In 1949, Alfred Diem began crafting his first products from scrap vehicles and metal waste. Today, DIEM-Werke is one of Europe’s leading construction machinery manufacturers, producing buffer tanks, crane forks, crane buckets, and concrete mixers at its facility in Hörbranz.
Pictured: the largest forced-action mixer, model DZ 1000 V.
Since December, Ferdinand Diem—grandson of the founder—has been managing the company together with Christoph Hagspiel.
Background
Learn more about the fascinating company DIEM-Werke on their website: www.diemwerke.com
This article was published on April 5, 2025, as part of the Made in Vorarlberg series by WISTO in the business magazine Thema Vorarlberg.
Text (c)Manuela de Pretis, WISTO
Photo (c)Markus Gmeiner, MATAK Studios