may 2013 . pc 900 compact . palfinger . retrieved 3 december 2013 . pk 150002 performance . palfinger . retrieved 3 december 2013 . epsilon timber and recycling cranes . palfinger . retrieved 3 december 2013 . omaha standard palfinger . palfinger . retrieved 3 december 2013 . stepa farm cranes . palfinger . retrieved 3 december 2013 . railway systems . palfinger . retrieved 3 december 2013 . truck mounted forklifts . palfinger . retrieved 3 december 2013 . tail lifts . palfinger . retrieved 3 december 2013 . passenger lifts . palfinger . retrieved 3 december 2013 . wt 1000 . palfinger . retrieved 3 december 2013 . marine cranes . palfinger . retrieved 3 december 2013 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to palfinger . official website 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