Fishing works
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| legal form | Group of companies (holding) |
| founding | 1948 |
| Seat | Waldachtal |
| management | Klaus Fischer (owner), Marc-Sven Mengis (chairman), Armin Heß, Jürgen Grün, Claudia Rothe, Matthias Schneider, Christian Fiebig, Alexander Ehm |
| Number of employees | 5200 (2019) |
| sales | 887 million euros (2019) |
| Branch | Fastening technology , construction toys |
| Website | fischer.de |
The Fischer Group is a German industrial company that is active worldwide in the fields of fastening technology (Fischer dowels ), automotive interiors and construction toys ( Fischertechnik , FischerTIP). The Fischer Group emerged from Artur Fischer GmbH & Co. KG, which was founded in 1948 in Waldachtal , Baden-Württemberg .
Corporate structure
The family company has been run by the second generation of Klaus Fischer since 1980 . In the 1990s he took over the majority shares in the group from his father Artur Fischer . Since 2001, 98 percent of the shares have been with Klaus Fischer, one percent each with his two sons Jörg Klaus and Frank. Currently (2014) 40% of the shares are held by the two sons and 60% by Klaus Fischer. At the beginning of 2011, Jörg Klaus Fischer took over the operational management of the group of companies. Since 2008 he has been a member of the management team responsible for fastening systems. At his own request, Jörg Klaus Fischer left the company again in March 2012. At the beginning of 2018, Klaus Fischer handed over the chairmanship of the management to Marc-Sven Mengis.
In 2019, the group of companies, with around 5,200 employees worldwide, generated consolidated sales of EUR 887 million. Around three quarters of sales are generated abroad. The domestic production share is over 50 percent. 2000 people are employed in Germany, over 1200 of them at the Waldachtal headquarters. Other German locations are Horb (Automotive), Freiburg-Hochdorf and Denzlingen . Abroad, Fischer produces in Italy ( Padua ), the Czech Republic, China, Argentina, Brazil and the USA. Fischer is represented with 49 subsidiaries in 37 countries, the products are sold in over 100 countries. In 2011, 13.2 patents per 1,000 employees were registered from the workforce (industry average: 0.54). Over 35 percent of the patents are implemented in new products, processes and applications (average: 10 percent).
The group of companies is divided into five business areas: By far the largest area is fastening systems . Fischer develops, produces and sells chemical products and metal anchors as well as plastic anchors for various applications and building materials. In particular, chemical fastening systems have contributed to growth. The range of over 15,000 items includes assortments for sanitary, heating, ventilation and air conditioning installation, electrical and building technology, facade systems, fastenings for thermal composite systems, construction chemicals (sealants and adhesives, fire protection) and direct fastenings. Since July 2009, Fischer has had a range of wood screws with 2,700 items. The Fischer AKADEMIE is responsible for advice, dimensioning software and product training. Fischer products were used in the Burj Khalifa , the Gotthard Base Tunnel and to fix the overhanging glass facade in the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart.
The second largest company division, Fischer automotive systems GmbH & Co. KG , based in Horb am Neckar, develops and produces interior components for the original equipment of automobiles. In addition to kinematic components such as cup holders and ashtrays, storage systems and ventilation nozzles are part of the product portfolio. In addition to Germany, Fischer automotive produces in the Czech Republic, China and the USA. The cornerstone for the area was laid in 1982 with a storage system for music cassettes (Fischer CBOX).
The construction toy fischertechnik was brought onto the market in 1965. Fischertechnik models have been controlled by computer since the early 1980s. It is also used in industry to simulate processes. Fischer TiP has also been available since the late 1990s, an ecological creative material made from potato starch and food coloring.
Fischer Consulting was founded in 2004 . She advises customers on how to optimize their processes - with the aim of avoiding waste. The basis is the Fischer Process System (fPS), which has been developed since 2000, to streamline all processes.
The youngest business area is LNT Automation GmbH, which was taken over in 2016. The company is based in Nellmersbach near Stuttgart and develops and manufactures capacitive touchscreens and controller units.
The Fischerwerke are a member of the trade association for industrial companies in Baden . The company is regularly recognized by both employees and customers.
history
The company was founded in 1948 in Hörschweiler in the Waldachtal by Artur Fischer. The first products were loom switches and electric lighters. The invention of the synchronized flash provided a growth spurt in 1949 and the company moved to the neighboring village of Tumlingen. With the S- dowel , an expansion dowel made of nylon in 1958, Fischer became successful in the fastening market. The Fischertechnik modular system was added as a further business area in 1965. In 1980, Klaus Fischer took over the overall management of the group of companies, which at that time achieved a turnover of around 80 million euros with 1,480 employees. Under his direction the internationalization of the company was advanced. The products were also expanded to include chemical and metal anchors from this time on. In 1982 Fischer entered the production of automotive components with the CBOX. In 1993, Fischer took over his competitor Upat from Emmendingen, followed by Rocca in 1997. The automotive sector was spun off into the independent Fischer automotive systems GmbH & Co. KG in 2001. A limited company was also founded for Fischertechnik in 2004. The process consulting branch started its activity in 2004 with the establishment of Fischer Consulting GmbH. Since 2009, Fischer has been manufacturing wood screws in addition to fastening systems. In 2016 Fischer took over a manufacturer of electronic assemblies, LNT Automation GmbH.
literature
- Helmut Engisch / Michael Zerhusen: The Fischers: A Swabian dowel dynasty. Theiss, ISBN 3-8062-1341-0
- Björn Scheel and Andrea Chilian: Lean logistics and production methods , In: The automotive industry on the way to global network competence doi : 10.1007 / 978-3-540-70787-5_17
- Danuta Szarek: Gray plastic holds the world together:, In: Die Welt, January 26, 2009
- Natalie Butz: In her own footsteps , In: econo, June 18, 2009
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Imprint. Accessed March 9, 2020 (German).
- ↑ Armin Heß (53) strengthens management at fischer. FAMILY BUSINESS in FOCUS (FiFo) , August 13, 2020, accessed on August 14, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Fastening systems continue to drive sales at Fischer. In: handelsblatt.de. March 6, 2020, accessed March 9, 2020 .
- ↑ Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung of February 22, 2014, p. 15, Klaus Fischer in the realm of ideas .
- ↑ Fischer: Dübel-Patriarch disempowered his own son , Spiegel Online , March 3, 2012
- ↑ Süddeutsche Zeitung of November 7, 2018, p. 16, The impatience of the dowel king
- ↑ Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung of February 27, 2018, p. 18, Dübel-Fischer sets the course
- ↑ Fastening systems continue to drive sales at Fischer. In: handelsblatt.de. March 6, 2020, accessed March 9, 2020 .
- ↑ Fastening systems continue to drive sales at Fischer. In: handelsblatt.de. March 6, 2020, accessed March 9, 2020 .
- ↑ fischer.group. Retrieved November 29, 2018 .
- ↑ Handelsblatt from July 19, 2016, p. 45, house builders with touchscreen
- ↑ Member company of the wvib
- ↑ The family business Fischer receives two awards.