_1904.jpg) Frichs workers assembled for the 50 year anniversary in 1904 | |
| Company type | Public limited company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Manufacturing |
| Founded | 1854 |
| Founder | Søren Frich |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Locomotives |
Frichs is a Danish company based in Horsens, founded in 1854 in Aarhus. Frichs today produce ship engines but started out in the 19th century producing a long range of farm and industry equipment, ships, church bells, cranes and later through the 20th century locomotives and train carriages. In the early to mid 20th century it was a major company and employer in Aarhus at its height employing some 1000 people. The company was the sole Danish supplier of locomotives for the Danish State Railways from 1919 to the mid 1950s and sold locomotives across Europe and to Siam and New Zealand. In 1980 the company was sold to Kosan and then restructured and rebased to Horsens.[1][2]
- ^ "Frichs" (in Danish). Department of Culture. Archived from the original on May 27, 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ "A/S Frichs Maskinfabrik og Kedelsmedie" (in Danish). Jernbanen. Archived from the original on August 25, 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.