Bernard Krone has become well-known during his time as a fourth-generation owner of Krone Company, which his great-grandfather started as a blacksmith in 1906 in Spelle, Germany.

Krone announced the passing of long-time owner of the KRONE Group, Dr.-Ing. E.h. Bernard Krone, after a short serious illness in Spelle, Emsland, on October 14, 2022 at the age of 82.

Krone is constructing a state-of-the-art parts warehouse with a logistics center and offices on approximately 20 acres on the south entrance to Spelle. The new Krone Parts and Logistics Center is expected to be operational by the end of 2023 at a cost of around 40 million euros.