Erich Breiding

Erich Breiding (born June 11, 1925 in Homberg (Efze) , † April 28, 2009 in Worms ) was a German entrepreneur .

Life

Breiding came to Worms in 1947 after being a prisoner of war and became an employee of 3K Möbelwerke . In 1957 he left the company as an authorized signatory and founded a furniture store , which later became the Rheinmöve Erich Breiding GmbH furniture store . This company, which was one of the leading furniture stores in Germany with a peak turnover of DM 240 million , was headed by Breiding until 1999. After retiring from management, Rheinmöve, renamed a stock corporation, quickly lost market shares and ceased business in 2002 after several insolvency proceedings .

Through his participation in the founding of the purchasing associations, consumer goods wholesale company for apartment and home mbH (Begros), Mondial Einrichtungs Großeinkaufs GmbH and Union purchasing GmbH , Breiding had a lasting impact on the German furniture industry.

In addition to his business activities, Breiding was a sponsor of various projects in the Worms area, including the Worms zoo . Breiding has received several awards for its civic and professional commitment.

Honors

Constitutional Medal of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate (1977)
Federal Cross of Merit on Ribbon (1986)
Ring of Honor of the City of Worms (1988)
Order of Merit of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate (1992)
Honorary citizenship of the city of Worms (1995)

Individual evidence

↑ He always named employees first. (No longer available online.) Wormser Zeitung , archived from the original ; Retrieved May 5, 2009 .
↑ Erich Breiding: Furniture pioneer dies at the age of 83. (No longer available online.) Ferdinand Holzmann Verlag GmbH, archived from the original on May 2, 2009 ; Retrieved May 5, 2009 .

literature

o. A .: He always named employees first . In Wormser Zeitung on May 5, 2009

Web links

Curriculum vitae in tabular form ( Memento from February 18, 2013 in the Internet Archive )

personal data
SURNAME	Breiding, Erich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH	June 11, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH	Homberg (Efze)
DATE OF DEATH	April 28, 2009
Place of death	Worms

[1] He always named employees first. (No longer available online.) Wormser Zeitung , archived from the original ; Retrieved May 5, 2009 .

[2] Erich Breiding: Furniture pioneer dies at the age of 83. (No longer available online.) Ferdinand Holzmann Verlag GmbH, archived from the original on May 2, 2009 ; Retrieved May 5, 2009 .