Weinmann – Tradition and Innovation
Weinmann Geräte für Medizin GmbH + Co. KG concentrates on its product lines Homecare, Emergency and Diagnostics. In these areas the Hamburg-based family business offers diagnostic, therapeutic and also life-saving devices and system solutions of the highest quality.
Founded 1874 as a precision mechanics company in Ludwigshafen by Gottlieb Weinmann, the company initially concentrated on the production of fine mechanical fittings for oxygen devices. The massive expansion of the medical technology product palette came when Karl and Vera Feldhahn assumed control of the company and Dr. Joachim Griefahn joined the business at the end of the 1960s. Innovations such as the emergency case Quick-O2-Med, the ULM CASE for first aid treatment of emergency patients and the ventilator-carrying platform MEDUMAT made their mark in emergency medicine. In 1977 the company moved to Hamburg-Stellingen, where it still has its headquarters.
At the end of the 1980s Weinmann expanded its fields of business to include Homecare. The company was the first German manufacturer to produce a CPAP device for the treatment of sleep-related breathing disorders. At the beginning of the 1990s the Feldhahn's son Dr. Karl-Andreas Feldhahn joined the company. He manages the company together with Marc-Oliver Griefahn, who succeeded his father in 2004. Weinmann continues to grow and now includes important strategic partners like MCC – Measure, Check & Control (Karlsruhe) and Corscience (Erlangen).
Today the company has about 500 employees. With more than 100 patent families and 90 trademarks, Weinmann is among the leading providers of medical devices for homecare, diagnostics and emergency medicine in Germany. Sales in the first 9 months of 2007 were 50.5 million Euros, which is 11% higher than in the same period of the prior year. The export rate in this period was approximately 35%. Weinmann's Production, Logistics and Service Centre was established in Henstedt-Ulzburg close to Hamburg in 2006. Weinmann does business in 55 countries and operates branch offices in France, Switzerland, Thailand, China, Australia, New Zealand and Russia.
