DIY element system
| DIY Element System GmbH
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| legal form | GmbH |
| founding | 1954 |
| Seat | Rottenacker , Germany |
| management | Karl Koob |
| Number of employees | 110 |
| Branch | Shelving systems |
| Website | www.element-system.com |
| As of May 31, 2019 | |
The DIY Element System GmbH (formerly Rudolf Bohnacker systems ) is a medium-sized company with headquarters based in Southern Rottenacker near Ulm . The company mainly produces shelving systems for end users.
It is the European market leader in the field of shelf and storage systems for end users.
structure
Under the Element System brand , shelving systems are mainly sold, but other items such as table feet are sold via hardware store chains such as B. Obi for the DIY sector. The former brand Huwil shoptec , which supplies shop fitters with pharmacy and shop fitting systems, was spun off as an independent company as part of the bankruptcy in 2010 and now operates under the name shoptec GmbH in Munderkingen . The former Trend System brand , which mainly sold shelves for the classic furniture trade , was discontinued as a result of the bankruptcy.
DIY Element System GmbH is the European market leader for shelving systems in the DIY sector, with a market share of 80% in France and Austria , around 70% in the Benelux countries and around 50% in Switzerland and Greece . By 2006, the shelving system, which is protected by numerous international patents, had produced one billion beams and 300 million rails. The company also produces so-called string shelves , which are offered under the name BASICS wire ladders .
Locations
- Rottenacker , Germany, 160 employees.
history
In 1954 the company was founded in Blaubeuren by Rudolf Otto Bohnacker . In 1959 the company expanded into a new plant in Rottenacker. In 1977 the Rottenacker plant was connected to the European rail network. In 1986 the tool shop was spun off to the independent WMB GmbH . In 1992 a plant was opened in Csót, Hungary. After Rudolf Bohnacker senior withdrew from the company in 1993, it was divided between the two sons.
Rudolf Bohnacker junior took over the plant in Rottenacker; the company traded as Rudolf Bohnacker GmbH . The Rudolf Bohnacker GmbH rack systems produced Consumer which were sold through DIY chains. In 1998 Rudolf Bohnacker junior died and his heirs appointed several managing directors over the years. After several legal proceedings, the company was renamed Bohnacker Group GmbH with the brands Element System , Trend System and huwil shoptec . Under the established brand element system further business with shelves for end should consumers take place; With the Trend System brand , entry into a higher-quality segment was to be achieved and the goods were sold through traditional furniture retailers. With the purchase of the Huwil company in 2000, the Huwil shoptec brand was founded. With this brand, the entry into the shopfitting sector should succeed and above all pharmacy equipment was manufactured and sold. In May 2009 the company had to be renamed again. This time it was decided to use the name Bohnacker Systeme GmbH .
On November 5, 2010, the company had to file for bankruptcy for the Rottenacker site. As a result of the ongoing legal disputes over the company name and as a result of the bankruptcy, the company was finally renamed DIY Element System GmbH and sold to the German-Dutch investment company Nimbus hands-on investors . The huwil Shoptec brand was spun off and is now operated as an independent company under the name shoptec GmbH based in Munderkingen . The Trend System brand has been discontinued entirely.
Awards
The company received several awards, back then as Rudolf Bohnacker Systeme GmbH.
- 2003 the German Foreign Trade Prize
- 2005 IF Design Award for a folding shelf .
- In addition, the company received several awards for a corporate film, such as the PLATIN Award at the WorldFest Festival Houston 2006 .
Web links
- www.element-system.com
- Portrait of the company's founder Rudolf Bohnacker senior
- The Chinese are troubling Bohnacker
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Medium-sized companies have a future: Practical handbook for a successful corporate policy: Element system of European market leaders
- ↑ a b Element System Rudolf Bohnacker GmbH - World-famous unknowns , in :wirtschaftsforum.de, accessed on March 28, 2012 ( Memento from June 27, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ patentmaps.com: Bohnacker
- ↑ Wire ladders at ELEMENT System accessed on August 2, 2020
- ↑ http://www.schwaebische.de/region/biberach-ulm/munderkingen/stadtnachrichten-munderkingen_artikel,-Bohnacker-IG-Metall-bestaetigt-Insolvenz-_arid,4185100.html
- ↑ [1] ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. swp.de: A chance for a new beginning
- ↑ http://www.tegometall.com/o-nas/ tegometall.com: Company history
- ↑ [2] ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. swp.de: Shelf manufacturers in dire straits
- ↑ Südwest Presse of November 5, 2010 ( Memento of November 11, 2010 in the Internet Archive ): Shelf manufacturer Bohnacker files for bankruptcy
- ↑ http://www.insolvenz-ratgeber.de/insolvente-rudolf-bohnacker-systeme-verkauf/2011/03/11/
- ↑ [3] ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.shoptec.net/ shoptec.de
- ↑ Laudation Prize of German Foreign Trade October 11, 2003 ( Memento from December 17, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 37 kB)
- ↑ Klapp2207 folding shelf , awarded in the iF product design award 2005
