What is "karcher"

Alfred Kärcher GmbH & Co. KG is a German family-owned company that operates worldwide and is known for its high-pressure cleaners, floor care equipment, parts cleaning systems, wash water treatment, military decontamination equipment and window vacuum cleaners. Headquartered in Winnenden, Germany, it produces both cleaning equipment and full cleaning systems. The world market leader in cleaning technology, employs more than 10,000 people worldwide. In 2014 the company posted sales revenues of €2.12 billion ($2.84 billion) and sold 12.72 million machines. Kärcher has 100 subsidiaries in 60 countries.

Karcher or Kärcher is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Alfred Kärcher, German industrialist
• Alan Karcher (1943–1999), New Jersey politician (father of Ellen Karcher)
• Carl Karcher (1917–2008), restaurateur, founder of the Carl's Jr. hamburger chain
• Ellen Karcher (born 1964), New Jersey politician, state senator (daughter of Alan Karcher)
• Ernst Friedrich Kärcher (1789–1855), German educator and philologist
• J. Clarence Karcher (1894-1978), geophysicist and inventor of the reflection seismograph and founder of what would become Texas Instruments
• Jim Karcher (1914–1997), American football player
• Karl-Ehrhart Karcher (1918–1973), German World War II Schnellboot commander
• Ken Karcher (born 1963), American football player
• Mark Karcher (born 1978), American basketball player
• Margaret Karcher (1915–2006), American restaurateur