gesellschaft mit beschr nkter haftung industry agricultural machinery agriculture founded 1960 headquarters diemelsee flechtdorf germany key people bernd apfelbeck commercial director klaus pohl technical director revenue 1.375 3 mio . eur corporate turnover wacker neuson 2015 1 number of employees ca. 450 2015 website www.weidemann.de weidemann production plant in korbach weidemann hoftrac wsts 130 fd from 1974 weidemann gmbh is a multinational agricultural machinery company based in diemelsee flechtdorf in the district of waldeck frankenberg in hesse germany . it produces hoftracs wheel loaders telescopic wheel loaders and telehandlers which are preferably used on farmland for feeding scattering fertilising loading and stacking . the company has sites in diemelsee flechtdorf and korbach and is part of the wacker neuson group . contents 1 history 2 locations 3 products 4 references 5 external links history edit maschinenfabrik weidemann kg was founded in 1960 in diemelsee flechtdorf hesse germany . from 1960 to 1972 the company focused on production of farmyard equipment and dung removal equipment . in 1972 weidemann invented the hoftrac farm crane . this small articulated machine was specifically designed for narrow and low farmyard buildings . in 1979 the company was renamed as weidemann gmbh & co. kg . weidemann continued to expand over the next few years . in the early 1990s the first foreign affiliate was established in the netherlands and operations commenced at plant iii in gotha thuringia germany . in 2005 the company then known as wacker construction equipment ag now wacker neuson se acquired weidemann . this involved a further expansion of production capacity . the production plant in korbach was completed in 2007 . since then weidemann gmbh has been a wholly owned affiliate of wacker neuson se . weidemann machines are sold in over 30 countries worldwide by in house organisations in close cooperation with specialist dealers . since 1960 weidemann has produced more than 65 000 machines up to 2011 . 2 locations edit diemelsee flechtdorf germany administration design testing korbach germany production products edit hoftracs 1.5 to 3.0 tonnes wheel loader 3.2 to 8.4 tonnes tele wheel loader 3.7 to 7.2 tonnes telehandler 2.5 to 5.6 tonnes weidemann hoftrac 1140 cx30 weidemann wheel loader 4070 cx100 weidemann tele wheel loader 4270 cx100 t weidemann telehandler t4512 cc40 references edit annual report wacker neuson 2015 p. 8 pdf file 40 jahre weidemann hoftrac p. 4 pdf file external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to weidemann . official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title weidemann gmbh & oldid 716390601 categories agriculture companies of germanycompanies based in hessecompanies established in 1960hidden categories commons category with local link same as on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages deutschespa olfran aisitaliano edit links this page was last modified on 21 april 2016 at 13 19 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view