Ideally prepared for the future underground

A strong foundation for future pioneering achievements

Keep moving forward is the battle cry in tunnelling. That's why we prove ourselves again and again at Herrenknecht. We create strong structures and push forward into unknown areas.

The Herrenknecht Group consists of the operating entity Herrenknecht AG as the parent company and around 70 subsidiaries and associated companies in Germany and abroad. The fields of activity are divided into the two traditional business units Traffic and Utility Tunnelling as well as the business areas Exploration, Mining and Group Brands. Herrenknecht is thus well positioned for the great issues of humanity such as urbanization and the development of new raw materials.

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Trainees in 2023

5,125

Employees at year end 2023*

1,296

Total output 2023 in million Euro

1,217

Revenue 2023 in million Euro

1,399

Order inflow 2023 in million Euro

*without trainees, including temporary staff

Our fields of activity

Construction site personnel monitoring the delivery of a blue and white cutting wheel in the tunnel

Traffic Tunnelling

The mobility of people and goods places high demands on the logistics systems of the future. Herrenknecht is instrumental in creating modern underground transportation infrastructures.

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Tunnel boring machine hanging from a crane on a utility construction site

Utility Tunnelling

Constantly growing population numbers also increase the demand for underground supply and disposal systems. We deliver innovative solutions for this.

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Machine in an underground mine on a construction site

Mining

Access to resources from underground mines is made safer and more efficient by Herrenknecht's mechanized tunnelling technology.

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Deep drilling rig from below with a Herrenknecht employee and the sky in the background

Exploration

With our highly automated deep drilling rigs, new energy sources at great depths can be accessed safely and efficiently even in difficult terrain.

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Group brand TMS delivering segments to a tunnel construction site

Group Brands

Highly specialized individual companies within the Group provide individual solutions for all aspects of tunnelling and optimally complement our expertise.

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Construction site personnel monitoring the delivery of a blue and white cutting wheel in the tunnel

Traffic Tunnelling

The mobility of people and goods places high demands on the logistics systems of the future. Herrenknecht is instrumental in creating modern underground transportation infrastructures.

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Tunnel boring machine hanging from a crane on a utility construction site

Utility Tunnelling

Constantly growing population numbers also increase the demand for underground supply and disposal systems. We deliver innovative solutions for this.

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Machine in an underground mine on a construction site

Mining

Access to resources from underground mines is made safer and more efficient by Herrenknecht's mechanized tunnelling technology.

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Deep drilling rig from below with a Herrenknecht employee and the sky in the background

Exploration

With our highly automated deep drilling rigs, new energy sources at great depths can be accessed safely and efficiently even in difficult terrain.

More
Group brand TMS delivering segments to a tunnel construction site

Group Brands

Highly specialized individual companies within the Group provide individual solutions for all aspects of tunnelling and optimally complement our expertise.

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Our vision

Herrenknecht is the leading premium supplier worldwide for all-round technology solutions in mechanized tunnelling for tunnel infrastructures of all kinds, as well as for underground energy sources and raw materials extraction. Thanks to lasting megatrends and an increasing demand for energy, this market will continue to provide for enormous potentials in future.

Our Mission

We deliver premium quality

The success of our company is based on the high quality and technical standards of our core products, additional equipment and services. We continuously develop innovative potential with targeted research and development activities. These are oriented towards the challenges of our customers, their projects and the requirements of our worldwide markets.

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The management of the Herrenknecht Group

“Think positive. Together we are building our future.”

Dr.-Ing. E.h. Martin Herrenknecht

Chairman of the Board of Management
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The Herrenknecht AG Supervisory Board

Chairman:  Dr.-Ing. Bertram Kandziora, Günther H. Oettinger (Vice Chairman), Beat Gugger, Karl Manfred Lochner, Dr.-Ing. Günter Luxenburger, Dr. Christian Holzherr, Dr. Dipl-Ing. Karin Bäppler (Employee representative), Betriebswirtin (IHK) Eva-Maria Bauer (Employee representative), Rainer Hammerschmidt (Employee representative), Rainer Holtfoth (Employee representative), Hartmut Kaiser (Employee representative), Jürgen Roth (Employee representative)

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