Bauknecht (company)
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1919, in Neckartenzlingen, Germany |
| Founder | Gottlob Bauknecht |
| Fate | Acquired by Whirlpool Corporation in 1989 |
| Headquarters | , Germany |
Key people | Jens-Christoph Bidlingmaier, chairman of the board Gerald Bormann, supervisory board chairman |
| Products | Domestic appliances |
| Revenue | 290 million euro (2014) |
Number of employees | 400 (2014) |
| Parent | Arçelik/Whirlpool Corporation |
| Website | www |
Bauknecht Hausgeräte GmbH, commonly referred as Bauknecht, is one of Germany's leading manufacturers of household appliances, and since 2024 a brand of Beko. The headquarters of the company was in Schorndorf in Baden-Württemberg until 2006 when it relocated to Stuttgart. Whirlpool has closed its three plants in Calw (refrigerators/freezers), Neunkirchen (dishwashers) and Schorndorf (washers and dryers). Since 2012 all Bauknecht branded products have been manufactured outside Germany.