KARCHER

Karcher – 90 years of making a difference

Karcher works constantly to develop new and existing cleaning solutions. Innovation is Karcher’s passion: innovation is what benefits people, makes your life easier, more efficient and more pleasant, Karcher’s commitment since the company was founded in 1935. The founder Alfred Kärcher aimed to always find new solutions for every challenge, to this day this spirit of innovation is maintained. The research and development team work hard every day to develop new solutions.

From hot air blower in the beginning to today’s fully autonomous cleaning – two heads, two hearts – one company. Alfred Kärcher, the innovative inventor & Irene Kärcher, the energetic businesswoman. Both were driven by the courage to break new ground and laid the foundation for success making Karcher a global leader in cleaning technology.

Karcher Cleaning Projects

For more than 40 years, Karcher has been committed to the preservation of historical monuments and buildings free of charge as a cleaning specialist. To date, Kärcher has demonstrated its experience and expertise in over 150 restoration projects worldwide. Karcher sends a team of cleaning experts to each location to assess the project and the best way to tackle it in terms of cleaning yet preserving the surface and surroundings with least effect on the day to day operations of the site as well as best use of resources and least waste.

These cleaning projects include:

Observatory – Stuttgart, Germany
Berlin Cathedral Statues – Berlin, Germany
Restoration Obelisk – Paris, France
Reverse Graffiti – Vouglans, France
Avicii Arena – Stockholm, Sweden
Glass Sculpture Dromeas – Athens, Greece
St. Johns church – Stuttgart, Germany
Cologne Cathedral – Cologne, Germany
MaHalla (Kärcher and Art) – Berlin, Germany
Fontainebleau Castle – Fontainebleau, France
Bismarck Monument – Hamburg, Germany
Berlin Cathedral – Berlin, Germany
Cologne Cathedral – Cologne, Germany
Emperor William Monument – Porta Westfalica, Germany
Doctors’ Monument – Sofia, Bulgaria
Franconia Fountain – Würzburg, Germany
Symbol of Remembrance – Stuttgart, Germany
Ulm Minster – Ulm, Germany
Latona Fountain – Herrenchiemsee, Germany
Paulinzella Monastery – Paulinzella, Germany
Gallery of Contemporary Art – Hamburg, Germany
St. Michael’s Church – Waiblingen, Germany
Freiburg Cathedral – Freiburg, Germany
Züblin car park – Stuttgart, Germany
Untere Brücke – Bamberg, Germany
Harbor wall – Sète, France
Stadtkirche St. Marien – Wittenberg, Germany
Neptune Fountain – Berlin, Germany
Moscow Rizhskaya railway station – Moscow, Russia
Votivkirche – Vienna, Austria
Hospitalkirche – Stuttgart, Germany
Fountations on Schlossplatz – Stuttgart, Germany
Hermann Monument – Detmold, Germany
Königssee Ice Track – Berchtesgaden, Germany
Nymphenburg Palace grounds – Munich, Germany
London Eye – London, UK
Haller Globe Theatre – Schwäbisch Hall, Germany
Eibenstock Dam – Eibenstock, Germany
Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church – Berlin, Germany
Prague National Theatre – Prague, Czech Republic
Maulbronn Monastery – Maulbronn, Germany
La Redoute – Bonn-Bad Godesberg, Germany
Loreley – St. Goarshausen, Germany
University of Tübingen – Tübingen, Germany
Euromast – Rotterdam, Netherlands
Potemkin Steps – Odessa, Ukraine
Vigeland Sculpture Park – Oslo, Norway
Olef Dam – Hellenthal, Germany
Lügenbrücke
Colonnades – Vatican City, Vatican City State
Brandenburg Gate – Berlin, Germany
Asia
Fountain – Tbilisi, Georgia
San Agustín Church – Manila, Philippines
Church of the Redeemer II – Jerusalem, Israel
Noon Gate – Hue, Vietnam
Church of the Redeemer – Jerusalem, Israel
Rizal National Monument – Manila, Philippines
Monumen Nasional – Jakarta, Indonesia
Tian Tan Buddha – Hongkong
Chungju Dam – Chungju, South Korea
Lingshan Buddha – Wuxi, China
Nihonbashi Bridge – Tokyo, Japan
Matsudagawa Dam – Ashikaga, Japan
Africa
Colossi of Memnon – Thebes West, Egypt
America
Cenotaph – Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Dover Patrol Monument – New York, USA
Police Station – Des Moines, USA
Artistic Fountain National Museum – Mexiko City, Mexico
City Hall – Des Moines, USA
Second Presbyterian Church – New York, USA
Green-Wood Cemetery – New York, USA
Statue of Christ the Redeemer – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Space Needle – Seattle, USA
Mount Rushmore – Black Hills, USA
Statue of Liberty – New York, USA
Australia
Princes Bridge – Melbourne, Australia