Company type | Aktiengesellschaft |
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Industry | Agricultural machinery |
Founded | 1859Mannheim, Germany | , in
Founder | Heinrich Lanz |
Defunct | 1956 |
Fate | Merged with Deere & Company |
Successor | John Deere Works Mannheim (JDWM)[1] |
Headquarters | Mannheim, Germany[2] |
Area served | Worldwide |
Products | Tractors |
Brands | LANZ |
Services | Agricultural machinery design and manufacturer |
Number of employees | ≈2,200 (1998)[1] |
Heinrich Lanz AG is a former agricultural machinery manufacturer from Mannheim, Germany.[1][2][3][failed verification] Its tractors were sold bearing the LANZ brand. LANZ won numerous awards at the Strasbourg Agricultural Fair in 1866; namely four Gold, five Silver, and three Bronze.[2]
The Heinrich Lanz AG company, and its LANZ brand name was ultimately acquired by way of a merger in 1956 by the American agricultural machinery manufacturer Deere & Company, and became the John Deere Works Mannheim (JDWM).[1]