Group Schumacher
Our History
Proud of what has been.
Looking forward to what is to come.
Passion for harvesting technology
As the global market leader in equipping combine harvester headers with cutting systems and their components, as well as large square balers with twine knotters and tying systems, GROUP SCHUMACHER is a specialist with a high level of innovation. For more than 50 years, our employees around the globe have been dedicated to the perfect harvest. Driven by a passion for harvesting technology, we work for the fields of today and tomorrow.
We are an employer and a family.
We are rooted in tradition and modern.
We are at home on four continents.
"In the beginning, there was the will to change—only then did everything become possible."
Gustav and Günter Schumacher (company founders)
a decision that changed a great deal
1958
By purchasing a Claas Europa combine harvester,
Gustav Schumacher becomes a pioneer and trailblazer of self-propelled harvesting technology in the Westerwald region around Altenkirchen.
A brilliant idea
1965
Gustav Schumacher receives his first patent for inventing the
quick-release crop lifter.
Two brothers, one company
1968
Establishment of the crop lifter sales operation and founding of Gebr. Schumacher GmbH by Gustav and Günter Schumacher; expansion of the portfolio to include cutting system technology.
Growth and innovation
1978
Founding of EWM. Eichelhardter Werkzeug- und
Maschinenbau GmbH; expansion of the portfolio to include drive technology.
2nd generation
1994
Management taken over by the sons
Fred Schumacher and Heinz-Günter Schumacher.
GOING GLOBAL
1995
Founding of the sales company SCHUMACHER Company LC
in the United States, based in Durant, Iowa.
Award-winning!
1997
DLG Innovation Award in Silver for the UDK hydraulic coupling.
A NEW MEMBER OF THE FAMILY: RASSPE
2000
Expansion of business activities in twine knotter technology with
Rasspe Systemtechnik GmbH from Wermelskirchen,
founded in 1827 in Solingen.
Brazil: Feeding the world
2001
Founding of the sales company SCHUMACHER Industrial Ltda.
in Brazil, based in Cachoeirinha, Rio Grande do Sul.
AWARD-WINNING!
2003
DLG Innovation Award in Silver for the Schumacher roller guide.
Entering the XXL agricultural market
2004
Founding of the sales company OOO SCHUMACHER in Russia, based in Promyshlennaya, Kemerovo; expansion of the sales company in Russia with the Starominskaya, Krasnodar site in 2010.
AWARD-WINNING!
2007
DLG Innovation Award in Silver for KombiGrip reel tines.
TOP JOB!
2009
TOP JOB award for EWM. Eichelhardter Werkzeug- und Maschinenbau GmbH.
Germany’s best employer
2010
Grand Prize for SMEs from the Oskar Patzelt Foundation for
Gebr. Schumacher GmbH.
Best performance
2011
The ability to compete successfully on the global market is based on continuous improvement processes and transparency. The Achieving Excellence award recognizes the successful implementation of the dynamic John Deere Supply Management strategy.
One face to the customer
2012
Founding of the sales company SCHUMACHER.plus at the Eichelhardt and Wermelskirchen sites.
Best performance
2014
AGCO Supplier Award for outstanding performance by its partners in the areas of collaboration, logistics and innovation.
Politics visits
2015
Visit by Rhineland-Palatinate Minister-President Malu Dreyer in Eichelhardt.
Award-winning!
2015
DLG Innovation Award in Silver for the eharvest header and the RS 9000 double-loop knotter.
The anniversary
2018
40th company anniversary
EWM. Eichelhardter Werkzeug- und Maschinenbau GmbH
50th company anniversary Gebr. Schumacher GmbH
191st company anniversary Rasspe Systemtechnik GmbH
Strength through foresight
2018
Founding of the sales company
SCHUMACHER Agriculture Equipment Co., Ltd.
at the Sino-German Ecoparc site in Qingdao, China.
Award-winning!
2019
DLG Innovation Award in Silver for PRO-DRIVE SMART –
sensor technology for mower knife drives.
We are ONE
2020
Founding of SCHUMACHER GmbH based on the merger of the traditional and brand companies
EWM. Eichelhardter Werkzeug- & Maschinenbau GmbH, Gebr. Schumacher GmbH, and the sales company SCHUMACHER.plus.
3rd generation
2020
In the third generation, Selina Schumacher takes over the management of the family business.
Next step in the generational transition
2022
Moritz Schumacher, Selina Schumacher’s brother, joins the management of GROUP SCHUMACHER.
