Bavarian Prime Minister visits Linde MH's Aschaffenburg production plant

A forklift truck from the Linde MH in-house fleet, signed by Bavaria's Prime Minister Dr. Markus Söder, will in future be a reminder of a visit to Linde Material Handling's production plant.

A forklift truck from the Linde MH in-house fleet, signed by Bavaria's Prime Minister Dr. Markus Söder, will in future be a reminder of a visit to Linde Material Handling's production plant.

Bavarian Prime Minister Dr. Markus Söder: "Linde Material Handling is an industrial champion in Lower Franconia. This is where forklifts are created to perfection with impressive precision and detail. We urgently need a different economic policy that focuses on success and performance. Bavaria is leading the way and is focusing on high-tech promotion and the expansion of the university landscape in order to strengthen the local economy and industry. Instead of subsidies for a few large corporations, we need less bureaucracy and less tax burden for everyone. We wish the employees of Linde Material Handling continued success. You are doing a great job!"

A highlight at the end of the factory tour: Bavaria's Prime Minister Dr. Markus Söder took a seat in one of the latest forklift truck models: a Linde Xi 16 electric forklift truck with an integrated lithium-ion battery and a load capacity of 1.6 tons.

A highlight at the end of the factory tour: Bavaria's Prime Minister Dr. Markus Söder took a seat in one of the latest forklift truck models: a Linde Xi 16 electric forklift truck with an integrated lithium-ion battery and a load capacity of 1.6 tons.

"We are pleased about this visit by our Bavarian father of the state, which was planned long in advance. As the largest employer in the city and region of Aschaffenburg and as one of the world's leading materials handling specialists, we are taking the opportunity to show how Linde Material Handling is securing its international competitiveness in the market and thus many thousands of jobs in the long term by converting and modernising the assembly and material flow processes of the production plant," said Andreas Krinninger in welcoming the guest from Munich.

At the end of the guided tour of Linde Material Handling's forklift assembly facility, employees had the opportunity to have their photo taken with the Bavarian Prime Minister.

At the end of the guided tour of Linde Material Handling's forklift assembly facility, employees had the opportunity to have their photo taken with the Bavarian Prime Minister.

In addition, the 5,500 square metre Linde Experience Hub has been a representative "home of Linde forklifts" in Aschaffenburg since last year, which was recently used for a multi-day sales and service event with a total of over 2,000 guests. Further structural investments are in the implementation phase: the new highly automated Regional Distribution Center for spare parts in nearby Kahl/Main and a logistics hub for the supply of materials to the production plant. The company is also investing massively in the high-performance and technically leading product and solution portfolio with manual and automated vehicles.

Bavaria's Prime Minister Dr. Markus Söder (front row, 2nd from left) during a factory tour together with Andrea Lindholz (Member of the German Bundestag), Andreas Krinninger, Chairman of the Management Board of Linde Material Handling (front row, 2nd from right) and the Mayor of the City of Aschaffenburg, Jürgen Herzing front row, right).

Bavaria's Prime Minister Dr. Markus Söder (front row, 2nd from left) during a factory tour together with Andrea Lindholz (Member of the German Bundestag), Andreas Krinninger, Chairman of the Management Board of Linde Material Handling (front row, 2nd from right) and the Mayor of the City of Aschaffenburg, Jürgen Herzing front row, right).