J. D. Neuhaus is a company based in Witten., Germany, that manufactures air-powered hoist, winches and crane. It is one of the oldest privately owned companies in Germany and has been operating from the same location for more than 260 years . With an export share of over 80 %, J. D. Neuhaus is the global technology leader in the segment of pneumatic and hydraulic hoists. J. D. Neuhaus exports to 90 countries worldwide. The company has subsidiaries in the USA, Great Britain, France, Singapore and China. Its products are used in some 70 industries, including mining, oil and gas exploration or processing, the chemical industry and heavy plant construction History The company was founded in 1745 by Johann Diederich Neuhaus and is still a 7th generation family business. It initially manufactured wooden shaft winches for locks on the Ruhr. Later, they were also used for loading goods, hauling coal and lifting railway carriages. As early as 1880, loads of up to 7500 kg could be moved in this way. Since 1952, J. D. Neuhaus has been manufacturing air-powered hoists, which were initially used mainly in mining because they were both particularly powerful and particularly safe. Since the mid-1990s, J. D. Neuhaus has been a member of the Association les Hénokiens. Johann Diederich Conrad Neuhaus In 1745 Johann Diederich Conrad Neuhaus (1726-1809) was registered in the Sprockhövel factory book as a "Fabrickant". A "Fabrickant" was a master craftsman with his own business who supplied his products to the "Fabrick". It was an association of self-employed master smiths who sold the smithy products made by their members at home and abroad and took orders. Johann Diederich Conrad Neuhaus specialised in the construction of winches, which apparently sold well. Heinrich Wilhelm Neuhaus In 1807 the Peace of Tilsit was concluded and Westphalia became a kingdom by Napoleon's grace. This was also the end of the "Sprockhövelsche Fabrick". Heinrich Wilhelm Neuhaus (1765-1831) survived the hard times with his forge by selling his products on his own. In 1831 he handed over a flourishing business to his son Johann Diederich II. Johann Diederich Neuhaus II. In the middle of the 19th century, industry flourished. Sales of steel goods grew, the railway network was built, as were shipping lines spanning the globe. J. Diederich Neuhaus (1813-1883) built winches for the locks on the Ruhr, for horse-drawn vehicles, for lifting railway wagons, for aligning rails, loading