Bucher Holding

What Bucher Holding does

Bucher Industries AG is a Swiss publicly listed industrial technology group (SIX: BUCN; OTCQB: BCHHF) headquartered in Niederweningen, Switzerland, operating through five specialized divisions: Kuhn Group (specialized agricultural machinery for soil cultivation, seeding, crop protection, hay and forage harvesting, and feeding technology); Bucher Municipal (sweeping vehicles, canal cleaning vehicles, winter service equipment, and refuse collection vehicles, increasingly electrified); Bucher Hydraulics (hydraulic and electrohydraulic drive systems for industrial and mobile machinery); Bucher Emhart Glass (the world market leader in glass container forming machines and inspection technology, complemented by Care/Empower/Academy aftermarket services); and Bucher Specials (Bucher Vaslin for wine production, Bucher Unipektin for juice and beverage processing, Bucher Landtechnik for Swiss agricultural distribution, and Bucher Automation for control systems).

The group's core technology spans mechanical engineering, electrohydraulics, power electronics, and increasingly autonomous systems. Proprietary platforms include the AURA autonomous feeding system, AI-based closed-loop glass inspection applications, and the Dehydris Twist sludge dewatering system. The group manufactures at over 50 production and development sites across five continents and distributes through both direct sales and dealer networks.

Bucher Industries generates revenue primarily through B2B hardware sales of industrial machinery and vehicles, with pricing conducted via custom quotations. FY2025 net sales were CHF 2,914.3 million (down 7.6% year-over-year), with order intake of CHF 2,883.1 million (up 4.6%) and an order backlog of CHF 1,119.9 million providing forward visibility. EBIT margin was 9.7% and the group employed 14,198 people as of December 31, 2025. The founding family, bound by a shareholder agreement, controls 37.8% of registered share capital, with the remaining shares in free float on the SIX Swiss Exchange.

Name

Bucher Holding

Legal name

Bucher Industries AG

Website

https://bucherindustries.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1807

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Bucher Industries AG is a Swiss public industrial group operating five divisions that manufacture specialized agricultural machinery, municipal vehicles, hydraulic systems, glass container forming and inspection equipment, and food and beverage processing machinery, serving industrial, municipal, and agricultural customers across more than 100 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Machinery and Equipment

NAICS

Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (3339), All Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (333248), Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing (333310), Food Product Machinery Manufacturing (333241)

SIC

Farm Machinery & Equipment (3523), General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560), General Industrial Machinery & Equipment, Nec (3569), Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialty Utility & Maintenance Vehicle Manufacturing (Street Sweepers/Vacuum Trucks) (IMACAFAI)

Keywords

• Agricultural machinery
• Municipal vehicles
• Hydraulic systems
• Glass container equipment
• Food processing machinery

Headquarters

HQ city

Niederweningen

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices23 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Agricultural Machinery (Kuhn Group): Net sales 2025: CHF 1,052.9 million. Leading manufacturer of specialized agricultural machinery for soil cultivation, planting, seeding, nutrient management, crop protection, hay and forage harvesting, feeding technology, and landscape maintenance.
2. Municipal Vehicles (Bucher Municipal): Net sales 2025: CHF 605.2 million. Leading provider of vehicles and equipment for cleaning and clearing operations on public and private traffic areas, including sweeping vehicles, canal cleaning, winter service, and waste disposal.
3. Hydraulic Components (Bucher Hydraulics): International leading manufacturer of hydraulic and electrohydraulic systems for demanding machines, providing motion and control solutions.
4. Glass Container Production (Bucher Emhart Glass): Net sales 2025: CHF 373.6 million. World market leader for technologies for manufacturing and testing glass containers, including end-to-end support through Care, Empower and Academy services.
5. Specialized Systems (Bucher Specials): Net sales 2025: CHF 322.0 million. Includes Bucher Vaslin (wine production), Bucher Unipektin (fruit juice production), Bucher Landtechnik (Swiss agricultural trading), and Bucher Automation (control solutions).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Bucher Industries designs, manufactures, and services specialized industrial machinery, vehicles, and hydraulic components organized across five divisions. Its portfolio includes specialized agricultural machinery (Kuhn Group), municipal cleaning and waste collection vehicles (Bucher Municipal), hydraulic and electrohydraulic motion and control systems (Bucher Hydraulics), glass container forming and inspection technology (Bucher Emhart Glass), and wine, beverage, food processing and automation systems (Bucher Specials). Products are sold primarily through direct enterprise sales forces and a global Kuhn dealer network to agricultural operators, municipalities, glass manufacturers, food/beverage producers, and industrial machinery OEMs.

Product overview

Bucher Industries is a diversified industrial technology group organized into five specialized divisions operating in related industrial areas. The company develops and produces machinery, equipment and hydraulic components organized as: Kuhn Group (specialized agricultural machinery for soil cultivation, planting, crop protection, forage harvesting, and feeding technology); Bucher Municipal (municipal vehicles for street cleaning, canal cleaning, winter service, and waste collection); Bucher Emhart Glass (glass container production and inspection equipment including hot-end forming machines and cold-end inspection systems with AI-based closed-loop automation); Bucher Specials (comprising Bucher Vaslin for wine production equipment, Bucher Unipektin for beverage/food processing systems including sludge dewatering, Bucher Landtechnik for Swiss agricultural machinery distribution, and Bucher Automation for industrial control systems); and Bucher Hydraulics (hydraulic and electrohydraulic systems). The portfolio spans agricultural machinery, municipal infrastructure equipment, glass manufacturing technology, beverage processing, and automation solutions, all supported by digital services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AURA: Autonomous self-driving feeding system for dairy farming by Kuhn Group
• Care, Empower, Academy
• ESPRO 6000 RC
• Kreiselheuer GA 13031
• Kuhn Knight Maxx VR 144
• Delta Vistalys
• Enway GmbH

Products and services

• Kuhn Group agricultural machinery

Quantifiable outcome

• AURA autonomous feeding system reduces environmental impact and energy consumption while improving animal health and milk quality
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and strategic.

• SUEZcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 January 2026SUEZ awarded sludge dewatering contract for Hong Kong's Relocation of Sha Tin Sewage Treatment Works to Caverns project using 16 units of Dehydris Twist sludge dewatering system developed through long-term collaboration with Swiss technology partner Bucher Unipektin AG. The system will process approximately 120,000 tonnes of dewatered sludge annually at one of Asia's largest sewage treatment plants built inside an artificial cave.
• Sanjin (Shandong Sanjin Glass Machinery)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture formed in 2011 between Bucher Emhart Glass and Sanjin in China. In 2018, Bucher Emhart Glass took full ownership of the Sanjin joint venture, strengthening its presence in the Chinese glass container market.
• Fahr (Gottmadingen, Germany)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership beginning in 1895 for importing fork hay tedders from Fahr in Gottmadingen, Germany. Historical distribution partnership for agricultural machinery.
• Jetter AGstrategicTechnology or IntegrationAcquired majority share in 2013, Jetter AG is a provider of control and automation technology serving industrial and mobile automation applications.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries19 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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