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Nov 4, 2024

AMAZONE favours green and orange for a strong brand identity

As part of its brand strategy, and from the new price list in December 2024 the Amazone Group is changing the design of its groundcare and hoeing divisions over to the colour combination of green and orange. AMAZONE is thus continuing the standardisation of its differing colour schemes within the different divisions of the company.

Aug 26, 2024

1st place: Innovation Champions 2024

AMAZONE is the most innovative medium-sized company in Germany. This was the conclusion of a study conducted by Munich Strategy in conjunction with the magazine WirtschaftsWoche. In the recently determined ranking, the family-owned company Amazone was ranked number 1.

Jul 12, 2024

Increased sales for AMAZONE in 2023

The Amazone Group remained on course with its projected growth, having completed another financial year under challenging market conditions, and having exceeded the sales milestone of 850 million euro in the 2023 financial year .

May 8, 2024

Double jubilee birthday celebration at AMAZONE

Father and son really were born on 7th May, one in 1934, the other in 1964, and together they have now reached the joint age of 150: Klaus Dreyer, former Managing Director of Amazonen-Werke is part of the third generation of the family, and his son Christian Dreyer, current Chairman of the Board and owner is in the fourth generation.

Apr 23, 2024

Brazilian fertiliser spreader specialist MP AGRO becomes part of the AMAZONE Group

Agricultural machinery manufacturer AMAZONE is pleased to announce that, subject to official approval, the Brazilian fertiliser spreader specialist MP AGRO will become part of the AMAZONE Group. This acquisition marks a significant milestone for both companies and signals a further step in its internationalisation and the growth of the AMAZONE Group in South America.

Apr 12, 2024

DLG-ImageBarometer 2023/2024

AMAZONE – Best of the medium-sized machinery manufacturers
AMAZONE achieved excellent results in the DLG Image Barometer 2023/2024 once again taking 4th place.

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May 3, 2023

140 years of AMAZONE: “Ideas for our future”

When Heinrich Dreyer founded the company “H. Dreyer Factory for Agricultural Machinery and Equipment” in Gaste near Osnabrück on May 1st 1883, he was not to know that Amazone would eventually develop into one of the leading global manufacturers of agricultural machinery. This family-owned company has been offering innovative products to farmers for 140 years now.

Obituary Prof. h.c. Dr. Dr. h.c. Heinz Dreyer

It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of our shareholder, and longstanding CEO of the Amazone Group, Prof. h.c. Dr. Dr. h.c. Heinz Dreyer on 17 February 2023, at the age of 90.

Mar 13, 2023

DLG Image Barometer 2022/2023

AMAZONE once again in 4th place in the DLG Image Barometer 2022/2023. We have been rated as the best of the medium-sized machinery manufacturers in the agricultural machinery sector for several years now. Our thanks go to our many customers and partners for their appreciation and trust in our company.

Jun 14, 2022

AMAZONE acquires a stake in the start-up AgXeed

The AMAZONE Group has strengthened its development cooperation with the Dutch start-up company, AgXeed B.V., by taking a financial interest in the company. With this intensification of what is already a successful cooperation, AMAZONE becomes a strategic partner of the start-up company, AgXeed. The aim of the partnership is to further develop AMAZONE mounted implements with regard to their autonomous use in the field.

Mar 24, 2022

DLG-ImageBarometer 2021/2022

AMAZONE once again takes 4th place in the DLG ImageBarometer 2021/2022.

Accruing a total of 50.8 points, AMAZONE continues to be the best amongst the medium-sized implement manufacturers in the agricultural machinery sector.

Feb 21, 2022

Visionary of the world of agricultural machinery celebrates his 90th birthday

A life full of passion for Amazone:
Prof. h.c. Univ. Samara R A S Dr. Dr. h.c. Heinz Dreyer

Prof. h.c. Heinz Dreyer, the Managing Director of Amazonen-Werke for many years, celebrated his 90th birthday on 19th February. He helped to build up the company as the third generation of the Dreyer families involved and played a significant role in developing it into the global agricultural machinery specialist in modern crop production.

Apr 22, 2021, Hasbergen-Gaste

AMAZONE Group continues its dynamic growth

For the 2020 financial year, the AMAZONE Group exceeded a sales revenue of 500 million Euros. The agricultural and groundcare machinery manufacturer achieved a 15% increase in sales worldwide, compared to the previous year.

The family-run company has placed its total revenue for 2020 at 537 million Euros (2019: €467 million). By doing so, AMAZONE has achieved the highest revenue in its 138-year history. Despite the limitations of the coronavirus pandemic, the...

Mar 5, 2021

AMAZONE – Best of the medium-sized machinery manufacturers

Once again, AMAZONE has excelled in the recently published DLG Image Barometer 2020, which evaluates the image of companies in the agricultural sector. With 49.6 points in total, the company remains in fourth place overall and first among medium-sized implement manufacturers in the agricultural machinery field.

Sep 23, 2020

A successful start: New Global Parts Center sets the course for the future

At the beginning of this year, Amazonen-Werke began commissioning the new spare parts centre at the Tecklenburg-Leeden plant. Going forwards, a considerably extended storage capacity with warehouse space of approximately 11,000 m² and outdoor space of 9,000 m² is available for more than 42,000 different spare parts.

Jul 23, 2020

AMAZONE and AGRAVIS start a joint agricultural pilot project, Controlled Row Farming (CRF)

In collaboration with AGRAVIS Raiffeisen AG and SCHMOTZER Hacktechnik, AMAZONEN-WERKE will start new long-term field trials in 2020. Entitled "Controlled Row Farming" (CRF), a completely new arable farming system will be introduced, in which each crop cultivation measure takes place in relation to a fixed row.

Mar 20, 2020

New Amazone Website

Amazone has fully revamped its on-line presence. The new website has been designed specifically from the customer's point of view and visitors are now greeted by a modern, user-friendly and clearly laid out Home page. The focal point of the new website is to meet the informational needs of customers, dealers and service staff. The clear structure of the website allows visitors to navigate quickly – for example, when searching for specific machines or specifications, or...

Nov 20, 2019, Hasbergen-Gaste

250,000 Amazone seed drills sold

Having sold 250,000 seed drills, Amazone certainly has special cause for cele-bration. Not only is the quarter of a million sales that have been notched up an impressive feat; but we can look back on a long history of successful seed drill developments.The origin of the seed drill’s history stretches back to 1947, when Dipl. Eng. Heinrich Dreyer worked together with Mr Kademann to develop the first D1 seed drill that had a working width of 2 m and which was equipped with...

Apr 1, 2019, Hasbergen-Gaste

Amazone honoured with Foreign Trade Award

At the Hannover Messe (Hanover trade exhibition), Amazonen-Werke has been honoured with the foreign trade award 2019 by the Lower Saxony economic minister Dr. Bernd Althusmann. This is the tenth time that the Lower Saxony foreign trade award has been given. The jury justified its decision in granting first place in the category ‘large businesses’ this year to Amazone because of their long export tradition and their continuing export success: “The company can look back...

Jan 29, 2018

2017: Amazone turnover climbs to 457 million €

In the 2017 financial year, the Amazone Group has grown yet again with the consolidated total turnover, without taking the trading volume into consideration, going up to 457 million €. This sets a new record in the company’s history and, in comparison to the previous year (406 million €), this represents a growth in turnover of 12.6 %.

Dec 4, 2017

Amazone further ahead in the DLG Image Barometer

In the recently published image assessment of companies from the agricultural sector, the DLG 2017 Image Barometer, Amazone again performed excellently. With 49 points, the company is again in 4th place in the agricultural machinery sector and thus emerges as best amongst the assessment of the other medium-sized implement manufacturers. The first three places are taken by the companies: Fendt (58 points), Claas (56 points) and John Deere (52 points).

Dec 1, 2017

Max-Eyth-Medallion for Dr.-Ing. Rainer Resch

In November, 2017, on the occasion of the 75th international Land.Technik AgEng conference in Hanover, Dr. Eng. Rainer Resch, from Amazonen-Werke, enjoyed a very special award. The chairman of the VDI faculty, Max-Eyth Society for Agricultural Engineering (VDI-MEG), Professor Peter Pickel, awarded Dr. Resch with the Max-Eyth commemorative medal from the VDI along with a certificate of honour.

Nov 20, 2017

Thank you for visiting Amazone!

Around 450,000 specialised visitors, more than 100,000 of them from abroad, visited the Agritechnica trade show in Hanover from 12th to 18th November, 2017. The influx of visitors on the 1,700 m² Amazone Stand in Hall 9 was bigger than ever before. For taking the time to come to see us and for having so many interesting discussions, the whole Amazone team says thank you to all our customers, interested people and sales partners.

Oct 27, 2017

Three Agritechnica silver medals for Amazone

In the run-up to the up-coming Agritechnica 2017, Amazone can announce its first success with the neutral expert committee, appointed by the German Agricultural Society (DLG), rewarding three of the Amazone innovations with their prestigious Silver medal awards.

Sep 7, 2017

Groundbreaking ceremony for the new Amazone factory in Bramsche

In the Schleptrup industrial area near Bramsche, Amazonen-Werke has started on the build of its new production facility. The official initiation was given on August 31st, 2017 with a symbolic first ground-breaking ceremony. Even though the rain poured down, it did not spoil the good mood. Amongst the guests present was the County commissioner of Osnabrück district, Dr. Michael Lübbersmann as well as Heiner Pahlmann, Mayor of the town of Bramsche.

Jun 30, 2017

With 12 m working width on demonstration tour in North America

At these demo days quite a few farmers in North American rub their eyes in surprise when they first meet Kathrin Schmidt from Germany. Because currently the 26 year old employee of Amazone Product Marketing is on tour behind the wheel of a Xerion 5000 in the land of boundless opportunities. And linked to the rear of her tractor: an Amazone Catros+ 12003-2TS.

Dec 31, 2016

Amazone: Slight turnover increase in 2016

For the 2016 financial year, the Amazone Group achieved a turnover of 406 million Euros. In comparison with the previous year, at 402 million Euros, it means that the turnover was thus slightly higher. At the same time, this result is above average against the other German agricultural machinery manufacturers, which, according to the VDMA, registered in 2016 a drop in turnover of 2 %.

Dec 30, 2016

DLG Image Barometer 2016: Again top rating for Amazone

In the DLG Image Barometer 2016 Amazonen-Werke again came out superbly well. With 50 points the company gained the 4th place against all agricultural machinery manufacturers represented in Germany. So, Amazone again is the best among the implement manufacturers of the Image Barometer. The first three positions were filled by the companies Fendt (60 points) and Claas and John Deere with 57 and 53 Points.

Oct 5, 2016

Christian Dreyer elected as new Chairman of the VDMA Agricultural Machinery Association

Frankfurt, October 12, 2016 - Christian Dreyer is new Chairman of the industry association VDMA Agricultural Machinery. The manufacturers of agricultural machinery and tractors organized in the VDMA unanimously elected the 52-year old CEO of Amazonen-Werke H. Dreyer GmbH & Co. KG as the successor of Dr. Hermann Garbers, who retired after two successful terms of office.
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Sep 26, 2016

Amazone purchases Vogel & Noot plough production

The Amazone Group has purchased the plough production facility of the company Vogel & Noot based in Mosonmagyaróvár, Hungary. As part of a bidding consortium, a total of three investors were awarded major parts of the Vogel & Noot Group on September 19th 2016.

Apr 16, 2016

2015: Amazone - strong despite the weak market situation

In the 2015 financial year the Amazone Group achieved a turnover of 402 million € (excluding trading turnover) meaning that Amazone has performed well despite of the declining markets. In comparison with the previous year, the 2015 result, with a decrease of 3.5 %, exceeds the original expectations.

Jan 1, 2016

Amazone Group donates 35,000 Euros towards the World Hunger Aid ('Welthungerhilfe') Project.

As a corporate partner, Amazonen-Werke is supporting the 'Welthungerhilfe' Project "Sustainable integrated agriculture in India". Initially, with a donation of 10,000 Euros handed over to the charity in the middle of 2014 and then this additional cheque, of 35,000 Euros, which was handed over in Hasbergen-Gaste on 18th December, 2015 by the Amazone general manager Christian Dreyer, his wife Bettina Dreyer, and the personnel manager René Hüggelmeyer to Vera Schernus...

Nov 10, 2015

Call for the “Innovation Award 2015”

This year the Amazone Foundation again will award two outstanding scientific degree thesis the "Innovation Award 2015" and attractive monetary prizes. Those young scientists can apply for whose bachelor or master thesis have a relation to agriculture. In addition the dissertation should deal with innovative themes in the range of system- or machine technology, the production of agricultural machinery or their sale and service.

Oct 8, 2015

Agritechnica: Three silver medals for Amazone

Amazone has been rewarded once again for its important innovations. So, ahead of the world’s most important and biggest agriculture machinery trade fair, the Innovations Commission has awarded Amazonen-Werke three silver medals.

Jun 26, 2015

DLG image barometer 2015: Top rating for Amazone

In the DLG Image Barometer 2015 Amazonen-Werke again came out superbly well. With 52 points the company gained 4th place against all agricultural machinery manufacturers represented in Germany. The first three positions were filled by the companies Fendt (60 points) and Claas and John Deere with each 54 points. In the total ranking, Amazone even improved its position in comparison with the 2014 result by 2 points and thus increased its image overall.

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