Linde is a global premium brand and a technology leader that has many years' experience of hydrostatic drive technology. It has also been developing and manufacturing electric drive systems for decades and makes the resulting expertise available to external customers for use in a variety of applications. The hydraulic drive is an outstanding feature of the Linde forklift: Driving without jolting, positioning down to the exact millimeter and minimum wear and tear. Linde Material Handling was founded in 1904 under the name Güldner Motoren-Gesellschaft and currently employs more than 13,000 employees around the world. The headquarters of Linde Material Handling and the brand’s biggest plant are in Aschaffenburg (Germany). Further production sites include Châtellerault (France) and Xiamen (China). Linde forklifts are sold in the USA by KION North America.
