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A family business since 1885

Zürn Group

Our company was founded in 1885 by Johann Zürn Sr., the great-grandfather of the current owner, Rolf Zürn. Johann opened a blacksmith shop in the village of Westernhausen, providing a livelihood for his family by shoeing farm horses.

Over time, the company expanded and in 1950 evolved into a trading company specializing in farm machinery. At that time, Karl Zürn, the father of our managing director Rolf Zürn, signed a contract with tractor manufacturer Eicher to become an authorized dealer of Eicher tractors. In 1963, he took the next big and courageous step by signing a dealership contract with John Deere-Lanz AG, making J. ZÜRN OHG one of the first authorized John Deere dealers in Germany.

In 1980, the company began developing and manufacturing rapeseed headers, which marked the beginning of ZÜRN as a manufacturer. ZÜRN evolved into a harvesting specialist, helping manufacturers of combine harvesters boost the efficiency of their machines.

Rooted in Agriculture – since 1885

Historisches Passbild
The beginnings
Johann Zürn senior opens a blacksmith shop in Westernhausen and earnes the livelihood for his familiy by shoeing of horses.
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The first own machines
Johann Zürn produces farm trailers, harrows and other agricultural equipment.
Historisches Bild Landmaschinen nebeneinander
Trade with agricultural machines
Start of agricultural machinery dealership: Contract with the German tractor manufacturer Eicher.
Urkunde beglaubigt
Dealer contract
Karl Zürn becomes authorised dealer of John Deere-Lanz AG, Mannheim.
Zürn Standort
Move to the present company building
Zürn moves to the current headquarter in Westernhausen.
Landmaschine auf dem Feld
Development of rape seed extensions
Start of the production of rape seed harvesting equipment. Zürn develops into a harvesting specialist and makes combines even more efficient.
Mann am Telefon
Karl Zürn passes away
Karl Zürn passes away in the age of 52. A turning point that was overcome only by a high degree of personal responsibility of the employees and the tireless efforts of Herta Zürn.
Rolf Zürn vor Maschine
Takeover of management
Rolf Zürn becomes Managing Director of Zürn GmbH & Co. KG.
Landtechnik Standort Buchen
Expansion of the agricultural machinery trade
Zürn expands its local dealership network with additional branches in Buchen and Untermünkheim.
Zürn Standort Luftbild
Extension of the production building
A new production facility for rape seed harvesting equipment was opened at the headquarter of the company in Westernhausen.
Logo Zürn Heber Kröll
Expansion of the sales network
The dealership network spreads to Lower and Middle Franconia via the sister company Landtechnik-Franken (LTF). At the same time, the company Zürn/Heber/Kröll is founded in Kanzach with Zürn participation.
Parzellen-Mähdrescher auf dem Feld
Development of a plot combine harvester
Start of development of a plot combine with a team of former Hege employees at the Untermünkheim facility. In 2005 the first prototype is trialled in the field at Saatzucht Breun in Herzogenaurach.
Drescher ausgezeichnet
Agritechnica silver medal
The convincing concept of the new developped ZÜRN PREMIUM FLOW belt conveyor header was awarded with a DLG silver medal at Agritechnica in Hanover.
Landtechnik Standort Merklingen
Takeover of further locations
Zürn aquires three established branches in Merklingen, Aalen-Attenhofen and Neresheim-Ohmenheim from a neighbouring dealer, to expand the dealership network in the south.
Detailansicht einer Landmaschine
Move to Merchingen
Acquisition of a new production hall for cutting platforms at Ravenstein-Merchingen.
Landmachinen in der Halle
Field Research Technology back in Hohebuch
To increase manufacturing capacities the production of plot combines moves to Hohebuch into the former Hege factory.
Zürn Gruppenbild
Big anniversary year
The company Zürn celebrates its 125th anniversary.
Schneidwerk auf dem Feld
New product: PROFI CUT
Zürn introduces the PROFI CUT direct cut header, a universal header for harvesting of whole crops with powerful forage harvesters.
Zürn Landmaschine auf dem Feld
Novelty: The ZÜRN 170
The ZÜRN 170 extends the product range of field research technology by a powerful and bigger plot combine.
Logo Zürn Harvesting
Rebranding
Rebranding of the production of cutting platforms and plot combines to Zürn Harvesting GmbH & Co. KG
Hof bei Sonennuntergang
50 years of plot combines
The domain of Hohebuch now has been a reliable partner for field research technicians for more than 50 years. Today, Zürn Harvesting manufactures state-of-the-art plot combines at the former Hege site.
Zürn Trecker auf dem Feld
Acquisition of plot seeding technology
Expansion of the product range on plot seeders by the aquisition of of the division plot technology of AgrarMarkt Deppe. Since 2006 a close partnership had existed between the two companies.
Zürn Landmaschine ausgezeichnet
Silver medal award
The independent DLG Innovations Commission of Agritechnica awarded a silver medal for the innovative fully electrified cutting platform i-Flow - developped by Zürn Harvesting and its partners.
Landtechnik Standort Rot am See
New building Rot am See
With the completion of a new building in Rot am See, Zürn opens its 10th branch in the dealership
Garford Hacke auf dem Feld
Investment in Garford
Zürn Harvesting has acquired a majority stake in the English hoeing technology manufacturer Garford Farm Machinery Ltd. to expand the product range and include the growth market of mechanical weed control.
Seed Terminator von unten
New: Seed Terminator
Zürn Harvesting offers the Australian Seed Terminator in Europe. A simple attachment to the combine to kill weed seeds by two multi-stage hammer mills before they become next year‘s weeds.
Messestand
Fireworks of innovations at Agritechnica
Never before we had this many new products to be presented at Agritechnica: By launching the TOP CUT COLLECT, Zürn Harvesting is introducing completely new technologies for mechanical weed control.
Oberflächenzentrum Halle
Surface centre
With the new surface treatment centre, Zürn Harvesting is expanding its production capacity at the Merchingen facility.The modern powder-coating facility is one of the largest in the region.
Geschäftsführer Zürn Landtechnik
Zürn Dealership GmbH
Zürn Landtechnik GmbH is formed with the takeover of the dealers Zürn/Heber/Kröll and LV Windsbach. 250 employees serve customers at 16 branches from Upper Swabia to Middle Franconia. A further 12 partner dealers provide a service network close to the customer.
Landwirt mit Preis auf dem Weizenfeld
SIMA Innovation Award
At the SIMA Innovation Awards, Zürn Harvesting and Bouillé Concept receive the special prize for agroecological change.
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Our company and our businesses

Today, the ZÜRN Group employs more than 450 people worldwide. The Group consists of our local dealership, ZÜRN LANDTECHNIK GmbH, which operates in southern Germany, and the two manufacturing companies ZÜRN HARVESTING GmbH & Co. KG and GARFORD FARM MACHINERY Ltd. which operate internationally. The Group is led by Rolf Zürn, who runs the company in the fourth generation.

Our mission statement

Zürn, that‘s us:

A healthy organisation

respectful in dealing with each other

enthusiastic about learning, engaged for our customers in order to earn their trust

… rooted and visionary for more than 125 years.

John Deere Trakror mit Gerät hinten angehängt auf dem kahlen Feld, Frontansicht
Zürn as a farm machinery trader

ZÜRN LANDTECHNIK GmbH operates 16 dealerships and 12 partnerships to meet the needs of farmers in the east of Baden-Württemberg and the west of Bavaria, covering a sales area that spans from the River Main in the north to Lake Konstanz on the Swiss border in the south.

Zürn Schneidwerk vor Traktor und Förderrohr zu Ladewagen
Header manufacturer

ZÜRN HARVESTING GmbH & Co. KG develops headers for combines and forage harvesters as well as mechanical weeders. Based at Merchingen, we market our products to farm machinery dealers worldwide.

Zürn Drescher beim Weizendreschen
Field Research Technology

ZÜRN HARVESTING GmbH & Co. KG's field research technology division, located in Hohebuch, develops and manufactures specialized machines for field trials. Our field research combines ensure plot-to-plot purity and are utilized by breeders, research institutes, plant variety offices, and manufacturers of pesticides and fertilizers.

Garford Gerät vor Traktor auf dem Salatfeld
Hoes

The British specialist manufacturer of mechanical weeders, GARFORD MACHINERY Ltd., joined the ZÜRN Group in 2019. Based in Peterborough (UK), the company develops and produces camera-guided precision hoes for international markets.

Zürn Gerät wird in Lackierhalle grün lackiert
Coating Centre

Our modern powder coating plant in Merchingen is one of the largest facilities of its kind in the region. We also accept coating commissions from other manufacturers.

Overview of our Locations

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Zürn Landtechnik GmbH
Kapellenstraße 1, D-74214 Schöntal-Westernhausen

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