Founded in 1947, the brand was named after its hometown of Lemförde in Germany. The traditional group of companies consisting of Lemförder Metallwaren AG and Lemförder Metallwaren J. Ulderup AG and Co based in Lemförde, Northern Germany, has been part of ZF Friedrichshafen AG since 1984. The logo with the owl (as well as three tie rods originally) has hardly changed since the Lemförder Metallwaren-Gesellschaft mbH was founded in 1947 and is still a guarantee for quality. The idea to incorporate an owl arose from the name of the company founder, Ulderup – "Ule" is the Low German word for owl.

Since then, pride in precision has defined everything we have done and it continues to drive innovation in chassis technology to ensure safety on the road for decades to come