Birchheger
General information about the Berkenheger company
The Anton Berkenheger Group is a group of companies that produces mowing and collecting boats for bodies of water as well as various other tools for water maintenance. The company is based in Haren an der Ems in Lower Saxony. The foundation of the Berkenheger company in the 1960s was preceded by an invention by the farmer Anton Berkenheger. Berkenheger, who was also the chairman of the Meersbach water and soil association in the Haren/Ems area, had developed an innovative three-wheel mower for ditch embankments and had it patented in 1963. This device made it possible for the first time to mow ditches and watercourses with the help of machines. The significant reduction in workload that the device brought to the field of waterway maintenance laid the foundation for the success and expansion of the Berkenheger company right up to the present day.
From Berkenheger to BERKY
Today, the Anton Berkenheger Group is one of the world's leading manufacturers of machines and equipment for cleaning and maintaining bodies of water under the brand name Berky. The extensive product range of Berky GmbH also includes high-performance mowing and work boats. Mowing boats are used wherever rivers, lakes or embankments need to be cleaned or cleared of excessive vegetation. The various models of Berkenheger Berky mowing and clearing boats for water maintenance can be used in very different mowing situations in the water. The company's many years of experience and its endeavours to constantly develop and improve have resulted in a wide range of high-quality mowing boats and other water maintenance equipment.
Mowing boats from Berkenheger
Mowing boats are complex pieces of equipment that are exposed to particularly high loads when used in water. It is therefore extremely important to use high-quality, professional components that guarantee absolute reliability. As with any mower, the cutting unit is a key component that has a decisive influence on the performance of the mowing boat. The Berkenheger Group has found a professional partner in the field of cutting unit technology in Ennepetaler Schneid- und Mähtechnik. The patented double blades from ESM have been used for years in Berky brand mowing boats and amphibious vehicles as U, T or side cutting units and guarantee maximum reliability and professional mowing results.
The product range of the Berkenheger Group
In addition to the use of mowing boats for mowing on water, there are a number of different mowing, collection and cleaning tasks in waterway maintenance. The Berkenheger Group provides a wide range of vehicles and equipment for these different tasks. Berkenheger manufactures self-propelled vehicles such as the embankment mower or the Berky Trac for working in or on bodies of water from land. They can be used to mow embankments and ditches safely and effectively, even with narrow lanes from 50 cm, thanks to their excellent stability. The Berkenheger Group produces a variety of attachments and implements as well as various types of boats and machines for waterway maintenance in order to cater for the wide range of mowing and cutting work in waterways.
Special area of application: waste collection in bodies of water
The problem of waste - especially in the form of plastic - in waterways, canals, rivers and ultimately in the sea continues to grow. Effective measures to remove and reduce litter are urgently needed. A large proportion of the plastic waste in the world's oceans is carried into the sea via rivers. This is where Berky GmbH's waste collection boats come into play. The Berkenheger boats, originally designed to collect and mow aquatic plants, are an ideal starting point. They were developed into flexible and effective waste collection boats that can collect considerable quantities of plastic in a short space of time. Thanks to this development step, the company is now also represented in this increasingly relevant sector.